The SpaceX of the Ocean | Ulysses

They watched S³… now they’re building the ocean. For Episode 70 of S3 we go underwater to see MAKO tested in Lake Tahoe, CA and meet the ~mostly Irish founding team building the future of maritime logistics. If you’d like to support our work and look like a million bucks, you can grab our custom Ulysses S³ Episode Tee https://saturdaystartupstories.myshop... It’s a limited-edition drop, available for 14 days only, and won’t be restocked. In partnership with Ulysses, 20% of profits will go to support the Great Barrier Reef Foundation. CHAPTERS: 0:00 - Introduction: The SpaceX of the Ocean 0:43 - MAKO Testing at Lake Tahoe 1:27 - The Challenges of Underwater Robotics 2:22 - Meet the Team and the MAKO Drone 3:23 - Founding Story and Early Inspiration 5:55 - Fundraising and Scaling Operations 6:32 - Developing the Platform and Solving for Cost 7:33 - Modularity: The Seagrass Injector and Future Customization 8:52 - Manufacturing and Scaling Production 9:25 - System Interaction: Leviathan, Kraken, and Launch/Recovery 10:24 - Overcoming Technical Challenges and Customer Use Cases 12:51 - The Future of Ulysses: A Global Maritime Network 13:48 - Full Circle: Ulysses and S3 14:35 - S3 Returns: Science, Startups, and Stories Follow Ulysses: https://www.theoceancompany.com/