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For the latest updates on seagliders, follow
@billythalheimer
and connect with REGENT on LinkedIn:
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Meet the seaglider - the first hydrofoiling vehicle to take flight (ever)
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Thrilled to partner with
@iFlySouthern
to operate
#seagliders
through New England and Florida.
This $250M firm order represents the future of clean coastal travel in these markets.
We couldn’t ask for a better partner in Southern 🤝🌊🛫
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Time to start building seagliders 🛥
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Exciting news! We're thrilled to announce that our
#seaglider
prototype has unlocked a new capability: Float, Foil, FLOCK!
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Power up! Are you ready to see
#seaglider
in action?
We're excited to finally share the birth of our seaglider technical demonstrator, from its christening in Rhode Island to its FLOAT and FOIL testing regime on the waters of Tampa Bay. 🌊
#REGENT
#seagliders
#floatfoilfly
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Going up? ⬆️
Earlier this week, we tested our 1/4 scale
#seaglider
in the waters of Narragansett Bay. We’re excited by our progress and can’t wait to see our full-scale seaglider
#FloatFoilFly
!
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Announcing additional $18M of capital, giving us $27M total raised to accelerate dev of our full scale 12pax
#seaglider
.
This strategic funding round includes
@MesaAirlines
, leads
@peterthiel
@alchemyamerican
@justin_mateen
& more
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Tampa, here we come!
We’re excited to announce
@CityofTampa
will the home of the test site for the REGENT seaglider technology demonstrator.
Thank you Tampa Mayor
@JaneCastor
for working with us and bringing our electric vehicle to your city.
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Today, we're announcing our $60 million Series A funding round. 🧵
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Seagliders can do it all! Adding cargo/logistics to our repertoire 📦🚚
Today we announced a strategic investment from Yamato Holdings,
#Japan
’s largest parcel delivery and logistics company.
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On days like this, it's hard to believe that REGENT is only 3 years old. We've come so far but the journey's just begun.
The real work starts now.
#floatfoilfly
#seriesa
#seagliders
#startuplife
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Hello, world! 👋
Meet our seaglider technical demonstrator. When we're not floating or foiling in Tampa Bay, you'll find us preparing for flight and pioneering the future of 100% electric coastal travel.
#REGENT
#seagliders
#floatfoilfly
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Miami is known for its culture, its nightlife, its food, and as a gateway to the Caribbean.
Soon, it will be known as a major hub for
#seaglider
operations that could serve over 1.5 million people every year.
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We’re thrilled to announce that our friends at
@oceanflyernz
have signed an MoU to bring
#seagliders
to New Zealand. This is a huge milestone for all of us, and we’re excited to work with Ocean Flyer.
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We are excited to share a major
#seaglider
certification milestone:
REGENT receives classification Approval in Principle for a wing-in-ground vessel from leading global classification society
@bureauveritas
.
Read the announcement:
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Is it a boat? A plane? No— it’s a REGENT
#seaglider
.
We love the video by
@CNN
’s team. Where are you most excited to ride?
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Retractable hydrofoils provide wave tolerance & ensure a comfortable ride for passengers.
REGENT's co-founder & CEO,
@billythalheimer
breaks down this unique element of our design & why foiling is an important part of seaglider operations.
#floatfoilfly
#seagliders
#hydrofoil
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#Seagliders
are making waves 🌊 in sustainable transportation.
Part boat and part plane, this new sustainable mode of transit could change the way we travel between coastal cities.
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Grateful to have amazing investors & partners like
@mcuban
on board for this amazing journey.
2024 is going to be a big, big year at REGENT.
#lifeatregent
#floatfloifly
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With the announcement of the formation of the NEOM Investment Fund (NIF) today, we are thrilled to announce NIF's massive participation in our recently closed Series A to help expedite the development of our
#seagliders
.
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The wave-piercing hull of our seagliders is designed to provide maximum stability and cut through the waves.
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Visit us at the
@DubaiAirshow
.
REGENT will be on site to give visitors a closer look at our 1/4 scale model and talk about the future of sustainable coastal transportation. (Stand # S40)
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Seagliders are a perfect fit for coastal defense missions & logistics.
Today, we're proud to announce that REGENT has signed a $4.75 million agreement with the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab (MCWL) to demonstrate
#seaglider
technology for defense logistics operations.
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Our
#seaglider
prototype recently visited the
@ACE_WindTunnel
at
@ontariotech_u
as part of our testing regime to optimize our aerodynamic performance. 💨
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Happy 248th birthday to the United States Marine Corps and thank you to all of the brave Marines who have served and continue to serve our country so valiantly.
Semper Fidelis 🇺🇸
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Excited to announce our newest Launch Customer
@splitexpress
AND the addition of
@aklanac
- Split Express CEO, Interferry Board Member, and professor of naval structures - to our Advisory Board!
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And we’re thrilled to announce that
@iFlySouthern
@MokuleleAir
will take first delivery of our 12-passenger Viceroy.
