We hope your 2021 was awesome. At Sofar, we had a great year and can't wait for what 2022 has in store. Read through our 2021 round-up
We hope you've had a great start to the year!
At Sofar, we couldn't be more excited for 2022.
Having raised our Series B in November, we plan to expand our ocean intelligence platform capabilities across our Spotter & Smart Mooring,Data Services, and Wayfinder products. We've had a great 2021 and want to thank you for being part of the Sofar family!
Announced Bristlemouth, an open connectivity standard for marine sensing systems, in partnership with the Office of Naval Research (ONR), DARPA, and Oceankind
Launched Wayfinder, a dynamic route optimization platform that uses our Spotter data."By using Wayfinder’s data and voyage optimization, we’ve seen efficiency gains in the range of 4.5% on dedicated voyages, which translates into as many as 14 additional sailing days per year per vessel." — James Marshall, Berge Bulk CEO
Spotter network & team growth
Here's how our global network of Spotters has grown through the years from early 2019 to the end of 2021. We've come a long way with Spotters now monitoring all 5 oceans.
One of our first Spotters has been adrift more than 3 years and traveled 4,000+ miles across the Pacific. We call this one Grandpa Spotter. 😀
Our team's scaling, too
We're growing fast and welcomed 15 new team members just last quarter! And we're hiring more. If you're interested in joining our team, take a look at available openings.
Recent success stories
Spotter buoys were deployed in South Australia to provide real-time wave data for the Adelaide Metropolitan Coast.
Sofar's CEO, Tim Janssen, spoke with Marine Technology News & Cheddar Climate to share the vision for open ocean data. Read this article on MTN and watch this video interview on Cheddar.
Thanks for being on this journey
From our team to yours, we appreciate your support. Planet Ocean needs all of us in 2022 - let's go!
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