To advance the impact of startups, social entrepreneurs, and young leaders that are developing solutions to the greatest threats facing our ocean
Location: United States, California, San Francisco
Phone:+1 628-777-5991
Founded date: 2014
Investment Type: Accelerator
Portfolio 38
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 17.03.2022 | Finless Fo... | finlessfoods.com | $37.5M | United Sta... |
| 08.09.2021 | planblue | planblue.com | - | Germany, F... |
| 08.09.2021 | KULEANA | kuleana.co | - | United Sta... |
| 08.09.2021 | SeaForesta... | seaforestation.co | - | - |
| 08.09.2021 | ecoSPEARS | ecospears.com | $2M | United Sta... |
| 08.09.2021 | Full Cycle | fullcyclebioplastics.com | - | United Sta... |
| 08.09.2021 | Ichthion L... | ichthion.com | $1.31M | Ecuador, P... |
| 08.09.2021 | Sway | swaythefuture.com | $7.5M | United Sta... |
| 08.09.2021 | OCEANIUM | oceanium.world | $2.82M | United Kin... |
| 08.09.2021 | Returnity ... | returnity.co | $3.1M | United Sta... |
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News 26
| Date | Title | Description |
| 02.11.2020 | Accelerator spotlight: Oceanworks, microTERRA, Desolenator | Oceanworks keeps plastic out of the ocean; microTERRA makes use of aquacultural wastewater; Desolenator re-imagines how we source clean water. Meet them at the 2020 Demo Day on November 5. Ocean-focused Startups at a Glance: Oceanworks ke... |
| 02.11.2020 | Accelerator company spotlight: PlanetCare, Flywire, Aquaii | Each week, we will feature members of the 2020 Accelerator Third Wave Cohort, illustrating how these companies got started and what they’re trying to change. Ocean-focused Startups at a Glance: Planetcare reduces micro-plastic waste. Moj... |
| 30.10.2020 | SOA Connects Sept 3, 2020: 859 people from 88 countries | The second SOA Connects focused on women in ocean tech, science, and innovation, and featured over 40 female speakers and panelists. Over 400 attendees submitted their impact statements/photos as an illustration of their commitment to the ... |
| 30.10.2020 | SOA Community Call with Peter Thomson | 41 countries were represented in our Community Call with UN Special Envoy for the Oceans, Peter Thomson. 131 unique visitors from 41 countries joined our first Community Call this past Tuesday with Peter Thomson, and many said it was movin... |
| 27.10.2020 | Accelerator spotlight: Oceanworks, microTERRA, Desolenator | Oceanworks keeps plastic out of the ocean; microTERRA makes use of aquacultural wastewater; Desolenator re-imagines how we source clean water. Meet them at the 2020 Demo Day on November 5. Ocean-focused Startups at a Glance: Oceanworks ke... |
| 20.10.2020 | Accelerator spotlight: PlanetCare, Flywire, Aquaii | Planetcare reduces micro-plastic waste; Flywire monitors fishing habitats; Aquaii builds robotic fish. Meet them at the 2020 Demo Day on November 5. Ocean-focused Startups at a Glance: Planetcare reduces micro-plastic waste. Mojca Zupan,... |
| 14.10.2020 | Accelerator spotlight: TradeModo, ARC Marine, and Akua | Akua produces kelp-based foods; Trademodo holds the fishing industry accountable; ARC Marine is promoting reef development. Meet them at the 2020 Demo Day on November 5. Ocean-focused Startups at a Glance: Akua produces kelp-based foods. ... |
| 13.10.2020 | Introducing the Ocean Solutions Accelerator Third Wave Cohort 2020! | It's official! The 3rd edition of SOA Accelerator Program has begun. Meet our Class of 2020 cohort! Trademodo, Vancouver, Canada: Supporting sustainable trade by providing a platform for users to easily find, research and connect with ethi... |
| 06.10.2020 | Daniela Fernandez #VirtualClimateWeek Champion | Virtual #ClimateWeekNYC took place September 21st-27th, 2020, and although we were disappointed to not be back at the United Nations, Daniela Fernandez, CEO of SOA, participated in multiple virtual events. Check them out below Regenerative... |
