PITCHFEST 2022 WINNERS ANNOUNCED LIVE AT INNOVOCEAN
Sydney, 25 November 2022
The Winners, Runners Up and Spotlight Award recipients of The Ocean Impact Pitchfest 2022 presented by HP Australia were revealed on Thursday 24 November at OIO’s inaugural INNOVOCEAN event at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney. See below for a full list of the Award recipients.
For the first time ever, the Winners were announced LIVE in front of 200+ invite-only guests at OIO’s inaugural INNOVOCEAN ocean impact showcase proudly funded by the NSW Government Department of Planning and Environment. The Hon. James Griffin MP, Minister for the Environment and Heritage attended the event to congratulate OIO on their work and present the inaugural NSW Ocean Innovation Award.
In addition to the live Pitchfest award ceremony, INNOVOCEAN showcased a diverse range of startups who have participated and been recognised in OIO’s programs since 2020.
A central feature of the INNOVOCEAN event was the live pitches from the six participants in the inaugural Ocean Impact Accelerator Program 2022 (OIAP). Having participated in the OIAP virtually over the past 7-months, the cohort from across the world gathered for the first time at INNOVOCEAN and each delivered exceptional 3-minute pitches to the gathered guests. Congratulations to: Mayani, Nuvoe, RiverRecycle, Saathi, Skyology and Uuvipak for nailing their pitches and completing the program.
The WINNERS OF THE OCEAN IMPACT PITCHFEST 2022 PRESENTED BY HP AUSTRALIA are:
PITCHFEST WINNER ($50,000 cash prize)
Nohbo: water-soluble and fully dissolvable packaging solutions for consumer products, addressing the 120 billion units used annually in the personal care and beauty industry.
PITCHFEST FIRST RUNNER UP ($10,000 cash prize)
Hullbot building robots for healthy oceans. The H1S can be deployed to clean boat hulls eliminating harmful antifouling coatings and preventing invasive species transport.
PITCHFEST SECOND RUNNER UP
SLURRYTUB A patented tub for filtering and disposing of cement slurry from building sites, preventing heavy metals and solids from entering waterways and the ocean.
PLASTIC POLLUTION SPOTLIGHT AWARD presented by Zip Water ($10,000 cash prize)
Better Packaging Co. POLLAST!C is packed with impact. This range, currently the lowest carbon packaging commercially available, is made from 100% recycled ocean-bound plastic pollution which is rescued from (and by) coastal communities.
MONITORING SPOTLIGHT AWARD presented by Dicker Data ($10,000 cash prize)
FishLAT: a spatial planning tool developed by Blue Latitudes to predict how new and decommissioned offshore energy infrastructure can enhance marine biodiversity and sustainable fisheries.
SUSTAINABLE HARVESTING SPOTLIGHT AWARD presented by Austral Fisheries ($10,000 cash prize)
OnDeck Fisheries AI: revolutionising fisheries management with AI software to reduce costs and increase monitoring. Assisting compliance requirements and reducing overfishing.
CLIMATE SPOTLIGHT AWARD presented by OIO’s Philanthropy Community ($10,000 cash prize)
Hullbot building robots for healthy oceans. The H1S can be deployed to clean boat hulls eliminating harmful antifouling coatings and preventing invasive species transport.
NSW OCEAN INNOVATION AWARD - WINNER ($10,000 cash prize plus $30k in-kind support)
Hullbot: building robots for healthy oceans. The H1S can be deployed to clean boat hulls eliminating harmful antifouling coatings and preventing invasive species transport.
NSW OCEAN INNOVATION AWARD - FIRST RUNNER UP
SLURRYTUB: a patented tub for filtering and disposing of cement slurry from building sites, preventing heavy metals and solids from entering waterways and the ocean.
NSW OCEAN INNOVATION AWARD - SECOND RUNNER UP
CARAPAC sustainable, durable, home compostable plastic packaging alternatives made using food waste from crustacean shells, an abundant and nutrient rich waste source.
The Winners of Pitchfest 2022 join highly celebrated applicants including Sea Forest (Winner, 2021); Planet Protector Packaging (Winner 2020); Wave Swell Energy (Runner Up, 2020), ARC Marine (Runner Up, 2020), Great Wrap (Runner Up 2021) and Saathi (Runner Up, 2021).