BlueSwell Cohort II
Making Waves
The second cohort of BlueSwell is building incredible momentum. Over the 5 months of the program, the teams have pulled together the support and resources needed to begin commercialization. We know they will create a far-reaching impact on the world.
7
STARTUPS
PITCHING
10%
PROGRAM
ACCEPTANCE RATE
$2.1M
RAISED BY
THE COHORT TO DATE
4
PILOTS UNDERWAY
BEFORE PROGRAM END
Aristotle's Lantern
Creating urchin ranching solutions to remove, fatten and sell urchins to meet the increasing demand for uni while simultaneously restoring California and New England’s kelp ecosystems that are critical for biodiversity and fighting climate change.
“I would emphasize the support network and the level of commitment BlueSwell’s leadership, mentors, SeaAhead, and the New England Aquarium have on making sure your business is successful. They help you think through things in a way that the average program doesn’t”
– Alison Rogers, USEFULL
Can I Recycle This
A recycling technology platform giving retailers, brands and consumers on-demand, location-specific information about how and where to recycle materials. Whether it's packaging or single-use items, we want to get materials where they belong.
Ithaca Clean Energy
Flagship app WATERFRONT facilitates communication and data exchange between offshore wind farms and fishing communities - reducing permitting delays, improving safety and mitigating economic impact on fishing activities.
Mabel Systems
Automated inventory systems for seafood processors to make better and faster decisions to reduce product loss, while increasing transparency and traceability.
“Think of BlueSwell as a support system, a family that will help you make the right decisions and will push you to achieve your goals.”
– Khalid Kamhawi, Ithaca Clean Energy
Aquatic Labs
(previously Oceanic Labs) Creating radically scalable instruments for aquaculture, coastal monitoring, and the growing blue-green economy.
Organicin Scientific
A responsive drug discovery platform capable of identifying antimicrobial proteins with killer efficacy, while being gentle to the environment and microbiome. The platform enables a more ethical, more efficient, and more cost-effective way to discover antibiotics.
USEFULL
A tech-enabled circular economy solution designed to eliminate single-use food/beverage products. USEFULL empowers corporations, colleges, and closed-loop communities to generate less waste by directly replacing single-use, disposable containers with a returnable alternative.
2021-2022
How can we create a bigger bluetech wave?
The energy surrounding ocean innovation is growing bigger every day. Last year, Cohort I set out on an adventure, carving a path and generating excitement for Cohort II to build upon. Our community of innovators, technical experts, mentors, and investors has given thousands of hours to advancing healthy oceans and the ocean economy. Together we are pushing towards a bigger, brighter Bluetech cluster.
“One of the really exciting things about the BlueSwell program is that the process itself is fun - it's dynamic, and inspires energy, enthusiasm, solutions, and creativity.”
– John Mandelman, New England Aquarium
“Through this program, we worked with the startups on how to approach customers, on making connections into industry partners, and building support structures. We make introductions to investors. And so, by the end of the program, our goal is that everyone within the cohort should be prepared for how they would like to raise funding and have the resources they need to get started.”
– Alissa Peterson, SeaAhead