2024 has been Seaworthy Collective’s most impactful year in our history! Our 4th year of driving sea change has been a significant evolution for our organization; growing from operating as a startup to a fully established 501c3 non-profit. As a small but mighty team, we continue to create massive outcomes for our community and the global ecosystem, and we now have total clarity in our vision for how we scale our impact globally moving forward. Whether you are new to our community or shared the journey with us in Miami or abroad, we’re grateful to everyone who has joined our rising tide across our community events, startup programs, and so much more.
In case you’re new to our community, here’s a quick recap on Seaworthy Collective:
Seaworthy Collective is a 501c3 nonprofit that supports current, aspiring, and underrepresented entrepreneurs driving innovation for ocean and climate impact (AKA BlueTech). Our mission is to make BlueTech accessible and inclusive; bringing all hands on deck via programs to co-create and grow early-stage startups, build regional capacity, and educate our community.
We empower Sea Change Makers – diverse founders leading profitable and planet positive businesses addressing pollution, coastal resilience and adaptation, as well as greenhouse gas reduction and removal. Based in Miami, our local and global community generates scalable solutions for 71% of the planet (our ocean) to regenerate 100% of the planet.
Before we dive into our impact for this year, we have a BIG ask for our community: As we approach the end of the year, we are asking for your support this giving season! We’re looking to raise at least $500,000 to support our impactful work next year!
If our work at Seaworthy Collective has inspired you, given you practical reasons for hope, or made you truly excited about the future of ocean and climate impact innovation, this is your chance to show your support and continue to enable our work empowering Sea Change Makers - current, aspiring, and underrepresented BlueTech entrepreneurs. As a non-profit entrepreneur support organization, there is not yet a sustainable business model for what we do; we depend on grants and donors to continue our critical work. If you are looking to maximize the impact of your year-end tax deductible donations, join us in driving exponential impact for our blue planet.
We're proud to share our total outcomes from this year, and updated lifetime outcomes below, along with highlights from our community and startup programs, and success stories from Seaworthy startups! Plus, at the end of this post, you can get a preview of our plans for 2025, and learn more about ways to get involved with us next year!
Watch our video overview of our impact in 2024 below - created by our Marketing and PR Director, Angela Betancourt and Betancourt Group:
Seaworthy's Impact in 2024
Seaworthy's Social & Economic Impact Since 2020
Seaworthy's Environmental Impact Since 2020
Seaworthy's Biggest Milestones of 2024:
Click the dropdown buttons next to each list item to see additional content for each!
In 2024 we supported the most startups (14) and founders (22) EVER in our Startup Programs! This was the first year we were able to host 2 cohorts of our startup studio and incubator, one in the spring and one in the fall. Each cohort consisted of 7 startups each, including our first co-created startup since 2022!
We also hosted our first-ever Sea Change Maker Fellowship with Miami Dade College and their Changemaker Education and Social Innovation initiative, led by Professor and Director Sandra LaFleur. This joint offering of a summer fellowship for MDC students combined their entrepreneurial spirit with their passion for climate action and our ocean’s health. Together, we provided aspiring student entrepreneurs access to 1:1 support and BlueTech connections for subject matter expert founders and advisors, curriculum and resources, and mentorship for students to co-develop ocean and climate solutions. We're currently seeking new partners across universities, workforce development, and climate and marine science education to continue growing our fellowship for the future!
In partnership with Catalist, we developed The Shoreline Platform; Seaworthy Collective's new community & network platform, leveraging ecosystem mapping, regenerative frameworks, and AI, to enable more entrepreneurs to access support. Our platform provides automations for matchmaking network connections, tailored industry insights, and relevant resources and curricula, while still delivering 1 on 1 support (by humans) on a less intensive basis. We are currently accepting applications until December 1st for our first 3-month beta users, with onboarding starting in January! Apply through this link!
Seaworthy Collective and partners won Phase 1 of NOAA Ocean-Based Climate Resilience Accelerators (OCRA) for our 4th federal grant in the last 2 years! Our Phase 1 work led to co-developing an expanded partnership, called The Continuum, with Braid Theory, Ocean Exchange, World Ocean Council, Tampa Bay Wave, St. Petersburg Innovation District, and the University of South Florida! We submitted a Phase 2 application at the end of July to compete for up to $15M in additional grant funding. Should we win, you’ll hear a lot more about this partnership in 2025!
