Manatee was founded in 2024 as a joint venture between Nordic SeaFarm and FutureLab & Partners — uniting hands-on expertise in seaweed cultivation with strategic experience in market transformation. Our shared vision is to accelerate the adoption of seaweed as a next-generation material technology that powers circular product and packaging systems.

Our multidisciplinary team brings together researchers, designers, strategists, and entrepreneurs with deep roots in biomaterials, ocean innovation, and circular design. Together, we bridge science and strategy to create materials that are not only regenerative by nature but transformative by design.