Fund profile / Singapore

Katapult & OCTAVE Asian Ocean Fund

Geography: Singapore
Stage: Seed
Fund size: $75M
Focus: Climate & Sustainability, Energy Tech and WaterTech
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

About Katapult & OCTAVE Asian Ocean Fund

Ocean Tech, Maritime Decarbonization, Renewable Ocean Energy, Biodiversity, Sustainable Aquaculture

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionSingapore

Funding StageSeed

Industry Focus

Climate & Sustainability

Energy Tech

WaterTech

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Ocean-tech founder scaling systems solutions across transportation, data, energy

maritime decarbonization

ocean data & intelligence

circular economy tech

blue energy

food/water security

transportation

ocean regeneration

subsea exploration

offshore renewables

Bullish Signals

IMO mandates creating forced demandexternal

80% global trade volume = massive marketexternal

Carbon pricing accelerating adoptionexternal

Climate50 Top 5 — 326 public voteslinkedin

Strong community brand in blue economylinkedin

90 portfolio companies, €300M+ catalyzedwebsite

123k t CO2e reduced; 660k t seaweed producedwebsite

Global offices: Oslo, Singapore, Cape Townwebsite

$2T shipping + $300B offshore renewables TAMwebsite

Seed-Series B, €150k-€4M tickets globallywebsite

Co-created Asia Ocean Fund with OCTAVE Capitalwebsite

Publishing 2025 Impact Report + portfolio deep diveslinkedin

38k t macro-plastics diverted from naturewebsite

Portfolio spans AUV, AI, offshore wind, desalinationwebsite

NORAD + OceanHub Africa pipeline in Cape Townwebsite

Subsea intelligence + real-time ocean data focuswebsite

Portfolio includes Flocean, bound4blue, Bedrock, Carbon Ridgewebsite

Real-time ocean intelligence critical for marine industrieswebsite

Structural demand for secure freshwater systemswebsite

$300B+ offshore renewable energy market opportunitywebsite

Contrarian Signals

Slow-moving buyers = long sales cyclesexternal

Niche sector limits deal flowexternal

Far behind top Climate50 vote leaderslinkedin

Top 2 funds pulling far ahead in brandlinkedin

Founder Do's

Deep maritime operations knowledge

Sell to large slow-moving buyers

Turn regulation into competitive advantage

Build emission reduction tech

Target IMO 2030/2050 compliance

Scale modular tech across geographies

Partner with coastal stakeholders

Solve food/water/energy security globally

Enable cradle-to-cradle supply chains

Focus on proven unit economics

Founder Don'ts

No maritime domain expertise

Can't navigate enterprise/industrial sales

Ignore regulatory tailwinds

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size$75M

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Website

People

Key People

Jonas Skattum Svegaarden, Alison Fort

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