Most recently, at our Fall Startup Showcase we announced our vision for impact investing, called RegeneraSea; mobilizing philanthropic capital for investments in the startups and founders we support to drive equitable and exponential ocean and climate impact. We were excited to announce the founding 10 members of our new Investment Committee, and continue to welcome applications for those interested in getting involved - getting exclusive early access to Seaworthy’s startups, due diligence, and insights!
Finally, we celebrated 2 years of successful partnerships with Salesforce and the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Growth Accelerator Fund Competition, whose support was foundational to enabling us to reach all of the milestones and impact above. We continue to seek new partners for 2025 across our 3 program areas (startup programs, community programs, and now impact investing). If you’re interested in partnering with us, learn more about our partnership opportunities in the PDF below and reach out to us at Info@SeaworthyCollective.com
Highlights From Our Startup & Community Programs
This year we hosted or co-hosted 14 events including 2 Startup Showcases (another first!), 5 Sea Change Makers Series Panels (recordings coming soon!), and 5 collaborative events from our first-ever pitch competition at the Miami International Boat Show to our second gathering during New York Climate Week!
We started the year with our inaugural pitch competition at the Miami International Boat Show in partnership with our friends at Yachting Ventures in February! There were two tracks of startups: Leisure Marine + Ocean and Climate Impact. The Leisure Marine track featured Seaworthy Cohort 3 member Codename E-Lixr, and startups in the Ocean and Climate impact track pitched for a chance to secure a spot in the our Spring cohort (Cohort 4). Strawfish emerged as the winner, but we welcomed Igugu Global and Sargassum Eco Lumber into the Spring Cohort as well - because we couldn’t resist supporting the all of their incredible potential!
Cohort 4 / Spring 2024 startups included:
CASTUS Technologies (San Francisco, CA) - Cofounders Mohamed Said and Mohamed Gad use AI and ocean meteorological data to find and track floating objects like plastic debris and oil spills in oceans, seas, and rivers. Combined with satellite imagery, it provides accurate and reliable results.
Coastal Protection Solutions (Boston, MA) - Led by Alex Berkowitz, Coastal Protection Solutions, Inc. provides innovative coastal protection systems, specializing in patent-pending technologies designed to mitigate the impacts of climate change-induced coastal flooding.
Phytoflora by Green Thumb Strategies (Miami, FL) - A dual initiative by Jazmin Locke-Rodriguez and Ivan Rodriguez, employing floating farms for water remediation and sustainable agriculture.
Igugu Global (Miami, FL) - Founded by Anele Bloch, this climate fintech startup aims to bridge Africa's $1.5 trillion sustainable infrastructure funding gap.
Sargassum Eco Lumber (Homestead, FL) - Raquel de Antonio Crespo and Andres de Antonio Simancas's venture turns Sargassum seaweed and recycled plastics into eco-friendly lumber.
Strawfish (Boca Raton, FL) - Aaron Kleinert and Kyle Lansing's answer to single-use plastic, offering biodegradable alternatives.
Upwelling (Oakland, CA) - Shanee Stopnitzky's initiative leverages artificial upwellings to cool and regenerate vulnerable ecosystems.
Fast forward to May - after 12 weeks of hard work in our Startup Studio & Incubator, these startups and founders showed up and showed out at our Spring Startup Showcase! We also featured Tampa Bay Wave Founder & CEO Linda Olson as our keynote speaker, showcasing BlueTech collaboration from (Florida) coast to coast! Check out the Spring Showcase recap below, and visit our YouTube channel to catch many of the startups' pitches! At the event, we also shared our vision for our new community and network platform, The Shoreline! We ended the week with our first-ever Seaworthy dive trip on Neptune Memorial off Miami Beach, and saw a massive school of barracuda as well as a huge stingray bury itself!
