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Veli is a fintech company specializing in digital asset investment platforms for financial advisors. Its platform offers cryptocurrencies, crypto strategies, tokenized assets, expert support, educational resources, and robust security features, enabling advisors to manage their clients' crypto portfolios efficiently.

Gigablue is dedicated to combating global warming through innovative technology. It focuses on enhancing the efficiency and feasibility of ocean fertilization as a means of carbon dioxide removal, directly addressing climate change for a more sustainable future.

NewFish is a biotechnology company that uses microalgae technology to reimagine nutrition.NewFish combines advanced nutrition, groundbreaking science, and biotechnology to provide protein and ingredient solutions for sports and active lifestyles to ingredient customers and partners. NewFish empowers everyone to eat towards abundance by better protecting precious marine resources and utilizing technology to create more abundant foods and nutrition that will feed children.

Adamo Foods is a UK-based company developing plant-based whole-cut meats using proprietary fermentation technology combined with mycelium.

Coral Vita operates a reef restoration business that grows corals in land-based farms to restore threatened reefs. Based in San Diego, California, it cultivates diverse, resilient corals and transplants them into degraded reefs, using science-driven methods and high-tech farming to accelerate growth and bolster resilience against warming and acidification. The company delivers tailored reef restoration plans for local conditions to support reef stakeholders and protect vulnerable marine ecosystems from climate change.

Syrenna specializes in underwater intelligence, utilizing WaterDrones for data collection on water quality, marine life, and environmental conditions. They process this data using advanced techniques and visualize it for clients to make informed decisions and enhance scientific exploration.

Vycarb is a Brooklyn-based company that facilitates decentralized carbon removal by autonomously detecting CO2 in water using proprietary sensors and algorithms. Its real-time measurement systems enable clients, ranging from shellfish farms to regulatory agencies, to accurately track and verify carbon removal.

Planboo develops nature-based carbon removal technology to produce biochar-based carbon sinks from bamboo and other plant waste. The platform supports tropical project developers in converting agricultural waste into biochar and provides digital measurement, reporting, and verification tools to ensure traceable carbon credits, while channeling carbon finance to underserved regions and supporting local communities and soil health, enabling climate-conscious businesses to access verifiable carbon removal.

Gridio is a developer of a virtual plant platform that transforms electric vehicles into smart energy assets. The company's technology connects with various vehicle, solar, and battery manufacturers, requiring no additional hardware. By tracking real-time energy market conditions, Gridio's platform enables efficient energy consumption, allowing electric vehicles to charge when energy is clean and affordable. This approach helps households optimize their electric bills while minimizing disruption to their daily routines. Additionally, Gridio offers smart charging solutions as a service to B2B customers through its API platform and white-label offerings, making it a leading provider of smart charging applications in the European market.

Hullbot is a company that specializes in the development of robotic in-water cleaning systems for boats. Their technology is designed to inspect, map, and clean boat hulls autonomously, eliminating the need for human operators. Hullbot focuses on creating and deploying autonomous drones that provide effective solutions to prevent the growth of marine organisms, enhance the performance of vessels, and prolong the intervals between necessary haul-outs. The embedded intelligence within their robots allows for real-time interaction with the environment, ensuring efficient and effective cleaning operations.

W•SENSE provides integrated cableless solutions. They design and develop secure communication and monitoring systems. They offer cableless networking interoperability among various vendors of underwater sensors and autonomous vehicles that ensure real-time monitoring and extensive surveillance of underwater environments, waterways, and marine seabeds.

Triton Anchor specializes in subsea technology focused on enhancing anchoring systems for offshore applications. The company provides innovative anchoring station-keeping solutions, accommodating various configurations, including catenary and tension leg systems, suitable for all soil types. Triton Anchor's technology features a lightweight, modular design that can be installed quietly, making it ideal for offshore wind turbines. This approach allows clients to optimize their anchor services while maintaining cost efficiency.

Founded in 2021, Over Easy Solar specializes in developing innovative solar modules. Their patent-pending design is optimized for green roofs and sustainable buildings, offering multiple benefits to owners throughout the installation's lifetime.

Mocean Energy develops technologies to harness wave power and accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon future. Based in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, the company designs an energy converter with a power take-off mechanism that converts wave kinetic energy into electricity, enabling reliable, affordable renewable power for subsea applications such as control systems, remotely operated vehicles, and autonomous underwater vehicles.

Metalchemy is a nanotechnology company focused on green nanomaterials, bio-nanotechnology, and bioplastics. It develops products derived from green nanomaterials and converts waste into nanomaterials, enabling industries to access eco-friendly nanotechnology to reduce food waste and address the climate crisis, with the goal of a healthier and more sustainable future.

The FbStart Accelerator is a 6-month research and mentorship driven program for innovative and visionary teams daring to create solutions with advanced technologies. The accelerator provides these teams with the support they need to build and optimize value driven products and match them with resources from Facebook and CcHUB.