ZeroJet raises a Series A round
ZeroJet participated in the Yachting Ventures startup accelerator program (2021). Maritime innovator ZeroJet has raised a Series A round...
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Jun 1, 20222 min read
Borrow A Boat raises more than £1 million in 24 hours
Borrow A Boat, has raised over £1 million on crowdfunding platform Seedrs, surpassing the £750,000 target that it had set when going live...
May 24, 20222 min read
SALT closes pre-seed funding round
Simplifying the complex process of boat buying, SALT has closed an over-subscribed, pre-seed funding round. Positively changing the...
May 19, 20222 min read
YACHTNEEDS raises €1.25 million in funding for marketplace expansion
The round was led by a private investor, with participation from F2IAM Fund. Since evolving its business model and launching the first...
May 4, 20223 min read
Evoy raises a €7.3 million round
The Norwegian startup is the latest e-marine company to announce a successful funding round. Evoy has raised an impressive €7.3 million...
Apr 11, 20221 min read
MarineMax invests in Boatzon
Boatzon, is the first 100% online boat and marine retailer providing secure direct marketplace services. Boatzon provides marine...
Apr 6, 20221 min read
MarineMax Acquires SYM
SYM is a superyacht management company based in Golfe Juan, France. MarineMax, the world’s largest recreational boat and yacht retailer,...
Apr 5, 20222 min read
X Shore closes $50 million financing round
Northvolt founder and CEO Peter Carlsson backs Sweden's all-electric boat maker X Shore in $50 million funding round. Sweden’s electric...
Mar 30, 20223 min read
Flux Marine raises a $15 million Series A round
Flux Marine, a Rhode Island based developer of all-electric outboard motors and battery systems for watercraft, raised $15.5m in Series A...
Mar 10, 20221 min read
Savvy navvy raises over £1.3 million via crowdfunding
Often referred to as ‘Google maps for boats’, savvy navvy was founded in 2017 and is used by boaters from 100 countries around the world....
Mar 1, 20221 min read
Magenta Partners invests in Voly
Voly, a fintech startup, provides financial management services to the yachting sector. SME growth investor Magenta Partners has invested...
Feb 23, 20222 min read
GetMyBoat raises a $21 million funding round
Since 2019 and despite the global pandemic, GetMyBoat has exceeded 10X net revenue growth. GetMyBoat, the world’s largest boat rental and...
Feb 7, 20222 min read
Navier raises a $7.2 million funding round
Navier participated in the Yachting Ventures startup accelerator program (2021). Silicon Valley startup Navier has raised US$7.2m in a...
Jan 24, 20222 min read
The Wanderlust Group secures $30 million in Series C funding
The Wanderlust Group has announced that it has secured $30 million in a Series C funding round led by venture capital firm Thursday...
Jan 21, 20222 min read
Yamaha to acquire boat tech company, Siren Marine
Siren Marine is a company that has developed smart boat technology by providing Connected Boat solutions. Think of it as Google Home for...
Dec 10, 20212 min read
Floatspace closes pre-Series A funding round
Floatspace – dubbed the “Airbnb or Expedia for boats” – has closed a pre-Series A funding round from a host of investors as it seeks to...
Dec 8, 20211 min read
Candela raises a €24 million funding round
EQT AB’s venture capital arm is taking a stake in Candela Speed Boat AB, a Swedish startup making electric boats that rely on hydrofoil...
Dec 1, 20211 min read
ePropulsion closes a Series B round
Marine electric propulsion systems and services company ePropulsion has reportedly secured "tens of millions of dollars" in a Series B...
Oct 29, 20213 min read
Arc Boats raises a $30 million Series A round
The Series A funding round was led by Greg Reichow, a partner at Eclipse Ventures and a former vice president of production at Tesla. Arc...
Oct 4, 20212 min read
Brunswick Corporation acquires Navico for +$1 billion
Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC) today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Navico, a global leader in marine electronics...
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