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Big news! We are thrilled to announce an investment from top 10 U.S. airline
@HawaiianAir
✈️ 🌺 to support the initial design of our next generation 100-person capacity all-electric
#seaglider
.
Story in today's
@WSJ
by
@alyrose
:
#REGENT
#FloatFoilFly
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Thanks for an EPIC day, Miami!
#REGENT
's
@billythalheimer
unveiled our
#seaglider
prototype at
#CoMotionMiami
.
“We're so excited to share our seaglider and welcome everyone to join us on this journey to make regional coastal transportation faster, safer, & more sustainable.”
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The blown wing on REGENT's seagliders puts the wind in our sails.
Here,
@billythalheimer
explains how this innovative design helps
#seagliders
accomplish what no other vessel has done before - transition from a
#hydrofoil
to a wing.
#floatfoilfly
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And now for a break in your regularly scheduled programming for some
#seaglider
FOILING.
Volume up! 🔊
#REGENT
#seagliders
#FloatFoilFly
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This is incredible news for
#RhodeIsland
and the region as a whole.
At REGENT, we're looking forward to playing an active role in growing the region's Blue Economy and helping attract more talent, people and businesses to the area.
Rising tides....
GOOD NEWS: Biden Admin selected RI as 1 of 31
#TechHubs
across the U.S.
@CommerceRI
will lead new regional Tech Hub to advance innovation in ocean tech, from undersea robotics to ocean engineering, & help position RI as a global force in the growing ocean economy.
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Last week we had the opportunity to see the hull of our
#seaglider
literally taking shape at Moore Brothers in Bristol, RI. Thank you Moore Bros for your hospitality and partnership!
#floatfoilfly
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While our engineering team is busy testing on the water in Tampa, our Boston team took to the air for a fly-out lunch to Plymouth to discuss the latest
#seaglider
development updates.
#REGENT
#greentech
#futuremobility
#careers
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We’re building full scale kit! In parallel to prototype sea trials, the team built a 3 meter section of the
#seaglider
's full-scale blown wing, including flap, 2 motors and 2 propulsion units.
#REGENT
engineers Mike Tilley & Jackie Banning, for scale.
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1/1 We are excited to announce new partnerships with Pacific Current and
@MokuleleAir
to bring a
#seaglider
transportation network to the State of Hawai‘i. 🏝️🌊🌺
Read the full announcement ➡️
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We’re thrilled to announce our collaboration with
@siemens
and their
#SiemensXcelerator
as our fundamental design, engineering, and development platform for the
#seaglider
.
Read the news:
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We're proud to announce that REGENT has been named one of
@FastCompany
's Most Innovative Companies of 2023 for developing the all-electric
#seaglider
. Kudos to the entire REGENT team whose passion and efforts have made this honor possible!
#FCMostInnovative
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Are you ready to see more
#seaglider
? 👀
The
#REGENT
team has been hard at work bringing seagliders to life. Our technology demonstrator vehicle uses aviation-grade components and integrated assemblies.
#seagliders
#futuremobility
#greentech
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It's going to be a big day for REGENT at the Up Summit tomorrow!
@billythalheimer
will be sharing some of his insights around the future of mobility along with some 𝐌𝐀𝐉𝐎𝐑 company news!
You won't want to miss this! Let's go UP!
#UPSummit
#floatfoilfly
#bignews
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Welcome
#REGENT
summer intern class of 2022! We're thrilled to have you working with our engineering, operations, and business development teams this summer. 🚀
Do you have a piece of career advice for our interns? Share your advice below:
#TeamREGENT
#seagliders
#FloatFoilFly
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We're thrilled to announce a strategic investment from
@LockheedMartin
Ventures to accelerate the development of
#seagliders
for
#defense
and
#nationalsecurity
applications.
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🌎 Happy Earth Day! 🌎
Enabling zero-carbon transportation is one of the reasons we are designing our
#seagliders
to be all electric.
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We're thrilled to add David and Dennis to our world-class team of advisors as we gear up for the next phase in our growth - building full-scale, human-carrying
#seagliders
!
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We at REGENT were inspired by Star Wars growing up. Now we're bringing landspeeders to life as
#seagliders
May the 4th be with you!
#starwarsday
#futuremobility
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We're excited to announce that REGENT has been recognized with an Air Cargo Sustainability Award by The International Air Cargo Association!
It's an honor to be recognized for the work our team is doing to make logistics & transportation solutions more sustainable.
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Featured on AvWeek today!
“We see it as an integrated, all-electric, multimodal future transportation system... seagliders will be that missing link to connect regional cities with existing battery technology”
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Our CEO
@BillyThalheimer
joined other pioneering entrepreneurs at
@UPPartnersVC
#UPsummit2022
, aka “the Davos of mobility,” to explore their shared vision for decarbonizing the transportation sector.
Read the recap from
@AOPA
:
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We were honored to receive a visit from His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, at the Dubai Air Show.
