Matching projects & investors for a sustainable
Blue Economy

BlueDeals & Grants is platform to help

scale impactful blue economy projects.

All sectors are covered, in all regions,

with a dual lens of financial & impact returns.

Investors may access datarooms by registering below

Background:

BlueDeals & Grants was launched in 2023 with the support of Asian Development Bank, UNDP and UNEP at the conclusion of our leadership of the Blue Economy Knowledge Product.

See report here.

APPROVED PROJECTS - April 2026

Projects Meet 4 Criteria:

Types: Equity (Seed-Series A-B), Grants, Impact Loans
Sectors: Blue Foods, Shipping/Ports, Pollution Control, Conservation
Raising > USD 2 million for sustainable growth
Positive Impacts: Meeting top environmental & social standards

The Need for BlueDeals

by Blue Economy Enterprises

Lack Access to Debt, Equity & Grants
Need assistance with documentation
Need sustainable finance partners
Revenue-generating - not start-ups

by Global Financiers

Seek financial & impact returns
Pipeline of curated direct deals
Diversity by region, assets class, sector
Aggregated deals to achieve scale

The Solution for SMEs:

4 Steps to Funding

1

Eligibility Review

Meet all 4 criteria?

2

Needs Analysis

Realistic financial strategy?

3

Improve Documents

Meet professional standards?

4

Present to Financiers

Agree on targets - go forward together!

3 Types of Funding

As disclosed in Terms & Conditions

Debt

Traditional &

Green Loans

Grants

Traditional &

Repayable Grants

Equity

Growth Stage:

Series A-B

Free Investment Readiness Toolkit

All Projects have free access to action steps and resources to help SMEs raise affordable capital in today’s marketplace.

For Financiers

We deliver:

Deal Curation

Impact Metrics

Deal Aggregation

In 3 Themes:

Measuring & Rewarding Impact

BlueDeals assists projects that offer both financial and impact returns

Blue Economy Metrics

A complete Guide to Blue Economy Metrics, from our Financing the Blue Economy (ADB, 2022) may be seen here.

For example, industry looks to key standard bearers and influential organisations, including:

To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key.

Impact Themes Mapped to SDGs

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are an accepted part of the lexicon. Phenix Capital has mapped the SDGs to Impact Themes favored by investors:

Phenix Capital Group c2024

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