Cerulean is a pre-seed venture capital firm backing founders globally who are applying AI to drive systemic change for people and planet. The Cerulean Accelerator at the New Ocean Sciences Building at UCSB will ensure that 50% of the companies in Cerulean Fund II are driving impacts in ocean health and the blue economy. Cerulean’s commitment will unlock a new wave of high-ambition, high-impact founders ready to build the future of the ocean tech and blue economy businesses across three key pillars for investment: 1- Next-Gen Data Platforms: Building the fundamental data infrastructure for a thriving ocean economy. 2- Novel Materials Science Discovery: AI applications for designing materials that can actively redistribute heat and preserve critical systems like sea ice. 3- Ecosystem-Scale Interventions: Counteracting large-scale, often overlooked changes like those introduced by space launches, and well-studied impacts of invasive species.