Applications are currently being accepted for the Halycon Caribbean Climate Pre-Accelerator 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
About Halcyon Caribbean Climate Pre-Accelerator
In partnership with the Hazelwood Network, Halcyon’s Caribbean Climate Pre-Accelerator will support early-stage climate founders across the region. This six-month pre-accelerator is designed to catalyze climate innovation, target regional challenges, and support proximate founders that have been previously underserved. The program will focus on internationalization, global connectivity, and capital readiness, leveraging Halcyon and the Hazelwood Network’s cross-regional networks in Latin America, Africa, and the United States.
Benefits of Halcyon Caribbean Climate Pre-Accelerator
- $10K in Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) credits
- $6K equity-free stipend per venture
- Workshops with experts in internationalization, global connectivity, capital strategy and product-market fit
- Professional advisors
- Networking with investors and varied stakeholders in climate
- Access to Halcyon and the Hazelwood Network’s cross-regional networks
- Continued benefits after your program—see our Alumni page for more
Halcyon Caribbean Climate Pre-Accelerator Requirements
- Location: Companies must be based in the Caribbean with opportunities for scale around and beyond the region.
- Founder or company must be based in the Caribbean or building a solution primarily serving Caribbean markets.
- Diaspora founders with active operations in the region are welcome.
- Stage: Early-stage founders that are pre- or post-revenue.
- Pre-seed or early seed stage.
- Must be beyond idea stage.
- Must have a working prototype, proof of concept, pilot, or early customer validation.
- Revenue is not required, but traction is preferred.
- Business Model: For-profit startups, hybrid models, and revenue-generating social enterprises are eligible.
- Nonprofits are not eligible to apply.
- Legal Status: Companies must be fully legally incorporated.
- Sector: We welcome applications for all adaptation and resilience solutions addressing real climate risks facing Caribbean communities, businesses, or governments. Please see the ‘Sectors’ section for an overview of the verticals we will consider.
- Team:
- May apply with up to one Co-Founder.
- Applicant must be the CEO or hold primary decision-making power.
- Must be fluent in English (programming will be in English).
- Must be at least 21 years of age by the start of the program.
- Founder Attributes:
- Have lived experience or deep local knowledge of the region.
- Are building solutions rooted in community needs.
- Demonstrate long-term commitment to the Caribbean.
- Are ready to scale beyond one island or national market.
- Are motivated to engage international markets and investors.
- Program Engagement: Applicant(s) must commit to participating in all residencies, program activities, events, and in-person and virtual sessions.
- Impact: Must be developing a product and venture which contributes towards one or more of the UN’s 17 SDGs.
Application Date and Process
- Click on the link to the application website to apply.
Application Deadline
17 April, 2026
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