What Coasta 8 does

Coastal 8 LLC is a Charleston, South Carolina-based private systems integrator (founded 2020) that partners with Small Island Developing States (SIDS) governments through Public-Private Partnership (P3) agreements to identify, fund, and execute climate-resilience and sustainable-development projects. The company's core offerings are centered on its proprietary BGet™ planning, measurement, and tracking software — developed in partnership with Allovance — which enables project outcomes to be tracked against UN Sustainable Development Goals rather than purely financial returns. The Caribbean Resilience Scorecard, refined into the BGet™ Roadmap Tool, serves as the foundation of Coastal 8's blue-green economic transition methodology and was developed over five years of engagement with island nations, NGOs, and financial institutions.

Coastal 8 monetizes through three primary streams: managed services as project manager and general contractor under P3 agreements, transaction fees for facilitating blended-capital (concessionary, loan, and equity) deployment into individual SDG-aligned projects, and professional services for structuring financing arrangements. The Arete Scheme extends the company into investment oversight on behalf of fund providers. Named customers are limited to sovereign counterparties, principally Dominica (via the Climate Resilience Execution Agency, CREAD) and a cohort of Caribbean island nations, with stated expansion intent into Southeast Asia, the Pacific, Central America, and West Africa.

The company is privately held, reports 1-10 employees, has no disclosed institutional funding rounds or revenue, and operates a leadership team with prior experience at Boeing, GM, Ford, Volvo, JP Morgan, PwC UK, Wilson Sonsini, The Nature Conservancy, and the World Ocean Council. A subdomain at ai.coastal8.com ("Coastal AI") signals planned extension of the platform with AI-augmented analytical capabilities. Coastal 8's positioning — combining proprietary software, government P3 structuring, and investment oversight — targets an underserved but slow-moving market where sales cycles are long and revenue concentration risk is high.

Name

Coasta 8

Legal name

Coastal 8 LLC

Website

https://coastal8.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Coastal 8 is a Charleston-based systems integrator that partners with Small Island Developing States governments via Public-Private Partnerships to plan, fund, and deliver climate-resilience infrastructure, using its proprietary BGet™ software to track outcomes against UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Climate Resilience Systems Integration

NAICS

Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241), Administration of Conservation Programs (92412), Other Support Activities for Water Transportation (48839)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540), Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Climate Adaptation & Resilience Programs (BPADALAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Coastal & Marine Resources Administration (Oceans, Fisheries, Shorelines) (BPAIAMAI), Oceans, Coastal & Marine Resource Management (BPADALAI), Offshore Wind & Marine Spatial Planning Regulation (EUAMANAM), Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus & Resilience Programming (BPADAEAK)

Keywords

• Climate resilience consulting
• Public-private partnerships
• Systems integration services
• Blue green economy
• Sustainable infrastructure financing

Headquarters

HQ city

Charleston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public-Private Partnership (P3) Services: Coastal 8 partners with island governments through P3 agreements to identify, prioritize, fund, and build resilient coastal community projects. The company serves as project manager and general contractor, with potential role as debt/equity investor. Revenue derived from service fees, project management, and potentially equity participation in viable projects.
2. Investment Programs: Mixed funding model where Coastal 8 facilitates investment from conventional investors into individual projects. Offers attractive ROI and ROA with industry-leading reporting, scrutiny, and monitoring. Revenue through investment facilitation fees and potentially carried interest.
3. Blended Capital Facilitation: Obtains appropriate mix of concessionary capital, loans, and equity capital required to launch SDG projects. Revenue derived from structuring and arranging financing for island development projects.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Coastal 8 is a resiliency systems integrator that collaborates with Small Island Developing States (SIDS) governments under Public-Private Partnership (P3) agreements to identify, prioritize, fund, and build resilient coastal community projects. Its proprietary BGet™ planning and measurement software tracks project outcomes against UN Sustainable Development Goals, while the Arete Scheme provides software-driven investment oversight on behalf of fund providers. The company combines service provider, project manager/general contractor, and investor roles, applying a country-directed project selection philosophy.

Product overview

Coastal 8 is a resilience systems integrator offering a portfolio of interconnected products and services centered on climate adaptation and sustainable development for Small Island Developing States (SIDS). The core offering is the BGet™ platform—a proprietary planning, measurement, and tracking software that enables project success measurement against SDG goals. This platform evolved from the award-winning Caribbean Resilience Scorecard and supports the Dominica Resilience Scorecard. The CRiSP Initiative (Climate, Resilience, innovative, Sustainability, Prosperity) provides the outcome framework guiding all projects. Coastal 8 operates through P3 (Public-Private Partnership) agreements with island governments and offers the Arete Scheme for investment oversight and risk management. The portfolio works as an integrated system: the BGet™ platform serves as the measurement backbone, CRiSP defines the outcome objectives, and P3/Arete Scheme structures the partnership and investment execution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CRiSP Initiative: C=Climate Change, R=Resilience, i=Innovative, S=Sustainability, P=Prosperity - initiative summarizing outcomes that Coastal 8 works towards
• BGet
• P3 (Public-Private Partnerships)
• Arete Scheme

