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????? Our new white paper, "Coastal Protection and Resilience: Innovation and Investment," reveals a rapid rise in innovative startups and an urgent need for solutions to combat coastal flooding and erosion. In this white paper, developed through a partnership between SeaAhead and the New England Aquarium, we explore: ?? The economic risks of inaction: Trillions of dollars in assets are at risk in coastal real estate, ports, and marine sectors. ?? The rise of nature-based solutions: Discover how these approaches offer both environmental and economic benefits.?? ?? Market conditions likely to accelerate the adoption of enabling technology: Learn about the stakeholders and market conditions driving new projects and funding sources. Download the white paper to explore the investment landscape and be part of futureproofing resilient coastlines: https://lnkd.in/eW2z_wDE #CoastalResilience #NatureBasedSolutions #Sustainability #InvestmentOpportunities?

We are thrilled to announce the seven startups chosen to showcase their work at Oceantic Network's IPF Startup Alley 2025. The startups presenting this year cover a range of relevant topics and themes for Offshore Energy and include: ocean sensing and monitoring, ocean data and AI applications, offshore energy infrastructure, and workforce development. - Coastal Measures - Crewless Marine - Deep Anchor Solutions - Equinox Ocean Turbines BV - MM-SEAS USCG Licensing Software - Orpheus Ocean - Sperra Startup Alley will take place on the Exhibit Floor at IPF2025 in Virginia Beach, VA. at: - 3:00pm Tuesday, April 29th and - 3:00 pm Wednesday, April 30th Learn more about Startup Alley: https://lnkd.in/es89w_gA

?? We are excited to announce the participants of Startup Alley at the 2025 International Partnering Forum! For the fourth year, Oceantic and SeaAhead have partnered to select promising startups within the global offshore renewable energy industry. This year’s cohorts range from data collection and unmanned operations to anchoring devices and entirely new generator designs that will create power from ocean currents. Congratulations to: Coastal Measures Crewless Marine Deep Anchor Solutions Equinox Ocean Turbines BV MM-SEAS USCG Licensing Software Orpheus Ocean Sperra Each company will showcase their work on the Exhibit Floor and present their pitch to #IPF25 participants at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, April 29, and Wednesday, April 30. Don't miss out: 2025IPF.com

?? Did you know that SeaAhead has a growing talent database? If you're interested in opportunities in our wider bluetech community, please submit your information to our Ocean Technology Talent Database. This will allow us to reach out to you if a match is found between your skills and experiences and the needs of our partners. ?? To get yourself in our system, please fill out this form: https://lnkd.in/eXBgxSmt

???? SeaAhead has received funding from the Sector Spark grant to jumpstart and launch our new program! The in-water piloting accelerator program will help startups navigate commercialization barriers by providing easy access to test sites that will validate their technologies. The program also features ample technical support and mentorship throughout the journey. Why are we launching this program? We know that proof-of-concept testing is essential for investment and is encumbered by several barriers. We will navigate those barriers for startups so they can purely focus on testing their technology. Thank you to the The Healey-Driscoll administration and the Innovation Institute at Massachusetts Technology Collaborative. Read the announcement: https://lnkd.in/ejyFUrRD