It was a busy summer to say the least, starting with Daniel speaking at our partner Braid Theory's flagship event, IGNITE22 in LA, as well as the Biscayne Bay Marine Health Summit back home in Miami. We also delivered the Sea Change Maker Fellowship with Miami Dade College, finalized and submitted our Phase 2 grant application for NOAA. and built our first media partnership with Ballyhoo Media! Seeing our logo on Ballyhoo's boats all around Miami was a watershed moment for us and was a perfect way to promote our Fall Startup Showcase!
We also had an eventful start to the fall, co-hosting our 2nd New York Climate Week event, the BlueTech Startupsphere, with Seaworthy Startup Codename: E-lixr, 1000 Ocean Startups, and our friends at Washington Maritime Blue! Our Startup Programs Director, Tamara Kahn Zissman, set the tone for the event with an engaging fireside chat alongside Investable Oceans' Founder & CEO, Ted Janulis, exploring the current state and future of BlueTech. It was followed by a panel on maritime decarbonization featuring Codename: E-lixr's Co-founder & CEO, Sam Payrovi, Washington Maritime Blue's Founder & CEO, Joshua Berger, and WMB Startup Photon Marine's CEO Marcelino Alvarez. We're grateful for another successful collaboration and we'll continue to ensure NYCW has an accessible event for anyone looking to connect with the BlueTech ecosystem!
Throughout this non-stop summer and early fall, Tamara Kahn Zissman, our Startup Programs Director, and Kelsey Rumburg, our new Operations Director, HUSTLED to keep everything for our Fall Startup Studio & Incubator on track! As a result, we assembled our 5th cohort, including co-creating our first startup since 2022, Break pHlow!
Cohort 5 / Fall 2024 startups included:
Astraeus Ocean Systems (Bellingham, WA) - Founded by Alex Parker, Astraeus Ocean Systems is building a platform for direct access to a smart network of Autonomous Surface Vessels deployed across the ocean, enabling rapid, cost-effective data delivery from anywhere at sea.
Cordelia Biosciences (Gainesville, FL) - Founders Jessica Tittl Nielsen and Monica Schul are tapping into the natural chemistry from our world's oceans, to drive innovation in the chemical industry. Cordelia uses ocean microscopic organisms to create sustainable ingredients to replace the harmful chemicals in your everyday products.
Mud Rat (Mansfield, CT) - Founded by Amelia Martin, Mud Rat is making an eco-friendly alternative to the standard styrofoam surfboard core, out of mycelium.
Prosper Water (Miami Beach, FL) - Founded by Max MacKenzie, Prosper Water uses a patent process for infusing oxygen into water in a bubble free manner to improve the energy consumption and water quality in water treatment processes, remediate or prevent algae blooms, and restore and maintain coastal marine environments.
Thrasos3D (Nuevo Leon, Mexico) - Co-Founded by Alena Kharissova and Vasily Korshikov, Thrasos 3D is 3D printing coral reefs with carbon-negative materials to tackle coral decline and sargassum invasion at once while also enhancing coastal resilience and biodiversity.
Toothpick (Fort Lauderdale, FL) - Founded by Tenny-Ann Dandy, Toothpick reduces contamination in the recycling stream by pre-sorting waste at the source to get more waste composted and recycled.
Break pHlow (Miami, FL) - Co-Founders Addison Becker from the University of Miami, Jay Hernandez from Miami Dade College, and Dr. Natalia Uribe Castañeda of West Virginia University came together to co-create an innovative breakwater solution that drives coastal resilience, carbon capture, and reef restoration.
Our Fall Startup Showcase was truly our biggest yet - with Frost Science Museum generously providing the space for to celebrate our 5th cohort! Milly Pitts, CEO of Ocean Exchange, kicked off the night with an inspiring keynote, and our fall cohort dazzled with their pitches and progress! Check out the Fall Showcase recap below. Cohort 5's pitches will be on our YouTube channel soon! We also announced our new impact investment vehicle, RegeneraSea to cap off the night! We wrapped up our cohort with a paddleboarding and kayaking trip around Miami with our friends at PADL, another local BlueTech startup!
