SWEN Capital Partners' Blue Ocean Fund

Overview

SWEN Capital Partners' Blue Ocean Fund is a private equity fund focused on regenerating ocean health by investing in innovative start-ups addressing overfishing, pollution, and climate change. The fund has raised €170 million, exceeding its initial target of €120 million, and is recognized as the world's largest venture capital fund dedicated to ocean regeneration. It is classified as an Article 9 fund under the European Union’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation, emphasizing its commitment to sustainable investments. The fund's investment strategy targets early-stage companies across various sectors, including sustainable aquaculture, ocean data, plant and cell-based seafood, alternatives to single-use plastic, renewable marine energies, and the decarbonization of maritime transport. Notable portfolio companies include ECOsubsea, BIBAK, BlueNav, OptoScale, NatureMetrics, and Spinergie. These investments aim to deliver both systemic environmental impact and competitive market returns, aligning with the fund's mission to support the regeneration of ocean biodiversity. Beyond its investment activities, SWEN Capital Partners' Blue Ocean Fund actively contributes to the global ocean impact innovation ecosystem. In 2021, it co-founded the '1000 Ocean Start-ups' initiative, a coalition of incubators, accelerators, venture capital investors, and innovation platforms with the goal of scaling at least 1,000 transformative ocean start-ups by 2031. This initiative underscores the fund's dedication to fostering sustainable solutions for ocean health on a global scale.

Investment Focus

• Innovative solutions addressing overfishing, pollution, and climate change
• Start-ups with potential for systemic environmental impact and competitive market returns
• Companies in early stages of development, including Seed, Series A, and Series B stages
• Focus on sectors such as sustainable aquaculture, ocean data, plant and cell-based seafood, alternatives to single-use plastic, renewable marine energies, and decarbonization of maritime transport

Portfolio Companies