THE OCEAN IMPACT PITCHFEST 2020 IS NOW LIVE!
We are one week into the six-week application window for The Ocean Impact Pitchfest 2020 and all we can say is “Wow!” We have been thrilled to receive strong applications from around the world addressing a diverse range of ocean challenges and opportunities.
If you are passionate about the work of Ocean Impact Organisation we encourage you to share a post or information about Pitchfest with your community so more people know of the opportunity. A simple action you can take right now is to share one of our posts on Facebook, Instagram or LinkedIn.
And of course, if you know of any businesses or entrepreneurs who should be aware of Pitchfest 2020, please send them the link to the website and encourage them to apply.
PITCHFEST IN THE NEWS
Thanks to the work of Pitchfest Partner and OIO PR agency Compass Studiowe have secured some strong media coverage for Pitchfest 2020 with more on the way. Check out this interview on Startup Daily with OIO Co-founder Nick Chiarelli explaining Pitchfest 2020 and the broader opportunity for Australia to establish itself as an ocean impact innovation powerhouse.
WE'RE DOUBLING DOWN ON THE
OCEAN IMPACT PODCAST
Are you enjoying The Ocean Impact Podcast? We are now up to episode 23 and have many more brilliant guests and conversations to share. To help us reach new audiences throughout the Pitchfest application window we’ve doubled down and are recording LIVE podcasts on the @oceanimpactorgInstagram channel with a diverse range of guests.
Last week we had a conversation with Ben Kneppers, co-founder of Bureo, an ocean impact business that uses waste fishing nets to create high value recycled products like: skateboards, fishing nets, designer chairs and, recently, Patagonia hat brims. To learn more about the podcast and listen to the episode with Ben click here.
INTRODUCING PITCHFEST PARTNER WWF AUSTRALIA AND OUR PODCAST GUEST ON EPISODE 22: RICHARD LECK
Our guest on episode 22 of The Ocean Impact Podcast is Richard Leck, the Head of Oceans and the National Manager for Marine Conservation and Sustainable Development at WWF Australia.
We are pleased to announce that WWF is a Pitchfest 2020 Partner and that Richard Leck is a member of the esteemed judging panel who will help select the Runners Up and Winner.
We’ve written a great blog about WWF and all the great work Richard and his team are doing at WWF Australia. We discuss the new report Plastic Revolution to Reality commissioned by WWF and prepared by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) that examines the six most problematic types of single use plastic in Australia and sets out recommendations for state, territory and federal governments to act on the issue.
Read the blog here and listen to the podcast episode with Richard here.
THE SEAFOOD FOR GOOD CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN IS NOW LIVE!
We are pleased to share the news that the two finalists of the Seafood For Good Accelerator have now launched their crowdfunding campaigns. This fantastic collaboration between Austral Fisheries, StartSomeGood, Blue-X and Ocean Impact Organisation sought to find brilliant startups and projects to fill the ‘trawler to table’ gap for Australian sustainable seafood.
The two finalists are:
Farmer Meets Foodie who will give you the ability to track your box of seafood as it leaves the trawler and arrives at your door. Their crowdfunding campaign will test this concept in Northern Queensland, so if you live in that part of the world why not pre-purchase a box of incredible local seafood for Summer?
Seaweedery who have a mission to rescue flavours and nutrition lost, wasted or underutilized in the seafood supply chain — starting with a delicious prawn oil made entirely out of the waste products from Austral Fisheries’ prawn catch. Pre-order a bottle of delicious prawn oil and support their campaign here.
