# Sustainable Ocean Alliance

> Sustainable Ocean Alliance is a VC fund backing Sustainability and Software. See 48 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 48
- Last investment: May 2025
- Lead investor: 19%
- Fund size: $1M
- Last fund: Dec 2019
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/18136333/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/SOAlliance
- Website: http://soalliance.org
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SustainableOceanAlliance/

Sustainable Ocean Alliance is a VC fund in San Francisco focused on Sustainability and Software. The Sustainable Ocean Alliance (SOA) is a global organization that advances the impact of start-ups, social enterprises and youth-centered initiatives that are developing solutions to protect and sustain our ocean. SOA’s pipeline of ocean leaders, ages 16-35, is cultivated through a chapter-based model, led by students at the high school andcollege levels, as well as by young professionals.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $25k–$2.5M |
| Pre-Seed | $25k–$2.5M |
| Venture - Series Unknown | $2.7M–$14M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sustainability | 8 | 17% |
| Software | 5 | 10% |
| CleanTech | 5 | 10% |
| Marine Technology | 5 | 10% |
| Information Technology | 5 | 10% |

71 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 29 | 60% |
| Pre-Seed | 9 | 19% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 3 | 6% |
| Series A | 2 | 4% |
| Series B | 1 | 2% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 17 | 35% |
| United Kingdom | 6 | 13% |
| France | 3 | 6% |
| Canada | 2 | 4% |
| The Netherlands | 2 | 4% |

13 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Reece Pacheco | Mentor | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/reece-pacheco |
| Craig Dudenhoeffer | Accelerator Co-Founder | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/craig-dudenhoeffer |
| Daniela Fernandez | Founder and CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniela-fernandez |
| Edward Shao | Young Ocean Leader | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/edward-shao |
| Hanan Bloomer | Communications Fellow | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hanan-bloomer |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PierSight Space | PierSight is constructing a SAR satellite network to provide continuous monitoring for the maritime industry. |  | Seed | May 20, 2025 |  |
| Agriloops | Agriloops is reinventing aquaculture to produce eco-friendly products that are healthier and tastier. To carry out this mission, the Agriloops team gives all its power to a sustainable and innovative production mode, by designing the first aquaponic farm in salt water. | $13.9M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 13, 2024 |  |
| bound4blue | bound4blue developes foldable and autonomous wingsail system to be integrated onto a wide range of vessels.The system has been conceived as a complementary propulsion system, which produces effective thrust from existing winds, reducing the main engine power required and, therefore, delivering fuel consumption and pollutant emissions reductionsof up to 40% and it ensures a payback period under 5 years. | $17.4M | Series A | Sep 07, 2023 |  |
| Sinay | Sinay provides numerous solutions for maritime sector stakeholders, such as collecting and analysing maritime data. | $5.5M |  | Apr 25, 2023 |  |
| Sinay | Sinay provides numerous solutions for maritime sector stakeholders, such as collecting and analysing maritime data. | $5.5M | Series A | Apr 25, 2023 |  |
| Hohonu | Hohonu provides sensors and software that deliver water level data and insights. They compare real-time water levels against defined thresholds to inform actions like closing roads, moving cars, or alerting the community. They provide solutions for site selection, sensor deployments, sensor calibrations, maintenance, and data delivery. | $1.8M | Pre-Seed | Apr 04, 2023 |  |
| Finless Foods | Plant-based and cell-cultured seafood that changes how the world eats… and supports healthy oceans.OUR MISSION IS SIMPLE – we want to create a future where the ocean thrives. We work toward this every day by creating delicious, alternative seafood products that help you satisfy your cravings from the sea without bait or a hook. We are usingground-breaking (or rather ocean-breaking) plant and cell culture technology to revolutionize the way the world sources delicious food. Good for us. Good for the ocean. | $34M | Series B | Mar 07, 2022 |  |
| OCEANIUM | Oceanium develop innovative, all-natural products from sustainably-sourced seaweed. | $1M | Seed | Dec 15, 2021 |  |
| ARC Marine | ARC Marine is a sustainable fishing company that rehabilitates damaged marine habitats to create new reef structures. It primarily engages in enhancing marine ecosystems on an unprecedented scale. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Brixham, Devon. | $2.7M | Venture - Series Unknown | Nov 23, 2021 |  |
| Oshi | Alternative Protein - Stealth Mode | $2M | Pre-Seed | Apr 22, 2021 |  |

10 of 48 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Seabird Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/seabird-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Alante Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alante-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Alpana Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alpana-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [BAM Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bam-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Betatron Venture Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/betatron-venture-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Centre Street Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/centre-street-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Sustainable Ocean Alliance invest in?

Sustainable Ocean Alliance invests primarily in Sustainability, Software and CleanTech startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 48 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Sustainable Ocean Alliance's check size?

Sustainable Ocean Alliance typically joins rounds of $25k–$2.5M at Seed, $25k–$2.5M at Pre-Seed and $2.7M–$14M at Venture - Series Unknown. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Sustainable Ocean Alliance participates in.

### How do I contact Sustainable Ocean Alliance?

Public channels for Sustainable Ocean Alliance include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) 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 Sustainable Ocean Alliance?

The team at Sustainable Ocean Alliance includes Reece Pacheco (Mentor), Craig Dudenhoeffer (Accelerator Co-Founder) and Daniela Fernandez (Founder and CEO), among 7 team members tracked by Shizune. 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 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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