Transformative Ocean Investment Opportunities 2025
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Making Waves in the Regenerative & Sustainable Ocean Economy:
Transformative Ocean Investment Opportunities
Oceans 14 Capital Fund I closed at €201 million in
March 2024. This impact fund is dedicated exclusively
to the sustainable and regenerative blue economy,
targeting sectors such as sustainable seafood, marine
biodiversity, circular economy solutions, and ocean
health technologies. Ocean 14 Capital Ltd plans to launch
a Fund II at the end of 2025.
LINK TO FUND
Circulate Capital is the leading circular economy
investment management firm in high-growth markets.
Circulate partners with global brands and institutional
investors to invest in solutions that catalyze systems
change across the globe. Circulate’s financing transforms
circular plastic supply chains at scale, delivering
competitive financial returns and positive impact. After
launching its first fund with a focus on Southeast Asia in
2018, it then launched a Latin America Fund in 2023 and
is currently raising funds for SE Asia Fund II.
LINK TO FUND
Aqua Spark , which launched in 2014, is the world’s first
fund focused exclusively on the sustainable aquaculture
sector. Aqua Spark has an evergreen structure, so it will
continue to allow new investors to come in, even though it
has secured more than USD$300 million from more than
350 investors to date. Aqua Spark’s mission is to move
the aquaculture industry towards healthy, sustainable,
affordable production with comparable or better financial
returns.
LINK TO FUND
Regeneration.VC is an early-stage venture capital firm
investing in early-stage consumer climate tech innovation.
Regeneration.VC recently acquired Sky Ocean Ventures
portfolio, one of the first ocean funds with a focus on
ocean plastics and circular resources.
LINK TO FUND
Hatch Blue’s Blue Revolution Fund Hatch Blue’s Blue
Revolution Fund is one of the leading aquaculture focused
funds, having successfully closed in late 2024 at €92
million. The Nature Conservancy serves as a Conservation
Manager in Blue Revolution Fund, helping to ensure the
investment portfolio has a strong conservation and impact
orientation. Hatch Blue is planning to launch follow-on
investment platforms in 2026 and beyond.
LINK TO FUND
2050 Fund is an innovative, regenerative fund model
combining best practice VC with next practice evergreen
structure and an ecosystem and value-chain alignment
approach to ocean investing. While 2050’s investment
thesis is broader than just oceans and is focused on a
regenerative, low-carbon economy including food and
health, the ocean sector is a key investment theme.
LINK TO FUND
ReOcean Fund is a VC fund focused on scaling innovative
solutions for ocean health and sustainability, launched
by Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation and managed
by Monaco Asset Management. The fund invests in
early- and growth-stage companies (Series B and late
seed/ Series A for promising early pipeline) addressing
critical challenges such as plastic pollution, sustainable
seafood, green shipping, ocean data, and restoration
and protection of the ocean. The mission of the fund is to
invest €100m in high impact, innovative companies that
enable the transition to a regenerative blue economy.
LINK TO FUNDSCALING UP: UNLOCKING INVESTMENT IN THE REGENERATIVE & SUSTAINABLE BLUE ECONOMY
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