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Origin by ocean

Origin by Ocean focuses on transforming harmful algae from the oceans into sustainable ingredients for everyday goods within various industries
2019
Nov-50
11-50
Espoo, Finland

www.originbyocean.com

Cosmetics IngredientsFoodIngredientsNutraceuticals (e.g. Supplements)
  • Cosmetics Ingredients
  • Food
  • Ingredients
  • Nutraceuticals (e.g. Supplements)
Innovation
Investment Funding
People
About
Products
Future Plan
M&A and Collabs
News

Innovation

Industry Problem

Invasive and excess algae damages marine ecosystems, while consumer industries still rely on fossil or environmentally harmful chemical ingredients.

R&D Focus

Algae biorefining, Sargassum processing, functional ingredients, cosmetics, food, packaging, and industrial chemistry.

Innovative Solution

A multi-product biorefinery processes harmful or cultivated algae into functional ingredients for several industries.

Investment Funding

Last Funding Stage

Seed

Total Funding Amount

$11.6M

Last Funding Amount

$8.18 M

Last Funding Date

4/26/2023

Startup Stage

Early Stage

Lead Investors

Respond Accelerator, Batofin, Lifeline Ventures, Plug and Play Tech Center, Security Trading

People

Founders

  • Mari Granström Ph.D
  • Heikki Heiskanen
  • Mikael Westerlund

CEO

  • Mari Granström

About

Origin by Ocean focuses on transforming harmful algae from the oceans into sustainable ingredients for everyday goods within various industries

Products

Product

OCEANBOOST and other algae-derived functional ingredients.

Star Product

OCEANBOOST – the first commercial product from the company’s algae biorefinery platform.

Demo Product or Complete Product?

First commercial product launch announced for 2025, alongside industrial scale-up.

Future Plan

Investment Funding

Raised €7.5 million in seed capital.

M&A and Collabs

Collab

Marimekko and Lumene – development of algae-derived materials and ingredients for consumer products.

Collab

Valio, Fazer, Hartwall, and Kiilto – application partnerships across food, beverage, and industrial products.

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