Meridian Agency OÜ

What Meridian Agency OÜ does

Meridian Agency OÜ is a privately held, impact-driven communications studio founded in 2019 (originally as ONA in Barcelona) and headquartered under Estonian law in Tallinn. The firm delivers bespoke communications services to ocean conservation organizations, marine science institutions, and ocean-focused startups, structured around five service lines: Bespoke Strategy (brand positioning, editorial strategy, campaign messaging, social media strategy, pitching and fundraising, policy and advocacy), Content Creation (copywriting, graphic design, reports and whitepapers, website design, video production), Community Management (media monitoring, audience engagement, moderation, influencer collaboration), Media Training (ocean literacy, science communication, on-camera training, crisis communication), and Audiovisual Production (documentary-style films and interactive media). Client work is anchored by engagements with Seabed 2030, Ocean Census, Arctic Basecamp, Mangrove Action Project, Gallifrey Foundation, Bright Tide, Med Sea Alliance, and others, generating documented outcomes such as up to 450% growth in social media impressions, 280% website traffic gains, and earned media in The New York Times, The Guardian, National Geographic, and Business Insider.

The business is a service-based, professional-services model with no proprietary technology platform. Revenue is generated through quote-based bespoke engagements across strategy, content, and production; pricing is not publicly disclosed. Distribution and client acquisition run through the company website (contact form and scheduling), direct email outreach, and industry networking at events including Davos, EU Ocean Week, the World Ocean Summit, and Climate Week London, supported by an active organic social presence on LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, and X plus a Substack newsletter. The team of approximately six named professionals operates across four countries in five languages, combining senior journalism and documentary filmmaking backgrounds.

Meridian is bootstrapped and founder-owned (Laura Secorun, Co-founder/Managing Director, is a Barcelona-born journalist by training), with no disclosed external funding, no parent company, and no public listing. The 2024 rebrand from ONA to Meridian coincided with international expansion, documentary film launches including the Amazon Prime-streamed 'Open Ocean', and an expanding coalition of partnerships with The Nippon Foundation, GEBCO, ClientEarth, Oceana, and Seas At Risk.

Name

Meridian Agency OÜ

Legal name

MERIDIAN AGENCY ÖU

Website

https://meridian.agency

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Meridian Agency OÜ is a privately held impact-driven communications studio providing bespoke strategy, content creation, community management, media training, and documentary production services to ocean conservation NGOs, marine science institutions, and ocean-focused startups globally, operating across four countries since 2019.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Tallinn

HQ country

Estonia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Communications Services: Meridian generates revenue through providing bespoke communications services including strategic consulting, content creation, social media management, video production, and training services to ocean conservation organizations, marine scientists, and ocean advocates globally.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Meridian Agency delivers bespoke communications services for ocean conservation organizations, marine scientists, and ocean-focused startups. Core offerings span five service lines: Bespoke Strategy (brand positioning, editorial and social media strategy, campaign messaging, fundraising pitching, policy advocacy), Content Creation (copywriting, graphic design, reports, website design, video), Community Management (media monitoring, moderation, influencer collaboration), Media Training (ocean literacy, science communication, on-camera and crisis communication), and Audiovisual Production (documentary-style films and interactive media).

Product overview

Meridian Agency OÜ is an impact-driven communications agency offering a full-service integrated portfolio centered on ocean conservation storytelling. The core offering consists of five interconnected service lines: Bespoke Strategy (brand positioning, editorial strategy, campaign messaging, social media strategy, pitching and fundraising, policy and advocacy), Content Creation (copywriting, graphic design, event materials, reports and whitepapers, website design, video production), Community Management (media monitoring, audience engagement, reputation management, partner support, community moderation, influencer collaboration), Media Training (ocean literacy, science communication, on-camera training, digital storytelling, crisis communication), and Audiovisual Production (documentary-style films and interactive media experiences). The agency also delivers client-specific campaigns documented as case studies including Arctic Deep, Seabed 2030, Mangrove Photography Awards, and Arctic Basecamp, and produces documentary films such as Open Ocean (80-minute feature), In Communion with the Sea, and Follow the Light.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bespoke Strategy Tailored communications strategy combining marketing best practices with social research and systems thinking to spark, scale, and sustain behavioral change. Includes brand positioning, editorial strategy, campaign messaging, social media strategy, pitching and fundraising, and policy and advocacy. Designed for ocean conservation nonprofits, marine research institutions, and ocean-focused startups.
• Content Creation Multilingual content production service distilling complex ideas into engaging stories. Covers copywriting, graphic design, event materials, reports and whitepapers, website design, and video production. Serves ocean conservation clients needing professional, platform-native content across five languages.
• Community Management Collaboration-focused services including social monitoring, moderation, and outreach to ensure partners, clients, and collaborators feel heard and empowered. Includes media monitoring, audience engagement, reputation management, partner support, community moderation, and influencer collaboration. Targeted at ocean conservation organizations seeking to build and sustain online communities.
• Media Training Private training and public workshops elevating team communication skills for confident advocacy. Includes ocean literacy, science communication, on-camera training, digital storytelling, and crisis communication. Designed for ocean sector communications teams and spokespeople.
• Audiovisual Production Documentary-style video production and interactive media experiences for telling complex environmental stories. Produces engaging character-driven films that captivate audiences. Provides end-to-end production for ocean conservation campaigns, expeditions, and thought leadership content.