Products and services

• BGet™ Proprietary planning, measurement, and tracking software platform that enables project success measurement against UN Sustainable Development Goals, providing transparency and risk reduction for stakeholders, investors, and regulators. Built on the Allovance platform and refined from the Caribbean Resilience Scorecard into the scalable BGet™ Roadmap Tool.
• Caribbean Resilience Scorecard
• Dominica Resilience Scorecard
• Public-Private Partnership (P3) Services
• Arete Scheme
• Blended Capital Facilitation and Investment Programs

Quantifiable outcome

• Clear SDG measurements showing benefits and sustainable ROI
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AllovancecoreTechnology or IntegrationAllovance provides the software platform powering the BGet™ tool. Dr. Sherif Farghal, founder and CEO of Allovance, developed techniques for incorporating subjectivity into quantitative decision models. The Allovance methodology has been applied to enhancing coastal resilience for island nations, including development of the Dominica Resilience Scorecard with Climate Resilience Execution Agency for Dominica (CREAD).
• Dominica (Government)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoastal 8 worked with Dominica to produce the initial Reliance Scorecard. Also partnered with Climate Resilience Execution Agency for Dominica (CREAD) on the Dominica Resilience Scorecard framework.
• Rise Up for the OceanminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupported initiative displayed on Coastal 8's website as part of their supported initiatives.
• AretecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArete is the three-time world speed sailing record holding foiling trimaran raced by founder Rick Warner. The number 8 represents the sail number of this boat. The Arete Scheme is a comprehensive software-driven oversight investment scheme developed by Coastal 8.
• The Creative Practice (TCP)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupported initiative displayed on Coastal 8's website as part of their supported initiatives.
• World Ocean CouncilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPaul Holtus, Advisory Team member, is founding President and CEO Emeritus of the World Ocean Council - the Global Blue Economy Business Organization that brings together ocean industries to catalyze global leadership in addressing shared marine environmental issues.
• Antares Conservation Tactics (ACT)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdvisory Team member Dr. Antares Ramos-Alvarez founded ACT consultancy focusing on developing innovative climate adaptation strategies for Caribbean islands. She co-founded Sail for Reefs, Inc., a nonprofit for marine resource conservation.
• Coralive (NGO)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdvisory Team member AKI (Ahamed Allagholi) manages the Coralive NGO which led to a major coral restoration project for Soneva in the Maldives.
• Dominica Electricity Services Limited (DOMLEC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdvisory Team member Elaise Darwaton served as In-House Counsel at DOMLEC for 18 years in dual roles of Company Secretary and Legal Officer.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Carbon Trust: Established climate and sustainability advisory helping governments and corporates decarbonize and access climate finance. Comparable as a consulting-and-measurement firm supporting project structuring and impact verification across geographies.
• ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability: Global network supporting local and regional governments on sustainability, climate adaptation, and resilient infrastructure. Comparable target buyer profile (sub-national/sovereign governments) and adaptation focus.
• PwC Sustainability and Climate Change Practice: Major professional services firm with a global sustainability/climate practice (Coastal 8 advisor David Marriage led PwC UK's Sustainability, Disruption, and Innovation practice until 2024). Comparable as a large-scale advisory with SDG measurement and climate finance capabilities.
• The Nature Conservancy: Large environmental NGO with deep coastal resilience and nature-based solutions programs, including Global Coastal Risk and Resilience (former team led by Coastal 8 advisor Mark Way). Provides scale, funding, and credibility across SIDS geographies.

Direct peers

• South Pole Group: Global climate solutions provider that develops, finances, and measures climate projects with corporate and government clients. Comparable as a vertically integrated climate advisory + project development + finance firm selling to governments and investors.
• Climate Fund Managers: Climate-focused fund manager backed by Dutch development bank FMO and South Africa's Sanlam, investing in climate adaptation and mitigation in emerging markets. Directly comparable blended-capital, SIDS-adjacent mandate and project development model.
• Allovance: Strategic technology partner that powers the BGet platform with decision-modeling and capital allocation tools. Highly comparable because it shares the same founders/team, the same Dominica scorecard heritage, and serves the same coastal/SIDS planning use cases.

Emerging players

• Resilience Rising (formerly 100 Resilient Cities): Urban resilience initiative helping cities develop and implement resilience strategies. Comparable as a planning-and-implementation intermediary for sub-sovereign climate resilience, though anchored in cities rather than SIDS.
• Sustaining Capital: Climate infrastructure advisory and investment firm focused on emerging markets and frontier economies. Comparable as a smaller systems-integration / blended-finance advisory serving vulnerable geographies.
• GreenMax Capital Group: Climate and clean energy investment advisory supporting project origination and capital raising in emerging markets. Comparable as a smaller, deal-focused intermediary operating between developers, governments, and investors.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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