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Aage V. Jensen Nature Foundation (DK)
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Impact Investors & Funds |
Circular Economy / Ocean Funds |
🕷️ Scrape |
Danish! Nature conservation in Denmark. Coastal/marine habitats. |
Family Offices & Impact Investors |
1
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Arcadia Fund (Lisbet Rausing & Peter Baldwin)
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Impact Investors & Funds |
Circular Economy / Ocean Funds |
❌ Invitation only |
Marine biodiversity, MPAs, ocean conservation. UK-based. Major grants but by invitation. |
Family Offices & Impact Investors |
1
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Augustinus Foundation (DK)
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Impact Investors & Funds |
Circular Economy / Ocean Funds |
🕷️ Scrape |
Danish! Social, cultural, scientific purposes. Smaller environmental grants. |
Family Offices & Impact Investors |
1
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Bezos Earth Fund
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Impact Investors & Funds |
Circular Economy / Ocean Funds |
🕷️ Scrape |
$10B total. Ocean programme includes plastic pollution. Grants typically $5M–$100M+ to established orgs. High threshold but transformative. |
Family Offices & Impact Investors |
2
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Bloomberg Philanthropies – Oceans
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Impact Investors & Funds |
Circular Economy / Ocean Funds |
❌ Invitation only |
Vibrant Oceans Initiative. Marine protection, fisheries. Less directly plastic but ocean health broadly. |
Family Offices & Impact Investors |
1
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COWI Foundation (DK)
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Impact Investors & Funds |
Circular Economy / Ocean Funds |
🕷️ Scrape |
Danish! Engineering + sustainability. Technical development projects. |
Family Offices & Impact Investors |
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Carlsberg Foundation (DK)
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Impact Investors & Funds |
Circular Economy / Ocean Funds |
🕷️ Scrape |
Danish! Research + societal projects. Sustainability focus growing. |
Family Offices & Impact Investors |
1
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Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF)
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Impact Investors & Funds |
Circular Economy / Ocean Funds |
🕷️ Scrape |
Climate focus. $500M+/year. Occasionally funds circular economy in developing countries. Large grants. |
Family Offices & Impact Investors |
1
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Circulate Capital
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Impact Investors & Funds |
Circular Economy / Ocean Funds |
🕷️ Scrape |
Largest recycling portfolio in S/SE Asia. 23 companies. India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand. $106M Ocean Fund + $70M Disrupt fund. Backed by PepsiCo, Dow, Danone, Unilever, Coca-Cola. Apply via website. |
Family Offices & Impact Investors |
2
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Closed Loop Catalytic Capital
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Impact Investors & Funds |
Circular Economy / Ocean Funds |
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Grant capital arm of Closed Loop Partners. De-risks circular economy investments. Covers feasibility studies, pilots, working capital. |
Family Offices & Impact Investors |
1
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David & Lucile Packard Foundation – Ocean
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Impact Investors & Funds |
Circular Economy / Ocean Funds |
🕷️ Scrape |
$50M+/year for ocean. Fisheries, marine habitats. Some plastic/pollution work. Major US ocean funder. |
Family Offices & Impact Investors |
1
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Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation
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Impact Investors & Funds |
Circular Economy / Ocean Funds |
🕷️ Scrape |
Marine conservation. $300M+ annual grantmaking. Fisheries, marine habitats. Indirect but large scale. |
Family Offices & Impact Investors |
2
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Incubation Network
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Impact Investors & Funds |
Circular Economy / Ocean Funds |
🕷️ Scrape |
Accelerator by SecondMuse + Circulate Capital. Plastic waste startups in SE Asia. Cohort programmes with $10K–$50K seed + mentoring. Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines. |
Family Offices & Impact Investors |
1
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KR Foundation (DK)
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Impact Investors & Funds |
Circular Economy / Ocean Funds |
🕷️ Scrape |
