Putting AnchorGuardian to the Test – A Pilot Study with Superyacht Captain Luke Windle
We interviewed Luke at the end of the pilot study in Port de Palma, Spain, late last year. When I asked Luke Windle, Captain of Yachts for 20 years, why he wanted to be involved in our pilot study, he was quick to respond: “I have never partaken in any kind of study before, but […]
Pantaenius Insurance Highlights AnchorGuardian in their Annual Customer Newsletter
This week Pantaenius Insurance, one of the leading yacht insurance providers in the world, will begin distributing their annual publication “Yachting News 2021/22“, including an in-depth article on AnchorGuardian (see pages 14-17). It is exciting when 12 months before the go-to-market date, your innovation is already highlighted on the front page of a newsletter […]
Celebrating Our First Anniversary
Our One Wish – Making Anchoring Safe Anchoring dates back millennia. Over thousands of years, sailors from all walks of life have been crisscrossing the oceans waters in search of their own holy grail. And although sailing has evolved monumentally over this period of time, the art of anchoring – and the dangers surrounding it […]
Swiss Ocean Tech Announces Appointment of First Board Advisor
Vicky Farrow to serve as board advisor as of January 2021, bringing expertise from the marine industry in marketing & sales, concept and development and communications activities. «Vicky comes with an enormous amount of know-how and experience from the marine industry. She is a business developer and a networker and will be a valuable voice moving […]
Swiss Ocean Tech Wins Silver Medal in Switzerland’s Leading Start-Up Competition
Young business leaders were recognised yesterday evening in the first virtual finals celebration ever done since the creation of the >>venture>> competition in 1997. Swiss Ocean Tech was proud to be one of the selected ventures. As a finalist in the Industrial & Engineering vertical, Swiss Ocean Tech Ltd. was placed second overall putting it […]
Seal of Excellence received from Horizon 2020
To be a recipient of the European Commission’s “Seal of Excellence” sends one clear message, the proposal submitted is of a high-quality. Not only are the requirements stringent, but the juries base their decision process on an intricate criteria roster focused on impact, excellence and quality & efficiency of implementation. Swiss Ocean Tech Ltd. was […]
Board Appointment Announcement
Swiss Ocean Tech Ltd. welcomes the newly appointed members of its Board effective 3. March 2020. The new members will serve a 1 year term and are reinstated annually by the shareholders. The new Swiss Ocean Tech Board of Directors bring to the table an impressive and diverse range of background disciplines and a wealth […]
Swiss Ocean Tech Ltd. closes 1st seed financing round of 980’000CHF
Shortly after registering as a shares corporation beginning of the year, Swiss Ocean Tech Ltd. successfully closed its first seed financing round in February 2020. The company raised CHF980’000 from private and institutional investors and secured additional support from grant providers such as Venture Kick to surpass the CHF1 million mark. “The financial support is […]