Deadline: 31 May 2025
Entries are now open for the IPPIN Accelerator+ Program to support validated start-ups and entrepreneurs with early-stage business propositions to tackle marine plastic waste in Southeast Asia.
The program is designed to help innovators make an impact in preventing statistics such as this become a future reality for them all.
Challenge Statement
- The program challenge statements are:
- Sustainable alternatives which outperform existing plastics
- Improving plastics innovation and capturing value beyond first use, to develop lasting circular solutions
- Empower decision-making through reliable and accessible information
- Innovative Solutions for Low-Value Plastic Waste in Vietnam
Benefits
- Refine a robust business model: Receive valuable support to strengthen your business model and ensure its viability, scalability, and alignment with market needs.
- Gain financial and investment readiness: Acquire essential knowledge and insights on financial management and investment strategies, gain skills to attract potential investors, secure funding, and navigate the financial landscape for your venture.
- Expand your international networks: By joining the Accelerator+ program, you join IPPIN’s global community who share passion and networks in plastic circularity.
- Foster new partnerships: Previous, selected teams have gone on to collaborate with CSIRO networks, meet international partners, and tap into potential investment opportunities.
Outcomes
- Accelerator+ outcomes:
- Design and stress test a path to impact and ensure alignment with your business’s growth trajectory
- Better understand the different types of funding opportunities from different sources, including how and when to access them
- Unlock valuable feedback and opportunities through industry exposure with experts and potential investors
Eligibility Criteria
- They’re seeking mission-driven teams from:
- Early-stage startups with validated business models and clear potential for growth
- SMEs looking to innovate, scale, or pivot with an existing business,
- Research institutes and organisations with proven concepts looking to commercialise and scale their impact
- Participants can come from anywhere in the world (encouraging teams from Laos and Cambodia and/or marginalised communities) so long as they have an existing solution that can help reimagine plastic waste in the Indo-Pacific. Applicants need to choose the most suitable market/context (Indonesia, Thailand, or Vietnam) for where their idea best fits.
For more information, visit IPPIN.
