# Entrepreneurs wanted **URL:** \ **Category:** Scuttlebutt\ **Created:** [February 10, 2022, 8:04pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/entrepreneurs-wanted/62247 "2022-02-10T20:04:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2022, 8:04pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/entrepreneurs-wanted/62247/1 "2022-02-10T20:04:44Z")
Anybody here with a good maritime project, or just a good idea, but need some financial or technical support to get it it off the ground? Maybe there is an opportunity here: > **[Eastern Pacific invests in nine more start-ups - Splash247](https://splash247.com/eastern-pacific-invests-in-nine-more-start-ups/)** > > Singapore-based tonnage provider Eastern Pacific Shipping has invested in an additional seven start-ups through its partnership with Techstars and another two startups outside of the programme. Like the previous two years, the Eastern Pacific... Or maybe here, if your project or idea fits into their agenda: > **[Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation joins forces with the Global...](https://splash247.com/global-centre-for-maritime-decarbonisation-joins-forces-with-the-global-maritime-forum/)** > > The Singapore-based Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) has signed a knowledge partnership agreement with the Global Maritime Forum to support and accelerate the transition of the maritime industry to a low-carbon future. Through this... ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2023, 8:57pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/entrepreneurs-wanted/62247/2 "2023-12-06T20:57:15Z")
Anybody here with a good idea that they would like to pursue?: > [@](#): > > To help feed your entrepreneurial ambition you read Techcrunch and Forbes religiously. You hear stories of hero CEOs raising tens of millions from venture capital funds. It seems like nearly every week entrepreneurs exit their businesses for eye-watering sums of money and you want a piece of the action. > **[Want the maritime technology market to thrive? Stop glorifying raising money...](https://splash247.com/want-the-maritime-technology-market-to-thrive-stop-glorifying-raising-money/)** > > Nick Chubb, the founder of Thetius, with some useful advice to startup founders. Picture the scene. You are a wide-eyed entrepreneur looking to make a major impact on the industry you know and love. Perhaps you are a naval architect, or you’ve worked... ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2023, 8:29pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/entrepreneurs-wanted/62247/3 "2023-12-12T20:29:09Z")
The battle is on: > **[Who’ll win the maritime tech battle? - Splash247](https://splash247.com/wholl-win-the-maritime-tech-battle/)** > > Simon Francis, the founder of SHINC, a laytime claims platform, harks back to the dot.com bubble in assessing who will come out on top in today’s crowded maritime start-up scene.  Mark Roberge at Stage 2 Capital and founder of the CRM software... > [@](#): > > Those with real vision, who can harness AI/ML to drive real value for the customer, have the potential to grab the incumbents’ market share. > > Which companies will be on the ‘Dow Jones Index for Bulk’ in the next 10-15 years? I believe there are two or three existing start-ups/consolidators that are making good progress and have the potential to be on the index. > > I also predict that one or two new start-ups will also appear on the scene. They’ll be AI/ML-centric and create real value for the industry. If they can execute well in the timeframe they’ll displace or even acquire some of today’s incumbents. Anybody with ambition to conquer the maritime IA market with their ideas?