Builders Vision

Founded in 2014, UbiQD specializes in manufacturing low-hazard quantum dots and nanocomposites. Its primary product is UbiGro, a luminescent film that enhances crop growth by optimizing sunlight within greenhouses.

InventWood is a company focused on cellulose-based technologies and wood-derived materials. It develops cellulosic materials and high-performance, cost-effective wood products to improve thermal energy performance, energy efficiency, and environmental sustainability. Its materials are designed to be lighter for safer handling and installation, provide sunlight guiding, and offer anti-shatter properties, supporting carbon-negative construction and durable, low-impact building. Established in 2016 in College Park, Maryland by Amy Gong, InventWood seeks to advance natural, sustainable building materials for a greener future.

Founded in 2007, Ocean Rainforest cultivates seaweed on open ocean installations. It offers a range of premium, fully traceable seaweed products primarily for food and cosmetic producers, rich in beneficial nutrients like proteins, antioxidants, minerals, and polyunsaturated fatty acids.

Blue Ocean Gear designs and manufactures rugged GPS tracking buoys for fixed gear fishers. Their patented SmartBuoy suite enables real-time monitoring of gear location, enhancing operational efficiency by reducing fuel costs and lost equipment. Additionally, their 'IoT for the oceans' approach helps mitigate environmental impacts from lost gear.

Hohonu provides a real-time environmental data monitoring system that uses solar-powered, industry-standard sensors to collect water level, temperature, dissolved oxygen, and chlorophyll data, transmitting metrics via cellular or satellite networks. The platform integrates sensors and software to deliver water level data and insights, comparing real-time measurements against defined thresholds to inform actions such as emergency responses, infrastructure planning, and resilience measures for flood risk management and water quality assessment. The system supports site selection, sensor deployments, calibration, maintenance, and data delivery, enabling government agencies, municipalities, researchers, and coastal communities to monitor hydrological conditions, assess water quality, and make informed decisions to mitigate climate-related water events.

Founded in 2007, Ocean Rainforest cultivates seaweed on open ocean installations. It offers a range of premium, fully traceable seaweed products primarily for food and cosmetic producers, rich in beneficial nutrients like proteins, antioxidants, minerals, and polyunsaturated fatty acids.

Ashored Innovations specializes in developing sustainability-enabling technologies for the ocean harvest industries. The company is focused on bringing to market innovative solutions, such as an underwater buoy release system designed for trap fishing. This ropeless fishing system allows fishers to deploy ropes and buoys on the ocean floor, which can be recalled when needed, thereby minimizing interactions with marine life and surface vessels. By reducing gear conflict, preventing gear loss and damage, and decreasing ocean waste, Ashored's technology promotes sustainable fishing practices. Additionally, the system incorporates machine learning, sonar, and geo-tracking to collect data on lost traps, allowing for their retrieval and enabling fishing in areas that are typically restricted while safeguarding sensitive marine habitats.

LanzaJet is a company dedicated to producing sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) aimed at reducing the environmental impact of the aviation industry. By utilizing innovative technology, LanzaJet converts non-recyclable waste into low-carbon fuels, providing a viable alternative to traditional fossil fuels. The company's mission aligns with the principles of the circular economy, as it seeks to accelerate the energy transition while enabling airlines to lower their carbon emissions. Through its commitment to cleaner fuel options, LanzaJet plays a significant role in addressing the challenges of greenhouse gas emissions in aviation.

Oceanium develops innovative, all-natural food products and nutraceuticals from sustainably-sourced seaweed. It uses proprietary biorefinery technology and green chemistry processes to create bioactive ingredients and sustainable materials, promoting coastal community development and a regenerative food system.

Brimstone develops a carbon-negative process for producing ordinary portland cement and supplementary cementitious material. Its technology uses calcium silicate rock instead of limestone, delivering identical products at scale while significantly reducing CO2 emissions.

Matter is a tech startup based in Bristol that specializes in developing innovative solutions to capture, harvest, and recycle microplastics. The company focuses on eliminating microplastic contamination at various levels, including residential, commercial, and industrial settings. Their technology is designed to filter water and capture plastic micropollutants from wastewater systems, thereby improving water quality and reducing pollution risk. By making these microplastics valuable for safe reuse, Matter aims to address environmental concerns related to microplastic contamination.