Founding Blue: Startup Networking for Tech Founders

​Calling all South Florida founders!

​SailPlan and the Ocean Exchange have partnered to bring you a night of learning and networking with investors and fellow founders in the South Florida tech community. If you're looking at founding a startup in Florida or in the Blue Economy, don't miss this talk. It's everything you wanted to know about founding a startup and raising capital but were afraid to ask.

​Join Jacob Ruytenbeek, CEO of SailPlan and his guest, Millicent Pitts, as they discuss topics startup founders need to know to build strong businesses, attract capital, and scale. Come network with investors, founders, and connect with the top names in the blue economy and climate startup space. This event is limited to the first 50 signups.

​Event Agenda:
6PM - 630PM: Networking
630PM - 730PM: Discussion with Millicent Pitts
730PM - 8:30PM: Food and Drinks

​Location:
General Provision, Las Olas

​About Millicent "Milly" Pitts:
Milly is the executive director of the international non-profit, Ocean Exchange, that gives non-dilutive funding to innovative start-ups that support healthy oceans and a sustainable Blue Economy. She previously was an executive in the chemical/materials industry for 30 years. living in Houston, Philadelphia, Cleveland and Valencia (Spain). In addition to her role at Ocean Exchange, she is a mentor with Creative Destruction Labs (Oceans ) in Halifax, in on the Leadership Team of OceansVisions.org, and has previously mentored or judged in collaboration with other partners such as Clean Tech Open and NREL. She leads the Ocean Exchange efforts to grow and communicate with the community of ocean and blue tech innovators. She gols an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

​About Jacob Ruytenbeek:
Jacob is the Founder and CEO of SailPlan. He has over a decade of experience commercializing emerging technology across multiple domains including space, aviation, and maritime.Jacob served in key roles at the United States Air Force, Raytheon, and AirMap before founding SailPlan in 2020. As a passionate freediver, SCUBA diver, and a Fort Lauderdale native, Jacob is leading the charge to create a cleaner, more efficient marine industry by leveraging realtime high-resolution ship data and machine learning to reduce fuel consumption and associated emissions.