BENTON SCHROEDER

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Our ocean floor stores heavy amounts of CO2 to regulate our climate and keeps our ocean alive. Bottom trawling, a mindlessly inefficient fishing pratice which scrapes metal doors and iron weighted nets along the ocean floor  wipes out 10 times more life than the fish we eat, releases dangerous amounts of carbon into the Atmosphere and turns coral reefs and marine habitats into desert wastelands that can take thousands of years to recover. 

Benton‘s cycle will advocate for regenerative seaweed farming one of the most effective ways to combat the depletion of our oceans. Seaweed farms absorb carbon must faster than land forests, clean the ocean around it and build habitats for marine life. Benton‘s cycle will pave the way for more seaweed farms to recover our ocean while we can. His Voice for the ocean will empower other young people to make change for ecosystems which cannot speak for themselves.

WHO IS BENTON?

Benton is a powerful voice for our ocean floor. A competitive cycling in Spain and Portugal, Benton will champion over 300km along the Portuguese Coast this May to advocate for the protection and restoration of the seabed. Benton is a Hero Kid for One Ocean Planet and will turn every kilometre he rides into action for the ocean. His mission will raise awareness of the ocean‘s most vital ecosystem, the damage caused by bottom trawling and the regenerative powers of seaweed farming.

Benton’s cause will help restore and protect the ocean floor the essential but unseen foundation of all marine life. 

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HOW DOES SEAWEED RESTORE THE OCEAN?

 Seaweed absorbs carbon more efficiently than any of our forests on land, up to 30 times faster.

Seaweed a zero input crop and grows nearly 60 cm a day, making it one of the cleanest and fastest methods of restoring our ocean.

Seaweed produces oxygen for our planet, the ocean provides half the oxygen we breathe.

Seaweed cleans and filters the water by absorbing nitrogen and chemicals from pollution.

More Seaweed means more life because seaweed creates habitat and food for young marine life to develop.

CONTACT BENTON

MICHAEL ROSEN

Michael Rosen has experience at a partner and co-founder level in private equity and venture capital funds. He has evaluated, executed and managed investments across many sectors and stages, raised capital, managed teams and worked closely with portfolio companies. He was the COO of a listed investment vehicle, and most recently the CIO of Ocean Born Impact where he oversaw investment strategies focused on companies that positively impact planetary health, emphasizing areas such as the energy transition, clean transportation, sustainable production, and enabling technologies.

 

Earlier in his career, Michael served as a Partner at Pamplona Capital Management, where he was responsible for identifying and managing investment opportunities across various sectors. His career began as an Analyst in the Financial Sponsors Group at Merrill Lynch in London.

 

Michael continues to make and support impactful investments that combine environmental sustainability with technological innovation, leveraging his extensive experience in finance and investment management. His investments include impact-focused businesses such as Olio (food waste), Skin Analytics (Al for skin cancer detection), Bramble Energy (hydrogen fuel cells), and CHOOOSE (carbon-offsetting and mitigation).

 

Michael graduated from Oxford University in 2001 with a first class degree in PPE (Philosophy, Politics and Economics), and in 2024 he published his first novel, The Consciousness Company, about a start-up company.

 

Michael is currently a venture partner for the impact fund, Mustard Seed Maze, and is happy to talk about private equity, venture capital and impact investing.