Blue Oceans Partners
VC Fund
Paris, France
Blue Oceans Partners is a VC fund in Paris focused on Manufacturing and Biotechnology. Blue Oceans Partners invests in and supports companies scaling up innovations that help address the most critical threats to our ocean, while seizing structural market opportunities. Our primary focus is currently on solutions to overfishing and plastic pollution.
- Total investments:
- 19
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 42%
Last updated:
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Industries Blue Oceans Partners invests in
Stages Blue Oceans Partners invests in
Countries Blue Oceans Partners invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $648k–$5M
- Series A
- $11M–$39M
- Series B
- $15M–$24M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Manufacturing 7 (37%)
- Biotechnology 5 (26%)
- Chemical 2 (11%)
- GreenTech 2 (11%)
- Recycling 2 (11%)
Stage
- Series A 6 (32%)
- Seed 5 (26%)
- Series B 5 (26%)
- Funding Round 3 (16%)
Country
- France 9 (47%)
- United Kingdom 4 (21%)
- Canada 2 (11%)
- Germany 1 (5%)
- United States 1 (5%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mélanie Le Guen
Principal
|
Principal | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
Olivier Raybaud
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
|
Co-Founder & Managing Partner | Total investments: 4 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparxell creates the next generation of colors and effects. | $5M / Seed / Feb 03, 2026 | ||
| Lactips produces water soluble and biodegradable thermoplastic pellets based on milk protein. Plastic transformation is realized through their secret industrial process. They are able to provide pellets fast and with high volume. Those pellets are used by clients as a raw material for thermoforming, films, or any kind of plastic applications. Theirfirst mission, correlated with their fundamental values, is to provide their industrial clients with new disruptive innovations to help them entering new markets.Their product will be a cleaner alternative to oil-based products, more efficient, and sustainable for consumers and the environment. | $16.9M / Nov 27, 2024 | ||
| MiAlgae is a new-age microalgal production company that aims to revolutionize the £340 billion global livestock feed industry by producing microalgal products – through the remediation of wastewater – as nutrient supplements for fishmeal in livestock feeds. Their microalgal products are high in omegas and proteins, both of which are required forthe production of many livestock feeds, especially in the aquaculture sector.Their production methodology uses circular economy to reduce the operating costs involved in the production of microalgae and as such allows them to compete with other supplements currently on the market. | $18.5M / Series A / Sep 18, 2024 | ||
| Notre technologie permet de collecter facilement le polystyrène et de le recycler pour le remettre sous sa forme originale. Du polystyrène recyclé d'aussi bonne qualité que du neuf ! | $16M / Series B / Jul 08, 2024 | ||
| Notre technologie permet de collecter facilement le polystyrène et de le recycler pour le remettre sous sa forme originale. Du polystyrène recyclé d'aussi bonne qualité que du neuf ! | $16M / Series B / Jul 08, 2024 | ||
| AlphaFund is an innovative media company revolutionizing the way news is distributed and consumed. It operates on a decentralized platform that aggregates news from diverse sources, providing a comprehensive and unbiased view of global events. By leveraging blockchain technology, AlphaFund ensures transparency and integrity in news reporting,enabling users to access reliable and timely information. The company aims to empower content creators and consumers by fostering a democratic news ecosystem where every voice can be heard. With its modern approach to news aggregation, AlphaFund is set to reshape the media landscape, making it more accessible, inclusive, and trustworthy for people worldwide. | $3.2M / Seed / Apr 10, 2024 | ||
| 900.care is provided refillable bathroom products. It specializes in dissolving shower gel, chewable toothpaste, and foaming hand gel to dissolve, thereby enabling customers to have products that are good for themselves and for the planet. | $22.7M / Series A / Mar 26, 2024 | ||
| OceanWings is an industrial startup focused on the decarbonation of shipping using the wind as a propulsion solution. OceanWings designs and manufacture the Oceanwings system, a combination of wingsails and software. OceanWings delivers fuel and therefore emissions saving ranging between 20% and 50% for oceangoing vessels. | $20.3M / Series B / Sep 26, 2023 | ||
| traceless materials is offering a holistically sustainable alternative to plastics and bioplastics. With our first-of-a-kind biomaterial it’s our mission to contribute to solving global plastic pollution.Our innovative technology filed for patent allows to use food production residues to produce materials that are compostable under naturalcomposting conditions. While bio-based, our materials don’t compete with food nor cause land-use-change, don’t need hazardous additives or solvents and have up to 95% lower CO2 emissions. Our materials are neither chemically modified nor synthetically polymerized, therefore they will not fall under the EU Single Use Plastic Directive. Follow us on our journey, and become a part of the solution, not the pollution! | $38.8M / Series A / Sep 25, 2023 | ||
| Coqli manufactures customizable and environmentally friendly corrugated cardboard packaging. Its online solution allows users to easily design and order custom and personalized packaging in complete autonomy. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Vincey, France. | $647.7K / Seed / Oct 28, 2022 | ||
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FAQ
What does Blue Oceans Partners invest in?
Blue Oceans Partners invests primarily in Manufacturing, Biotechnology and Chemical startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 19 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Blue Oceans Partners's check size?
Blue Oceans Partners typically joins rounds of $648k–$5M at Seed, $11M–$39M at Series A and $15M–$24M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Blue Oceans Partners participates in.
How do I contact Blue Oceans Partners?
Public channels for Blue Oceans Partners include LinkedIn and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.
Who are the partners at Blue Oceans Partners?
The team at Blue Oceans Partners includes Mélanie Le Guen (Principal) and Olivier Raybaud (Co-Founder & Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
Is Shizune's investor data accurate?
Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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