Coral Vita
Co-Founder & Chief Reef Officer
Freeport, The Bahamas
Sam Teicher is the Co-Founder and Chief Reef Officer of Coral Vita, a social enterprise that grows resilient corals up to 50x faster to restore dying reefs. Half of global coral reefs have died since the 1970s and over 90% are on track to die by 2050, threatening the one billion people, 25% of marine life, and $2.7 trillion in annual value sustained by these incredible ecosystems. Using a mission-based commercial model, Coral Vita works to catalyze a Restoration Economy to help preserve ocean health for future generations. In 2021, the company was recognized as the inaugural winner of Prince William's Revive Our Oceans Earthshot Prize. Sam previously worked on climate resiliency initiatives at the White House and the Global Island Partnership, is a Forbes 30 Under 30 Social Entrepreneur and Coral Restoration Consortium Advisory Board member, co-authored SDG14, still plays rugby, launched Coral Vita with his classmate Gator Halpern out of their master’s program at the Yale School of the Environment, and has loved the ocean since become a scuba diver as a child.
NEED
Immediate: We are working to close out our $10M Series A, with a lead investor secured and ~$7.5M committed. Mid-term: We also seek help continuing building relationships with key leaders (government, private sector, community) in coral reef countries, as well as with potential brand sponsors to scale our adopt-a-coral sponsorship program. Big picture: How can we catalyze a Restoration Economy to invests in the ecosystems that sustain us all, mobilizing capital to launch commercial, large-scale coral farms in every nation with reefs around the world.
Call-to-Action
Introductions to people who believe in the mission of preserving coral reefs for future generations. Ideas/collaborations on technologies, brand campaigns, and conservation financing mechanisms to get more coral growing and reefs restored effectively and at scale.
