Communities & Tourism — Ocean Startups
167 ocean startups and private companies working on communities & tourism across 46 countries.
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Communities & Tourism Startups
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.
Oceanium
· Seaweeds/Algae, Generalist, Communities/Tourism, Carbon/Climate
OCEANIUM is a private company developing functional seaweed ingredients and materials for food, health, skincare, and ink applications. It uses proprietary biorefinery technology to turn sustainably sourced seaweed into products designed to support people health and ocean health.
Hexicon AB
Sweden · Energy/Maritime, Corals/Biodiversity, Aquaculture/Fisheries, Communities/Tourism
Hexicon AB is a project and technology developer focused on floating offshore wind power. It develops offshore wind projects and licenses its patented TwinWind™ platform for deep-water renewable energy applications.
Coast 4C
Philippines · Seaweeds/Algae, Mangroves/Coastal, Corals/Biodiversity, Communities/Tourism, Data/Tech, Carbon/Climate
Coast 4C builds regenerative seaweed supply chains by working with smallholder farmers and supplying traceable seaweed to global buyers. It combines seaweed farming, community livelihoods, marine protected areas, and digital traceability to strengthen coastal resilience.
Mossy Earth
United Kingdom · Corals/Biodiversity, Mangroves/Coastal, Seaweeds/Algae, Carbon/Climate, Data/Tech, Communities/Tourism, Education/Policy, Generalist
Mossy Earth is a membership-based nature restoration organisation that funds and runs rewilding projects across terrestrial, coastal and marine ecosystems. It combines on-the-ground conservation, scientific monitoring, innovation trials and educational content.
Capture Plastic
Portugal · Waste/Pollution, Communities/Tourism
Capture Plastic is a company focused on removing plastic waste from marine, coastal, and river ecosystems and converting that impact into plastic credits for companies. It works with local communities and recycling activities to support circular economy outcomes.
Biome Algae
England · Seaweeds/Algae, Biosolutions, Communities/Tourism, Carbon/Climate, Corals/Biodiversity
Biome Algae is a UK marine company that farms and processes local seaweed in Devon and Cornwall. It develops seaweed biomass and extracts for food, agriculture, sustainable materials, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and environmental applications.
Clean Sea Solutions
· Waste/Pollution, Data/Tech, Communities/Tourism
Clean Sea Solutions is a Norwegian company developing autonomous waterfront cleanup systems and environmental monitoring tools. It removes floating waste, microplastics, and oil films from harbors, marinas, canals, rivers, and coastal areas while tracking cleanup impact in real time.