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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 Fundación Ocean Born and Carolina continues the philanthropic work through the One Ocean Planet Foundation.

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GRANTS

Alnitak 2023

Protecting Risso’s dolphins and Loggerhead sea turtles in the Mediterranean...

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SeaLegacy. Cristina Mittermeier

SeaLegacy

Charting the course for the “Impact Expedition” We are a...

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Pure Ocean

Pure Ocean

3D-mapping the Med seabed Scientists estimate that more than 80...

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Make Waves, Blue Carbon Documentary

Make Waves

Making the world’s first blue carbon documentary FINANCING WORLD’S FIRST...

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Nacho Dean, La España Azul

España Azul

Documenting Ocean Health along Iberian Coast – La España Azul...

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Risso´s Dolphin

Alnitak

Protecting the Mediterranean Risso’s dolphin We are funding Alnitak’s research...

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Oceana - Bottom Trawling Spain

Oceana

Banning bottom-trawling in Spanish MPAs Bottom trawling is a highly...

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Tursiops

Tursiops

Protecting sperm whale nursing area in Menorca with MPA status...

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Only One

Only One

Building the platform for global ocean conservation We are a...

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INVESTMENT

Loowatt

Preventing human waste from polluting waterways​

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Smyle

Sustainable dental hygiene products without plastic​

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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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