Announcing ventureLAB’s 2021 AGM Award Recipients | ventureLAB Each year, ventureLAB recognizes innovators within our ecosystem who have delivered excellence and resilience. We are proud to announce our 2021 AGM award recipients.
Data-collecting ocean drone can operate for months in the ocean Data-collecting ocean drone. Open Ocean Robotics created this tiny solar-powered boat to keep an eye on water conditions. Data Xplorer is an Uncrewed Surface Vehicle (USV). Designed to use its sensors to measure weather, waves, depth, water temperatures, and more.…
VICTORIA, BC, December 3, 2021 – Open Ocean Robotics completed a $4M round of seed financing to advance its marine robotics and ocean data analytics platform. This included a $2.8M non-dilutive investment from Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) and $1.2M from a syndicate of international investors including Rhiza Capital and Cindicates.…
Victoria, BC, July, 8 2020 – After multiple rounds of elimination and a virtual demo day, Open Ocean Robotics was named Winner of Campbell River’s’ NexStream 2.0 Wild Card Challenge. The NexStream Tech Challenges are problem solving opportunities aimed at strengthening and accelerating Campbell River’s economy. Designed to motivate individuals…
Victoria, BC, February 22, 2021 – Open Ocean Robotics is proud to announce that the company’s CEO, Julie Angus, won the Industry Icon Award for Cleantech CEO at the BC Cleantech Awards hosted by Foresight in a virtual ceremony held February 18. The Industry Icon Award selects “someone who has made…
Victoria, BC, November 23, 2020 – Open Ocean Robotics was awarded the Solar Impulse Efficient Solution Label following a rigorous assessment performed by independent experts based on verified standards for its maritime data solutions using solar-powered uncrewed surface vehicle (USV), Data Xplorer. Now Open Ocean Robotics is part of the…
Victoria, BC, October 8, 2020 – Out of over 60 applicants worldwide, Open Ocean Robotics was selected as one of three startups to participate in Greentown Labs’ and Vineyard Wind’s Offshore Wind Challenge and accelerator program. The Challenge, run by Vineyard Wind – the developer of the very first utility-scale…
Victoria, BC, September 18, 2020 – CEO and Co-founder of Open Ocean Robotics, Julie Angus, was recently appointed to the Innovation Advisory Board (IAB) for NATO’s Maritime Unmanned Systems Initiative (MUS). The NATO MUS initiative is a multinational cooperation effort that aims to accelerate the development and integration of maritime…
Halifax, NS, June 5, 2020 – Open Ocean Robotics, an ocean robotics company developing data analytics solutions for ocean industries, researchers and governments, announced their graduation from the 2019/2020 Oceans stream of the Creative Destruction Lab (CDL). Open Ocean Robotics develops solar powered autonomous boats that are equipped with oceanographic…
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