PROJECTS
What is being created
Eco Beach City is built with partners: operators, founders, coaches, artists and organisations who want to build something here and leave something valuable behind. Every project shows what exists today and what is still needed.
CREATE · on the map
Venture builder & founder residency
A programme that brings founders to Sumba for four to twelve weeks to build a company from the beachfront coworking, with mentors, demo days and investor conversations.
WHAT ALREADY EXISTS
Beachfront coworking open today with fast internet. 24 homes for founder accommodation. A permanent local team.
WHAT IS NEEDED
An operating partner to design and run the cohorts, mentors, and a first cohort.
PARTNER SOUGHT
Accelerator, venture studio or founder community
VALUE FOR SUMBA
Companies started here hire and train on the island.
Film & content studio
A production base for documentaries, brand films and creators, with Sumba's coastline, horses and villages an hour away.
Coworking, accommodation, two kilometres of coastline and a team that knows the island.
A studio partner with equipment and a first production.
Production company or creator collective
Training for local camera and production assistants.
Design & prototyping workshop
A shared workshop for furniture, architecture, fashion and craft, working with Sumbanese ikat weavers and carpenters.
Local carpenters already build with us. Ikat weavers work in the nearby villages.
A workshop lead, tools, and a first collection.
Designer, brand or craft school
Orders and training for local artisans.
Technology & AI lab
A small lab for teams building software and AI products who want a season of deep work by the sea.
Fast internet, solar power and the beachfront coworking.
A partner to anchor the lab with a team.
Tech company or remote-first team
A digital skills programme for young Sumbanese.
LIVE · on the map
The ocean restaurant
A beachfront restaurant unique to Sumba: fish from the villages, produce from the gardens, dinner at sunset.
The restaurant building is under construction on the beachfront.
A chef or restaurant operator to open and run it.
Chef or restaurant group
Kitchen and service jobs. Purchases from local fishermen and farms.
Families & kids programme
A programme so families can stay for a season: nature school, sport, the ocean and Sumbanese culture.
Homes, coworking, padel and two kilometres of beach.
An education or kids-club partner.
Nature school, family travel operator or educator
Places for local children in every programme.
Villa & studio hospitality partner
Operate the completed homes for owners who rent them out, to the standard of a boutique hotel.
24 homes built. Guests and owners already staying.
A boutique hospitality operator or management partner.
Boutique hotel operator
Hospitality careers for the local team.
Community market
A weekly market for produce, craft and food from Sumba and from the city's own gardens.
Regenerative gardens under way.
A market curator and the first stallholders.
Food entrepreneur or community organiser
A direct outlet for local producers.
THRIVE · on the map
Yoga & meditation pavilion
Daily practice on a pavilion above the ocean, plus teacher trainings and retreats.
The site and design for the pavilion. Open-air spaces in use today.
A yoga school or teacher to run the programme.
Yoga school or retreat leader
Free classes and training for local staff.
CrossFit & functional training
An open-air box by the sea: strength, conditioning and community workouts.
The gym and courts area is under construction.
A coach or box owner to open and run it.
CrossFit affiliate or strength coach
A training programme for local youth.
Longevity & biohacking clinic
Diagnostics, recovery, cold and heat, sleep and nutrition programmes for people who want to live longer and better.
The spa and wellness area is under construction.
A longevity or biohacking operator and a medical partner.
Longevity clinic or biohacking brand
Health screening days for the local community.
Nutrition & farm-to-table kitchen
Meals from the city's gardens and the sea, designed around performance and longevity.
Regenerative gardens under way. Restaurant under construction.
A nutritionist or chef partner.
Nutritionist or chef
Buys from local farms and teaches cooking.
Padel academy & tournaments
The court is open. Next: coaching, an academy and tournaments by the sea.
Beachfront padel court, open today.
A coach or academy partner and a first tournament.
Padel academy, coach or brand
Free coaching for local children.
Tennis academy
Courts by the sea and a coaching programme.
Tennis courts under construction.
A coach or academy partner.
Coaching for local youth.
EXPLORE · on the map
Surf school & ocean sports
Surf, paddle and swimming from the beach club, with boards, lessons and ocean safety.
Two kilometres of beach and the beach club.
A surf coach or ocean-sports operator.
Surf school or water-sports operator
Ocean-safety and swimming lessons for local kids.
Horse riding & stables
Stables for Sumba's famous horses: beach rides, care and the island's riding culture.