Marine & Blue Tech
With more coastline than any contiguous state, Florida anchors a distinctive marine and blue-tech cluster.
Organizations
DualForce Labs
Miami company building secure marketplace and integration infrastructure for vetted defense and dual-use technologies.
Maritime and Defense Technology Hub
A shared workspace in the St. Pete Innovation District for marine science, defense and technology organizations.
SeaPort Manatee
A public deepwater seaport at the entrance to Tampa Bay and the closest U.S. deepwater port to the Panama Canal.
St. Petersburg Innovation District
A nonprofit-led innovation district in St. Petersburg anchoring life sciences, marine science, and health research institutions.
TechFarms
Panama City Beach technology incubator offering workspace, prototyping, and mentoring to early-stage hardware and tech startups.
TechFarms Capital
Panama City Beach venture capital firm making seed and early-stage investments in Southeastern US tech startups.
Yachting Ventures
Maritime/marine-tech startup accelerator (Gabbi Richardson) running the IBEX Start-Up Pavilion.
Startups
Boats and Buyers
First auction-style marketplace for buying and selling used boats.
Cordelia Biosciences
Uses microbes from coral reefs to produce sustainable ingredients and natural pigments that replace harmful chemicals in cosmetics, food, and textiles.
Florida Organic Aquaculture
Grows antibiotic- and chemical-free organic Pacific white shrimp in enclosed greenhouse aquaculture systems.
Prosper Technologies
Uses patented nanotechnology to infuse supersaturated oxygen into water to improve water quality, mitigate algae blooms, and restore coastal marine environments.
Seagate Space
Seagate Space is developing mobile offshore ocean launch platforms designed around the demands of commercial small-launch operators.
SOP Technologies
Designs patented stormwater filters and IoT smart-stormwater sensors that keep litter and debris out of storm drains to stop ocean pollution and reduce street flooding.
SubUAS
SubUAS builds the Naviator, an unmanned system that transitions seamlessly between air and water for defense and maritime missions.
Industry players
Correct Craft (Nautique Boats)
Correct Craft is an Orlando-based, family-owned marine holding company whose brands include Nautique (ski/wake boats), Centurion, Supreme, and electric-boat innovator Ingenity, plus marine-engine and components businesses.
MarineMax, Inc.
MarineMax is a Clearwater-headquartered company billed as the world's largest recreational-boat and yacht retailer, with dealerships, marinas, superyacht services, and boat-technology brands.