Ocean Community

Ocean Community - is a global nonprofit driving transformative ocean solutions aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Since 2020, we have built a thriving platform with followers and 490 individual members from 38 countries. Through our learning and innovation programs, and a powerful global network in the Sustainable Blue Economy, we empower individuals, founders, and startups to grow and make an impact. Our annual innovation challenge has enabled 58 teams, with this year's edition attracting 48 solutions from 27 countries — all achieved through our own bootstrapped efforts. We operate as a non-profit environmental association (associação ambiental), and any funds or profits are reinvested into our learning platform, the annual Ocean Community Challenge, our pre-accelerator program, and the broader community. Our Vision A collaborative and united community transforming ideas into solutions that protect the ocean and contribute to thriving coastal communities and a prosperous blue economy. Our Mission We provide an open platform for Ocean caring people to connect, learn, and take action. We also enable early innovators and entrepreneurs to develop and launch ocean friendly solutions and start-ups. Empowering Ocean Innovation - OC Learn equips you with ocean and entrepreneurship skills needed to drive innovation- OC Innovate turns ideas into scalable, sustainable solutions via our global challenge and pre-accelerator,leveraging our global partner network with leading business accelerators and industry domain experts- OC Connect builds a vibrant community of changemakers driving the blue economy forward. Our Purpose We connect, educate, and empower a global community of changemakers to drive positive impact for a healthy, sustainable ocean. When the ocean breathes, we breathe. No green without blue. No life without green. One world, One Ocean, One community.