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Our Job Board serves as a gateway to career opportunities in ocean technology, connecting you with roles offered by our partners and beyond in the innovation ecosystem. These opportunities span a wide range of disciplines, including engineering, business development, marketing, operations, finance, and beyond. The ocean technology sector thrives on a wide range of skills and experiences, and we are confident that your unique expertise and passion can find a meaningful place within this sector. 🔵 Job Board: https://lnkd.in/et2J5_x4 🔵 Know of job that should be on here? Submit it here: https://lnkd.in/e2jqkW8G Please share other resources below! #oceantechnology #bluetech #careers

🎙️ We interviewed Navy Mckee, the CEO and Founder of Kai Pono Solutions, on her founder journey. Kai Pono is a startup focused on safeguarding waterways by preventing pollutants from entering through storm drains. Kai Pono’s innovative filtration systems are capable of capturing a variety of toxins, chemicals, and solid waste. With a low-cost, easy-to-maintain design, their flagship model integrates seamlessly into municipal infrastructure. 📝 Like all great ideas, Kai Pono's concept originated 25 years ago on a piece of scrap paper. As part of SeaAhead's latest BlueSwell Program cohort, Kai Pono received support and guidance to accelerate its growth and make strategic connections on the East Coast. Navy's strategic vision includes positioning Kai Pono as a leader in the stormwater space. The team is currently fundraising. Photo credit to Jonathan Clancy Blue Wave Imagery and Axios Boston. 🔵 Read our interview with Navy McKee here: https://lnkd.in/eX_kxgRN  🔵 Learn more about Kai Pono's technology at https://lnkd.in/gSZQRh_h  🔵 McKee's story was featured on the SeaAhead newsletter. Sign up for future newsletters here: https://lnkd.in/eHVDGWpu #StartupInnovation #StormWater #OceanTechnology #WaterQuality

🌊 We just released our recap article on Demo Day 2025! For the first time, all graduating startups brought physical demos, and the hands-on experience provided attendees with a deeper understanding of the technologies developed by Cohort V. See some of the demos in the photos attached! Our guest speaker, Undersecretary of Economic Foundations at the Executive Office of Economic Development, Ashley Stolba, reminded the audience of Massachusetts’ steadfast commitment to innovation. In November, the Healey Administration signed the MassLeads Act which, among other points, will invest $1 billion in climatetech through the Economic Development Bond Bill and will support the blue economy founders and entrepreneurs. There’s excitement in this space and ample reason to get involved. We are proud to run the BlueSwell Program, as we have for the last 5 cohorts, in partnership with the New England Aquarium and help these startups make significant strides in the bluetech sector. ARMADA Marine Robotics Coastal Measures Crewless Marine Dottir Labs HydroPhos Solutions Kai Pono Solutions WATABOT Read our recap of the event here: https://lnkd.in/euesdpzn

🗒️✍️ 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