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If you are an investor looking for opportunities in ocean, check out what our colleagues are doing at Katapult Ocean 🌊

RESPOND Accelerator is open for application! Our COO Evita Chiang Zanuso has been an Impact Trainer for Respond for the last two years. For this coming cohort, they are looking for solutions in renewable energy generation, storage and energy efficiency technologies Deadline for application is November 30 - see below for more information.

Evita Chiang Zanuso, our COO will be speaking at The Impact Office (TIO)'s House of Impact and participating at Nordic Dialogues at Aalto University in Helsinki next Monday 18th and Tuesday 19th November. Come and find us and connect! #impactfunding #familyoffice #foundations #impact #vcfunding #systemschange #venturecapital

“The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.” — Rob Siltanen Earlier this autumn, I had the privilege of being part of the impact training team for the Katapult Ocean Accelerator, I’ve witnessed first-hand how the 2024 cohort is made up of entrepreneurs who are not just thinking about change — they’re making it happen with bold , enterprising and sometimes audacious energy! From pioneering carbon capture in the maritime industry to creating energy storage solutions without batteries, these innovators are addressing some of the world’s most pressing environmental challenges. Here's a spotlight of what to expect: 🌊 Carbon Ridge – Revolutionizing carbon capture & storage for the maritime sector ⚡ FLASC B.V. – Developing groundbreaking, battery-free energy storage for offshore renewables 💧 FLOCEAN – Turning deep-sea water into a sustainable source of drinking water 🌱GBM Works– Silent installation methods transforming the wind energy industry 🌊 Gigablue – Restoring the global CO₂ balance with marine-based carbon removal 🐟 Neptune Nanotechnologies Inc.– Converting organic fishing waste into advanced nanomaterials 🍄 Norwegian Mycelium (NoMy) – Harnessing the power of fungal fermentation for sustainable materials 🌐 Open Ocean Robotics– Unlocking ocean data in real time for a healthier planet 🌿 SEADLING – Unlocking the potential of seaweed as a global food & environmental solution 🌍 Treeconomy – Leveraging nature-based carbon removal solutions 💧 Waterwhelm – Providing affordable water reuse & desalination for a water-scarce world Come and see how these innovators are building scalable business and aiming to change the world for the better. Join us for the 2024 Katapult Ocean Investor Day to hear directly from the founders who are tackling some of the most important issues of our time. 📝 Sign up: https://lnkd.in/dAebn6QE #Entrepreneurship #ImpactInnovation #Sustainability #ClimateTech #InvestorDay #KatapultOcean #ChangeMakers #FutureOfThePlanet Jonas Skattum Svegaarden Ross Brooks Ingrid H. Maurstad Tharald Nustad Alison Fort Chase Dwyer Daniel Buhagiar Alexander Fuglesang Govert Jaap Meijer Dotan Levy Aaron Guan Spencer Pieczonka David Andrew Quist Julie Angus Birdie Scott Padam Simon Davis Harry Grocott Emily Houston Alireza Abbassi Monjezi

Are you an investor interested in climate solutions and ocean? Mark your calendars for December 10th and dive into the future of the blue economy with us! Discover groundbreaking technologies designed to safeguard and regenerate our oceans and help solve the climate crisis. Don't miss this chance to learn about our 2024 cohort companies and connect with other visionary investors and changemakers dedicated to a sustainable future. 🌎✨ Secure your spot here: https://lnkd.in/d6zF6ced #oceaninvesting #climate #impactinvesting

If you are in Barcelona for Norrsken Impact Week, please go to say hi to Jonas Skattum Svegaarden from our Katapult family Katapult Ocean and find out all about how we can harness the ocean to help solve for climate change... it couldn't be more needed or urgent #ocean #impact #impactinvestment #climate

🚀 Global challenges are intensifying. Are your impact efforts keeping pace? 💡 As impact investors and philanthropists, we're uniquely positioned to drive change. Yet, in the face of: ● The accelerating climate crisis  ● Stagnating progress on SDGs  ● Widening global inequality ...it's easy to feel our efforts fall short. ❓ But what if we could amplify our impact? 🕯 Introducing the Accelerate Your Impact: Tools to Leverage All Your Assets, from Personal to Financial program—your key to unlocking unprecedented effectiveness in philanthropy and impact investing. Join us to:  ● Transform your resources into catalysts for systemic change  ● Apply innovative strategies to leverage all of your capitals  ● Collaborate with peers to magnify your impact  ● Move beyond check-writing to meaningful, lasting change This isn't just another program—it's a call to action for those ready to reshape the future. Limited spots available. Will you answer the call? Organized by Center for Sustainable Finance and Private Wealth (CSP) North America with partners including Generation Pledge, MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative Meridian Institute FBN-The Family Business Network Evita Chiang Zanuso Tharald Nustad Alison Fort Erin Duddy Seth Fleisher Falko Paetzold Francesca Spoerry Michelle Van Waveren Sid Efromovich Paul Ziesche Jason Jay

We are thrilled to support Center for Sustainable Finance and Private Wealth (CSP) North America : Accelerate Your Impact - using all the tools available to you as an investor to create change and impact. Find out more https://lnkd.in/dprC6kSX

See our recent In Conversation with Erin Duddy, Director of Programming and Engagement at Center for Sustainable Finance and Private Wealth (CSP) North America with our COO, Evita Chiang Zanuso discussing key learnings from the Investing for Systems Change training program and the upcoming Allocating Polycapital for Impact happening Oct 23 - 25, 2024 in Boston at MIT Sloan School of Management 📺 https://lnkd.in/d_9dDiMJ Find out more about Center for Sustainable Finance and Private Wealth (CSP) North America's program on Investing for Systems Change 👉 https://lnkd.in/eStpXtWd You can also access our catalogue of previous 'In Conversations': 💡 What is TWIST: Investing for Systems Change and how they are building a community of practice for systems change 🕯 How AI is being used to support impact investing in venture capital with NorthStar Impact Analytics, 🔦 Alison Fort & Ravit Dotan, PhD on AI ethics 💡 Why ESG matters if you care about Impact with Johannes Lenhard from VentureESG 🔦 Are banks doing enough when it comes to sustainable investments with Francesca Spoerry & Andrew Douglas, CFA from Center for Sustainable Finance and Private Wealth 🕯 The launch and growth of ImpactVC with Douglas Sloan Previous In Conversations can be found 👉 https://lnkd.in/dyY-niGN

Read our impact intern Marina Nasef's reflections of her first Katapult Future Fest.