Hello Ocean Friends
Happy Easter! Happy Passover! Happy [insert your spring holiday of choice here].
OceanX is one of the coolest organizations in our ecosystem, and they recently opened up their new fellowship cohort applications. I’ve gotten to meet a few members of the OceanX team and am always impressed. If these are in your wheelhouse, check it out. I think it looks for folks looking to transition to more ocean-impact centric work.
Best,
Will
OceanTech Funding News
⚓ Autonomous maritime S&R company, Gander Robotics, raised $1.1 Million led by Impellent Ventures and Underscore VC. | More from Pulse 2.0
🛳 Defense-focused autonomous ship-building startup Saronic Technologies raised $1.75 billion. | More from Silicon Angle
🦐 AI and software for seafood management company, Pepper, raised a $50M Series C led by Lead Edge Capital, with ICONIQ, Index Ventures, Greylock, Harmony Partners, and Interplay. | More from Intrafish
🛥 Electric boat firm, Candela, raised €30M from EQT and World Bank’s IFC | More from Tech Funding News
🚣🏿♂️ Electric speed boat firm, Arc, raised $50 million funding round from Eclipse, Menlo Ventures, a16z, and others. | More from Bloomberg Tech
BlueTech News (Not Funding)
I’m seeing more and more activity in maritime nuclear
💵 Maritime Venture Capital Leader Eyes Nuclear, Tracking and Cyber Security After Mol Buys In | More from Tradewind News
🚢 Scorpio Tankers Bets on Nuclear-Powered Ships | More from Splash 247
Noticing a lot of work coming out of accelerators and early investors
🌺 Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff to Speak at Blue Startups Conference in Hawaii | More from Biz Journals
🦞 Hatch Blue’s Marine Biotech Incubator Cultivates Startups in Maine | More from Undercurrent News
🌍 Aqua-Spark Reaches €42.3m First Close On African Aquaculture Fund | More from Impact Investor
♻️ BEAM Circular Accelerator Powered by gener8tor Announces Second Cohort of Startups Advancing Circular Bioeconomy Innovation | More from World Bio Market Insights
MARAD is spending some serious money on upgrading and updating ports
💼 US MARAD Announces Millions of Dollars in Maritime Infrastructure Funding | More from Baird Maritime
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