Oceans
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Oceans | February 21, 2023
IKEA’s backer stakes Ocean 14 Capital to €30 million to supercharge the blue economy
ImpactAlpha, February 21 — Ocean 14 Capital has received a $32 million from Ingka Investments, which is part of Ingka Group, the largest …
Climate Finance | February 15, 2023
Seven blue economy startups secure seed funding to enhance climate resilience in Africa
ImpactAlpha, February 15 – Community-powered mangrove restoration. Restocking local fish supplies. A marketplace for seaweed farmers. Triggering Exponential Climate Action, or TECA, invested …
Plastic bottles wait to be recycled in a meadow in Brazil
Catalytic Capital | December 7, 2022
Circulate Capital eyes opportunities to tackle plastic waste in Latin America
ImpactAlpha, December 7 — Singapore-based investment fund Circulate Capital has spent the past two years backing projects in South and Southeast Asia focused on …
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Oceans | October 24, 2022
Propeller Ventures raises $100 million climate tech fund for ocean-based solutions
ImpactAlpha, October 24 — Trees get all the glory. But oceans absorb 20 times more carbon dioxide than trees. “Only a fraction of …
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Impact Investing | September 25, 2022
Barbados debt-for-nature swap unlocks $50 million for marine conservation and ‘blue economy’
ImpactAlpha, Sept. 25 – Barbados is the latest nation to restructure its high-priced debt to free up funds for conservation. The Caribbean island …
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Oceans | September 12, 2022
Ocean 14 Capital raises €100 million to advance the blue economy
ImpactAlpha, September 12 — Investing in sustainable and regenerative oceans is a multi-trillion-dollar global opportunity that could create 40 million jobs by 2030, …
Oceans | June 22, 2022
OK Doomer: These young entrepreneurs aren’t giving up on the climate or the oceans
The increasingly apocalyptic tone of the climate conversation has spurred a counter-movement calling for a different message, lest the doom and gloom extinguish …
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Oceans | April 13, 2022
Terradepth scores $20 million to map the earth’s oceans
ImpactAlpha, April 13 — Austin-based Terradepth is building a map of the oceans to help governments, businesses and research organizations mitigate climate risk. …
Oceans | March 17, 2022
Nautilus Labs secures $34 million to decarbonize shipping
ImpactAlpha, March 17 – The shipping industry emits about a gigaton of greenhouse gasses annually. New York-based Nautilus uses sensor and weather data, …
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Climate Finance | January 13, 2022
Circulate Capital aims to build plastic waste recycling infrastructure in underserved Indonesia
ImpactAlpha, January 13 — Indonesia generates around 7.8 million tons of plastic waste annually. 4.9 million tons of plastic waste is mismanaged — uncollected, …
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aqua-spark | November 18, 2021
Aqua-Spark backs sustainable seafood Portuguese company Oceano Fresco
ImpactAlpha, November 18 — Oceano Fresco’s open-sea aqua farm in Portugal grows clams, particularly those at risk of extinction. Aqua-Spark, a sustainable aquaculture …
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aquaculture | November 16, 2021
Ocean 14 Capital secures €60 million for blue economy impact fund
ImpactAlpha, November 16 — London-based fund manager Ocean 14 Capital is looking to raise €150 million ($170.5 million) for growth-stage investments in technology …
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Conservation | September 21, 2021
Bezos Earth Fund commits $1 billion in grants to nature conservation
ImpactAlpha, September 22 — Bezos Earth Fund will begin deploying the capital this year to conserve and expand high-carbon stocks in Africa’s Congo …
Oceans | September 8, 2021
Trio of climate funds launch ahead of fall climate summits
ImpactAlpha, September 8 – Climate action is in the air. Three new climate-focused funds debuted this week ahead of this month’s Climate Week …
Signals | July 29, 2021
Green bonds or greenwashing? Growth of aquaculture poses risks for ocean health.
ImpactAlpha, July 29 – Mowi ASA, the Norwegian fish farming giant, raised €200 million from investors last year in what was the seafood industry’s …
Climate and Clean Tech | June 24, 2021
Circulate Capital closes first $14 million for new waste reduction fund
ImpactAlpha, June 24 – Singapore-based Circulate Capital has been investing in recycling and waste reduction efforts to keep plastic out of oceans and …
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Dealflow | June 22, 2021
S2G Ventures backs five blue economy startups
ImpactAlpha, June 22 — SG2 Ventures last year raised $100 million for its Ocean and Seafood fund to invest in early- and growth-stage …
Oceans | January 21, 2021
U.S. buyers test sustainability strategies at Peter Pan Seafood
New buyers aim to turn around an iconic Alaska salmon processor that was a money-loser for its former Japanese owner. Alaska-based McKinley Capital …
Dealflow | January 14, 2021
Coral Vita secures $2 million to help corals adapt to climate change
ImpactAlpha, January 14 – Healthy coral reefs foster biodiversity and provide food, income and protection for more than 500 million people. But pollution and …
Dealflow | December 10, 2020
Circulate Capital invests $19 million in four companies reducing plastic waste in India
ImpactAlpha, December 10 — The 150 million tons of plastic in the ocean is growing by approximately eight million tons a year. Singapore-based …
Agrifood Tech | November 24, 2020
Astanor Ventures raises $325 million for sustainable food and ag-tech
ImpactAlpha, Nov. 24 – Good Harvest Partners I, Astanor’s first institutional fund, will back “entrepreneurs developing scalable solutions to re-align nature, agriculture, and …
Asia | May 6, 2020
Helping circular economy startups in emerging markets scale their impact
The COVID-19 crisis has put into stark contrast the need for increased investment in solutions like better resilience, local job creation, affordable healthcare, …
Conservation | March 31, 2020
Seychelle’s successful ‘debt-for-conservation’ deal paves the way for more blue bonds
Four years ago, the Seychelles government signed a groundbreaking deal with The Nature Conservancy to refinance sovereign debt at a discount in return …
2030 Finance | November 11, 2019
That’s a wrap for Fish 2.0, after supporting 600 seafood innovators
ImpactAlpha, November 11 – Since 2013, the Fish 2.0 competition has been the go-to source for investors looking to drum up sustainable seafood …
2030 Finance | October 10, 2019
Can sustainable seafood and energy de-risk Japan’s economy?
