Investing in scalable solutions for a regenerative blue economy
As the world’s most active ocean impact investor, we back visionary founders building technologies across transportation, circularity, ocean data, energy, and food and water. Together, we are shaping the systems and infrastructure that will define the future of our oceans and planet.
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Flocean
Fresh water harvested from deep ocean pressure at scale
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bound4blue
Automated suction sail turning wind into direct propulsion
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Matter.
Self-cleaning microplastic filtration in textile supply chains
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Bedrock Ocean Exploration
AUV-powered data platform mapping subsea intelligence
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Carbon Ridge
Modular onboard carbon capture for maritime shipping
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Hullbot
Autonomous hull cleaning to reduce fuel consumption
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Coral Vita
Commercial coral farming model for restoration services
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Gazelle Wind Power
Floating offshore wind platforms lowering industry LCOE
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Ocean Rainforest
Open-ocean seaweed cultivation for food, feed, and health
/ 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.
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.
/ Investment 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.
We are global
/ Key metrics
90 companies. 230M EUR catalyzed.
123,542 t CO2e
GHG emissions reduced or avoided
38,214 t
Volume of macro-plastics diverted from nature
660,016 t
Tons of ocean-based seaweed produced
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