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Happy St Paddy’s Day from this ocean-loving Irish ginger.

We are putting together an NYC BlueTech Summit in conjunction with the Vendée Globe’s stop in NYC on May 16th and 17th. We will be showcasing and celebrating BlueTech in the Big Apple. Stay tuned for more details as we figure out the schedule, speakers, and events. In the meantime use these Luma links to reserve your spot!

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-Will

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OceanTech Fundings

The main event. Startup investment announcements in OceanTech.

🌦️ MarineLabs, a maritime weather intelligence company, raised $4.5M in Seed funding led by BDC Capital’s Sustainability Venture Fund with Seaspan Shipyards. | More from FinSMEs

🌿 Kuehnle Systems, microalgae-for-aquaculture-feed startup, raised $3M from S2G | More from The Fish Site

🐟 Deckhand, a sustainable commercial fisheries management software company, raised $750,000 from Builders Vision and existing investors | More from Deckhand

More OceanTech News

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

🚰 Tampa Startup Lands U.S. Air Force Contract for Technology That Draws Water From the Air | The contract furthers a developing device that converts air to drinkable water. But this one is meant for more extreme environments. | More from Biz Journals

🛳 Climatetech Startup Seabound Is Developing a Carbon Capture System for Large Ships | Ocean-going cargo ships with all their containers are massive and need to travel much farther. It’s not possible to simply slap an enormous battery system and some electric motors in them to replace diesel engines and huge fuel tanks. | More from CleanTechnica

More Ocean Sustainability News

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

🚤 Enautic Reveals Two New Electric Hydrofoil Personal Watercraft (PWC) Models | Following the successful launch of the WaveFlyer Volaré last year, the Australian-based startup is now launching two new PWC models. | More from Yachting Ventures

🐳 Cargill Reports Encouraging Results from 6-Month Sail Test on Bulker | Cargill Ocean Transportation, the ocean shipping arm of the commodities giant, is reporting encouraging results largely in line with projections after the first six months of testing of wind-assisted propulsion aboard a Kamsarmax bulker. | More from Maritime Executive

OceanTech Jobs

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

🌱 Sustainable seaweed firm Ocean Rainforest is looking for an intern.

🦫 Hydrogrid, a hydroelectric dam software company, is looking for a Senior/Lead Frontend Developer.

💾 Industrial edge computing software company Helin is looking for a Senior Python Developer.

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