Japan has staked out a leadership position in sustainable investing. Still, two of its largest industries, energy and seafood, present continued environmental risks. …
Conservation | September 25, 2019
The Nature Conservancy wants to bring reef insurance to the U.S.
ImpactAlpha, Sept. 25 – Coral reefs are critical for coastal economies. They’re also the first line of defense in a storm. But rebuilding …
2030 Finance | September 16, 2019
Investments in sustainable aquaculture point to a greener ‘blue economy’
ImpactAlpha, Sept. 16 – Aquaculture has emerged as a vital alternative to wild-caught fish, a major source of the world’s protein, as ocean …
Africa | July 16, 2019
Pure Salmon plans $250 million sustainable aquaculture plant in Lesotho
ImpactAlpha, July 16 – The Highlands of Lesotho, the land-locked Southern African country, are known for some of the purest natural water reserves in the world. …
Beats | May 9, 2019
Financing the sustainable takeover of farmed fish production
ImpactAlpha, May 9 – The world’s seafood farmers will need to invest up to $300 billion over the next decade to meet the booming …
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2030 Finance | April 23, 2019
Sustainable tilapia farm in Zambia secures $10.5 million loan
ImpactAlpha, April 23 – Dutch development bank FMO made a $10.5 million loan to Yalelo Tilapia in Zambia to boost the farm’s production of sustainable fish. Tilapia …
Agrifood Tech | April 1, 2019
Aqua-Spark backs aquaculture startups BioFishency and Molofeed
ImpactAlpha, April 1 – Dutch sustainable aquaculture investor Aqua-Spark led Israel-based water treatment startup BioFishency’s $2.4 million funding round and invested an undisclosed amount in …
Beats | March 28, 2019
With oceans in peril, investors find new ways to invest in the ‘blue economy’
ImpactAlpha, March 28 – The bad news about the oceans has finally started to generate some good news for investors looking for investments in …
Clean Energy | March 18, 2019
Techstars looks for startups to help mitigate mounting social and environmental risks
Austin, TX — The new new thing in tech accelerators? The opportunity in social and environmental risks. Techstars, which has helped nearly 1,600 …
Dealflow | November 20, 2018
Sustainable Ocean Fund’s first investment is in Kampachi Co.’s sustainable tuna farm
ImpactAlpha, November 20 – Baja California, Mexico-based Kampachi Company won the second Fish 2.0 competition three years ago for its plans to sustainably …
Dealflow | October 26, 2018
Aqua-Spark backs CageEye to improve fish farm management
ImpactAlpha, October 26 – Oslo-based CageEye makes sensors that monitor salmon farms by tracking fish movements. The information allows fish farmers to improve …
Fishermen unloading buckets of fishes from their boats in Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Asia | September 19, 2018
The Meloy Fund closes $22 million for sustainable fisheries
ImpactAlpha, September 19 – The Meloy Fund, managed by conservation organization Rare, raised $5 million from FMO to reach a final close of …
Beats | September 5, 2018
Stocking the pipeline of sustainable seafood investments
Impact investors had a hard time finding deals in sustainable seafood when ImpactAlpha started covering the sector several years ago. Today’s solid pipeline of investible companies is …
Beats | July 18, 2018
Circulate Capital brings corporate customers to sustainable-oceans investing
ImpactAlpha, July 18 – More than half the plastics in the oceans comes from South and Southeast Asia. That presents a high-impact opportunity …
Beats | July 9, 2018
Sustainable Ocean Fund raises $37.5 million for ‘life under water’
Financing ecosystem conservation deals is complicated enough, what with the need for local partnerships, sustainable commodity production, payments for ecosystem services, and ways …
Agrifood Tech | June 22, 2018
Finless Foods secures $3.5 million for lab grown fish
First beef, then poultry, now fish. Lab-grown meat startups haven’t yet put any products on the market, but the spectrum of products in …
Dealflow | June 4, 2018
AgriProtein raises $105 million for sustainable animal feed
ImpactAlpha, June 4 – AgriProtein, a Cape Town, South Africa-based company that uses insects to make animal feed, plans to use the money from …
Canada | April 18, 2018
Aqua-Spark, Obvious and Real Ventures back XpertSea’s fish-tracking tech
ImpactAlpha, April 18 – XpertSea, the Quebec City-based startup, has developed a sensing device that helps fish farms and hatcheries keep track of …
Dealflow | April 11, 2018
Bain Double Impact calls a trend: sustainable meals
ImpactAlpha, April 11 – Healthy eating led to sustainable foods, which led to Bain Capital Double Impact Fund’s double investment in the past …
Dealflow | March 22, 2018
Hatch aquaculture accelerator gets funding from Aqua-Spark
Aqua-Spark, based in the Netherlands, invests in small and mid-size sustainable fishing ventures, including frozen meals company Love the Wild, feedstock venture Calysta, …
Asia | December 5, 2017
Investors commit $7 million more to Asia’s sustainable fisheries
The Meloy Fund, which is investing in coastal and fishing communities in Indonesia and the Philippines, has closed a $7 million capital investment …