Meet the Ecopreneur
Network Startups
62 world-changing companies working across five impact areas to generate positive transformation for our ocean.

OUR ECOPRENEURS

IMPACT CATEGORIES

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United States of America

North America

Ocean Data, Literacy & Research

Vinit Bansal

PierSight Space INC

PierSight Space is building a constellation of All weather imaging satellites for persistent ocean surveillance. With our satellite constellation, we will be able to create dynamic maps of all human activity at sea i.e. all ships, icebergs and offshore oil rigs will always be in front of our eyes with a refresh rate of every 30 minutes. This helps in solving the Illegal Unreported Unregulated(IUU) Fishing problem ( $4Bn Problem), Detect and Support cleanup efforts for Oil Spills in Oceans as well as help reduce emissions by helping ships navigate through complex waterways.

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United States of America

North America

Blue Foods: Fisheries, Aquaculture, & Seafood Alternatives

Ashlan Cousteau

SeaVoir Wellness (SWN GOODS INC)

SeaVoir is building the world’s first restorative wellness brand founded by Ashlan and Philippe Cousteau. The Cousteau legacy has remained the world’s most recognized brand for sustainability and ocean conservation. With the same passion created generations ago, we are going beyond sustainability and creating a restorative wellness brand that will restore people and the planet. Our first product will be a plant-based Omega3 supplement, designed to replace the horribly destructive fish and krill oil supplements. And to save the precious Southern Ocean ecosystem!

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Madagascar

Africa

Ecosystems and Species: Preservation & Restoration

Jeimila Donty

Koraï

We engage the private sector in regenerating marine biodiversity, by engaging the companies that depend on it. How? We help them move from reflection to action: through strategy biodiversity consulting and marine restoration projects in Africa.

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United States of America

North America

Ecosystems and Species: Preservation & Restoration

Aarav Chavda, Roland Salatino, Kahan Chavda

INVERSA Leathers

INVERSA builds supply chains for invasive species to produce Invasive leather for the fashion industry. The company currently manages 3 invasive species - lionfish, carp, and python - to tackle the harm caused by two problems: biodiversity loss and fashion. The UN has declared invasive species a top 5 driver of biodiversity loss. Today, invasives drive 60% of species extinctions and $423 billion/year in economic damages, undermining ecosystem health and climate resilience. Separately, the $4T fashion industry is the world’s 2nd-largest polluter, driving deforestation, biodiversity loss, and 10% of global GHG emissions. With one supply chain, INVERSA offers 2 solutions to tackle invasive species and prevent the harm they cause in global ecosystems: invasive species management services for state governments and sustainable luxury leathers for fashion brands. To date, the company has removed over 50,000 invasive animals, restoring ecosystems throughout the U.S. and Caribbean.

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Brazil

South America

Pollution Reduction: Circular Use, Waste Removal or Avoidance

Thamires Pontes

Phycolabs

Imagine clothing that actively regenerates the oceans as you wear it. Phycolabs, a Brazilian biomaterial startup, is unveiling the revolutionary potential of seaweed as a powerful organic source. This process results in high-quality biofibers that replace traditional fabrics, offering a more sustainable alternative with a shallow environmental footprint and ethical and fair business relationships. A true revolution is underway, promising a more transparent future for fashion and beyond. In an industry dominated by polluting materials like rayon, plastic-derived, and water-intensive cotton reliant on harsh chemicals, Phycolabs' innovative seaweed-based solution emerges as a beacon of hope without mixing with other materials, using only red seaweed. With their commitment to reshaping fashion with seaweed fibers to combat environmental issues. It’s from ocean to style.

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Canada

North America

Greenhouse Gas: Blue Carbon & CO2e Removal or Avoidance

Dragan Tutic

Oneka Technologies

Oneka Technologies envisions a future where fresh water will be accessible to a greater number of individuals without negatively impacting the health of our planet. Wave energy, or energy derived from wave movements, is the potential energy stored in the ocean swells. This energy is dense, renewable, highly predictable and ever present. Using this green energy to process sea water into fresh water affordably, results in zero greenhouse gases being emitted. Oneka Technologies offer a variety of solutions to meet a wide range of water needs: resorts to small communities (Iceberg-class) and water-intensive industries to larger coastal municipalities (Glacier-class). Oneka is a Canadian company that engineers, finances, installs, maintains and operates 100% mechanical desalination buoys to deliver fresh water to its clients, using only the energy of the ocean swells.

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Canada

North America

Blue Foods: Fisheries, Aquaculture, & Seafood Alternatives

Luke Young

Alora Innovations Inc

Alora, formerly known as Agrisea, was built to solve world hunger by evolving sustainable food systems through ocean agriculture. They have developed a way to grow crops in high salt conditions such as salt soils or coastal ocean waters.

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France

Europe & United Kingdom

Blue Foods: Fisheries, Aquaculture, & Seafood Alternatives

Jérémie Cognard, Alexandra Falicon

Agriloops

Agriloops develops aquaponic systems to reinvent aquaculture to produce eco-responsible and healthy food products. The company develops innovative aquaponic production units in salt water to facilitate sustainable agricultural production, enabling the production of natural and fresh shrimps and vegetables.

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Spain

Europe & United Kingdom

Greenhouse Gas: Blue Carbon & CO2e Removal or Avoidance

Bound4Blue

Bound4Blue has developed a foldable and autonomous wingsail system to be integrated onto a wide range of vessels. The system has been conceived as a complementary propulsion system, which produces effective thrust from existing winds, reducing the main engine power required and, therefore, delivering fuel consumption and pollutant emissions reductions of up to 40%.

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