SeaAhead

🌊🌏 Wittaya Aqua hooks $2.8 million to fuel Asia expansion 💸 The Canadian #aquaculture #data and #analytics #startup secured #seedfunding from The Yield Lab Asia Pacificfic, SEEDS Capital, Future Planet Capital, Conservation International Ventures LLC, and SeaAhead Blue Angels. ℹ The company, which integrates different information streams from #farmers, #feedmills, and ingredient suppliers into one platform, says the new funding will support its further expansion in the #AsiaPacific region. 🗣 "With the new funds, we plan to enhance our #platform and expand our presence in the Asia Pacific, the leading #aquaculture producing region. We are committed to providing reliable data and support to our stakeholders, setting a new bar in #sustainableaquaculture," said #CEO Evan Hall. ✨ Read more on this story ➡ https://lnkd.in/dQPBrDZy

Entertaining podcast and deserved support for the seaweed industry. Across its variations, seaweed is loaded with nutrients, regenerates rapidly, tames excess nitrogen, creates aquatic habitats, and requires no freshwater to grow. We could elaborate, but Adam has already made a fantastic case. Thanks for the mention!

The team at Foley Hoag LLP have been wonderful partners to us since our founding! The insight and expertise they provide for our BlueSwell program, which we co-run with the New England Aquarium, has given our startups priceless knowledge on term sheets, funding advisory, and legal questions that arise frequently at the early stage of startups. Thank you for the expertise and knowledge-sharing that allows our bluetech startups to continue their work on sure footing.

Our white paper, written in collaboration with Ørsted and Venterra Group, was released two weeks ago! Rediscover “The Wind, Wings, Fins, and Shells: Innovations to Support Biodiversity in Offshore Wind" today. To level-set: The offshore wind industry is experiencing rapid growth, with a 15% increase in 2023 and 7.7GW of new off-take contracts awarded in the U.S. alone. It’s enticing, but not simple. Startups in OSW navigate a slew of challenges beyond refining their emerging technology, namely a complex regulatory environment, stakeholder conflict, and data operability… Our paper is a guide offering actionable insights to avoid getting stuck on the latter challenges. Startups are uniquely positioned to challenge the status quo in offshore wind. They need the support of investors and stakeholders to get there. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/eW2z_wDE (Image credit, first slide: Venterra Group)

🌊 At 1000 Ocean Startups, our mission is not only to work collaboratively with our members — but to spotlight the achievements and progress made by our members and affiliated startups across our coalition. Curious about the progress we're making? 🌟 Here's a glimpse of some of our Coalition Wins featured in our latest edition of The Ripple, the official 1000OS monthly Newsletter: 🌟Coalition Win 1: Impact Entrepreneur highlighted the role of impact start-ups supported by 1000OS Members, including Aqua-Spark, Conservation International Ventures LLC, Future Planet Capital, SeaAhead, Sustainable Ocean Alliance, and Uplink. The article features multiple innovative solutions for marine health and protection — including sustainable blue foods successes, contributions to ocean data, carbon removal technologies and more. 🌟 Coalition Win 2: TNW, an impact-tech media company, recently featured startups ABALOBI, Coastruction and PlanBlue for their cutting-edge technology safeguarding our oceans. The article highlights various sectors of ocean innovation solutions — explorations of underwater ecosystems, coral reef regeneration, and the development of a sustainable marketplace that harmonizes the needs of consumers, fishers, and the environment. 🔹 Want to stay updated on these incredible developments and more? Subscribe to The Ripple and be part of the movement driving ocean innovation! 🌊 🔗 Subscribe today by filling out this short form: https://lnkd.in/e_353qBn 🔗 You can submit your own ocean related news through this content submission form for a chance to be featured on The Ripple: https://lnkd.in/dpXfWWCJ #OceanInnovation #OceanAction #1000OceanStartups #ImpactTech #MarineHealth #sdg14

We always trust our friends at Venture Café Providence to host a fantastic event - Thursday was no exception! We are grateful for our partnership with CIC (Cambridge Innovation Center) that unites stakeholder communities in #climatetech time and time again. Thank you to our event partner Ocean Tech Hub of Southeastern New England for sharing your vision and effort in building up the ocean innovation ecosystem. We enjoyed an engaging discussion with Daniela Fairchild, Lisa Carnevale, and Rich Overmoyer at the helm. Special thanks to our partners on the Mass CEC team who tuned in virtually from Cambridge. Later in the evening, we were honored to moderate the panel “Diversifying Rhode Island’s Bluetech Community” featuring speakers at the forefront of DEIJA initiatives: Nina Pande, Nishita Roy-Pope, MBA, and Pete Rumsey. Our panelists offered their insights into solving awareness challenges in bluetech, the K-12 timeline to target underrepresented students, and lessening barriers to entrepreneurship in the Ocean State. We learned a great deal from our panelists, and were thrilled to connect with old friends and new partners. Until next time, Providence! 🌊

6️⃣/2️⃣7️⃣: You don't want to miss this! Come say hello to our team, meet cutting-edge startups at the expo, and hear from celebrated voices on how they are solidifying Rhode Island as an inclusive space for nontraditional entrepreneurs in the blue economy 🚀🌊

⛵ Attention ocean innovators! Don't miss the boat! Submit your application to BlueSwell by 5:00 PM EST, TOMORROW (June 25). The process is straightforward – just fill out this form: https://lnkd.in/e89gAZ3C Questions? Learn more on our program page (https://lnkd.in/ea9-BZx2) and find out how SeaAhead and the New England Aquarium can help your startup thrive.

We are thrilled to announce the release of "The Wind, Wings, Fins, and Shells: Innovations to Support Biodiversity in Offshore Wind", a white paper in collaboration with Ørsted and Venterra Group investigating the startup landscape striving for a net-positive-for-nature offshore wind industry. Offshore wind will be a crucial part of the clean energy transition. Greg Watson, an interviewee for the piece, notes: "The reality is that there is no entirely benign energy source. So, we need to anticipate impacts and mitigate them". Through the analysis of our database of >2,000 startups, we dive into how innovations can mitigate harm to and restore these offshore environments, as well as the challenges startups are met with in attempting to do so. See below for access to the paper and registration for the corresponding online roundtable discussion! Link to read the paper: https://lnkd.in/eW2z_wDE Link to register for the virtual roundtable Monday, June 24th at 11am: https://lnkd.in/e-6WAuEM (Image credit: Ørsted)

How do we help our startups reach a broader audience, customer base, and knowledge platform? By tapping into resources across the New England bluetech ecosystem. With 400 miles of coastline and a historic blue economy, the Ocean State offers a thriving blue innovation network. SeaAhead’s roots are planted in Rhode Island, where the company was born, and we continue to engage and source startups from the state. In the past few years, made possible by our partners at URIRF, we have brought the BlueSwell cohorts to Rhode Island for an in-person week, allowing founders and program alumni to engage with partners and customers in the area. Whether on the shore of University of Rhode Island's Bay Campus or across the sound at Roger Williams University's labs, this is always a fruitful and inspiring time for the startups. We look forward to building on the connections we have across academia, research, business, and government in RI. Collaborating with stakeholders to foster growth, connection, and forward movement for ocean-based economies is a priority at SeaAhead. As a burgeoning hub for bluetech, we recognize Rhode Island’s demonstrated impact and future potential. If you’re a Rhode Island-based startup, investor, or just a curious individual, check out our website for more information on how to get involved with SeaAhead: https://www.sea-ahead.com/ BlueSwell is run in partnership by SeaAhead and the New England Aquarium. Applications close on June 25, so be sure to share this post or apply here: https://lnkd.in/ea9-BZx2