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Investing in scalable solutions for a regenerative blue economy

As the world’s most active ocean impact investor, we back visionary founders building breakthrough technologies across transportation, circular resources, ocean data, energy, and food and water. Together, we are shaping the systems and infrastructure that will define the future of our oceans and our planet.
/ Our thesis

The ocean is the most important system on Earth.

It stabilizes the climate, stores carbon, drives the water cycle, powers trade, and feeds billions while supporting hundreds of millions of livelihoods. Without it, there is no life as we know it.

Where the planet’s greatest impact lives, the greatest investment opportunity follows.

As pressure on the ocean system grows, the technologies that protect it will drive the next wave of industrial transformation and value creation. Investing in ocean solutions is investing in food and water security, clean energy, and global resilience.
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/ Investemen criteria

What we look for

Stage
Seed - Series B
Ticket
€150,000 to  €4 million
Region
Global
/ Portfolio companies

Our investment domains

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Transportation
Shipping moves 90% of global trade. We back the technologies and innovations that position this $2+ trillion industry for long-term competitive advantage in a decarbonizing economy
Circularity
Linear resource extraction is economically inefficient. We invest in technology enabling cradle-to-cradle systems that generate multiple revenue streams from the same resource, reducing virgin material dependency and building supply chain resilience.
Ocean data
Real-time ocean intelligence is becoming as critical as financial data for marine industries. We back the platforms and analytics transforming raw data into competitive advantage and operational excellence.
Food and water
Growing populations and climate volatility are creating structural demand for secure, sustainable food and freshwater systems. We invest in scalable solutions with proven unit economics addressing this global opportunity.
Energy
The $300+ billion offshore renewable energy market represents one of the largest economic opportunities of our time. We back innovations that accelerate deployment and improve returns for ocean-based solar, wind, wave, and tidal systems.
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We are global
Oslo [Global]
Where it all began. Our Oslo headquarters drives global strategy, market insights, and portfolio support across five continents. We're scaling our ocean investment platform to accelerate the blue economy transition.
Singapore [Asia]
Creating a new ocean economy where APAC leads. We co-manage the Asia Ocean Fund with OCTAVE Capital, uniting catalytic capital and industrial validation to unlock investment opportunities across the region.
Cape Town [Africa]
Unlocking Africa's blue economy with NORAD and OceanHub Africa. We build and support an early-stage ocean startup pipeline, connecting high-potential ventures to capital and markets across the continent.
/ Key metrics

90 companies. 230M EUR catalyzed.

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123,542 t CO2e

GHG emissions reduced or avoided
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38,214 t

Volume of macro-plastics diverted from nature
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660,016 t

Tons of ocean-based seaweed produced
News
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January 14, 2026
Katapult Ocean Partners With ZEBOX to Accelerate the Path From Impact Innovation to Industrial Deployment
Investment
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December 9, 2025
bound4blue lands US$44M from investors eyeing wind power asmaritime’s most scalable solution for fuel and emission cuts today
News
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September 18, 2025
OCTAVE Capital and Katapult Ocean Launch Asia’s Largest US$75 Million Ocean Fund at IMPACT WEEK 2025
/ Connect with us

Ready to build the future ocean economy? Whether you’re a founder, investor, or partner — we’d love to hear from you.

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