KelpMagic (First Place - $15,000)
KelpMagic is a bioscience startup that provides partners in the $6.7 billion global seaweed economy with high-performance, climate-change resilient kelp varieties. KelpMagic’s bespoke kelps drive growth in the seaweed industry, with varieties built to thrive in warmer and more acidic oceans and optimized for innovative applications in agriculture, pharmaceuticals, bioenergy, bioplastics, and more.