The Ocean is biology’s largest underexplored frontier. Its biodiversity holds untapped value which must be sustainably harnessed.

The Ocean is biology’s largest underexplored frontier. Its biodiversity holds untapped value which must be sustainably harnessed.

Lagoon of Fakarava - French Polynesia

UNESCO Biosphere reserve
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The investment case

Surface covered by oceans.

71%

Blue Economy estimated annual market opportunity

$ 2.5

$ 2.5

The opportunity of the Blue Economy

The ocean based sectors and activities of the Blue Economy represent an estimated $2.5 trillion annual market opportunity and are among the fastest growing VC sectors globally.

With critical importance to the Planet’s health, the Ocean covers 71% of the Earth and produces over half of our oxygen while acting as a major carbon sink. Investing in the Ocean is a bet for both our Planet and the global economy, supporting sectors poised for high-impact innovation and sustainable growth.

Our investment boundaries

We focus on

Marine-derived therapeutics and discovery platforms

Biomedical materials and wound-care technologies

High-value enzymes and engineered microorganisms

Proprietary biomaterials and specialty chemicals

Differentiated food and feed bioactives

High-value cosmetics and agricultural biologicals

Defensible IP and scalable business models

Outside our focus

Undifferentiated biological products

Commodity aquaculture and algae biomass

Commodity biofuels and low-tech supplements

Conventional fisheries businesses

Biotechnology services without proprietary assets

Projects with no measurable impact outcomes

Projects that risk harm to ocean ecosystems

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