Yachting Ventures has renewed its partnership with M3 Monaco for the sixth edition of the Monaco Smart & Sustainable Marina Rendezvous taking place in September 2026.
Yachting Ventures will scout, support and showcase startups helping to shape the future of marina infrastructure.
The event will take place prior to the Monaco Yacht Show and will bring together marina operators, investors, engineers, architects and industry stakeholders focused on advancing smarter and more sustainable waterfront development.
The Monaco Smart & Sustainable Marina Rendezvous has established itself as a platform for accelerating innovation within marina design, operations and environmental performance.
This event brings together the exact stakeholders founders need to meet.
Gabriella Richardson
The event combines startup pitches, panels, networking sessions and one-to-one meetings designed to facilitate collaboration between infrastructure developer and operators and technology providers.
The 2026 edition will introduce a new startup and scaleup evaluation framework, allowing applicants to self-identify as either pre-revenue or post-revenue companies during the application process.
The change follows feedback from investors, jury members and industry experts, recognising that early-stage prototypes require different evaluation criteria compared to more commercially established businesses.
Testing grounds for technologies
“This event brings together the exact stakeholders founders need to meet – marina operators, investors and infrastructure partners,” explained Gabriella Richardson, founder of Yachting Ventures.
“As waterfronts become smarter and more connected, marinas are emerging as testing grounds for technologies, many adapted from adjacent sectors.”
Jose Casellini, CEO of M3 Monaco, added: “At M3 Monaco, our ambition is to accelerate the integration of innovation into waterfront projects and daily marina operations.
“Guided by our motto, sustainability is the goal, innovation is the tool, and Smart Marina Rendezvous is the accelerator, we bring together the marina and yachting ecosystem to move solutions from discussion to real-world deployment.”
The event will take place on 20-21 September 2026 at the Yacht Club de Monaco.
