BlueX | 11-13-2023 | Supply Chain Software and Bill Gates Backed Windpower

Hey everyone! Happy fall. We bought a puppy for the family, who has me up at all hours for walks. So excuse my lack of fun and witty opener.

This week we’ve got novel wind turbines, shipping software, and weird wave energy. Let’s dive in!

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OceanTech Fundings

The main event. Startup investment announcements in OceanTech.

🚢 ShippyPro, an Italy-based shipping software management startup, raised €14M in a Series B funding round led by Five Elms Capital. | More from Silicon Canals

🎡 Airloom Energy, a novel “merry-go-round” wind turbine company raised a $4MM Seed round backed by Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Ventures. | More from Good News Network

More OceanTech News

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

🌊 The Weird, Wild World Of Wave Energy Just Got Weirder | A wave energy device that resembles a deconstructed sea serpent has caught the eye of both public and private renewable energy investors. | More from CleanTechnica

🍣 Alternative seafood startup debuts product range with leading retailer | The company has developed a capital-efficient co-manufacturing model with a daily production capacity of over 10 metric tons | More from Intrafish

🦭 Tests to Begin on a Counter-Rotating Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Concept | While the designs for fix-bottom offshore wind turbines are well established, scientists and engineers are still working to perfect the next generation of offshore wind turbines that will be best suited for floating in deep-sea locations. | More from Maritime Executive

More Ocean Sustainability News

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

🪑 Sustainable 3D Printed Furniture Made from Recycled Fishing Nets | The Kelp Collection by Interesting Times Gang embodies a sustainable approach to furniture design. This collection utilizes a composite material, which integrates recycled fishing nets with wood fiber, a by-product from Sweden’s sawmill industry. | More from 3DPrinting.com

💧 The largest floating solar power plant in Southeast Asia comes online | The 192MWp floating solar plant, developed by Indonesia’s state-owned utility company PLN and Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company – Masdar, has been put in operation at Cirata hydropower reservoir in West Java, Indonesia. | More from Offshore Energy

🤖 Marine Robots To Herald In Ocean Exploration Revolution | Ocean exploration is about to take a revolutionary step with the recent success of a team of marine robots in conducting complex maritime exploration tasks. | More from Deeper Blue

OceanTech Jobs

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

🐠 French water sensor analysis company Sinay is looking for a Backend Developer Intern.

🚰 Membrane water filtering company Evove is looking for an Analytical Scientist.

🌊 Water carbon dioxide removal company Captura is looking for an R&D Scientist in Pasadena, CA.

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