Alexis Grosskopf is the Founder of OceanHub Africa, a leading enabler of ocean-impact entrepreneurship across Africa, and ForSea Invest, a pioneering investment vehicle dedicated to financing African ocean solutions. He also co-founded the annual Ocean Innovation Africa summit, bringing together entrepreneurs, investors and policymakers to accelerate innovation and investment in a sustainable and inclusive blue economy.
He holds a BEng in Mechanical Engineering, an MSc in Environmental Engineering from Imperial College London, and an Impact Finance certificate from Oxford University. A former management and sustainability consultant, he has worked at the intersection of entrepreneurship, innovation and sustainable development since 2011, with a focus on Africa since 2017.
Beyond his ventures, Alexis contributes to several international initiatives, including the 1000 Ocean Startups coalition, the Great Blue Wall initiative and the UN Ocean Decade Taskforce for Africa. He has also contributed as an OECD expert on blue economy development finance and to the AU–EU Ocean Governance Strategy Group.
