Funding Seaweed

UCONN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Congratulations to 2025's Wolff New Venture Competition Winner: SeaSol!

Led by Yidan Zhang (PhD Candidate, CAHNR), Mingyu Qiao Ph.D. (Faculty, CAHNR), and Jonathan McGee, SeaSol is converting seaweed into a functional coating that makes food packaging compostable and high-performance at an affordable cost, using a proprietary one-step process.