Danish! Climate + sustainability. Circular economy explicitly in scope. Founded by VILLUM Foundation. Grants €50K–€500K. |
Family Offices & Impact Investors |
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Lundbeck Foundation (DK)
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Impact Investors & Funds |
Circular Economy / Ocean Funds |
🕷️ Scrape |
Danish! Primarily health but broadening. Societal impact programmes. |
Family Offices & Impact Investors |
1
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Novo Nordisk Foundation (DK)
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Impact Investors & Funds |
Circular Economy / Ocean Funds |
🕷️ Scrape |
Danish! DKK 7B+/year grants. Green transition, sustainability calls. Interdisciplinary challenge programmes. |
Family Offices & Impact Investors |
3
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Oak Foundation – Environment
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Impact Investors & Funds |
Circular Economy / Ocean Funds |
🕷️ Scrape |
Marine pollution, environmental governance. ~$60M/year for environment. One of the largest marine funders. |
Family Offices & Impact Investors |
2
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Ocean 14 Capital
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Impact Investors & Funds |
Circular Economy / Ocean Funds |
🕷️ Scrape |
Blue economy impact fund. €130M AuM. Invests in sustainable aquaculture, ocean pollution solutions, blue biotech. Circular economy in marine context. |
Family Offices & Impact Investors |
2
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Oceans 5
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Impact Investors & Funds |
Circular Economy / Ocean Funds |
❌ Invitation only |
Funder collaborative. Grants for ocean campaigns. Plastic/pollution work funded. Network of ocean philanthropists. |
Family Offices & Impact Investors |
1
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Paul G. Allen Family Foundation
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Impact Investors & Funds |
Circular Economy / Ocean Funds |
❌ Invitation only |
Ocean health, marine science. Allen Coral Atlas. Technology-focused. |
Family Offices & Impact Investors |
1
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Plug and Play – AEPW Innovation Platform
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Impact Investors & Funds |
Circular Economy / Ocean Funds |
🕷️ Scrape |
Startup incubator co-created with AEPW. 12-week programmes in Singapore, Paris, Silicon Valley. Expanding to Africa, Asia. 1000+ applicants per cohort. |
Family Offices & Impact Investors |
1
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Rambøll Foundation (DK)
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Impact Investors & Funds |
Circular Economy / Ocean Funds |
🕷️ Scrape |
Danish! Engineering consultancy foundation. Sustainable development projects. |
Family Offices & Impact Investors |
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Realdania (DK)
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Impact Investors & Funds |
Circular Economy / Ocean Funds |
🕷️ Scrape |
Danish! Built environment + sustainability. €100M+/year. Urban circular economy, waterfront projects. |
Family Offices & Impact Investors |
1
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Steno Diabetes Center Foundation (DK)
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Impact Investors & Funds |
Circular Economy / Ocean Funds |
🕷️ Scrape |
Part of Novo Nordisk ecosystem. Occasionally environmental health. |
Family Offices & Impact Investors |
1
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Stordalen Foundation (NO)
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Impact Investors & Funds |
Circular Economy / Ocean Funds |
🕷️ Scrape |
Norwegian. EAT Foundation co-founder. Sustainability, planetary health. Occasional environment grants. |
Family Offices & Impact Investors |
1
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Velux Foundations (DK)
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Impact Investors & Funds |
Circular Economy / Ocean Funds |
🕷️ Scrape |
Danish! Villum + Velux Fonden. Environment, sustainability, nature. Major Danish funder. Annual calls. |
Family Offices & Impact Investors |
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Waitt Foundation
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Impact Investors & Funds |
Circular Economy / Ocean Funds |
❌ Invitation only |
Marine Protected Areas. Blue Halo initiative. Smaller, ocean-focused. |
Family Offices & Impact Investors |
1
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Wallenberg Foundations (SE)
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Impact Investors & Funds |
Circular Economy / Ocean Funds |
🕷️ Scrape |
Swedish. Sweden's largest private funder. Research + innovation. Environment occasionally. |
Family Offices & Impact Investors |
1
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