Ep 134: "The New Blue Economy: VC Investing in our Oceans" with Matt Mulrennan

Entrepreneurial Thinkers with Rob Ryan

Can investing in our Oceans save our Planet? Have you ever heard of the Blue Economy? Do you know how much of the carbon we create or heat we create, gets absorbed by the ocean? Have you ever seen the “Colossal Squid”?- because our guest is on a lifelong mission to find it and film it in it’s natural environment. The ocean covers 70% of the planet, but very little of our historic innovations in energy or technology comes from our Oceans. Matt Mulrennan, Director of Investments at the Sustainable Ocean Alliance and it’s sister Fund, Seabird Ventures joins Rob to go deep into the emerging field of ocean investing and how sustainable solutions are shaping the blue economy alongside our fast growing “Green Economy.”

Matt teaches a masterclass on some incredible data and history, of mammals, other ocean species, the importance of the ocean in our climate crisis, the massive value of the Ocean in our economy, and his own career arc from Expeditionary researcher to Ocean-Blue Economy investor. He tells a few stories of adventurous expeditions he’s led in marine preservation across some of the earths most remote places, such as Antarctica, while educating us on the ocean's role in climate regulation and food production. He teaches us that the ocean’s impact on our lives and our economies is massive, yet it's just beginning to be explored as an investment frontier. Discover the collaborative efforts driving this new economy and why Los Angeles, California may be its next hub.

Feel free to follow and engage with MATT here:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-mulrennan/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mulrennan4/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/matt.huelsenbeck/
• Medium: https://medium.com/@matt.mulrennan
• Website: https://www.kolossal.org

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