On 20-21 September 2026, 32 start-ups and scale-ups will gather at the Yacht Club de Monaco for the sixth Monaco Smart & Sustainable Marina Rendezvous, where they will present their businesses and solutions to investors, marina operators and other industry decision-makers.
The participating companies are working at different stages of development and cover areas including smart marina infrastructure and digitalisation, energy management and electrification, water technologies, environmental monitoring, sustainable materials, mobility, automation and new services for marina operations and users.
Six companies are at the pre-revenue stage, developing and validating their new solutions as they prepare for wider market adoption. They are BioBright, HapySity, Hybrid Solar Systems, Kolbev, Lika Digital and Syndico.
The lineup also includes 13 post-revenue companies that have moved beyond initial development and begun generating revenue through pilots and early customers. They are ARKHAUS, Blue Parameters, BoatSpace, GO BRIDGE THE GAP, HYDRO-K Détection, Marinapy, Mediterranean Algae, Myceen, One Concept Marine, OPTI'SEA, Parastruct, SMBL and The Warming Surfaces Company.
A final group of 13 companies has reached the scaling-revenue stage or is operating as more established businesses. They are ARIDDITIVE, Bluet Floating Solutions, Effetto Venturi, Metarina, Metpow, NAUTICSPOT, Nemo’s Garden, Plus Marine, SAMMY, Seares, Sync Neural Genesis, The Searial Cleaners and URBANTHINK BY K-LC.
In early September, the businesses will first present during online sessions before an international jury of venture capital, angel and corporate investors. The three highest-scoring start-ups will then secure a place to pitch live at the Yacht Club de Monaco during the event.
Gabbi Richardson, founder of Yachting Ventures, said: “What’s particularly exciting about this year’s lineup is the variety of companies taking part. We have founders at very different stages of their journey, but they’re all tackling challenges that will shape how marinas are designed, operated and experienced in the future. The value of bringing them together in Monaco is the opportunity to put these solutions directly in front of the people who can help take them into the industry, whether that’s through investment, pilot projects, commercial partnerships or introductions.”
Professionals from 28 countries are expected at the two-day rendezvous, including marina managers, investors, architects, industry representatives and captains. Discussions will cover cybersecurity, new construction materials, fleet decarbonisation, biodiversity, marina investment, climate adaptation, as well as artificial intelligence, infrastructure for electric yachts and marina project development.
Alongside the start-up pitches, the event will feature an exhibition, networking sessions and an architecture competition with around 11 projects, and will conclude with the Monaco Smart & Sustainable Marina Awards 2026.
Jose Marco Casellini, CEO of M3 Monaco, said: “Over six years, this event has become a global catalyst for change. We don't speak about sustainability in abstract terms, we drive the partnerships and technology transfers that turn sustainable marinas into an operational reality.”
