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New ocean tech startups, founded 2020 on

The new wave: 105 ocean tech startups founded in 2020 or later that have raised money in rounds we track, $3.9B between them, placed in 6 segments.

105startups on the map
6segments
$3.9Braised between them
Shipping and portsmost funded segment

Shipping and ports

43

+19 more

Aquaculture and fisheries

20

Seaweed and algae

18

Ocean energy

10

Ocean carbon and restoration

8

Ocean data and robotics

6

Segment by segment

Shipping and ports

43 startups · $2.9B raised

  1. SaronicSaronic designs and manufactures unmanned surface vehicles for maritime security and domain awareness.United States$2.4B
  2. QuartermasterQuartermaster is a maritime technology company focused on enhancing real-time maritime domain awareness.United States$183M
  3. Spire GlobalSpire Global is a space to cloud data analytics company utilizing satellites to provide maritime, aviation, and weather tracking.United States$110M
  4. FleetzeroFleetzero is building battery electric cargo ships to affordably decarbonize ocean freight.United States$43M
  5. Ambassador Cruise LineAmbassador Cruise Line's purpose is to inspire and delight every guest to enjoy an authentic cruise experience effortlessly, & sustainably.United Kingdom$23M
  6. InsurelyInsurely is a financial brokerage firm that provides auto, general liability, cyber protection, and marine shipping insurance services.Sweden$21M
  7. AmperaAMPERA is a nuclear energy company dedicated to developing compact, factory-built power systems tailored for various applications,United States$20M
  8. ACUA OceanWe design, develop and deploy hydrogen- powered uncrewed surface vessels (H-USVs)United Kingdom$15M

Aquaculture and fisheries

20 startups · $170M raised

  1. LAXEYLAXEY specializes in sustainable land-based aquaculture and the development of fish farming facilities.Iceland$87M
  2. RLRarin LLCfarmingUnited States$42M
  3. AquaExchangeAquaExchange Agritech Private Limited is an innovative agritech and aquaculture technology startup based in Bhimavaram, Andhra PraIndia$8.0M
  4. WellFish TechWellFish Tech is a biotechnology and aquaculture-diagnostics company based in Paisley, Scotland.United Kingdom$6.8M
  5. SymbiobeSymbiobe is a Kyoto-based startup that develops biotechnology to transform carbon into sustainable materials such as organic fertiJapan$5.7M
  6. AqgromalinAqgromalin Farmtech Services Private Limited is a tech-driven agritech startup based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.India$5.3M
  7. AquapulseAquapulse, operating under Phoenix Marine Exports and Solution Private Limited, is an innovative aqua-tech company focused on tranIndia$4.7M
  8. WellFish DiagnosticsWellFish Diagnostics is on a mission to enhance the sustainability of the aquaculture industry.United Kingdom$1.6M

Seaweed and algae

18 startups · $60M raised

  1. SwaySway Innovation Co., also known as Sway, is a California-based cleantech and materials company focused on developing sustainable pUnited States$25M
  2. Samudra OceansSamudra Oceans is a London-based climate technology startup founded in 2022, focused on advancing ocean farming and blue carbon capture.United Kingdom$14M
  3. KelpiKelpi is a UK-based sustainable materials innovation company founded in 2020.United Kingdom$5.5M
  4. Coast 4CCoast 4C is revolutionizing sustainable seaweed supply.Philippines$5.0M
  5. Macro OceansMacro Oceans is focused on building a kelp economy to support a low carbon future.United States$2.5M
  6. Umaro FoodsUmaro Foods specializes in developing a plant-based protein source from ocean-farmed seaweed.United States$2.0M
  7. SoarceSoarce synergizes seaweed and nanotechnology to produce high performing, protective, and low-carbon fabrics and leathers.United States$2.0M
  8. AgopreneAgoprene develops furniture foam from seaweed - completely free of petrochemicals.Denmark$1.0M

Ocean energy

10 startups · $566M raised

  1. PanthalassaPanthalassa is a public-benefit corporation based in Portland, Oregon, founded in 2016.United States$365M
  2. Corio GenerationCorio Generation is a London-based offshore wind developer, established in 2022 and part of the Macquarie Group.United Kingdom$70M
  3. INTEGRATED WIND SOLUTIONS ASIWS AS is an offshore wind service company that intends to serve the offshore wind industry with a fleet of cutting-edge service vessels.Norway$65M
  4. Clean Energy TerminalsClean Energy Terminals supports port infrastructure for offshore wind, boosting local opportunities.United States$50M
  5. Caudal EnergyCaudal Energy is a UK-based renewable energy startup and an Oxford University spinout, founded in 2024.United Kingdom$5.8M
  6. Aikido TechnologiesAikido Technologies is a San Francisco-based startup founded in 2022 that specializes in developing self-erecting floating offshorUnited States$5.7M
  7. VAVind AIVind AI currently supports screening, conceptual and pre-feed design phases for offshore wind projects.Norway$3.3M
  8. NeuWave TechnologiesNeuWave Technologies is a Manchester-based company that specializes in AI-driven environmental intelligence for offshore and maritUnited Kingdom$1.0M

Ocean carbon and restoration

8 startups · $106M raised

  1. Terraform IndustriesTerraform Industries is a bet on cheap solar, synthetic hydrocarbon supremacy, and hyperscale.United States$44M
  2. GigablueGigablue is a marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) company based in New York, NY, founded in 2022.United States$20M
  3. Alt CarbonAlt Carbon is a Kolkata-based deep-tech science and data company founded in 2023.India$12M
  4. EquaticEquatic uses a seawater electrolysis process that enhances the ocean's capacity to absorb and store large quantities of carbon dioxide.United States$12M
  5. BrineworksBrineworks is a climate technology startup based in Amsterdam, founded in 2023.Netherlands$8.0M
  6. CleanHubCleanHub is an environmental technology company based in Berlin, founded in 2019/2020.Germany$7.0M
  7. Universal PlasticUniversal Plastic® is a Barcelona-based startup that operates a Web3 social app focused on beach cleanups and ocean regeneration.Spain$2.2M
  8. FlexSeaFlexSea develops novel biomaterials derived from renewable marine resources to replace current primary plastic packaging.United Kingdom$1.8M

Ocean data and robotics

6 startups · $66M raised

  1. XLCCXLCC will establish a new, export-led, green industry in the Uk: world class HVDC subsea cable manufacturing.United Kingdom$27M
  2. FloceanFLOCEAN is a Norwegian clean-tech startup based in Oslo, founded in 2024.Norway$23M
  3. Apeiron labsApeiron Labs is a company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, founded in 2022.United States$9.5M
  4. cosmaCosma is a French deeptech startup founded in February 2022, specializing in the inventory and monitoring of benthic ecosystems usFrance$5.3M
  5. Jaia RoboticsJaia Robotics is a provider and developer of microsized autonomous and subsurface marine vehicles.United States$1.8M
  6. Inligo NetworksInligo Networks is an independent private subsea cable owner and operator dedicated to enhancing digital connectivity across SouthSingapore$250K

How this map is made. Every startup here has raised money in rounds we track, and was founded in 2020 or later. It joins the map when its sectors, read from its rounds, or the opening of its own description say it works in ocean tech, and goes to the first segment whose words it carries. Each segment shows its best-funded first. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.

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