BlueX | 3-4-24 | NYC BlueTech Summit Announcement, Unseenlabs' Massive Round, and Lots-of-Software

Happy March Ocean Friends!

This spring, BlueX - with some friends - is putting together an NYC BlueTech Summit in conjunction with the Vendée Globe’s stop in NYC. We will be showcasing and celebrating BlueTech in the Big Apple. Stay tuned for more details as we nail down the schedule, speakers, and events. In the meantime use these Luma links to reserve your spot!

Day 1: https://lu.ma/e7u3ad02
Day 2: https://lu.ma/w63901qo

-Will

OceanTech Fundings

The main event. Startup investment announcements in OceanTech.

🦐 Shrimp aquaculture company Minnowtech closed a Series A round led by Propel Baltimore Fund, with the USMD’s Momentum Fund, Abell Foundation, and TEDCO Seed Funds | More from Undercurrent News

💻 OpenTug, a marine logistics software firm, raised a $3.1M Seed round led by Entrada Ventures with SpringTime Ventures and Stout Street Capital | More from Freight Waves

🛰️ Maritime surveillance tech company Unseenlabs raised a whopping €85M from 360 Capital, OMNES, Bpifrance, Breizh Up, and S2G Ventures | More from Tech.eu

More OceanTech News

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

🌊 Miami-Dade Innovation Authority Seeks Startup Proposals to Improve PortMiami Cargo Operations | Smart port technologies are crucial for improving cargo management operations at PortMiami, one of Miami-Dade County’s biggest economic drivers. | More from Refresh Miami

🐠 BlueNalu Becomes First Cell-Cultured Seafood Company to Enter National Fisheries Institute | BlueNalu, a California-based cellular aquaculture startup, has become the first cultivated seafood company to join the National Fisheries Institute (NFI), the trade association for the United States seafood industry. | 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:

🚢 U.S. EPA Launches $3B Clean Ports Fund | The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has launched a much-anticipated funding round for zero-emission port infrastructure and equipment. | More from Maritime Executive

OceanTech Jobs

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

🦀 Seafood software management company Bluetrace is looking for a Full Stack Software Engineer.

🌿 Alt-protein fish company New School Foods is looking for a Food & Flavor Reaction Scientist. (Editor’s Note: This may be the coolest job title I’ve ever put in this newsletter.)

⛽️ Algae to biofuel company Viridos is looking for a Chemical Engineer.

Readers, have any thoughts about the jobs section of the newsletter? Send me some feedback: [email protected]. I’d like to make this better.

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