Seaworthy Stories: Spotlighting Founders' Journeys
As we look back on this year, we also want to set the tone for 2025 by better telling the stories of the founders we support, their journeys, and how Seaworthy Collective provided a catalyst spurring both their personal development and their company's trajectory. Check out a couple of our featured startups from this year, with their stories written by our Startup Programs Director, Tamara Kahn Zissman.
Raquel de Antonio Crespo - Co-Founder & CEO, Sargassum Eco Lumber
When Raquel de Antonio Crespo applied to pitch at Seaworthy Collective’s Miami Boat Show pitch competition, her startup, Sargassum Eco Lumber, stood out immediately - not just for the innovation it offered, but for the passion and entrepreneurial spirit Raquel embodied. While she didn’t win the competition and the guaranteed spot in our Spring Cohort (Cohort 4), we were so compelled by her vision and potential that we invited her to join anyway to provide her with the support needed to bring her impactful solution to life.
Raquel’s entrepreneurial roots run deep, having previously launched ventures in marketing and business. Yet this was her first foray into tech-driven impact. Her journey began serendipitously when she noticed a call for solutions to Miami's sargassum problem by the Miami Dade Innovation Authority in the Miami Herald. Recalling a family trip to Tulum, Mexico, where sargassum overwhelmed the beaches, she recruited her father, Andres de Antonio Simancas, a mechanical engineer and inventor. He had been experimenting with sargassum and had developed a groundbreaking material—a plywood alternative composed of 60% recycled plastic and 40% sargassum. Sargassum Eco Lumber was born!
By joining Seaworthy Collective’s 4th Cohort, Raquel and Sargassum Eco-Lumber gained access to invaluable mentorship, resources, and a community of fellow entrepreneurs. As part of the program our team helped Raquel recognize that their material not only addressed the environmental havoc caused by sargassum blooms and marine plastic, but most importantly brought land and sea together by addressing deforestation with a tree-free alternative. Her product also offered a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions (up to 1,000% lower than traditional plywood), a multi-win for the environment. We worked to refine her business strategy, connect with experts, and scale her solution to tackle both the sargassum and plastic pollution crises.
Since completing Seaworthy's Spring Startup Studio & Incubator , Raquel has gone on to be crowned champion at the Startup World Cup Miami 2024, and then competed in the National competition. She most recently was invited to speak at Cityscape Global in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia! She is currently actively seeking funding to scale up her innovative solution and expand its impact.
Raquel’s story is a testament to the power of combining innovative thinking, entrepreneurial spirit, and collaborative support to drive meaningful environmental impact. At Seaworthy Collective, we couldn’t be more proud to be part of her journey and we are excited to see how she and her team transform infrastructural challenges into opportunities to do better for our planet.
Jay Hernandez - Seaworthy Sea Change Maker Fellow & Co-founder, Break pHlow
Jay Hernandez joined Seaworthy Collective’s first-ever Sea Change Maker Fellowship as a Miami Dade College student brimming with entrepreneurial energy and a passion for ocean health. Over the course of the Fellowship, she not only embraced the curriculum and mentorship but also emerged as a creative problem-solver and dedicated innovator. Her final project was a compelling idea for an ocean solution based on the mineral olivine and its potential applications. She learned about olivine as she did her own research after getting inspired to delve deeper into researching ocean solutions in the fellowship. We quickly recognized that curiosity as the inquisitive nature and drive to learn required of any founder.
The Sea Change Maker Fellowship, run in partnership with Miami Dade College, was designed to empower students like Jay to merge entrepreneurial ambition with climate action. Fellows were offered access to one-on-one guidance, BlueTech industry connections, expert mentorship, and resources to develop actionable ocean and climate solutions. Jay fully immersed herself in the program, approaching every challenge with enthusiasm and ingenuity. By the end of the Fellowship, her passion and potential were undeniable.
Our team at Seaworthy Collective paired her with two aspiring co-founders who had applied for our Startup Studio & Incubator cohort program, Addison Becker and Dr. Natalia Uribe Castañeda. All together, we co-created Break pHlow, an innovative breakwater solution that drives coastal resilience, carbon capture, and reef restoration. Working with these talented founders to co-create the startup was truly a blast. Seeing their complementary skills and personalities come together along with our process accelerate their collective impact is rewarding for all.
