Fellow Spotlight
Ty Roach
Wholome: Developing novel midwater reef tech for coral restoration and coastal resilience.
Ty Roach
Visiting Scholar, Marine Conservation
Duke University
Focus Area
Urban and Coastal Resilience
Aly Rose, Milbor Foundation & Hendrik Tiesinga, Founder of Climate Edge
Mentor
Selected as an NYU Impact Investment Fund finalist
Completed first public pitch at Climate Week
Company formally incorporated as Wholome
Key Wins
Ty came to the fellowship having never pitched his work publicly or engaged with the venture world. He sought a platform to gain exposure, sharpen his commercial thinking, and understand how to scale impact beyond the academic setting.
Why they joined
“Going to Climate Week and giving my first-ever pitch felt like a success — the moment I walked off the stage, I was approached by investors, one of them being NYU's impact investment fund. Since then, we've been selected as finalists for that fund and nominated for several other impact investment competitions.”
Ty’s experience with the fellowship