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Navier partners with Stripe to offer electric boat commute to far-flung employees
Electric boat startup Navier has landed the first official pilot program for its hydrofoiling watercraft, partnering with Stripe to bring passengers from San Francisco’s outskirts to the downtown area. Stripe…
The future is going to be electric, but in the air and on the water that transition is proving more difficult than on land. Candela has taken a big step…
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Navier’s hydrofoiling electric boat cruises West Coast waterways to line up first pilot programs
Electric boats are still a rarity on America’s waterways, but everyone seems to agree they represent a cleaner, quieter future for our lakes, rivers and coastal waters. Navier has moved impressively quickly from idea to prototype to production boat, and the startup is now touring the West Coast, winning admirers in high places who hope…
Foiled again: Candela raises another $20M to set course for the future of ferries
The company is taking a big bet that bigger isn’t always better, in the hope that smaller can mean faster, greener and more serviceable.
It takes a special kind of boldness to raise a wad of cash, claim to have $90 million worth of preorders, then pivot away from passenger ferries and light container…
Navier’s 30-foot hydrofoiling electric boat hits the water and prepares for production
Electric leisure boat startup Navier has managed to bring its concept hydrofoiling watercraft into reality, and has opened preorders — if you happen to have a few hundred grand laying…
Boundary Layer pivots from container ships to hydrofoiling personal watercraft
Boundary Layer, which was gunning for local air freight, and announced a slew of launch partners earlier this year, today announced a shift in strategy, with some high-performance foiling personal…
Boundary Layer skims across the water with a cavalcade of launch partners
It seems like only a couple of months since Boundary Layer announced its $5 million-ish round of financing, but the company hasn’t been resting on its laurels. Today, its founders…
Boundary Layer wants to steal air freight’s lunch and transport it by water instead
If you’ve ever spent time writing beat poetry about container ships chugging their way into and out of harbors, “nimble” or “fast” will be unlikely to make it into your…