Jay’s journey exemplifies the mission of the Seaworthy Fellowship: to transform passionate individuals into empowered leaders of ocean innovation. From student entrepreneur to startup founder, her trajectory highlights the importance of nurturing young talent and fostering collaboration to tackle the most pressing environmental issues of our time.
The three founders are currently focused on further establishing their company and are actively seeking funding opportunities and support to bring their innovative breakwater solution to life. Seaworthy Collective is proud to support Jay, Addison, and Natalia as they advance breakpHlow, turning bold ideas into impactful solutions for our oceans and climate.
If you enjoyed these inspiring founder stories, stay tuned to Seaworthy in 2025 for more journeys of innovation and impact!
Updates From Newsworthy Sea Change Makers
We continue to see Seaworthy Founders (AKA Sea Change Makers) making waves across the globe! Check out some exciting updates from Seaworthy Alumni below:
Kind Designs (Cohort 1):
Kind Designs uses 3D-Printing technology to print Living Seawalls that mimic coral reefs and mangroves, hosting biodiversity and improving the quality of water. The Living Seawalls sequester carbon and collect essential water quality data through embedded sensors.
Kind Designs Founder & CEO Anya Freeman shared her first TED talk at TEDxOvertown earlier this year!
Kind Designs, a Miami-based company, uses 3D printing and biomimicry to create seawalls that mimic natural marine habitats, such as mangroves, fostering ecosystems while addressing sea level rise. Founded in 2020, the company offers a sustainable, cost-effective alternative to traditional concrete seawalls, earning Fast Company’s 2024 World Changing Ideas Award.
Kind Designs, a Miami-based company, creates 3D-printed living seawalls to combat rising sea levels while supporting marine ecosystems. These seawalls provide habitat for sea life, collect real-time water quality data, and sequester carbon—all at the same cost as traditional concrete seawalls. Founder Anya Freeman, inspired by Miami's increasing flooding, aims to scale this technology globally to address the shared threat of coastal flooding.
Kee Farms (Cohort 1):
Kee Farms is a regenerative ocean farm that invests in crops and sea stock such as seaweed and mollusks. They aim to tackle climate change by exploring the Blue-Green economy. They are creating a network of ocean farmers by showcasing to the local fisherfolk how carbon sequestration can be profitable while aiding Climate Action.
Nicholas Kee, a Jamaican entrepreneur, integrates technology, advocacy, and sustainability to address global challenges, including climate change and youth empowerment. As co-founder of Kee Farms, he focuses on regenerative ocean farming and carbon sequestration while empowering local communities and advancing the blue-green economy. With a background in tech education and renewable energy, he collaborates with global organizations to drive innovation and policy reforms, championing the Caribbean's role in climate action and sustainable development.
Kee Farms, a regenerative ocean farm in Jamaica, cultivates seaweed to address climate change, restore ocean health, and empower local fisherfolk with training and employment. The farm's sustainable practices improve water quality, enhance biodiversity, and remove carbon while producing eco-friendly byproducts like biochar and activated carbon. Leveraging its innovative model and ideal location, Kee Farms aims to scale operations and drive community-based environmental restoration in the Caribbean.
Clean Earth Rovers (Cohort 2):
Every year our waterways are plagued by chemical and physical debris, leaving coastal businesses and cities to feel the effects of major pollution events. As a result, Clean Earth Rovers created a “Roomba” for coastal waterways that skims for the pollutants you can see and feeds you data in live time on the pollutants you can’t see.
A small, unmanned vessel developed by Clean Earth Rovers patrols Huntington Harbour, collecting trash from the water using remote control, with the goal of maintaining clean, pristine local waterways.
Clean Earth Rovers, founded by Michael Arens, designs autonomous robots for cleaning waterways, with a focus on addressing ocean plastics, fish kills, red tide, oil spills, and algal blooms. The robots, which are equipped with GPS and lidar systems, operate autonomously and carry debris in 40-gallon bags, making the cleanup process significantly faster and safer. Currently in use in Florida, these vessels offer a hands-free solution for cleaning hazardous algae and other environmental threats. There are currently six Clean Earth Rovers in Florida and they are in talks with more companies and local municipalities.
