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Carolina Manhusen Schwab is deeply dedicated to advancing solutions within and championing those working at the intersection between ocean and climate. In 2021, she and Martin Schwab founded the Ocean Born Foundation (active from 2021 to 2025) to channel grants and investment towards impactful initiatives.
Today, they continue their impact investing through the Fundacion Ocean Born and Carolina continues the philanthropic work through the One Ocean Planet Foundation.
Below are initiatives that have successfully received funding.

Coral Reef Bioacoustic Research in Raja Ampat

January 5, 2025
  • Grant

Asociación Medioambiental Pelagic Life Canarias Europa

December 12, 2024
  • Grant

Let’s Be Nice to the Ocean

May 31, 2024
  • Grant

Ocean Culture Life, Storyteller Grant

May 23, 2024
  • Grant

Women in Ocean Science

May 31, 2024
  • Grant

Outdoor Portofino

May 31, 2024
  • Grant

Alnitak 2023

April 12, 2024
  • Grant
Clean Arctic Alliance

Clean Arctic Alliance

April 5, 2024
  • Grant
Captain Paul Watson

Captain Paul Watson Foundation

April 3, 2023
  • Grant
Stockholm Resilience Center

Stockholm Resilience Center

April 3, 2023
  • Grant
SeaLegacy. Cristina Mittermeier

SeaLegacy

February 8, 2023
  • Grant
Pure Ocean

Pure Ocean

February 14, 2023
  • Grant
Make Waves, Blue Carbon Documentary

Make Waves

February 14, 2023
  • Grant
Nacho Dean, La España Azul

España Azul

February 14, 2023
  • Grant
Ocean Culture Life Storytelling Grant

Ocean Culture Life, Storyteller Grant

February 14, 2023
  • Grant
Kelp Forest Foundation

Kelp Forest Foundation

February 14, 2023
  • Grant
Clean Artic Alliance

Clean Arctic Alliance

February 14, 2023
  • Grant
Raising awareness about packaging as underwater litter

Oceana

February 8, 2023
  • Grant
Risso´s Dolphin

Alnitak

February 8, 2023
  • Grant
The Trash Traveler

The Trash Traveler

February 8, 2023
  • Grant
Oceana - Bottom Trawling Spain

Oceana

February 8, 2023
  • Grant
Ocean Culture Life

Ocean Culture Life

February 8, 2023
  • Grant
Tursiops

Tursiops

February 8, 2023
  • Grant
Only One

Only One

February 8, 2023
  • Grant
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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.

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