Get the latest tech news
Xocean raises $119M to capture ocean data with uncrewed surface vessels
Xocean, an Irish marine robotics startup that provides ocean data to the energy and hydrography industries, has raised $119 million.
Xocean is the handiwork of founder James Ives, formerly CEO of tidal stream turbine developer OpenHydro, which was acquired in 2013 by French marine engineering company Naval Energies (then called DCNS) in a deal worth $173 million. Oxcean founder and CEO James Ives Image Credits: XoceanOceans are critical to regulating the Earth’s climate, and they’re also ideal locations for hosting wind farms. Prior to joining TechCrunch in June 2022, Paul had gained more than a decade’s experience covering consumer and enterprise technologies for The Next Web (now owned by the Financial Times) and VentureBeat.
Or read this on TechCrunch