Quantifiable outcome

• Social media impressions increased by up to 450% for clients (Seabed 2030 case study)
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Seas At RiskcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Collaborated on the documentary 'Perspectives of Small-Scale Fishers in the Mediterranean' alongside ClientEarth, Oceana, and Low Impact Fishers of Europe (LIFE) for Med Sea Alliance.
• ClientEarthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Collaborated on documentary project with Med Sea Alliance focusing on perspectives of small-scale fishers in the Mediterranean.
• OceanacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Partnership collaboration on Med Sea Alliance documentary project about Mediterranean small-scale fishers.
• Low Impact Fishers of Europe (LIFE)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Collaborated on documentary project with Med Sea Alliance, Seas At Risk, ClientEarth, and Oceana.
• The Nippon FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Partner in Seabed 2030 initiative (with GEBCO) to map the entire ocean floor by 2030.
• GEBCO (General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Collaborated with The Nippon Foundation on Seabed 2030, a flagship program of the UN's Ocean Decade.
• REV OceanminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Provided the deep-submergence vehicle for Ocean Census Arctic Deep Expedition; Meridian provided social media support for the expedition.
• UiT The Arctic University of NorwayminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partner in Arctic Deep Expedition; tagged in social media posts documenting the expedition's progress through diverse Arctic habitats.
• UN Global CompactminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Vincent Doumeizel, Senior Adviser for Ocean at UN Global Compact, was a speaker at Bright Tide's Regenerative Farming Accelerator launch event at House of Commons.
• Sir Ian RedmondminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Renowned natural history filmmaker featured as speaker at Bright Tide's high-profile networking event at House of Commons.
• Ocean for Ecocide Law NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2023Collaborated with Gallifrey Foundation on global campaign to advance ocean rights and make ecocide an international crime at the International Criminal Court.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Weber Shandwick: Weber Shandwick is a global public relations firm with sustainability and social impact practices. It engages many of the same NGO, UN, and corporate clients as Meridian on environmental and climate communications, though as part of a much broader PR portfolio.
• Havas: Havas is a global communications group with a dedicated Havas Purpose and sustainability network. It is comparable to Meridian as a provider of strategic communications and content for mission-driven brands, but operates at significantly greater scale and breadth.
• Edelman: Edelman is one of the world's largest PR firms with a dedicated sustainability and climate practice serving corporates, NGOs, and international institutions. It competes for the same ocean-policy and sustainability communications briefs but at much larger scale and broader portfolio scope than Meridian.
• Ogilvy: Ogilvy is a global advertising and communications network with established sustainability and climate practices. It competes for purpose-driven client mandates including ocean and environmental accounts, but as part of a much wider service portfolio rather than ocean-specialist focus.
• FleishmanHillard: FleishmanHillard is a global PR and communications agency with sustainability, health, and public affairs practices. It pursues many of the same NGO, foundation, and international-organization briefs as Meridian and represents a scaled competitor for ocean-conservation and marine-policy mandates.

Direct peers

• Futerra: Futerra is a communications and creative agency specializing in sustainability, climate, and purpose-driven brand storytelling. It is directly comparable to Meridian as a boutique agency serving mission-led clients on brand strategy and content, and similarly competes for sustainability-focused mandates.
• Blue State: Blue State is a digital strategy and creative agency working with purpose-driven organizations, nonprofits, and climate/sustainability brands. It mirrors Meridian's bespoke, mission-aligned services model and competes for similar ocean and climate nonprofit briefs.
• Purpose: Purpose is a campaign and communications agency that builds and runs movements for progressive causes and global issues. It overlaps with Meridian in narrative strategy, audience engagement, and movement-building for ocean, climate, and environmental NGOs.

Emerging players

• Climate Nexus: Climate Nexus is a climate-focused communications organization providing media strategy, content, and rapid-response support to climate advocates and NGOs. It is comparable to Meridian's model of mission-aligned communications support, with meaningful overlap on ocean-climate crossover narratives.
• Crenshaw Communications: Crenshaw Communications is a PR and marketing agency focused on clean energy, sustainability, and climate-tech clients. It is comparable to Meridian as a specialist agency serving mission-driven sustainability and environmental clients, though it lacks ocean-sector focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/meridianagency_
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@meridianagency_
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/meridianagency
• Instagraminstagram.com/meridianagency_

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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