Founder, commercial strategist and investor
Building ventures. Creating pathways to growth.
I am Ryan Babbage, founder and CEO of OceanMerge and OceanBlocks®. I work with founders, business owners and boards on technology commercialisation, international growth and strategic transactions, with a particular focus on Australia and the Gulf.
My work connects the commercial proposition with the markets, partners, structures and capital pathways needed to take it forward.
How I help
The commercial question comes first.
A capable business still needs a clear customer, a viable business model and a credible route to market. My work brings those decisions together: assessing readiness, choosing markets, shaping partnerships and preparing for the next stage of growth or a strategic transaction.
Ventures
The ventures I lead.
Founder and CEO of OceanMerge® and OceanBlocks®, Co-founder & CEO of MindGo, and Investor & Strategist at Stacked Up.
OceanMerge® | Strategic advisory
Founder & CEO
Commercial readiness, international growth, IP commercialisation and strategic transaction support.
OceanMerge venture overview →oceanmerge.com (opens in a new tab)
OceanBlocks® | Clean energy & hydrogen
Founder & CEO
Engineering the Future of Clean Energy.
A clean energy and hydrogen developer headquartered in ADGM, Abu Dhabi, building projects and partnerships across the GCC.
MindGo | Healthy ageing
Co-founder & CEO
A venture focused on living well in older age and staying connected, now undergoing strategic redevelopment. Website coming soon.
Stacked Up | Nutrition & wellness
Investor & Strategist
An Australian consumer nutrition and wellness brand, operated by We Are Stacked Up Pty Ltd.
Stacked Up venture overview →stackedupsachets.com (website launching November 2026) (opens in a new tab)
Insights
Recent insights.
Gulf & Australia
Australia Builds the Engine. The Gulf Can Build the Road.
Australian technology is often described as having a funding problem. More often, it has a geography problem. The Gulf now offers capital with intent, but it rewards companies that arrive with a strategy before they arrive with a licence.
Technology Commercialisation
Investors Do Not Buy Ideas. They Buy Title Deeds.
Founders describe their IP by what it does. Investors judge it by who owns it, how well it can be defended and whether it can become revenue. Most deals are won or lost in the space between those two descriptions.
Capital & Investment
GCC Clean Energy in 2027: From Ambition to Bankable Projects
The next phase of the Gulf's clean-energy development will be judged project by project. Customers, infrastructure, credible evidence and workable financing will decide which strategies become bankable projects.
The OceanMerge GCC Opportunity
Ryan’s newsletter on LinkedIn.
Next step
Start a focused conversation.
Businesses and founders
Commercial readiness, international growth, IP commercialisation or a strategic transaction.
Discuss a business opportunityInvestors and strategic partners
Investment or partnership conversations about a specific venture or project.
Investors & strategic partnersOr email [email protected] with a short, non-confidential summary.
Background and business information
Professional background and business information →Ventures
- OceanMerge® – IFZA free zone, Dubai, UAE
- OceanBlocks® – Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), UAE
- Stacked Up – We Are Stacked Up Pty Ltd, Australia
Qualifications
- Master of Business Administration, RMIT University
- Master of Blockchain Enabled Business, RMIT University
- Harvard Business School Online, Certificate in Sustainable Business Strategy (2022)
- Former Board Director & Strategist, Eastern Innovation Business Centre (EIBC), 2018–2021
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- Working across Australia and the Gulf