About Us
Seaworthy Collective, founded in 2020 in Miami, Florida, is a BlueTech startup community and venture studio driving regenerative ocean and climate impact through social and economic impact. Our non-profit social impact arm builds and educates our community, making ocean innovation accessible, inclusive, and interdisciplinary, starting with our Sea Change Makers Series. Our for-profit economic impact arm co-creates and crowdsources convergent startups through the first BlueTech venture studio in the United States, catalyzing traction and collaboration by providing access to network connections, talent, and capital. Altogether, we empower current and aspiring entrepreneurs in ocean innovation while developing regenerative systems of solutions and blue economy startup pipelines at scale. This sparks systemic change by overcoming industry silos and social constructs to drive the development of a regenerative blue economy that solves, rather than mitigates, the ocean’s greatest problems.
Our Values:
Authenticity
Novelty
Collaboration
Humility
Open-mindedness
Reliability
Empathy
Diversity
Our Team
Daniel Kleinman
Founder & CEO
Growing up in South Florida, Daniel was surrounded by & captivated by the Atlantic Ocean. Daniel received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Florida, focusing on ocean technology. During his time as an undergraduate, Daniel interned with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution as an Engineering Assistant and became a University Innovation Fellow. After graduating in 2015, Daniel spent two years as a Pilot & Test Engineer for Bluefin Robotics' Bluefin-21 unmanned underwater vehicles in Boston. Daniel spent the following three years in San Diego as a Contractor for the Navy contributing to mechanical engineering research & development for maritime systems.
After five years in the ocean technology industry, Daniel saw a missed opportunity in the lack of infrastructure to support the development of solutions to positively impact the ocean. Combining his passions for ocean science & exploration, innovation & entrepreneurship, & mentorship, Daniel founded Seaworthy Collective in 2020 to empower current & aspiring oceanographic changemakers. Daniel is thrilled to foster a community facilitating the growth of startups in the ocean science & exploration field. Daniel is also pursuing his Master's degree in Exploration Science at The University of Miami's Rosenstiel School for Marine & Atmospheric Science, & was recently recognized as a Miami Global Shaper.
Advisory Council
Carolyn Groobey
Selar Henderson
Neesha Mirchandani
Erik Sander
Christina Thirkell
Andrew Quarrie
Professional Advisors
Melissa Krinzman
Venture Capital Advisor
Peter Coughlan
Innovation Advisor
Dr. Mark Abbott
Science Advisor
Vincent Arena
Regenerative Ecosystem Advisor
Ann Carpenter
Ocean Startup Ecosystem Advisor
Stephen Cain
ESG Advisor
Chris Groobey
Legal Advisor
James Irvine
Programs Advisor
Katherine Koenig
IP Legal Advisor
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