Bluefront Equity

🌊 Bluefront Sustainability Report 2023 is Out! 🌊 We are thrilled to share our Sustainability Report for 2023! Here are some highlights: 🔵 Impact Investing: At Bluefront, we aim to impact the blue economy by investing in innovative products, services, and technologies that address the challenges of the seafood industry 🌿 Sustainable Aquaculture: Our goal is to contribute to expanding the supply of sustainable aquaculture as a low-emission, resource-efficient food source for the growing global population. 🐟🌍 Protecting the Ocean: Sustainable aquaculture reduces pressure on wild fisheries, where over one-third of fish stocks are overexploited, helping conserve biodiversity in marine and terrestrial ecosystems 📊 Transparency: Our annual Sustainability Report provides a detailed look at the social and environmental impacts of our portfolio, offering valuable insights for investors, portfolio companies, and others interested in the future of the blue economy 👉 Read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/dkwQ4cJ5 👈 Kjetil Haga Simen Landmark Sondre Storli Johan Kostveit Karina Wessel

Thanks to Private Equity Insights for organizing the event in Stockholm last Friday! 👏🏼 It was great to meet new and old acquaintances from the Nordic PE industry and discuss current topics, such as impact investing 🌱 Looking forward to next time!

Seafood, technology, and sustainability: the winning combination of Bluefront Read the interview with our co-founder Kjetil Haga where he shares how we support innovative solutions for sustainable seafood production, with a focus on digitalization. By investing in small and medium-sized companies, we aim to enhance sustainability and unlock opportunities for growth in the sector 🐟 Read the article here: https://lnkd.in/eTTWU-ZJ

We are thrilled to announce our newest investment in Cryogenetics AS 👏   🔁 Cryogenetics is the leading provider of services and technology to the aquaculture industry within the preservation of genes and reproduction efficiency   🐟 The company enables increased fish welfare by offering a more flexible and sophisticated approach to genetic selection and breeding through cryopreservation   🌍 They also contribute to the preservation of biodiversity of wild seafood species for the future by conserving the genetic material of vulnerable species, such as wild salmon   Looking forward to continuing this journey together with Investinor and Eli Sætersmoen! Read more here: https://lnkd.in/dMKf7zSq

Excited to announce our collaboration with Olympic athlete Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal 🏆 To kick-off the collaboration, we had a running session around Bygdøy with Karoline. She shared valuable insights on running techniques to become better runners! 🏃♀️ At Bluefront, we believe in promoting physical and mental wellness through exercise and healthy and climate friendly ocean proteins, values that Karoline supports both on and off the track 🌱🐠 Kjetil Haga Sondre Storli Johan Kostveit Karina Wessel

Last week, Johan Kostveit and Olav Jamtøy joined the kick-off event for our portfolio company, FiiZk Digital! The event was filled with team-building activities alongside the fantastic team at FiiZk Digital, in addition to strategic discussions about the road ahead. 🐟 Stay tuned for an exciting update! Following the kick-off, we had a site visit to Lerøy at Hitra, where we explored nearly every aspect of the value chain for salmon farming. 🐟🏞️ It’s always inspiring to see innovation and collaboration in action, especially when it's with engaged employees in our portfolio! We are excited to be part of the journey with FiiZk Digital as they continue to to drive digital solutions in the aquaculture industry💡 Torbjørn Skjetne Magne Johnsen

Meet our ESG & Impact Manager Karina Wessel at The Drop, Europe's leading climate tech event, in Malmö, Sweden next week! 🌱 Looking forward to diving deeper into impact topics such as food as a climate opportunity and value drivers of impact reporting! 🌍 Reach out if you want to connect!

Meet our ESG & Impact Manager Karina Wessel at The Drop, Europe's leading climate tech event, in Malmö, Sweden next week! 🌱 Looking forward to diving deeper into impact topics such as food as a climate opportunity and value drivers of impact reporting! 🌍 Reach out if you want to connect!

Yesterday we had our annual Bluefront Company Day! 🎉 We brought together the management teams from our portfolio companies at our new offices at Ambassaden Oslo for an inspiring day of learning, networking, and fun! We held our first Bluefront Award ceremony and would like to extend a special congratulations to our award winners: 🏆 Growth Award: Akvasafe AS Recognized for impressive growth across revenue, profitability, and team expansion. 📈 🏆Impact Award: Bio Marine AS For continuous focus on solving the key challenges in the seafood industry with products such as the lice skirt which is also part of a circular collaboration ♻️ 🏆Technology Award Spillfree For the innovative focus on the use of new technology in the industry, especially the effort within AI to optimize one of the major sustainability challenges and cost drivers, which is feed  💡 The agenda also included: 🐟 Insights on the trends within the salmon farming market 🌍 The importance of working actively with material ESG and impact topics 🤝 The perspectives of a salmon farmer on the future of the supplier value chain Thank you to all the companies for making this day a success! 🙌 Akvasafe AS Bio Marine AS REDOX AS SEAQLOUD AS Spillfree Tempia AS Fiizk Digital

Yesterday we had our annual Bluefront Company Day! 🎉 We brought together the management teams from our portfolio companies at our new offices at Ambassaden Oslo for an inspiring day of learning, networking, and fun! We held our first Bluefront Award ceremony and would like to extend a special congratulations to our award winners: 🏆 Growth Award: Akvasafe AS Recognized for impressive growth across revenue, profitability, and team expansion. 📈 🏆Impact Award: Bio Marine AS For continuous focus on solving the key challenges in the seafood industry with products such as the lice skirt which is also part of a circular collaboration ♻️ 🏆Technology Award Spillfree For the innovative focus on the use of new technology in the industry, especially the effort within AI to optimize one of the major sustainability challenges and cost drivers, which is feed  💡 The agenda also included: 🐟 Insights on the trends within the salmon farming market 🌍 The importance of working actively with material ESG and impact topics 🤝 The perspectives of a salmon farmer on the future of the supplier value chain Thank you to all the companies for making this day a success! 🙌 Akvasafe AS Bio Marine AS REDOX AS SEAQLOUD AS Spillfree Tempia AS Fiizk Digital