GREET CE: FOSTERING BLUE ECONOMY INVESTMENTS

Jan 15, 2025

Current blue economy (marine) impact investment opportunity – Oceano Fresco (Portugal)

Technology and business innovations and supportive European legislation has made it possible for Croatian, Hungarian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovakian and Slovenian citizens to invest in ventures that combine positive environmental and social impact with profits.

The GREET CE project aims to foster bioeconomy solutions and promote crowdfunding. Therefore, it assists innovative European SMEs and citizens seeking crowdfunding deals. It also ambitions building closer ties between Portugal and Central European countries.

Oceano Fresco, a Portuguese venture offers an investment opportunity currently available to all European Union citizens. It is in collaboration with GoParity, a leading, award-winning European impact investment digital platform. They have been successfully cooperating for five years.

Citizens are offered the opportunity to participate in the provision of a 4-year EUR 450,000 loan to Oceano Fresco. The annual interest rate is 7.1%. Online investment can be made. The minimum investment amount is EUR 5.

Oceano Fresco has so far raised EUR 3,710,000 directly from citizens in 18 successful crowdfinancing rounds. Over the last few years, the Company’s unique value proposition has led to it being awarded approximately EUR 7.5 million in seed-stage equity investments and EUR 4.2 million in competitive grants. In July 2024, the Company announced an EUR 17 million Series B funding  round. Oceano Fresco has a history of crowdlending with Goparity and its investors who have accompanied the company’s development through the various phases and years, enabling the pioneering mission of creating a sustainable, large-scale shellfish farming company.

Oceano Fresco, established in 2015 is a pioneering company in the sustainable, large-scale farming of bivalves. It aims to become a game-changer in the EUR 20 billion shellfish market. This deal will assist the Company to continue on its path to become a leader in regenerative bivalve aquaculture.

Beyond Portugal, Slovakia and Slovenia have introduced EUR instead of their former national currency. The 10-year government bond yield of PortugalSlovakia and Slovenia was 3,05%, 3.4% and 3.2% on January 10, 2025, respectively.

This is not an investment offer. Anybody should make their own due diligence before making any investments.

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