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BlueX | 9-4-2023 | Our Own NYC Climate Week Event!
The Ocean: ClimateTech's Hidden Ally
Happy Labor Day! My kids start school this week. I’m looking forward to having a bit more quiet in the house, but that isn’t why I’m excited . . .
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About this Newsletter: BlueX is a weekly newsletter that scours the internet for venture and startup news and jobs related to OceanTech.
OceanTech Fundings
The main event. Startup investment announcements in OceanTech.
🏭 Shell Ventures has backed Value Group, a startup building in marine carbon capture. | More from Carbon Harold
🌊 Next Ocean, a Dutch-based wave prediction company, raised €75K in funding from Graduate Entrepreneur. | More from Silicon Canals
🌎 ControlRooms.ai, an AI-assisted control room management company from Austin, TX, raised $10M in Series A funding led by Origin Ventures, with participation from Amity Ventures, Tokio Marine Future Fund, S3 Ventures, GTM Fund, Alpha Square Group, and FJ Labs. | More from FinSMEs
More OceanTech News
Some of the OceanTech articles we liked. Not fundings necessarily, but some great stuff:
🦀 Sustainable Seafood Startups Are The Catch Of The Day | Seafood-related startups funded in the past couple years have collectively raised nearly $3 billion to date, per Crunchbase data. We look at which options, real and faux, are getting funded. | More from Crunchbase News
🌀 How forecasters predicted Hurricane Idalia’s rapid intensification | Hurricane Idalia's dramatic intensification during the 24 hours leading up to landfall was largely predicted, based on increasingly advanced computer modeling and data from NOAA and Air Force hurricane hunters. | More from Axios
⚡️ United States to release $14.5M funding opportunity for marine energy research | The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Water Power Technologies Office (WTPO) has issued . . . | More from Offshore Energy
More Ocean Sustainability News
Even if it isn’t tech, that doesn’t mean we don’t love reading these pieces:
💨 Why offshore wind technology is the key to unlocking net zero | Learn everything you must know about the global offshore wind technology landscape and its potential to reach net zero targets. | More from Innovation News Network
🌎 Technip Energies Announces Clean Maritime Challenge | The challenge is an open call for innovative solutions to decarbonize the maritime transportation industry. | More from Carbon Harold
OceanTech Jobs
There are a ton of career opportunities in this broad ecosystem. Are these right for you?
🌊 Ocean plastic removal company CleanHub is looking for a Product Manager. (Berlin)
🧽 Wastewater treatment company Hydroleap is looking for a CFO. (Singapore)
🌅 Subsea virtual design and modeling company FutureOn is looking for an API Developer. (Oslo)
These programs are still accepting applications:
Miami-Dade Innovation Authority Challenge
Sargassum Public Innovation Challenge
The Miami-Dade Innovation Authority, Inc. (“MDIA”) officially launched its first-ever public innovation challenge, seeking proposals for novel and sustainable uses to beneficially repurpose sargassum seaweed. Apply today for an opportunity to receive $100,000 in funding for your start-up.
Mass Challenge BlueTech Sprint App Open
This is a high-intensity, 6-week program designed to support strategic industry exposure with defense procurement offices, government agencies, and investors. MassChallenge BlueTech Sprint is a great program that will absolutely boost your blue-tech startup.