Investors in Marine

The Normandy Littoral Fund was established to harness the significant natural assets of Normandy's 640 km coastline and its pivotal role in the region's economy, particularly with nearly 50,000 jobs in the seafood sector, making Normandy the second-largest region in France in this domain. Recognizing these strengths and challenges, the fund aims to serve as an active financial partner to maritime stakeholders. Its team, composed of specialists rooted in the region, deeply understands the concerns of maritime professionals and is committed to long-term engagement to support their strategic planning and project implementation. The fund's focus spans the maritime, coastal, and river sectors, aiming to foster sustainable development and growth through strategic investments and tailored financial solutions that contribute to the economic and environmental prosperity of Normandy's maritime economy.

Vala Capital is a dynamic investment advisory firm led by entrepreneurs, specializing in supporting startups and early-stage companies. With a deep understanding of the entrepreneurial journey, Vala Capital provides strategic guidance and investment to promising ventures poised for growth and innovation. By leveraging their expertise and network, Vala Capital empowers entrepreneurs to scale their businesses and achieve market success. Through a hands-on approach and personalized support, the firm plays a pivotal role in driving the development of emerging businesses across various sectors.

Innoport is the venture capital arm of the Schulte Group, inheriting the technology innovation, the global mindset and the Hanseatic handshake that distinguish their parent company Bernhard Schulte – a maritime innovator and operator since its own beginnings in 1883. They invest in startups globally, focusing at seed stage ventures across Europe and Asia.

PortXL is the World's first port acceleration program for disruptive port innovations to help change the way maritime is shaped today. Since 2015, PortXL has been committed to giving innovative (young) entrepreneurs a foothold in the maritime business world. In this way, we are working together to create a strong, future-proof port. PortXL is the World's Port Innovator.

Televenture is a prominent venture capital company in Norway, specializing in early-stage investments in industrial, software, oil & gas, consumer, and marine technology sectors. They provide venture capital and private equity to support innovative stats.

Blue Bio Value is an accelerator that scales up marine biobased solutions to global market applications in different industries. Ideas as powerful as the ocean - The world needs your sustainable solutions, now more than ever. Blue Bio Value is an international business acceleration and ideation programme based in Portugal dedicated to the blue bioeconomy, and we want you to be a part of it.

Aliaxis Ventures operates as a venture arm of Aliaxis group.Aliaxis is a global leader in advanced piping systems providing sustainable solutions for water and energy challenges worldwide.

Sercel is the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of high-tech solutions for subsurface exploration. From natural resources to earth and infrastructure monitoring, energy transition, and defense, we are committed to pursuing excellence in all that we do. We strive for the highest levels of quality, performance, and innovation in all aspects of our operations. It’s in our DNA to adapt to any environment while providing insightful solutions.

Selected Investments is an operating holding company that invests primarily in innovative, high-tech growth-potential companies by participating in risk capital with a long-term time horizon. The company therefore operates as an investor in the seed and early-stage phases. Selected Investments also offers companies strategic support and high value-added services in the areas of corporate finance, M&A, IPOs and other extraordinary transactions.

Sound Bioventures is a Venture Capital firm that Invests in private clinical stage biotherapeutics companies in Europe and USA. The fund has a geographic footprint on both sides of the Atlantic and will support the clinical development of novel medicines for diseases of high unmet medical need.

Founded on a passion for the oceans and a commitment to making a difference, Ocean Impact is the Sweden-based investment firm of Fredrik Lind and Robin Ramm-Ericson. Ocean Impact aspires to support entrepreneurs and promising tech companies to fulfill their vision. Fredrik brings 25 years of experience serving technology companies and private equity investors as Senior Partner first at McKinsey & Co. in Singapore, and then at BCG in Stockholm, where he also led ocean policy and sustainability work as areas of expertise. The entrepreneur and unicorn-builder Robin leverages a deep passion for tech and ocean with his experience in actively building tech companies from the first idea to IPO and beyond. As an active owner and partner, Ocean Impact invests in and supports the scaling of tech companies with ocean impact.