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Ocean Startups

2231 ocean startups and private companies listed across 85 countries and 12 focus areas.

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85
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USA (453)France (211)Norway (133)Netherlands (112)Canada (100)United Kingdom (92)Spain (82)Germany (74)Australia (72)Indonesia (58)

Featured Startups

Accurasea

France · Energy/Maritime, Data/Tech

Accurasea develops a floating LiDAR buoy for accurate wind and metocean measurement in offshore wind projects. Its system is validated for commercial wind resource assessment at sea.

Greenskill Environmental Technology Ltd

Scotland · Seaweeds/Algae, Biosolutions, Waste/Pollution, Carbon/Climate, Data/Tech

Greenskill Environmental Technology Ltd develops microalgae-based photobioreactor technologies for carbon capture, wastewater treatment, and the conversion of emissions and wastewater into valuable products. The company combines biological process engineering, renewable energy integration, and cloud-based control systems to deliver carbon-negative industrial solutions.

XFuel

Ireland · Energy/Maritime, Waste/Pollution

XFuel is an Irish cleantech company that converts waste hydrocarbon liquids, including marine waste oils, into low-carbon drop-in transport fuels. Its proprietary Chemical Liquid Refining technology targets shipping and other hard-to-decarbonise sectors.

Cargill

USA · Aquaculture/Fisheries, Waste/Pollution, Energy/Maritime, Carbon/Climate, Data/Tech, Education/Policy, Generalist

Cargill is a global food and agriculture company that supplies food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products. It works across global supply chains with farmers, food producers and customers, and advances sustainability, climate, water and community initiatives.

Red Sea Global

Saudi Arabia · Mangroves/Coastal, Corals/Biodiversity, Communities/Tourism, Energy/Maritime, Generalist

Red Sea Global is a Saudi Arabian real estate developer creating regenerative tourism destinations, hospitality assets, transport infrastructure, and residential projects along the Red Sea coast. It combines luxury tourism development with environmental regeneration, renewable energy, and community development.

Origin by Ocean

Finland · Seaweeds/Algae

Finnish biotech converting harmful algae overgrowth from oceans into sustainable biochemical ingredients for cosmetics, food and packaging industries.

OCEANIUM

Scotland · Seaweeds/Algae

OCEANIUM develops innovative functional seaweed ingredients for food, health, and materials using proprietary biorefinery technology and green chemistry processes.

Vertical Oceans

Singapore · Aquaculture/Fisheries, Data/Tech

Vertical Oceans is a Singapore-based aquaculture company producing sustainably raised prawns using proprietary vertical farming technology in controlled, chemical-free environments. The company delivers fresh, antibiotic-free seafood to restaurants, retailers, and consumers.

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