Blue Ocean Gear Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2015

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 17

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Later Stage VC

  • Latest Deal Amount
  • $250K

  • Investors
  • 22

Blue Ocean Gear General Information

Description

Developer of smart buoys designed to address marine plastic pollution and enhance ocean data collection. The company's products are compact, durable buoys that enable fishers, regulators and ocean industries to track and monitor data from deployed equipment anytime and anywhere, enabling clients to have effective management and sustainability of ocean resources.

Contact Information

Website
www.blueoceangear.com
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 440 Coloma Street
  • Sausalito, CA 94965
  • United States
+1 (415)
Primary Industry
Electronic Equipment and Instruments
Other Industries
Business/Productivity Software
Other Commercial Products
Application Software
Vertical(s)
Advanced Manufacturing, CleanTech, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, E-Commerce, Internet of Things
Corporate Office
  • 440 Coloma Street
  • Sausalito, CA 94965
  • United States
+1 (415)

Blue Ocean Gear Timeline

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Blue Ocean Gear Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
13. Later Stage VC 10-Sep-2024 $250K Completed Generating Revenue
12. Grant 15-Nov-2023 Completed Generating Revenue
11. Accelerator/Incubator 14-Nov-2023 Completed Generating Revenue
10. Later Stage VC (Series A) 15-May-2023 Completed Generating Revenue
9. Accelerator/Incubator 04-May-2022 Completed Generating Revenue
8. Grant 31-Dec-2021 Completed Generating Revenue
7. Accelerator/Incubator 06-Jul-2021 Completed Generating Revenue
6. Seed Round 29-Mar-2021 Completed Generating Revenue
5. Grant 31-Dec-2020 $102K $525K Completed Generating Revenue
4. Accelerator/Incubator 12-Oct-2019 $25K $525K Completed Generating Revenue
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Blue Ocean Gear Cap Table

Stock # of Shares
Authorized		 Par Value Dividend Rate (%) Original
Issue Price		 Liquidation Liquidation
Pref. Multiple		 Conversion Price % Owned
Series A-1
Series A
Seed 4
Seed 3
Seed 2 736,842 $0.14 $0.14 1x $0.14 3.63%
Seed 1 2,456,375 $0.66 $0.66 1x $0.66 12.1%
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Blue Ocean Gear Patents

  • 18

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 14

    Granted

  • 2

    Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

Blue Ocean Gear Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20230068755-A1 Display of ocean-based gear position to users Pending 01-Sep-2021
WO-2023034120-A1 Display of ocean-based gear position to users Inactive 01-Sep-2021
CA-2993555-A1 Detection of derelict fishing gear Pending 24-Feb-2017
EP-3745853-A1 Detection of derelict fishing gear Active 24-Feb-2017
EP-3745853-A4 Detection of derelict fishing gear Active 24-Feb-2017 A01K69/06
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Blue Ocean Gear Investors (22)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
NFWF Not-For-Profit Venture Capital
Gulf Blue Navigator Accelerator/Incubator
BDT & MSD Partners Merchant Banking Firm Minority
DTN Ventures Venture Capital Minority
Gratitude Ventures Group Venture Capital Minority
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Blue Ocean Gear FAQs

  • When was Blue Ocean Gear founded?

    Blue Ocean Gear was founded in 2015.

  • Where is Blue Ocean Gear headquartered?

    Blue Ocean Gear is headquartered in Sausalito, CA.

  • What is the size of Blue Ocean Gear?

    Blue Ocean Gear has 17 total employees.

  • What industry is Blue Ocean Gear in?

    Blue Ocean Gear’s primary industry is Electronic Equipment and Instruments.

  • Is Blue Ocean Gear a private or public company?

    Blue Ocean Gear is a Private company.

  • What is Blue Ocean Gear’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Blue Ocean Gear is .

  • How much funding has Blue Ocean Gear raised over time?

    Blue Ocean Gear has raised $8M.

  • Who are Blue Ocean Gear’s investors?

    NFWF, Gulf Blue Navigator, BDT & MSD Partners, DTN Ventures, and Gratitude Ventures Group are 5 of 22 investors who have invested in Blue Ocean Gear.

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