Transformative Ocean Investment Opportunities 2025
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Making Waves in the Regenerative & Sustainable Ocean Economy:
Transformative Ocean Investment Opportunities
OCEAN INVESTMENT TODAY
The ocean economy contributed USD$2.6 trillion to the
global economy in 2020 and is growing at an even faster
rate today. The OECD estimates that it could double
in size by 2050 6. Yet despite its significant growth
potential, investment in the Ocean remains remarkably
small and not representative of its integral role in the
global economy.
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by Builders Vision & Katapult Ocean.Pension funds, insurers and sovereign wealth funds
oversee USD$100 trillion of investment 7, yet
publicly disclosed “blue” mandates account for only
USD$69 billion – less than 0.1% of the total 8.
Similarly, the impact -investing market stands at
USD$1.57 trillion 9, yet ocean -related deals attract less
than USD$16 billion.
6. OECD (2025), The Ocean Economy to 2050,
OECD Publishing, Paris
7 . OECD – Institutional Investor Statistics
8. Phenix Capital – Impact Report (2025)
9. GIIN – Sizing the Impact Investing Market 2024Despite covering 70% of the planet,
and the growing economic importance of ocean
industries, there is a huge investment gap in
a regenerative and sustainable Ocean
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