UPCOMING EVENTS
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New cohort of startup companies supporting ocean health selected for the BlueSwell Incubator
Partnership between SeaAhead and New England Aquarium focuses on early-stage entrepreneurship
SeaAhead Catches up with Jon Rotolo, Founder of DTN Ventures
DTN Ventures is an early-stage investor associated with Great Mountain Partners, a private equity firm in New Haven, Connecticut, which was formed to provide institutional investors with guidance for their strategic investment portfolios.
SeaAhead Catches up with Julie Angus, Co-Founder & CEO of Open Ocean Robotics
A scientist, adventurer, boat designer, and entrepreneur, Julie Angus cofounded Open Ocean Robotics to help protect our oceans and offer solutions to some of our greatest maritime challenges.
SeaAhead Catches up with Petere Miner, Co-Founder/President of CoLoadX
CoLoadX was founded in 2015 in Queens, NY by logistics and software professionals Fauad Shariff and Petere Miner. Using digital logistics software, CoLoadX has created a container shipping marketplace to more efficiently procure and more effectively track the movement of e-commerce products.
USM Launches Gulf Blue Initiative to Elevate Mississippi’s Blue Economy
The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) and SeaAhead announced an initiative to place Mississippi on the global stage for blue economy-related work.
SeaAhead Catches up with Chris Sturgeon, Managing Director of Red Penguin Marine
Red Penguin Marine is an international group of companies working together to provide subsea cable engineering and marine consulting services; through strategic planning and operational support to investors, owners, developers, insurers, industry and regulatory bodies, and others with an interest in subsea cable systems.
Global Maritime + Open Innovation
On May 25th with over 200 participants, we talked about an intersection of Offshore Wind, Alternative Fuels, and Maritime Decarbonization. We heard from thought-leading corporations and watched flash talks from seven startups innovating in the space. If you missed the event, you can watch here.
BlueSwell, partnership between New England Aquarium and SeaAhead, named Fast Company’s 2021 World Changing Idea
The winners of Fast Company’s 2021 World Changing Ideas Awards were announced today, honoring the businesses, policies, projects, and concepts that are actively engaged and deeply committed to pursuing innovation when it comes to solving health and climate crises, social injustice, or economic inequality.
Welcoming Ørsted to the SeaAhead Family
SeaAhead is thrilled to announce its new partnership with Ørsted, the global leader in offshore wind development, as we continue to support innovation for the ocean in this new Blue Decade. The collaboration will span our ocean innovation platform – from mentoring for startup members, to scouting for new technologies that can help advance their development projects, to engaging with the Blue Angels as they seek opportunities to invest in the companies that will have the largest impact on the sector.
Lessons in Shipping Logistics and Efficiency from the Suez Canal
SeaAhead caught up with Boston-based FreightFlows CEO Matt Morgan to discuss the ripple effects of the recent incident in the Suez Canal and how tech and data analytics can mitigate impact from disasters, while streamlining normal operations.
Startups moving to Rhode Island with eye on bluetech industry
SeaAhead, according to Peterson, has gathered 53 startup members all specifically in the bluetech space.
Blue Angels: Investing in a Sustainable Ocean Future
SeaAhead’s Blue Angel investor group was formed to deploy capital in the rapidly growing ocean economy, where innovation is expected to drive growth at twice the rate of average global GDP, while also increasing sustainability in ocean-related industries and tackling challenges to ocean health.
Investing to Protect the Oceans
The Paris- based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development estimates the blue economy will double to $3 trillion by 2030.
The Importance of Rewilding the Seas
The first twenty years of the 21st century brought the concept of rewilding into the mainstream which radically altered how conservationists think about stewarding the Biosphere. Rewilding does not prescribe goals for conservation projects to strive towards. Instead of relying on human hands to bring life back to dying ecosystems, rewilding leverages the antifragility of nature by giving them the space to regenerate themselves.
What the Biden Administration Might Mean for the Blue Economy
The campaign and career of President-elect Joseph R. Biden offer insights into his policy platforms that will affect the emergence of the blue economy over the coming four years and beyond.
SeaAhead Catches up with 11th Hour Racing to Discuss the BlueGreen Innovation Challenge
SeaAhead’s Program Manager, Taylor Witkin, caught up with Todd McGuire, Managing Director of 11th Hour Racing, to discuss the organization’s role in Rhode Island’s sustainable future, and support for the RI BlueGreen Innovation Challenge.
SeaAhead and New England Aquarium Announce The BlueSwell Incubator’s First Cohort of Selected Startup
SeaAhead, Inc. and the New England Aquarium have selected the first cohort of six startups for the BlueSwell Incubator Program, New England’s first dedicated, early-stage bluetech incubator. The program is designed to support the creation and growth of startups with solutions that have the potential for significant impact on ocean health, sustainable ocean industries and global resilience.
SeaAhead and New England Aquarium Announce the BlueSwell Incubator's First Cohort of Selected Startups
SeaAhead, Inc. and the New England Aquarium have selected the first cohort of six startups for the BlueSwell Incubator Program, New England's first dedicated, early-stage bluetech incubator.
At the intersection of clean energy and bluetech, BlueGreen Innovation Challenge emerges
SeaAhead, National Grid and CIC Providence have opened applications for the BlueGreen Innovation Challenge.
National Grid RI Partners with SeaAhead to Launch the Rhode Island BlueGreen Innovation Challenge - A Conversation with Terry Sobolewski
SeaAhead’s Project Manager, Taylor Witkin, caught up with Terry Sobolewski, President of National Grid Rhode Island, to discuss the utility’s role in Rhode Island’s clean energy future, focus on innovation, and support for the RI BlueGreen Innovation Challenge, in partnership with SeaAhead and CIC Providence. Terry Sobolewski joined National Grid in August 2011. In his current role as President of National Grid RI, he leads the company’s efforts to deliver safe, reliable, clean and affordable energy for 750,000 electric and gas customers across the Ocean State.