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BlueX | 9-16-24 | Maritime Robotics, Brineworks, and PFAS Removal
Plus Seafood Acquisitions, LCO2 Shipping, and European OSW Growth
Hello Ocean Friends,
Climate Week NYC is coming up fast. I’ve had my head down in work (and family stuff) so much that I missed planning my week! Unfortunately, I couldn’t make a panel happen like last year, just too busy. Some of the good stuff I’ve heard of (and might be going to):
Blue Tech Startupsphere - 1000 Ocean Startups, Seaworthy Collective, {CODENAME: E-LIXR}, Washington Maritime Blue
Shoring Up: How to Achieve Rapid & Responsible Offshore Wind Development - NYSERDA and others
Climate Science Fair - Emerson Collective
But I know I’m missing a ton. Have any events I should definitely check out or highlight in BlueX? Let me know, shoot me a note.
-Will
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About this Newsletter: BlueX is a weekly newsletter that scours the internet for venture and startup news as well as jobs related to OceanTech.
OceanTech Fundings
The main event. Startup investment announcements in OceanTech.
🐬 Green hydrogen company Brineworks raised $2.2M for CO2 ocean extraction led by Pale Blue Dot. | More from Tech.eu
🛳 Maritime Robotics, an uncrewed surface vessels and navigation company, raised $12M o-led by NRP Zero and Nysnø Climate Investment, with participation from Umoe and Holta Invest. | More from MarineLink
💧 London-based Puraffinity, a PFAS removal company, raised €7.9M in Series A from BGF. | More from Silicon Canals
More OceanTech News
Some of the OceanTech articles we liked. Not fundings necessarily, but some great stuff:
🌊 Seafood Investment Firm Takes Full Ownership of Fish Ultrasound Firm | Blue Future Holding has acquired 100% of GreenFox Marine, whose technology enables gender sorting of salmon smolt, plus other applications for fish welfare and efficiency in aquaculture operations. | More from We Are Aquaculture
🐬 European Investor Snaps up Indian Ocean-Based French Seafood Group | Reunimer-Pecherie du Sud, an integrated group with activities in fishing, aquaculture, processing, export and distribution, commands an annual turnover of €70 million | More from Undercurrent News
🐡 Blue Ocean Ventures Announces Continued Support for Aquaculture Biotech Startup | Following momentum gained through participation in incubator programmes, Blue Ocean Ventures has announced the continued development of its spin-out company SHRMP.bio. | More from The Fish Site
More Ocean Sustainability News
Even if it isn’t tech, that doesn’t mean we don’t love reading these pieces:
🐡 $15 Million Funding Boost for Queensland Aquaculture | The Australian Government has pledged to invest $15 million into the continued growth of Queensland’s booming aquaculture industry. | More from The Fish Site
🛥 KNCC and PACE Complete Study on High Pressure LCO2 Shipping | Knutsen NYK Carbon Carriers AS (KNCC), a joint venture company between NYK Line and Knutsen Group, and Pace CCS (Pace) have completed a joint study to assess CO2 specification of elevated pressure (EP) shipping. | More from Offshore Energy
🌊 Nexans Sets Aside €90 Million to Support European Offshore Wind Growth | Nexans, a French manufacturer of subsea power cables, has unveiled a €90 million investment . . . | More from Offshore Energy