Gradible (Cohort 3):
The "Environmental Concierge" provides sustainable solutions that are tailored, cost-effective, waste-reducing, environmentally beneficial, and include impact reporting. Gradible's platform of 150+ companies enables stakeholders to plug into a wide-ranging ecosystem of solutions for their sustainability needs.
Miami entrepreneur Yadira Diaz founded Gradible to help businesses adopt sustainable practices and address Miami's waste management challenges. Gradible has supported local companies, including the Elser Hotel, by implementing eco-friendly initiatives and partnering with Miami DDA to incentivize sustainability in downtown restaurants. With plans for a Gradible 2.0 online platform, the company aims to scale its impact by showcasing savings, metrics, and solutions to demonstrate that sustainability can also be cost-effective.
Yadira Diaz, founder of Gradible, discusses with host Bryan the Botanist how her company helps businesses implement sustainable waste management and energy efficiency solutions. She shares her inspiration from environmental changes and partnerships with organizations like the Miami Marathon, hotels, and music festivals to promote collective action for a greener future.
Shorelock (Cohort 3):
ShoreLock is an early stage B Corp with a vision to slow coastal erosion across the planet by 2040. The ShoreLock technology is an innovative beach erosion treatment that aids in maximizing a beach’s capacity to dewater quickly and retain sand.
ShoreLock, co-founded by Blayne Ross and Troy Scott, is a plant-based biopolymer designed to combat beach erosion by optimizing sand cohesion, reducing the need for traditional sand replenishment methods like dredging. Its sustainable application extends beach lifespan, lowers CO2 emissions, and has no negative impact on marine life, as verified by environmental studies. Currently active in the Caribbean and expanding into the U.S., ShoreLock aims to offer an affordable, eco-friendly solution for coastal preservation.
ShoreLock, based in Miami, creates a product that strengthens the bond between sand and water to combat coastal erosion, with potential for incorporating sargassum to enhance its effectiveness. The company aims to reduce the impact of tides on sand erosion while eliminating heavy metals and toxins. If funded, ShoreLock plans to partner with universities to test the product’s performance in wave tanks.
PhytoFlora (Cohort 4):
Phytoflora deploys productive floating wetlands engineered to remediate water bodies while cultivating sustainable crops. By harnessing nature's purification processes, we not only improve water quality but also nurture a thriving local economy through job creation and the production of high-quality goods.
PhytoFlora, founded by Jazmin Locke-Rodriguez, uses floating platforms to grow flowers like giant marigolds, which help clean polluted waterways by extracting excess phosphorus and nitrogen. In addition to their environmental benefits, the flowers can be harvested and sold in the floral market, creating a sustainable business model. The project, inspired by ancient floating farming practices, is being tested in Miami’s canals and has the potential to pay for itself while helping to restore local ecosystems.
PhytoFlora, a project inspired by traditional floating farming, uses floating platforms to grow flowers like giant marigolds that help filter polluted waterways by removing excess phosphorus and nitrogen. This process not only improves water quality but also creates a potential income stream by selling the flowers in the lucrative floral market. The project, currently being tested in Miami’s canals, offers a sustainable solution to water pollution while providing job opportunities in the heart of the U.S. cut-flower trade.
Strawfish (Cohort 4):
StrawFish was founded in South Florida to develop biodegradable products that bridge consciousness and consumption to highlight the impact our decisions have on the environment. As the majority of Single-Use Plastics head to our landfills, StrawFish is focused on solving the biggest problem. StrawFish provides solutions that help businesses move away from traditional single-use plastics and support the reduction of waste in our landfills.
StrawFish, founded by Kyle Lansing, Timer Bitton, and Aaron Kleinert, transitioned from producing paper straws to developing biodegradable alternatives using a resin made from seashells. This resin, 100% biodegradable in landfill conditions, is part of their eco-friendly product line, which now includes straws, cutlery, and upcoming cups. With partnerships like Royal Caribbean, StrawFish is scaling its biodegradable solutions for the hospitality industry. Their goal is to create a comprehensive line of sustainable foodservice products that require no extra steps for disposal, supporting the circular economy.
