Where Blue Economy venture capital has gone
VC funding by segment and sub-segment, 2016 to 2025 (cumulative)
Bluetech & Ocean Observation
$9.6B
Drones & underwater robots
$7.7B
Space tech…
$616M
Other
$919M
Shipping and Ports
$7.5B
Supply chain management
$5.5B
Freight forwarding
$3.5B
Aquaculture
$3.7B · 11%
Blue Biotechno…
$3.1B
Seaweed & algae for fo…
$1.7B
Seaweed & algae…
$933M
Seaweed for cow…
$748M
Shipbuildi…
$2.7B
Electrification
$973M
Hydrogen
$716M
Green am…
$336M
Auxiliar…
$237M
Water…
$2.0B
Wastewater tre…
$1.5B
Other
$273M
Blue Renewable Ene…
$1.5B
Offshore wind
$811M
Oc…
$843M
Biodivers…
$672M
Carbon r…
$374M
Fi…
$522M
Other
$400M
Coastal & M…
$342M · 1%
Source: Dealroom.co · Updated 19 Aug 2026
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