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Sand Dune Patterns

Matching projects & investors for healthy oceans

BlueDeals is a platform to help scale impactful blue economy projects. All sectors are covered, in all regions, with a dual lens of financial & impact returns.

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Investors may access datarooms by registering below.

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Background:

BlueDeals was launched in 2023 with the support of Asian Development Bank, UNDP and UNEP at the conclusion of our leadership of the Blue Economy Knowledge Product under the $5B Healthy Ocean Action Plan

Projects Meet 4 Criteria:

  1. Types: Equity (Seed-Series A-B), Grants, Impact Loans

  2. Sectors: Blue Foods, Shipping/Ports, Pollution Control, Conservation

  3. Raising > USD 2 million for sustainable growth

  4. Positive Impacts: Meeting top environmental & social standards 

Active BlueDeals Cohort Q4 2026

Real impact. Real outcomes.

Each deal is carefully selected, with a proven track record and a strong triple bottom line. Our expertise helps them connect to the right investor to scale.

Blue Alliance

Managing Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) covering 2% of the world's coral reefs with teams of local businesses, science and enforcement.

Oyster Heaven

Driving natural infrastructure at scale with unique Oyster Project licensing/data platform and active revenue-generating projects under management.

Canopy Blue

Scaling kelp reforestation in Western Australia with Indigenous communities for biostimulants, animal feed and bio-prospecting for high value medical applications.

Tide Ocean Material

#tide ocean material® is a recycled material made of 100% ocean-bound plastic, with high social impact, traceability and quality for 80+ brands.

Global Seaweed Coalition (GSC)

Global science-based platform uniting all stakeholders to scale growth and collaboration of the sustainable global seaweed industry.

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The Need for BlueDeals

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by Blue Economy Enterprises​

  • Lack Access to Debt, Equity & Grants​​

  • Need assistance with documentation

  • Need sustainable finance partners

  • Revenue-generating or TRL 8+

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by Global Financiers​

  • Seek financial & impact returns

  • Pipeline of curated direct deals

  • Diversity by region, assets class, sector

  • Aggregated deals to achieve scale

The Solution for SMEs:

4 Steps to Funding

1

Eligibility Review

Meet all 4 criteria?

2

Needs Analysis

Realistic financial strategy?

3

Improve Documents

Meet professional standards?

4

Present to Financiers

Agree on targets - go forward together!

3 Types of Funding

As disclosed in Terms & Conditions

Debt

Traditional &

Green Loans

Grants

Traditional &

Repayable Grants

Equity

Growth Stage:

Series A-B

Free Investment Readiness Toolkit

All Projects have free access to action steps and resources to help SMEs raise affordable capital in today’s marketplace. 

For Financiers

We deliver:

Deal Curation
Impact Metrics
Deal Aggregation

In 3 Themes:

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Measuring & Rewarding Impact

BlueDeals assists projects that offer both financial and impact returns

Blue Economy Metrics

A complete Guide to Blue Economy Metrics, from our Financing the Blue Economy (ADB, 2022) may be seen here.

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For example, industry looks to key standard bearers and influential organisations, including:

Impact Themes Mapped to SDGs

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are an accepted part of the lexicon. Phenix Capital has mapped the SDGs to Impact Themes favored by investors:

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Phenix Capital  Group c2024

All investments contain risk, may lose value and any performance, whether actual or simulated, is not indicative of future results. Information on this site shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation to buy any investment or related services. Nothing in any materials shown or downloaded constitutes investment, financial, legal, accounting or tax advice, or a representation that any investment or strategy is suitable or appropriate to any particular investor. Any charts and graphs are for illustrative purposes only and should not be relied upon for investment decisions. Reliance upon information contained in this site is at the sole discretion of the recipient. Investors are recommended to seek professional advice prior to making any investment decision. All information on this site is subject to change without notice. Access to the Members Area of BlueDeals is authorizsed only to those who register and accept the Terms & Conditions. BlueDeals is an initiative of Ocean Assets Sarl, a registered consultancy in Valais, Switzerland (CHE-477.565.977) and is not a registered investment adviser in any jurisdiction. All rights reserved.

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