🌐 Meetup : Investing in the Bay Area Blue Economy (with Alameda Chamber of Commerce)
⛴ Blended (Blue) Finance for Public Benefit 🌊
Join us for this 🌐 Hub for Blue Green Innovation Special Edition Partnership with the Alameda Chamber of Commerce
This gathering brings together finance professionals, innovators, investors, and mission-driven organizations shaping the future of the Bay Area’s Blue Economy. We’ll explore how capital — from public, private, and philanthropic sources — can fuel ocean innovation and deliver measurable environmental and social impact.
Whether you’re building, funding, or supporting climate and ocean solutions, this session is for you.
NOTE: The price of your ticket includes one free beer! Admission will begin for attendees at 5:30.
💸 About the Discussion
Capital to build a business can come from a mix of public and philanthropic funding, or from private-sector investment.
Blue economy ventures are often uniquely positioned to blend these sources of capital to accelerate innovation and public benefit.
As the Ceres Investor Network notes:
“Key drivers of nature loss have the potential to cost eight key sectors up to $430 billion per year, globally.”
Join our panel to learn how investors and founders across the spectrum are driving growth in ocean-positive business — and why impact and profitability don’t have to be at odds.
🎙️ Panelists
Alicia Hernández Arriaga – Investment & Impact Associate, Seabird Ventures, Sustainable Ocean Alliance.
Seabird Ventures invests in ocean health startups focused on climate, pollution, blue foods, and ocean data.
Mariane Bekker – Managing Partner, Founders Bay
Investor and tech executive leading frontier tech ventures through multiple acquisitions and an IPO; community of 80K+ founders and VCs.
Maggie Fried – Vice President, Corporate Development, S2G Investments
S2G Ventures is a multi-stage investment firm that makes money by investing in and growing businesses in the food, agriculture, oceans, and energy sectors.
Elias Van Sickle – Founder & COO, Switch Maritime
Switch Maritime builds and leases zero-emission vessels to operators adopting battery and hydrogen fuel cell technology.\
Carlos Vadillo – Managing Partner, Mir Meridian
Formerly with Silicon Valley Bank Capital and The Wharton Fund.
Moderated by Clark Suprynowicz, Executive Director, Hub for Blue Green Innovation.
🧭 Hosted by
Hub for Blue Green Innovation – The Hub connects talent, technology, and capital to shape the next generation of BlueTech and Green Maritime solutions.
Ocean Hoptimism – a monthly speaker series at Faction Brewing, Alameda, Ca.
our hosts for this evening at Almanac Brewing, 651-B W Tower Ave, West Tower Avenue, Alameda