The round-the-world sailor raising €25m for the ocean: 'We're currently onboarding LPs'

Klas Johansen, Redstone Nordics. Image supplied
27 mars 2026
12:35
He's raising €25m to invest in 20 startups across the blue economy. How's it going, and which niches are hottest?

Impact Loop sat down for a Friday coffee with round-the-world sailor Klas Johansen, who's heading up the €25m Redstone Blue fund, to find out more.

You co-founded Blukap ventures and recently joined the German VC fund Redstone Nordics, which focuses on the ocean. How did that come about?

Some of our investors were based in Finland and introduced me to Kaj Hagros, managing director at Redstone Nordics, in the spring of 2025.

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