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Leuven SLUSH’D 2023
Last week, on Thursday October 12th, the startup event Slush – often referred to as the “Tomorrowland of startup festivals”, did come to Belgium for the very first time, in the form of Leuven Slush’D, with the ambition to light a spark in the Belgian ecosystem. More than an event, the intention is to be…
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Nordic Startup Challenge
In the spring of 2023, the Belgisch-Luxemburgs-Duitse Kamer van Koophandel selected a few promising startups from Belgium, including our company, to be nominated for a brand-new event, the “Nordic Startup Challenge” in the Hanseatic city of Hamburg. Sealution was subsequently invited by the Hamburg Chambre of Commerce to apply for participation. With Hamburg being one…
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Internet of Things – Why IoT also matters at sea
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, propelled by soaring demand, the (container) shipping industry has seen income and profitability skyrocket to unprecedented record-breaking levels. Being a cyclical industry, a downturn was however inevitable. Freight levels have dropped drastically over the previous months, with shipping lines meanwhile warning of fallen profitability for 2023 and beyond. In other words,…
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Sealution raises €1.3 million with an internal data network for ocean-going vessels
Flemish start-up at the helm of internal communications at sea with IoT technology Sealution, a start-up that developed a proprietary network of receivers that enables internal communications on ocean-going vessels, raises over €1.3 million in a funding round. The young company from Sint-Martens-Latem found an Internet of Things (IoT) solution that connects all devices and…
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Sealution represents Belgium at the Entrepreneurship World Cup in Saudi Arabia
Sealution may represent Belgium at the Entrepreneurship World Cup, the World Entrepreneurship Championship, in 2023 in Saudi Arabia. The start-up from Sint-Martens-Latem won the national final in Ostend last night, organized by Voka – Chamber of Commerce West Flanders. Sealution was chosen by the jury as the best Belgian pitcher out of the nine finalists.…
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Unlocking connectivity below deck
Start-up Sealution is introducing a new solution to help tackle one of shipping’s current challenges –lack of connectivity below deck. Digital Ship spoke with CEO and founder Sebastian Hamers. See article below.
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