Craig Dudenhoeffer

At AKUA, were creating a new wave of plant-based cuisine from ocean-farmed kelp: the most sustainable source of food on Earth. We aim to change your perception of sustainable seafood by working with the plants that grow just beyond the shoreline of every coast in the world.

Our ocean is in crisis. We believe that entrepreneurship has the potential to generate scalable solutions for our oceans greatest challenges. Seabird Ventures is a venture capital fund that invests in early stage companies developing market-driven innovations that will deliver positive impact on our oceans health. Our mission is to invest in companies that heal, restore, and sustain our ocean, while also generating financial returns. We focus our efforts around the following impact areas: • Greenhouse Gas Reduction • Pollution Reduction • Ecosystem and Species Preservation and Restoration • Blue Foods • Ocean Data, Literacy, and Research

Cruz Foam is a materials technology company that’s working to catalyze the global transition from single use petroleum-based plastics to all natural, renewable materials. We strive for global adoption of circular solutions without compromise. For more information visit www.cruzfoam.com.

Creating a Future For Seafood Where the Ocean Thrives

At Novoloop, we envision a truly circular world without waste, where materials are the building blocks for new things. So instead of ending up in a landfill, hard-to-recycle plastics are remade into something better, something beautiful: an infinite loop of possibility. We call it Lifecycling™, and it’s our platform that uses almost any plastic waste to make performance materials that are molecularly identical to conventional products. We want to create a wonderful world of endless possibilities – especially for plastics that have no future today.

Blue Ocean Gear is start-up company based in Northern CA that provides technology solutions for IoT tracking on the ocean. We create high-tech buoys that can track gear in the marine environment, including detecting and locating lost or entangled fishing gear. These smart devices help fishermen save money while protecting the ocean environment.

rePurpose Global is the world’s leading Plastic Action Platform, bringing together brands, consumers, innovators, and policymakers to collectively combat the plastic waste crisis. Through its pioneering solutions across the circular economy, rePurpose has helped more than 500 companies measure, reduce, and take action on their plastic footprints, while driving systems change on a global scale. rePurpose Impact Projects have recovered over 30 million kilograms of plastic waste from the environment to date, protecting vulnerable coastal regions across the Americas, Africa, and Asia. In doing so, the organization has enabled the delivery of waste management services to millions of people for the first time, while positively impacting the lives of thousands of marginalized waste workers across the world. Founded in 2016, rePurpose Global now employs over 70 full-time team members across offices worldwide. For more information, please visit https://repurpose.global/. If youd like to work with us, head on over to our Careers Page to look at the open positions and browse through their job descriptions: https://www.business.repurpose.global/careers

Navier is designing and developing hybrid-electric and all-electric hydrofoiling vessel platforms for use across recreation, defense, and commercial maritime mobility. Navier’s mission is to transform how the world moves on water, delivering faster, more efficient, and scalable operations through physics-driven design, autonomy, and software-defined platforms. Navier’s team is based in Alameda, CA.

Loliware, the world’s first seaweed resin company, is replacing single-use plastics. This woman-owned firm is partnering with experts in regenerative aquaculture from Maine to New Zealand to expand the ‘blue economy’ with its proprietary SEA Technology® resins. Made from easily compostable seaweed, Loliware’s Ocean Blue straws, utensils and other products are already a favorite among some of the nation’s most famous chefs, restaurant chains and eco-chic hotels. Their new category of materials are “Designed to Disappear” and advancing our planet to a plastic-free, decarbonized future.

At AKUA, were creating a new wave of plant-based cuisine from ocean-farmed kelp: the most sustainable source of food on Earth. We aim to change your perception of sustainable seafood by working with the plants that grow just beyond the shoreline of every coast in the world.

Our ocean is in crisis. We believe that entrepreneurship has the potential to generate scalable solutions for our oceans greatest challenges. Seabird Ventures is a venture capital fund that invests in early stage companies developing market-driven innovations that will deliver positive impact on our oceans health. Our mission is to invest in companies that heal, restore, and sustain our ocean, while also generating financial returns. We focus our efforts around the following impact areas: • Greenhouse Gas Reduction • Pollution Reduction • Ecosystem and Species Preservation and Restoration • Blue Foods • Ocean Data, Literacy, and Research

Cruz Foam is a materials technology company that’s working to catalyze the global transition from single use petroleum-based plastics to all natural, renewable materials. We strive for global adoption of circular solutions without compromise. For more information visit www.cruzfoam.com.

Creating a Future For Seafood Where the Ocean Thrives

At Novoloop, we envision a truly circular world without waste, where materials are the building blocks for new things. So instead of ending up in a landfill, hard-to-recycle plastics are remade into something better, something beautiful: an infinite loop of possibility. We call it Lifecycling™, and it’s our platform that uses almost any plastic waste to make performance materials that are molecularly identical to conventional products. We want to create a wonderful world of endless possibilities – especially for plastics that have no future today.