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Free 7-week hybrid accelerator for early-stage water, freshwater, and BlueTech startups, purpose-built for founders working on water infrastructure, monitoring, treatment, data, and climate-adjacent freshwater solutions — launched July 2026, based in Traverse City, MI, at 20Fathoms' hub in the heart of the Great Lakes.
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Intensive, in-person accelerator that supports early-stage companies in the Midwest.
Learn more →New two-year state-funded commercialization program launched July 2026 by AquaAction and Michigan's Office of Future Mobility and Electrification, helping deployment-ready water-tech small and medium businesses scale alongside Michigan's ports, utilities, and water infrastructure operators — structured as a pilot-to-procurement platform, not a traditional accelerator.
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Learn more →Offers complimentary technical assistance services to small and medium-sized businesses in southeast Michigan to advance their sustainability and climate-related goals and their economic competitiveness.
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