Room:
5-314
Speaker Name:
Marina Hadjipateras and Joshua Gold
Affiliation:
Co-Founder and General Partner at TMV
Principal at TMV
Abstract:
In this session, we’ll explore how venture capital is accelerating innovation across the maritime sector-particularly at the early stages where technical founders are building solutions in naval architecture, ocean engineering, shipbuilding, dual-use maritime tech, and decarbonization. We’ll examine how political, industrial, and national security tailwinds-such as the push to revitalize American shipbuilding, modernize the U.S. Navy, and reestablish the merchant marine-are aligning with venture capital to create fertile ground for startups. Whether you’re building hardware, software, or systems for the ocean, this talk will unpack how VCs evaluate and support companies in this space-and why the next wave of maritime innovation may come from emerging engineers and founders like yourselves.