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Brian Thurston

Strategic Partnerships, Business Development, Innovation, Growth and Sustainability

📍 Manhattan Beach, California, United States🔄 Updated November 2026💼 3 investments📅 15 years investing🗓 Last invested Feb 2020
VC🌍 United States
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Board Member
Feb 2020
Seatrees directly supports communities and scientists who protect and regenerate blue-carbon coastal ecosystems. Blue carbon is the most effective way to draw carbon out of the atmosphere and permanently sequester it. Seatrees works with communities around the world to plant and protect mangrove and kelp forests, seagrass, ridge-to-reef watersheds, and coral reefs. Our projects do a lot more than sequester carbon. We measure our impact with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The regeneration and protection of these ecosystems provides critical habitat for countless species, sustainable long-term employment for local communities, and protects those communities from storm surges and sea-level rise. Seatrees is an ocean-focused platform for people and brands to take direct action on climate change. There are many different ways to support the blue carbon projects on the Seatrees platform, and then tell that story to others. Our Vision: We believe the ocean has the superpower to reverse climate change, but we need to help by protecting and restoring blue carbon ecosystems. Theres no time to waste – the global scientific consensus is clear that we have the next 10 years to reduce our collective carbon footprint. On Earth Day 2021 we announced our first major Seatrees milestone 1 Million SeaTrees planted. Were working hard to find quality new projects where we can work together to plant the next Million SeaTrees. Longer-term, our goal is to support 100 blue-carbon projects in threatened coastal ecosystems by 2030, in-turn becoming a global leader in developing blue-carbon projects.
early stage
Senior Advisor & Investor
Apr 2018
Employers and communities use Hytch Rewards to connect people to job opportunities and critical services, engage employees in corporate social responsibility, and promote the habits of safer, greener, smarter mobility. Hytch Rewards is a mobility incentive platform that uses rewards to drive positive behavior changes to reduce traffic congestion and plant trees. Hytch Rewards gives access to cash rewards in sponsored areas.
Board Member
Oct 2011
Sustainable Surf uses the power of surf culture to inspire actions that protect ocean health and reverse climate change. Our global programs like SeaTrees and the ECOBOARD Project, provide direct and measurable ways for brands and individuals to have a positive impact. Our Vision: We believe the ocean has the superpower to reverse climate change, but we need to help by protecting and restoring blue carbon ecosystems. There's no time to waste – the global scientific consensus is clear that we have the next 10 years to reduce our collective carbon footprint.
early stage
Experience · 7 entries
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2020
Board Member
Feb 2020
Seatrees directly supports communities and scientists who protect and regenerate blue-carbon coastal ecosystems. Blue carbon is the most effective way to draw carbon out of the atmosphere and permanently sequester it. Seatrees works with communities around the world to plant and protect mangrove and kelp forests, seagrass, ridge-to-reef watersheds, and coral reefs. Our projects do a lot more than sequester carbon. We measure our impact with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The regeneration and protection of these ecosystems provides critical habitat for countless species, sustainable long-term employment for local communities, and protects those communities from storm surges and sea-level rise. Seatrees is an ocean-focused platform for people and brands to take direct action on climate change. There are many different ways to support the blue carbon projects on the Seatrees platform, and then tell that story to others. Our Vision: We believe the ocean has the superpower to reverse climate change, but we need to help by protecting and restoring blue carbon ecosystems. Theres no time to waste – the global scientific consensus is clear that we have the next 10 years to reduce our collective carbon footprint. On Earth Day 2021 we announced our first major Seatrees milestone 1 Million SeaTrees planted. Were working hard to find quality new projects where we can work together to plant the next Million SeaTrees. Longer-term, our goal is to support 100 blue-carbon projects in threatened coastal ecosystems by 2030, in-turn becoming a global leader in developing blue-carbon projects.
early stage
2019
Strategic Partnerships and Sustainability
Sep 2019
Blue Box Air, LLC is an innovative solution for reducing energy consumption and costs, while reducing CO2. Our innovation is our patented process for cleaning the coils in HVAC systems, which improves air quality and facility health while reducing the environmental footprint. There has never been an effective way to clean and sanitize the coils in an HVAC system. This means nearly all HVAC systems worldwide are running fouled, inefficient and unhealthy. Blue Box solves this with its patented process for pushing antimicrobial foam through any depth of coil, delivering near perfect surface area coverage. By solving how coils can be cleaned, Blue Box addresses some of the biggest problems faced by commercial HVAC systems, such as “Hospital Acquired Infections”, “Dirty Socks Syndrome”, and “Sick Building Syndrome”. The result is a low-cost​ model for companies to extend their equipment life, reducing CO2 and energy consumption, all while providing improved air quality.
2018
Senior Advisor & Investor
Apr 2018
Employers and communities use Hytch Rewards to connect people to job opportunities and critical services, engage employees in corporate social responsibility, and promote the habits of safer, greener, smarter mobility. Hytch Rewards is a mobility incentive platform that uses rewards to drive positive behavior changes to reduce traffic congestion and plant trees. Hytch Rewards gives access to cash rewards in sponsored areas.
Senior Advisor, Global Business and Partner Development
Mar 2018
Blue Box Air, LLC is an innovative solution for reducing energy consumption and costs, while reducing CO2. Our innovation is our patented process for cleaning the coils in HVAC systems, which improves air quality and facility health while reducing the environmental footprint. There has never been an effective way to clean and sanitize the coils in an HVAC system. This means nearly all HVAC systems worldwide are running fouled, inefficient and unhealthy. Blue Box solves this with its patented process for pushing antimicrobial foam through any depth of coil, delivering near perfect surface area coverage. By solving how coils can be cleaned, Blue Box addresses some of the biggest problems faced by commercial HVAC systems, such as “Hospital Acquired Infections”, “Dirty Socks Syndrome”, and “Sick Building Syndrome”. The result is a low-cost​ model for companies to extend their equipment life, reducing CO2 and energy consumption, all while providing improved air quality.
Senior Advisor, Business & Partner Development
Mar 2018
Oceanworks® is engineering responsible plastic for next-generation users who are simply unwilling to compromise. Oceanworks® feedstock access, global footprint, capital efficiency and a strong digital backbone delivers a PCR plastic with the quality and professional standards you expect from a major producer. PCR with no compromise.
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