Demo Day: Flash Talks Added, JAIA Joins, Ops Team Ready to Go The first Blue Venture In-water Equipment Demo Day is coming together nicely. We have a full day of activities planned and we don’t want you to miss it! Investors are anxious to get first dibs on what’s new and innovative. Start ups can…
Demo Day Updates, RI Delegation to H20, and Ocean MBA Come get your feet wet! May 4 Blue Venture In-water Equipment Demo Day is just 8 weeks away and don’t miss the opportunity to get your gear wet and in front of some very motivated investors. We are hearing from exhibitors and technology developers that this day…
Interview with Marine Technology Reporter Our director, Toby Stapleton, recently spoke with Greg Trauthwein at Marine Technology Reporter to discuss the recently concluded Blue Innovation Symposium 2023 and how the Blue Venture Forum is bringing blue tech and finance together.
Rhode Island to Host First of its Kind Blue Economy Investment Summit The Blue Venture Forum has organized the first annual Blue Venture Investment Summit to highlight recent developments, and future trends in Blue Technology Investments. This summit will bring together international investors, start-up founders, and policy makers to discuss what’s driving investor interest in…
Piranha Pond Blue 2022 Recap Last night, Blue Venture Forum was pleased to co-host the “Piranha Pond Blue” Pitch Party where selected blue tech start-ups pitched their products to an esteemed group of investors in a “Shark Tank” setting. Each pitch company shared their blue tech product’s technology and vision, followed by valuable feedback from our…
Piranha Pond Pitch Companies Announced This year we received an amazing number of applications for our Piranha Pond Blue pitch competition and on Monday November 14 we’ll hear from the winners who will be pitching their innovations to a panel of investors. Congratulations to: Blackfish Engineering – Turbine charging systems for electric and hybrid marine…
Piranha Pond Blue Pitch Session Comes to Newport November 14, 2022, 5:30PM- 7:30PM at Innovate Newport, 513 To attend the event, register at https://blueventureforum.org/events/piranha-pond-blue/To apply to pitch your product, visit https://www.rocketjudge.com/register/XqvlYJ2X What is the Piranha Pond? It is a “pitch party” where a select group of entrepreneurs has up to 5 minutes to convince a…
Re-Cap: Growing a Blue Technology Startup To start the “school year off” right, the Blue Venture Forum Co-Founder and Director, Toby Stapleton moderated a dynamic panel of Blue Tech Start Up companies at the newly renovated Innovate Newport facility. Alessandra Bianchi of SeaTrac, Ray Schmitt of Salient Predictions, Ian Estaphan Owen of Jaia Robotics, and Rusty…
The Blue Venture Forum welcomes Maggie Merrill as Program Manager Maggie L. Merrill, has been guiding, gathering and reporting on ocean science, technology, and ocean energy for all of her career. When the board of the BVF offered her this position, she did not hesitate to accept but with a simple proviso, “It must be…
SeaTrac selected by Princeton University, Growing a Blue Tech Startup Panel Discussion, and more Join us tomorrow for the Blue Venture Forum’s “Growing a Blue Technology Startup” panel discussion where we’ll hear from four founders who are building blue technology companies right here in the region. A special congratulations to one of our panelists, Allessandra…