Prosper Water (Cohort 5):
Prosper Water uses a patented process for infusing oxygen into water in a bubble free manner to improve the energy consumption and water quality in water treatment processes, remediate or prevent algae blooms, and restore and maintain coastal marine environments.
As of November 2024, Prosper Technologies is advancing its patented Gas Infusion (GI) technologies for water contamination and ecosystem restoration, with local traction in Miami, including a potential pilot project with BallyHoo Media. The company is securing contracts for wastewater plant retrofits and oxygen restoration systems in Brazil, raising capital, and seeking customers in South Florida to expand its impact.
Looking Ahead to 2025
We are ending the year with the clearest vision on where we're going next. From the biggest opportunity in our history ahead of us if we win Phase 2 of NOAA's Ocean Based Climate Resilience Accelerators, to The Shoreline platform providing meaningful infrastructure to not only serve more entrepreneurs, but also collaborate more effectively, to RegeneraSea enabling us to finally financially support our startups, and most importantly our community coming together stronger than ever, we have all of the pieces to effectively deliver on our mission of making BlueTech accessible and inclusive, and continue growing our leadership in the global ecosystem.
If you're looking to access support or get involved with us next year, here is a recap of the opportunities ahead:
Applications for our first beta users of The Shoreline platform are due December 1st. Apply via this link. Onboarding our first users will start in January with 3 months of support on a monthly basis running through March.
Important: We are not running a spring cohort of our Startup Studio and Incubator, so The Shoreline will be our primary opportunity for support until next fall (Cohort 6).
We will be continuing to grow our new Investment Committee supporting the development of RegeneraSea, seeking wealth managers, investors, corporations, foundations, and high net worth individuals who are looking to join our collective effort and innovative philanthropy. We continue to welcome applications for those interested in getting involved - getting exclusive early access to Seaworthy’s startups, due diligence, and insights!
We continue to seek new partners for 2025 across our 3 program areas (startup programs, community programs, and now impact investing). If you’re interested in partnering with us, learn more about our partnership opportunities here and reach out to us at Info@SeaworthyCollective.com
We are also looking for new collaborators to co-create events with in 2025! If you'd like to join forces to build community with us next year, reach out to us at Info@SeaworthyCollective.com
We always are looking for new volunteers to join us as well as welcome applications for interns! Learn more and apply on our careers page.
On a final note, we are so incredibly grateful for everyone who has supported us to getting where we are today. From our partners at Salesforce, NOAA, and the U.S. Small Business Administration, to Seaworthy's Board Members and Advisors, to our network of mentors and collaborators, to YOU our community members who continually show up to support us and our sea change making founders and startups - collectively, you've all made this work and impact possible!
And a huge shoutout to our incredible team and volunteers for making this year so successful:
Tamara Kahn Zissman - Startup Programs Director
Kelsey Rumburg - Operations Director
Brittany Small - Partnerships Director
Angela Betancourt - Marketing & PR Director
Ryan Martin - Investor In Residence
Chas South - Chief Financial Officer
Jason Abrams - Shoreline Development Contributor & Volunteer
Ernesto Yogev - All Around Contributor, Part Time Hype Man, and Volunteer
If our work at Seaworthy Collective has inspired you, given you practical reasons for hope, or made you truly excited about the future of ocean and climate impact innovation, this is your chance to show your support and continue to enable our work empowering Sea Change Makers - current, aspiring, and underrepresented BlueTech entrepreneurs. Please consider donating to support us today and maximize the impact of your year-end tax deductible donation - join our collective effort to drive exponential impact for our blue planet!
We're continually grateful for everyone's continued dedication, support, and energy for growing our ambitious vision for sea change. Let's keep this wave of momentum rolling into 2025 and we look forward to continuing to grow our movement and community!
Happy holidays from the Seaworthy Crew! 🌊❄️🌊
Daniel Kleinman
Founder & CEO
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