Co-created by OCTAVE Capital and Katapult Ocean
Scaling Ocean Investment Across Asia-Pacific
We catalyse and scale ventures delivering measurable impact and financial returns in the ocean economy.
The Ocean Opportunity in Asia-Pacific
Asia-Pacific is at the center of the global ocean economy, yet remains significantly undercapitalized.
Demand for sustainable resources is rising, regulation is tightening, and environmental pressures are accelerating. Together, these forces are reshaping how ocean industries operate, invest, and grow.
A new generation of entrepreneurs is emerging to respond. But many remain constrained by limited access to capital, fragmented markets, and a lack of scaling support.
This creates a clear opportunity: to back and scale solutions that are both commercially viable and essential to the long-term resilience of the ocean.
An Integrated Investment Platform
Maritime decarbonization
Ocean renewable energy
Green shipping infrastructure
Ocean biodiversity and restoration solutions
Circular resources
Sustainable aquaculture and marine biotechnology
Asia Ocean Fund operates as an integrated platform designed to accelerate ventures from early-stage to scalable growth.
It combines catalytic capital, accelerator support, ecosystem access, and follow-on investment within a single framework — reducing fragmentation and enabling more efficient progression across the venture lifecycle.
By pairing capital with operational and market support, the platform actively de-risks ventures investments and provides the backbone of successful scaling, while maintaining disciplined investment execution.
A Structured Path to Scale
HOW IT WORKS
Identifying and investing in high-potential ventures addressing critical ocean challenges across Asia-Pacific.
Strengthening operational, commercial, and strategic foundations through targeted and hands-on support.
Advancing commercial traction through real-world deployment, partnerships, and market engagement.
Supporting companies leveraging our global network as they expand capabilities, market presence and business growth.
Deploying follow-on capital to accelerate expansion across markets and drive long-term impact.
Through this integrated approach, capital and support are deployed in sync — accelerating progression from early-stage development to scalable outcomes.
This reduces risk, improves capital efficiency, and increases the likelihood of long-term success across the platform.
A Network Designed to Enable Scale
The Asia Ocean Fund operates within a network of committed investors, operating companies, entrepreneurs, policy makers and ecosystem committed towards growing the blue economy across Asia-Pacific and globally.
This network is not peripheral — it is actively mobilized to support ventures, providing access to capital, operational expertise, and real market opportunities.
Through close collaboration with industry partners, companies gain pathways to deployment, commercial traction, and regional expansion — accelerating their ability to scale.
Network
A Strategic Partnership
Asia Ocean Fund is a joint initiative between OCTAVE Capital and Katapult Ocean.
Together, this partnership combines industry access with investment and execution capability — enabling the Asia Ocean Fund to source, support, and scale ventures effectively globally and across the Asia Pacific region.
Meet The Team
Leadership Across Investment and Ocean Innovation
The team combines deep expertise in impact investing, ocean investment, maritime industries, and venture acceleration.
This enables disciplined investment decisions and hands-on support—helping companies to navigate complex markets, access industry, and scale effectively across the region.
Advancing a Regenerative Ocean Economy
A resilient ocean economy depends on how capital is deployed — shaping which solutions scale and how industries evolve.
The Asia Ocean Fund invests in and partners with transformative ocean companies that align environmental outcomes with commercial performance, accelerating the transition to a regenerative blue economy across Asia-Pacific.
The fund takes a systems change approach — deploying capital alongside targeted support to address barriers to scale across value chains, gain market access, and accelerate industry adoption.
Built for the long term, the Asia Ocean Fund supports the emergence of ocean systems where ecosystems, communities, and industries can sustainably thrive.
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