PARTNER-LED

1000OS Deep Dive B - The underinvested engine of the blue economy

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM SGT Lab 15

Are we treating women founders as an “inclusion” agenda, or as one of the strongest drivers of economic prosperity in blue economy?

About this session

Female-led ventures capture roughly 2% of global venture capital despite generating higher revenue per dollar invested than male-led counterparts, a pattern that ocean and blue economy investing appears to mirror. Are we treating women founders as an “inclusion” agenda, or as one of the strongest drivers of economic prosperity in blue economy?