?? ?? BIG celebrations are in order! On Thursday, March 6th, SeaAhead and the New England Aquarium hosted our fifth BlueSwell Demo Day to honor the seven startups that participated in Cohort V. We were proud to welcome Ashley Stolba, the Undersecretary of Economic Foundations at the Executive Office of Economic Development, as our Guest Speaker. She gave a passionate welcome to our community and showed her commitment to driving Massachusetts forward as an innovation stronghold. We also heard remarks from Letise LaFeir, PhD, Chief of Conservation and Stewardship at the Aquarium who underlined how crucial novel technologies are to conservation efforts. Our very own Alissa Peterson, CEO and co-founder of SeaAhead, made it clear that supporting and investing in groundbreaking blue innovation is the key to a bright blue future for all. If you follow the BlueSwell Program, you know that Demo Day is the capstone event for our cohort members where they pitch directly to our community of investors and partners. They spent the last five months working hard to drive their respective commercialization journeys forward. Please join us in congratulating Cohort V and applauding all of their accomplishments. Keep watch with us as these startups continue to change the game! THE GRADUATES: ?? Jeff Kaeli, Robin Littlefield, and Philip (Rusty) Warren @ ARMADA Marine Robotics ?? Josh Humberston and Neil Schonwald @ Coastal Measures ?? Steven Bordonaro and Philip Caspers @ Crewless Marine ?? Nili Persits @ Dottir Labs ?? Derek Long, Daisy Burns, and Matthew Oriente @ HydroPhos Solutions ?? Navy Mckee @ Kai Pono Solutions ?? Qinmin Z. @ WATABOT Congratulations to our team members?Julia Pangan?and?Edward Cesare?for their exceptional contributions to the BlueSwell Program. Thank you to our interns, Claire Ferris and Avery Kaplan for their vital support in delivering Cohort V. Thank you to Jonathan Clancy at Blue Wave Imagery for photographing the event. Didn't make it to Demo Day? You can find a recording of the event here: https://lnkd.in/ewd-2TSH #bluetech #oceantechnology #blueswelldemoday2025

?? We wanted to bring your attention to a couple more grant opportunities from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center. If your startup is in Massachusetts, don't miss out on these crucial funding resources, as they're expiring this month. ?? InnovateMass: - Who should apply: New clean energy technologies with strong potential for commercialization; filling the gaps between early-stage angel investors and late-stage VC funding. - Funding: Up to $350,000 - Deadline: March 17th 2025 (disregard the Feb 17th concept paper deadline, as that was a special call for Gridtech-specific startups) - Link: https://lnkd.in/eGGRn8xn ?? CriticalMass (Startup RFI): - Who should apply: Startups undertaking deployment-scale projects. - Funding: Up to $1,000,000 - Deadline: March 31st, 2025 - Link: https://lnkd.in/eAF96Xp7 #startupfunding #masscec #innovationgrants

Thank you to all who attended the SeaAhead BlueSwell event yesterday to support the mission of Dottir Labs and the future of impact that is already starting to make waves. If your team is looking to start or advance your aqueous sensing capabilities, reach out to connect with a member of our team and schedule your consultation!

?? We held our 5th Offshore Renewable Energy Summit last month with Massachusetts Clean Energy Center! It was a fantastic evening centering on Innovation in Construction and Innovation in Operations & Maintenance. Our focus across panels was the commercialization journey of technologies and startups in the offshore renewable industry. Startups often face commercialization challenges in getting their technologies to market, and the industry has several constraints that challenge the adoption of new technologies. Some insights from our two panels: ?? The permitting timeline is close to 10 years and is a barrier for startups and often causes them to run out of runway. ?? Startups need a champion from large ORE developers to move forward with pilots and partnerships — someone who understands the tech and the value. ?? Startups can find champions in subcontractors that are pitching for larger contracts.? ?? Developers are willing to test technology on a small scale and see what works. Proof of concept is essential here. ?? ... And more! Extended biographies of the moderators, panelists, and startups are found here:??https://lnkd.in/ezK6f2Dz If you're craving more SeaAhead events, join us this Thursday, March 6 from 5:00-9:00pm for Demo Day, a celebration of the BlueSwell Program's fifth cohort of startups. Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/d25ctjRs Emily Reichert, Adam de Sola Pool, Madeleine Laitz, PhD, Atma S. Khalsa, Robert J. McGurrin, William Cotta, Jeff Gardner, Laura Anderson, Michael Abdelmessih, Allan Adams, Jake Russell, Aquatic Labs, BLUEiQ, Ithaca Clean Energy, Orpheus Ocean

There's still time to register for BlueSwell Cohort V's Demo Day on Thursday, March 6th! Join us and 200+ stakeholders across the bluetech innovation ecosystem at the New England Aquarium's Simons Theatre – it will be a great evening of inspiring remarks, startup pitches, and networking in the Aquarium's main building after the program. Registration is required and there are only a few spots left – learn more and RSVP here: https://lnkd.in/d25ctjRs ARMADA Marine Robotics - Coastal Measures - Crewless Marine - Dottir Labs - HydroPhos Solutions - Kai Pono Solutions - WATABOT