Founded in 2009 by Pål Bakken, SeaForester develops and deploys seaforestation techniques to bring back disappearing seaweed forests along temperate coastlines. Operating from Portugal and Norway, the company builds kelp-nursery systems, replants native kelp, and monitors recovery using satellite imagery, ROVs, and eDNA analysis. Restored kelp forests improve biodiversity, support fisheries, buffer wave energy to curb coastal erosion, and sequester carbon. SeaForester collaborates with research institutions, governments, and commercial partners across Europe and Australia, and counts Nestlé Purina PetCare Europe, Deloitte Portugal, Thai Union Group PCL, Torq Surfboards, 50 Degrees North, FlyOzone, and Estée Lauder among its corporate partners. The company reports widespread global loss of seaweed forests due to pollution, over-grazing, coastal development, and warming oceans, and positions its solution as critical for ecosystem stability and climate regulation. A recent €1.6 million capital infusion strengthens its balance sheet and will fund technique refinement, field work, and expansion of industrial partnerships.

Total raised

$2M

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Oct 2025