# Paul Dobbins

> Paul Dobbins is a seed investor at World Wildlife Fund backing Seafood and Aquaculture. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [World Wildlife Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/world-wildlife-fund)
- Location: Washington, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Oct 2025
- Lead investor: 60%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pdobbins

Paul Dobbins is a seed investor at World Wildlife Fund in Washington focused on Seafood and Aquaculture. Paul Dobbins is the Senior Director at World Wildlife Fund.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seafood | 2 | 40% |
| Aquaculture | 2 | 40% |
| Farming | 1 | 20% |
| CleanTech | 1 | 20% |
| Agriculture | 1 | 20% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 40% |
| Series A | 2 | 40% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | 1 | 20% |
| Norway | 1 | 20% |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SeaForester | SeaForester is an environmental impact company dedicated to restoring the forgotten forests in our Ocean. | $1.9M | Seed | Oct 24, 2025 |  |
| Cascadia Seaweed | Cascadia Seaweed produces seaweed-based products for regenerative agriculture. It collects reproductive material from the vicinity of each farm site to protect the genetic diversity of each species. | $2.9M | Series A | Nov 21, 2024 |  |
| Ocean Rainforest | Ocean Rainforest offer a collection of premium fully-traceable seaweed products, mostly for food and cosmetic producers. | $6.2M | Series A | Feb 15, 2023 |  |
| Seaweed Solutions | Seaweed Solutions AS (SES) is a seaweed cultivator, innovator and business development company. Established in 2009 with a vision to enable large scale ocean farming of seaweed for the production of food, feed, biochemicals, energy and other valuable products the company has gained a leading role in European seaweed cultivation. SES is a pioneer inmodern seaweed farming with a patented seaweed cultivation technology (Seaweed Carrier) and extensive knowhow across the seaweed value chain. The company have a dedicated, international team with backgrounds in biology, marine engineering, biotechnology and business, working on bringing innovative solutions to the seaweed industry. Their main farm in Norway is one of the largest seaweed farms in Europe. Seaweed Solutions' goal is to become the leading European supplier of cultivated seaweed biomass and seaweed seeds. SES develops partnerships, provides turnkey solutions and supplies services within selected areas including cultivation technology, raw material sourcing, market development, environmental services and funding. | $4.7M | Seed | Jan 16, 2023 |  |
| Ocean Rainforest | Ocean Rainforest offer a collection of premium fully-traceable seaweed products, mostly for food and cosmetic producers. | $1.5M |  | Aug 05, 2020 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Builders Vision](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/builders-vision) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Grantham Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/grantham-environmental-trust) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Grantham Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/grantham-foundation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Jeremy and Hannelore Grantham Environmental Trust](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeremy-and-hannelore-grantham-environmental-trust) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Katapult Ocean](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/katapult-ocean) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Norðoya Íløgufelag](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nor%C3%B0oya-%C3%ADl%C3%B8gufelag) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About World Wildlife Fund

VC Fund · Washington, United States

For 50 years, WWF has been protecting the future of nature. The world's leading conservation organization, WWF works in 100 countries and is supported by 1.2 million members in the United States and close to 5 million globally. WWF's unique way of working combines global reach with a foundation in science, involves action at every levelfrom local to global, and ensures the delivery of innovative solutions that meet the needs of both people and nature.

5 contacts available at World Wildlife Fund.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Crawford Allan | Senior Director, TRAFFIC | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/crawford-allan |
| Jeanne Stampe | Founder Asia Sustainable Finance Initiative | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeanne-stampe |
| Paul Dobbins | Senior Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/paul-dobbins |
| Amy Golden | Vice President & Development - Strategic Services | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amy-golden-60ae |
| Bruce Sohn | Clean Energy Ambassador | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bruce-sohn |

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## FAQ

### What does Paul Dobbins invest in?

Paul Dobbins invests primarily in Seafood, Aquaculture and Farming startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Paul Dobbins last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Paul Dobbins closed in Oct 2025. Shizune tracks 5 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### 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 Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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