Impact Shakers are out here promoting the startups to keep an eye on in the ocean and bluetech spheres. Our sustainably sourced, home compostable biomaterials are #RedefiningBioplastics and we are delighted to be included in this short-list of companies tackling global food security, fight climate change, and ditch plastic packaging.
This week's 'Impact Startups to Watch' are leveraging #ocean farming for sustainable food & materials. Seaweed cultivation – particularly kelp, a nutrient-rich superfood high in protein, low in fat, and packed with vitamins and minerals – is emerging as a powerful solution for sustainable food production and climate change mitigation. Expanded seaweed farming can directly address global food insecurity. Plus, it offers a plastic-free bio-packaging alternative - seaweed bioplastic is biodegradable within six weeks, potentially reducing the nearly 8 million metric tons of plastic polluting our oceans annually. These startups are using seaweed to tackle global food security, fight climate change, and ditch plastic packaging: POSEIDONA develops sustainable proteins from algal waste and invasive biomass to create the tastiest, mouth-watering food products. FlexSea is redefining single-use plastic packaging with an innovative seaweed-derived material. Algapelago is developing a range of seaweed-based, animal feed supplements and plant fertilizers to address sustainable food systems for our growing population. Seatrients is a startup from Sweden that produces a nutritious power beverage using Sea Moss - a gelatinous type of seaweed found in the Caribbean islands, known for its nutritional and medicinal properties. Origin by Ocean is a Finnish startup that aims to detoxify the chemical industry by offering sustainable, algae-based alternatives to traditional oil-based solutions and lead the way to a future industrial-scale algae refinement plant. #ImpactEntrepreneurship #SustainableFood #OceanFarming