| 15.09.2020 | SOA Kenya Hub - Mombasa Delta Cleanup | With support from the Swarovoski and Packard Foundations, SOA awards financial support through MIcrogrants to SOA Hubs and Ocean Leaders under 35 who are implementing ocean conservation projects in their local regions. Dyna Kagendo - SOA’s... |
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Mentions in press and media 21
| Date | Title | Description |
| 22.11.2024 | B'ZEOS: Riding the Wave of Sustainable Packaging Innovation | In a world drowning in plastic, B'ZEOS emerges as a beacon of hope. This Barcelona-based startup is making waves with its innovative seaweed-based packaging solutions. Founded in 2017, B'ZEOS is on a mission to combat plastic pollution. The... |
| 21.11.2024 | Fresh funding to scale Seaweed-based packaging | Founded in 2017, B'ZEOS’ develops seaweed-based solutions that are not only fully bio-based and home-compostable but also compatible with existing packaging production lines. Seaweed’s rapid growth rate, ability to sequester CO2, and lack ... |
| 19.03.2024 | Future Ocean Foods: “We See Innovation and Entrepreneurship as Main Drivers of Meaningful Change for Our Oceans” | Future Ocean Foods (FOF) was launched in November 2023 by Marissa Bronfman, serial entrepreneur and business advisor within the plant-based food space, with the aim of supporting and accelerating the alternative seafood industry worldwide. ... |
| 07.09.2023 | Bound4blue cierra una ronda de €15,9M liderada por GTT SV. Participan EIC Fund, Shift4Good, Louis Dreyfus, Sustainable Ocean, Sun Returns, Kai y anteriores inversores como Ocean Born Foundation y CDTI... | 07/09/2023 Nota de prensa BOUND4BLUE CIERRA UNA RONDA DE €15,9M LIDERADA POR GTT SV. PARTICIPAN EIC FUND, SHIFT4GOOD, LOUIS DREYFUS, SUSTAINABLE OCEAN, SUN RETURNS, KAI Y ANTERIORES INVERSORES COMO OCEAN BORN FOUNDATION Y CDTI Bound4blue... |
| 06.09.2023 | ALORA reactivates dormant genes to unlock ‘best performing salt-tolerant rice plant in the world’ | Rice is a staple crop for more than half the world’s population. It’s also highly sensitive to soil salinity, a growing problem driven by multiple factors from overuse of fertilizers to sea water intrusion into coastal aquifers, prompting a... |
| 11.07.2023 | Sustainable Ocean Alliance converts its accelerator into a broader ‘Ecopreneur Network’ | Startup accelerators are interesting places, but the model of packaging a good idea and firing it at VCs from a demo day cannon is getting diminishing returns. The Sustainable Ocean Alliance (SOA) and its own accelerator seem to see this an... |
| 02.03.2023 | To fix the climate, these 10 investors are betting the house on the ocean | Climate change is a problem important and pressing enough that investors have begun to grasp the opportunities that arise when trying to solve it. Now, they’ve started to cast their nets wider for other, adjacent opportunities. Tech that se... |
| 23.02.2023 | Is ocean conservation the next climate tech? 7 investors explain why they’re all in | For an ecosystem that covers a majority of the planet, the oceans have basically been ignored by startups and investors alike. Sure, plenty of money is spent on ocean-based industries, but most of today’s marine investments are into either ... |
| 30.09.2022 | Sustainable Ocean Alliance Transforming From Accelerator To ‘Ecopreneur Network’ | France's President Emmanuel Macron speaks as part of major UN conference on how to restore the ... [+] faltering health of global oceans in Portgual on June 27, 2022.AFP via Getty Images |
| 29.06.2022 | Sustainable Ocean Alliance Nets $15 Million To Support Young Entrepreneurs | At left, Innovathon winner Rafeah Mustafa Kamal of team Waste Vengers and Daniela Fernandez, founder ... [+] and CEO of the Sustainable Ocean Alliance Dianaquintela Saramatos for the United Nations Youth and Innovation Forum. |
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