The Blue World Perspective 2021

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In backing diverse founders with a fierce focus
on addressing society’s most pressing issues,
Katapult has simultaneously developed a
playbook for delivering investor returns and
contributing to building a better society and
planet. While we have seen the promise of this
model since Katapult’s inception, its fruition is
highly rewarding, and I am very optimistic for
the potential of further unicorns in Katapult’s
existing and future portfolio companies.
Tharald Nikolai Nustad
Founder & Owner, Katapult
As a part of our investment process, we have screened close to 2000 ocean startups and mapped the global landscape for
impact-driven ocean startups. Every year, we share the findings in this report; The Blue World Perspective.
In the 2021 edition, we have additionally mapped the ocean investor landscape, diving deeper into the trends we see within
each sector, as well as showcasing some good examples of how companies are working to grow their impact. We have also
collaborated with industry partners to share what they see, the initiatives they are taking to protect our ocean and why they
believe there are exciting investment opportunities in the ocean space.
Our aim with this report is to highlight the vast opportunities presented by ocean resources. We also want to address the
challenges our ocean is currently facing and showcase potential solutions that lie in the growing number of strong ocean
impact startups and our joint efforts to support them.
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