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Rose Fein and Kim Pendergrass

Co-Founders of Algeon Materials

Rose Fein and Kim Pendergrass

Fein (MBA '22) and Pendergrass (MBA '22) founded Algeon Materials in 2021.

Algeon Materials creates sustainable and biodegradable plastics made from kelp and seaweed.

"Rady and UCSD created a safe environment to launch a business while in school. They connected us to people, programs, and resources to help us move our idea forward."
"Just get started. People spend so much time planning and trying to come up with the perfect strategy. It all goes out the window in practice."