BlueX | 04-01-2024 | OceanTech Summit NYC, Unseenlabs Raises €85M, and Floating Offshore Wind

Seaking Blue’s Delaney Demark, Propeller’s Jake Russell, and I are organizing an NYC OceanTech Summit in mid-May. We’re working with the Vendée Globe’s stop in NYC. We will be showcasing and celebrating BlueTech in the Big Apple.

More details on the website: https://oceantechsummitnyc.com/

Do you have something you’d want to see at our mini-summit? Email me! I read every email.

-Will

OceanTech Fundings

The main event. Startup investment announcements in OceanTech.

🛰️ Satellite maritime surveillance company Unseenlabs raised €85M from 360 Capital, Omnes, Bpifrance, Breizh Up, and S2G Ventures. | More from Unseenlabs

🌱 Algae production company Phycom raised €1.75M from ROM Utrecht Region and private investors for a Series A. | More from Phycom

🪠 Plumbing startup Water Kinetics raised £150,000 from the British Design Fund. | More from tech.eu

🔋 Marine energy company Fleetzero raised from MOL PLUS, the investment arm of Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines. | More from Maritime Executive

More OceanTech News

Some of the OceanTech articles we liked. Not fundings necessarily, but some great stuff:

🐋 OLALA! Unveils New Brand Design for Alt Seafood That Breaks Through Ordinary Taste Experiences | French plant-based seafood startup OLALA! has collaborated with Scandinavian consumer branding and design agency Everland to develop a new brand design centered around taste. | More from The Vegconomist

More Ocean Sustainability News

Even if it isn’t tech, that doesn’t mean we don’t love reading these pieces:

🌎 Welsh Port Steps Closer to Becoming Floating Wind Hub | A project to transform the Port Talbot into a major hub for floating offshore wind (FLOW) and green energy development has come one step closer to securing a share of up to $200 million (£160 million) of UK Government funding. | More from MarineLink

💨 Ørsted Greenlights Seventh US Offshore Wind Farm as it Gets BOEM Approval | The U.S. continues to push forward with its efforts to develop renewable offshore wind energy with the Biden administration highlighting that it has approved the seventh offshore wind farm. | More from Maritime Executive

🛥️ Avikus Claims Fuel Usage, CO2 Emissions Cuts Thanks to Autonomous Navigation Tech | Avikus autonomous navigation is proven to reduce fuel use by as much as 15% and is expected to reduce carbon emissions by 10%, the autonomous navigation in-house startup of South Korean shipbuilding giant HD Hyundai said. | More from Offshore Energy

OceanTech Jobs

There are a ton of career opportunities in this broad ecosystem. Are these right for you?

🌊 CO2 removal company VyCarb is looking for a Sensor Engineer.

⛽️ E-methanol company Icodos is looking for a Junior Process Manager.

🚢 Electrofuels for maritime company Infinium is looking for an Accounts Payable Specialist/Lead.

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