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Record Setting: Saildrone Explorer SD 1045 Entered into Guinness Book
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Saildrone Explorer SD 1045 measured the “highest wind speed recorded by a USV” during Hurricane Sam in 2021.

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Saildrone Hires CRO to Accelerate Global Sales and Partnerships
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Tom Foldesi, formerly of DataStax and Defense Innovation Unit, brings 25 years of experience in strategic business development and sales.

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Austal Australia to Manufacture Saildrone Surveyor USV for Indo-Pacific Region
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The 65-foot Surveyor is designed for deep ocean mapping and maritime security missions.

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Matt Woody Joins Saildrone as Director of Defense and Intelligence Sales
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Saildrone’s uncrewed vehicles are a long-endurance and environmentally friendly solution for persistent maritime security.

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Saildrone Named “Best Tech for Good” at 2022 Timmy Awards
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The Timmy Awards recognize North America’s best tech companies and people.

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Saildrone Expands Ocean Data Solutions with Key Operations Hire
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Mark Cuyler, formerly of Amazon Last Mile, joins Saildrone as Chief Operating Officer.

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Saildrone Welcomes Congressman Rob Wittman to California
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Rep. Wittman of Virginia visited Saildrone HQ to talk about how small USVs can support US maritime defense efforts.

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Austal USA to Build Saildrone Surveyor USV
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The Mobile, AL-based shipbuilder will manufacture Saildrone’s 65-foot USV.

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Saildrone Named to Fast Company’s Annual List of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2022
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Saildrone joins the ranks of SpaceX, Microsoft, Canva, and others whose efforts are reshaping business, industry, and the broader culture.

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Saildrone Opens Florida Ocean Mapping Headquarters to Support Critical Coastline Initiatives
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Saildrone is one of several science and defense-oriented companies located at the St. Petersburg Innovation District’s new Maritime and Defense Technology Hub.

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Tom Alexander Joins Saildrone as VP of Government Relations
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Tom Alexander will lead Saildrone’s new Washington, DC office, working to promote autonomous solutions for science, mapping, and homeland and national security.

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Saildrone Ready to Advance Ocean Intelligence with $100M Series C Funding Round
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Led by BOND, the new financing will be used to grow Saildrone’s data insight teams and scale go-to-market functions for ocean domain intelligence.

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Saildrone Ramps Up Maritime Security Capabilities with Key Hires from Navy, Coast Guard
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Illegal fishing, drug interdiction, counter-piracy, and asset protection are just some of the applications for Saildrone’s autonomous maritime security solutions.

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David E. Shaw Brings Extensive Science & Conservation Experience to Saildrone's Ocean Advisory Board
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The founder of the Sargasso Sea Alliance and Aspen High Seas Initiative and member of Ocean Elders will help Saildrone achieve its mission to sustainably explore, map, and monitor the ocean.

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Brian Connon Joins Saildrone as VP of Ocean Mapping
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The former director of the USM Hydrographic Science Research Center, Brian Connon will lead Saildrone’s Ocean Mapping division.

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Saildrone Joins Consortium for Ocean Leadership
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The Consortium for Ocean Leadership brings together the leading ocean science and technology institutions to advance ocean research, innovation, education, and policy.

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Saildrone Wins National Award for Safety Excellence
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The American Equity Underwriters’ annual awards program recognizes the strongest safety programs in the maritime industry.

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A Shark, a Turtle, and a Saildrone Cross the Pacific...
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To celebrate NOAA’s 50th anniversary, artist and conservationist Jim Toomey took his characters on a NOAA-themed adventure.

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Saildrone Hires Barak Ben-Gal as CFO to Scale Ocean Drone Data Solutions
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Barak Ben-Gal, formerly of Sunrun and Symphony Talent, will build the G&A organization necessary to enable growth.

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Saildrone Joins the Alliance for Digital Innovation
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ADI empowers the government to leverage innovative commercial technology to provide modern, secure, and effective digital experiences to its citizens.

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NOPP Grant Creates 3-Way PPP to Advance Ocean Mapping
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UNH, MBARI, and Saildrone will work together to advance deepwater ocean bathymetry thanks to a three-year grant from the National Oceanographic Partnership Program.

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NASA’s Eric Lindstrom to Join Saildrone as Chief Scientist
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Dr. Eric Lindstrom, Physical Oceanography Program Scientist at NASA, will oversee the new Saildrone Ocean Observing Network.

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Saildrone Joins CENIC’s 100Gbps Advanced Broadband Network as Pilot Partner
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The City of Alameda launched the first-of-its-kind pilot project to bring high-capacity network access to Alameda Point research and development companies.

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From Seaplanes to Saildrones: Reviving a Former Naval Air Station
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Saildrone HQ is located in a former airplane hangar with a storied past—and once was used to film The Matrix Reloaded.

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Daughters of Rosie: Upskilling Women* for Jobs in Manufacturing
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Saildrone is proud to partner with Daughters of Rosie to offer new and exciting composite manufacturing career paths that support women—no experience necessary.

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A Step Towards A Quantified Planet: Announcing Our $60 Million Series B
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We are thrilled to welcome Horizons Ventures as a new partner to help accelerate Saildrone’s vision of a Quantified Planet.

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A Gateway to the Southern Ocean
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Today we are announcing an important development: Sending our first fleet of saildrones into the Southern Ocean, in partnership with CSIRO, Australia’s pre-eminent national science organization.

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Expanding Our Fleet of Sailing Drones
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Excited to announce we raised $14 Million in Series A to expand our fleet of sailing drones and grow our data services.

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