SF Blue Tech
sf blue tech events and happy hour networking meetups
start with fellowship and education, then deliver action
for the ocean, waterways, planet.
our members:
- blue tech start ups
- ocean technology students, plus educators
- blue economy biologists, scientists, researchers
- blue carbon, mCDR, ocean acidification
- blue tech AI and machine learning
- water tech and ocean scientists, analysts, inventors
- wave power, wind power over water teams
- oyster, eel grass, seaweed, fisheries farming
- estuary, riverine and water stewards
- groups working to restore ocean, coastal habitats
- sailors and members of maritime and port trades
- blue tech angels, ocean investors
- city and state environmental department civic leaders
what is
blue tech?
Blue tech is any technology, system or platform designed for application or use on, above or within the ocean. An advanced sector of the maritime industry, blue tech helps drive sustainable ocean innovation and remediation within segments of the blue economy. Blue innovation fuels the Blue Economy–a term which describes economic activities associated with the ocean and sea.
SF Blue Tech members uphold pledges to meet United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
what is
the value of the blue economy?
- The ocean economy contributes $44 billion to California’s GDP, California Ocean Protection Council
- In 2022, U.S. blue economy added $476 billion in economic impact, nearly 2% of nation’s gross domestic product (GDP), NOAA
- 127 million people (40%) live in US coastal areas and 2.3 million jobs are ocean related, NOAA
- The Blue Economy accounts for 2.5% of world gross value added, OECD
- Globally, more than 30 million ocean jobs contribute to this sector, London School of Economics and Political Science
- The ocean economy is expected to grow to $3 trillion (USD) in 2030, OECD
- Demand for maritime commerce is expected to double by 2025, US Coast Guard
California Coastal Clean-up
sfbt is working on:
phase I
- blue tech networking events
- blue economy speaker series
- vertical industry ocean leaders
- blue tech and ocean economy trade show
- university, lab, peer company, non-profit, foundations network
phase II
above, plus:
- access to seed, start up funding
- affordable work & lab space, in-water access
- job fairs, blue tech, green tech workforce development
- blue tech accelerator / incubator creation
- business education series for blue tech start ups