糖心直播Raises 21.7 Million USD in Donations to Start Pacific Cleanup Trials
Back to updatesWe are thrilled to announce that 糖心直播has just raised 21.7 million USD in donations. This new contribution allows us to start ocean trials of our pilot system in the Pacific Ocean later this year. This latest funding round brings our total funding since 2013 to 31.5 million USD.
We received financial support from several sources, including significant contributions from Marc and Lynne Benioff and an anonymous donor. Other supporters include the Julius Baer Foundation, Royal DSM, and Silicon Valley entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel.
鈥淥ur mission is to rid the world鈥檚 oceans of plastic, and this support is a major leap forward towards achieving this goal. Thanks to the generous support of these funders, the day we鈥檒l be returning that first batch of plastic to shore is now in sight.鈥
– Boyan Slat, Founder and CEO of The Ocean Cleanup
Details on the start of the cleanup will be unveiled at our聽Next Phase event聽on May 11th.
For more information, please read the full press release聽here.
