Sofar Ocean Technologies builds accessible ocean sensing and exploration tools for ocean enthusiasts, industry, and conservation.
Location: United States, California, San Francisco
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $39M
Founded date: 2016
Investors 4
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Foundry Gr... | foundrygro... |
| - | Craft Vent... | craftventu... |
| - | Foundry | foundry.vc |
| 03.11.2021 | UNION SQUA... | usv.com/ |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 01.11.2021 | Series B | $39M | - |
Mentions in press and media 16
| Date | Title | Description |
| 24.08.2026 | Британский стартап увеличит выпуск океанических роботов для метеорологов и военных | Британский стартап Oshen привлек $5 млн в посевном раунде, чтобы нарастить выпуск автономных океанических роботов C-Star, способных собирать данные даже во время ураганов пятой категории. Раунд возглавил фонд Lunar Ventures, к нему также пр... |
| 08.07.2026 | Data At The Edge | Many of the most critical data sets are the ones that we have long been unable to access or interpret. Value on the internet has largely compounded through data loops that continuously strengthen with scale. A product or platform collects d... |
| 13.08.2024 | Berge Bulk adopts Sofar's Wayfinder across fleet to bolster decarbonisation strategy | Berge Bulk uses Sofar Ocean's Wayfinder dynamic voyage optimisation platform to increase fleet efficiency and accelerate its "Maritime Marshall Plan" for decarbonisation. SINGAPORE, Aug. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Berge Bulk, one of... |
| 06.10.2023 | Norway’s ECOsubsea bag €11.38M to expand its sustainable ship hull cleaning solution | Read this article in: Norway-based ECOsubsea, a hull cleaning specialist, announced that it has secured $12M (€11.38M) in a Series B round of funding led by the Blue Ocean fund managed by French sustainable investor SWEN Capital Partners. T... |
| 04.11.2021 | Sofar Ocean Plans $39 Million Expansion Of Its Worldwide Network Of Sensors | A Sofar Spotter buoy in front of a Maersk vessel Sofar Ocean |
| 03.11.2021 | Sofar nets a $39M round B to grow its ocean-monitoring autonomous buoy network | The ocean is vast and mysterious … but rather less so when you have thousands of little autonomous buoys reporting back interesting info to you every day. That’s just what Sofar Ocean has, and it just raised $39 million to scale up its visi... |
| 02.11.2021 | Sofar Ocean’s Series B | Co-authored by Rebecca Kaden There are over 4,000 satellites in orbit around the Earth today. Enabled by advances in IoT and distributed sensing in the last few decades, these satellites help us do everything from GPS navigation to weather... |
| 02.11.2021 | Sofar Ocean Announces $39M Series B Round | SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Sofar Ocean, the world's largest ocean intelligence platform, has secured a $39 million Series B syndicate round. >> Click here for more funding data on Sofar Ocean >> To export Sofar Ocean funding data to... |
| 01.11.2021 | Sofar Ocean Secures $39M in Series B Funding | Sofar Ocean, a San Francisco, CA-based ocean intelligence platform, secured $39m in Series B funding. Backers included Union Square Ventures and the Foundry Group. The company intends to use the funds to further scale its technology platfor... |
| 01.11.2021 | Ocean data collection firm Sofar raises $39 million | Sign up for our daily briefingMake your busy days simpler with Axios AM/PM. Catch up on what's new and why it matters in just 5 minutes. Enter your email address Please enter a valid email. Please enter a valid email. Subscription failedSub... |
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