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Accelerating Blue-Green Innovation

Sustainable Solutions For The Ocean Economy

Working with ocean science, industry, investors and start-ups, we focus on

Maritime Mobility & Logistics

Decarbonisation

Ocean Renewables

Marine Technology

Via our global network and our Canary Islands ocean hub, we advise on and develop strategy, innovation and technology transfer for the blue economy

Read our latest research The €2.6 Trillion Ocean Economy: Spain's Strategic Position - A Market Opportunity Analysis for Oceantech VC Investment here

 

Ocean Hub

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Our ocean innovation hub on Lanzarote, Canary Islands, provides a platform for start-ups, innovators and industry to develop, pilot and scale sustainable ocean tech in the Atlantic

Located at the Port of Arrecife, we collaborate with miHUB, Archipelago Next and PLOCAN and our international partners to advance applied solutions for the future ocean economy

With our international presence in Madrid, Hamburg and Singapore we connect our global network to drive innovation, applied solutions and investments in the blue economy

People

Team

The Turquois X team combines unique capabilities and decades of international experience in sustainable innovation, venture investment and tech-transfer across the  maritime, mobility and energy sectors

Florian Lennert, Founder Turquois X - Canary Islands/Berlin

Florian Lennert

Founder

Oliver Risse, Co-Founder Turquois X, Hamburg/Singapore

Oliver Risse

Co-Founder

Christian Thiel, Co-Founder Turquois X, Madrid/Canary Islands

Christian Thiel

Co-Founder

Patricia Fraile - Advisor

Patricia Fraile

Partner & Archipelago Next

Expert Advisors

Our expert advisors provide for a global network of expertise on innovation and the blue economy

Torsten Thiele

Torsten Thiele

Founder, Global Ocean Trust

Rosa María Martín Suárez

Co-Founder, Company Kitchen

Jose Joaquin Hernandez Brito

CEO, Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN)

Vera Futorjanski

Founder, Veritas Ventures

Juan Luis Quincoces Soler

CEO, miHub

Janade du Plessis

CEO, Launch Africa

With a deep background in industry, science and governance, we have a clear understanding of how to develop applied innovation at the interface of sustainability, technology and business

Photo by CHUTTERSNAP on Unsplash

Photo by CHUTTERSNAP on Unsplash

Turquois X

Summit

The Turquois X Summit brings together ocean investors, innovators, industry leaders and experts driving the sustainable transformation of the blue economy

Partner

PLOCAN - Plataforma Oceanica de Canarias
Research Institute for Sustainability (RIFS)
Marina Innova Hub
IDOM
Archipelago Next
Santander
Alfred Wegener Institute
Fuertventura Technology Park
Maritime Cluster Canarias
WeWhale
IMAR - Instituto Do Mar
RePeople
Federacion Canaria de Empresas Portuarias
Ocean Science Centre Mindeo - OSCM
GEOMAR
Macrocarbon
disrupting mobility
Regent
DroneMasters
Lanzarote