The Blue World Perspective 2021

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What's trending in the ocean investment space? At Katapult Ocean we are cooperating with a broad global network of investors, accelerators, incubators and organizations, all with the same goal: to stop climate change and save the oceans. To better understand what's moving in the ocean investment space, we asked some of them for their perspectives: “We’ve been pleasantly surprised at the number of investable opportunities in the space and how many investors are interested in leaning into oceans and seafood. There are so many exciting, enabling technologies out there. I believe macro- and micro-algae will be the next emerging trend in the seafood sector. There’s also a real need to map, collect, and aggregate data around the oceans to provide good-quality insights. Ocean data and IoT is a super-nascent space. There has been an emergence of certain themes with the ability to complement what has come before, and that’s primarily ocean data, IoT, aquaculture data and technology, and animal health. Kate Danaher, S2G Ventures We’re seeing an emerging hybridization of investment and philanthropy. Working primarily with early-stage startups, catalytic capital for this part of the ecosystem is critical to get startups from idea to prototype, and at the same time support the development of the ecosystem supporting them. As impact investment and ESG grow, for-profit ventures allow what had historically been non-profit restoration work to become scalable regenerative impact. Daniel Kleinman, Seaworthy Collective “ “ There is a growing interest in the so called “blue economy” but most investors do not prioritize environmental returns over financial when deciding where to allocate their money. First and foremost, investors seek returns equivalent to or better than commercial, and they want outsized environmental performance. We need to see more ocean investments that prioritize environmental returns first and are willing to take lesser financial returns in order to better build a true blue economy. Brad Ack, Ocean Visions
Lots of funds are flowing into carbon capture/sequestration and carbon elimination. The metrics are lagging as to the effectiveness of the possible solutions. If capital is to be deployed efficiently, the metrics need to be vastly improved so that capital is deployed for great impact and not for the "flavor of the day" solution that may get media and celebrity attention but is not the best. Millicent Pitts, Ocean Exchange “ “ There has been a lot of growth in oceans-focused investment funds in the past twelve months creating a much more robust pipeline for blue economy businesses looking for capital. Builders’ impact platform has a mission of shifting minds and markets for good. We do that by putting capital to work across the capital spectrum from grants to venture and growth equity to advance markets for solutions to the issues we care about. One of those issues is healthy oceans, so we are working hard with lots of partners to grow both the ecosystems of start-up businesses focused on ocean health and sustainability, and by investing in first-time fund managers that are focused on the oceans sector. It is an exciting time to be an impact investor in the oceans sector! Peter Bryant, Builders Vision We see that the climate resolutions proposed by shareholders and public funds incentivize financial institutes, investors and pension funds to reshape their strategies towards a low-carbon economy and to build a Green Investment Portfolio. Organizations that align their business models with the transition will gain access to finance and benefit from the rewards. Dutch Marine Energy Centre “ “ First overarching (and very positive) trend is that we see a remarkable continuous increase in money earmarked for ocean impact investment! But ocean impact is as vast as the ocean, ranging from direct impact industries like fisheries or shipping to indirect impact industries like fashion or land-based agriculture. From enabling technologies like AUV collecting data, to leveraging the ocean as a technology or solution to climate change through blue carbon or marine biotechnologies. The opportunities are plenty! With this said, in our African context the trends are clear and highlighted by the growth of the circular plastic economy, blue carbon and coastal community low tech products for better resource management, increased livelihoods and resilience. Alexis Grosskopf, OceanHub Africa 27
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