Ananda Impact Ventures has led a €900k Pre-Seed Round in Ocean Ledger, with support from Silverstrand Capital. Ocean Ledger is a specialised geospatial analytics company that leverages satellite imagery, machine learning, and field data to forecast coastal risks and support climate resilience, insurance markets, and nature-based solutions. This investment supports their mission to deliver actionable insights for environmental impact assessments (EIAs) and risk modeling in coastal infrastructure.
The funding will enable Ocean Ledger to grow its scientific and business teams, develop a scalable cloud-native platform, and enhance self-service tools for its growing customer base across the insurance sector, coastal infrastructure, and environmental service providers.
Why Coastal Ecosystems Need Urgent Protection
Coastal ecosystems, such as mangroves, seagrasses, and coral reefs, play a vital role in buffering erosion and floods, capturing carbon, and supporting biodiversity. Yet, these ecosystems are increasingly threatened by climate change, urbanization, and unsustainable practices.
With 10% of the global population living in low-lying coastal areas and $1 trillion in property within 700 feet of the US coastline, the need for localized, accurate risk assessments has never been more urgent. Climate-induced infrastructure losses are projected to reach $4 trillion over the next 15 years, and in 2024 alone, 78% of insured catastrophe losses ($18.2 billion) were due to flooding. Despite these risks, conventional risk assessment tools lack the precision to evaluate coastal erosion, ecosystem resilience, and climate adaptation strategies effectively.
Ocean Ledger addresses this gap by providing high-resolution, actionable data. By integrating satellite imagery, historical datasets, and field data, the company provides granular, real-time insights that drive:
• Ecosystem restoration
• Climate risk adaptation
• Natural capital accounting
Their current offerings already support critical activities like environmental impact assessments (EIAs), habitat restoration, and coastal infrastructure planning. For example, their technology has mapped mangrove extent and biomass across 670 square kilometers at a 3-meter resolution — a level of precision that was previously inaccessible for such precise scales.
Tackling Climate Challenges with Data-Driven Solutions
The scale of the problem is vast. The UN estimates a $150 billion annual funding gap to achieve SDG 14 (Life Below Water). Meanwhile, the economic consequences of failing to act are mounting: insured natural catastrophe losses reached $60 billion in the first half of 2024, with annual projections exceeding $125 billion.
To bridge this gap, Ocean Ledger is transforming natural ecosystems into measurable financial assets, helping insurers and financial markets build more accurate risk models. In the future, this could unlock blue finance instruments such as sustainability-linked bonds and conservation credits.
With 13 in-house data products spanning natural capital accounting, coastal erosion, and shoreline movement, Ocean Ledger provides decision-makers with precise analytics that outperform traditional global datasets in accuracy, scale, and usability. Their technology enables underwriters, , project managers, and coastal engineers to assess physical assets against a contextualized baseline for improved risk assessment and continuous monitoring.
Setting New Standards for Coastal Monitoring
Ocean Ledger’s technology combines satellite and field data to produce decision-ready insights. Their proprietary algorithms achieve 30% higher accuracy and twice the depth range compared to global datasets. By tracking shoreline movement, underwater topography, and natural defenses, the company offers unmatched forecasting and monitoring of climate-driven coastal threats.
The company collaborates with Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL) and is actively exploring partnerships with marine drone and sensor providers. Additionally, it is working with insurers to develop new financial products, including long-term catastrophe bonds, further demonstrating its role in bridging environmental science and climate finance.
Combining Scientific Rigor and Business Savvy
Ocean Ledger’s founding team brings a unique combination of scientific expertise and business acumen.
• Paige Roepers — a marine biologist turned investment banker, leads with a clear vision for scaling their impact and building partnerships.
• Dimos Traganos — one of the leading scientists in remote sensing, has dedicated eight years to developing the technology behind Ocean Ledger, resulting in 19 peer-reviewed publications.
• Dr. Jeremiah Nieves — a data scientist specializing in spatial modeling and disaster risk assessment, bringing additional expertise in climate risk analytics.
Together, the team balance technical innovation with rapid execution, earning the trust of early customers and positioning themselves strongly in coastal risk finance.
Expanding Ananda’s NatureTech Portfolio into the Oceans
At Ananda, we tackle systemic challenges at the intersection of climate resilience and sustainability. Ocean Ledger complements our investments in NatureTech, such as NatureMetrics (biodiversity monitoring) and Klim (regenerative agriculture), and OroraTech (wildfire monitoring). With Ocean Ledger, we expand our commitment to pioneering technologies that protect and restore critical ecosystems — this time reaching into the ocean.
As Zoe Peden, Partner at Ananda Impact Ventures, puts it: “The urgency to protect and restore coastal ecosystems has never been greater. Ocean Ledger is bridging the gap between science and action by delivering the data needed to drive real impact. We’re excited to support their mission to protect the world’s coasts and unlock the full potential of the blue economy”
Turning the Tide for Coastal Ecosystems and Investors
Ocean Ledger is paving the way for a future where accurate coastal data and actionable insights on risk indicators and restoration potential turn the tide (pun intended) on ecosystem degradation. These efforts catalyze sustainable investments and protect global marine ecosystems at scale.