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We're thrilled to be named a
@ycombinator
Top Company for 2023! Since graduating from the Winter '21 class, we've:
🛫 successfully flown our 1/4 scale seaglider
💸 built an order book worth $8B
🏢 grown to a team of 40 in our new Rhode Island HQ
Onward and upward!
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Thank you for visiting our booth at
#CoMotionMiami
@MayorDaniella
! We’re thrilled to introduce Miami-Dade County to REGENT
#seagliders
, the future of regional coastal transportation, here in Miami this week.
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Today, REGENT celebrates the brave men & women of the
@USCoastGuard
, who have been protecting our Nation since 1790.
Thank you for your service, dedication and commitment to being "Always Ready".
#USCG
#coastguard
#SemperParatus
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What's in a prototype? The 1/4 scale
#seaglider
technology demonstrator:
💥 400 lbs
⚙️ 8 low-noise, high-efficiency electric motors
🔋 0 carbon emissions
👩💻 State-of-the-art digital sensors & control software
#REGENT
#FloatFoilFly
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REGENT's 2023 intern class only strengthened our views on the importance of a strong internship program.
From manufacturing and engineering to business development, the impact interns have made here has been immense, and they've set the bar very high for future classes.
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ICYMI: Our recent newsletter with Hawai'i ecosystem,
#seaglider
testing, and team growth news.
Read the full update:
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Proud to co-sponsor the Hill and Valley Forum at the Library of Congress last night and debut our 1/4 scale show model, Turtle in her new
@USMC
livery.
Epic evening at Hill & Valley Forum - co-sponsored by REGENT 🇺🇸
With bi-partisan leadership, the nation's top dual-use and deep-tech investors, & amazing founders in attendance, it was hard not to be excited!
Too cool to see our
#seaglider
center stage at Library of Congress 🤩
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#Seagliders
have a new destination: the Philippines!
Earlier today, we announced a partnership with INAEC Aviation Corporation to bring seagliders to the Philippines.
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At
@Shippax
2022, our CEO
@billythalheimer
announced new firm deposits as part of an existing $200M deal with
@SplitExpress
of Croatia. The deal introduces
#seagliders
to their ferry routes originating from Split to select Croatian islands.
#REGENT
#seagliders
#FloatFoilFly
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Following the unveiling,
@billythalheimer
announced a $427M deal with
@oceanflyernz
's CEO Shah Aslam at
#CoMotionMiami
, in what is believed to be the largest private transportation deal in New Zealand history.
Read the full story c/o
@NewsroomNZ
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Why
#seagliders
matter for coastal communities, the tech innovations behind them, and why they'll be certified by maritime authorities.
Read the full story in today's
@axios
What's Next→
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Testing, testing...1, 2, 3: A quick peek inside our Tampa testing this week. The
#engineering
team efforts include using professional grade hardware on our
#seaglider
technical demonstrator such as the Taurus, a custom built motor controller from
@allocortech
.
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New year, new incredible partner!
We're thrilled to kick off 2023 with the announcement of Japan Airlines' investment in REGENT and the start of seaglider feasibility exploration for JAL's global network. 🗾➡️🌏
@JAL_Official_jp
🇯🇵🇯🇵 JAPAN AIRLINES x REGENT 🇯🇵🇯🇵
Big news here:
@JAL_Official_jp
has just completed a strategic investment in
@REGENTcraft
.
This kicks off our formal partnership on
#seaglider
development and potential future implementation into the JAL global network
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Make sure you tune in to
@CNN
's "The Next Frontier" tomorrow!
Watch our founders
@billythalheimer
and
@mikeklinker1
give an exciting behind-the-scenes look at our
#seagliders
👀
Dont miss our TV debut! 📺
We gave
@CNN
a behind-the-scenes look at the development of our
#seagliders
- including some brand new live test footage!
Get ready for a great episode tomorrow at 12:30pm ET
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Built on multiple years of engineering development and hundreds of test iterations with our subscale prototype, we’re on track to fly humans on board next year.
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“The Boston-based startup is building the
#seaglider
, an electric flying vehicle that will bring passengers to different coastal cities.”
Read the updated story in
@BusinessInsider
:
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We're excited to team with
@TotalEnergies
and collaborate on their efforts to increase the
⛑safety
🍃sustainability
⚙️efficiency
of their offshore crew transfer and logistics operations
#sustainability
#maritime
#greenmobility
#bluetechnology
#energytransition
We’re moving into new markets! We've focused on airlines and ferry companies to date - now we’re taking the big step into offshore logistics.
I’m thrilled to announce our partnership with
@TotalEnergies
to explore seaglider operations for offshore logistics & crew transfer
🧵👇
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We toured Moore Brothers Company earlier this week with Senator Jack Reed to share the progress we’re making on our full-scale
#seaglider
prototype. It's a truly unique opportunity to create something new and be able to take a boat across Narragansett Bay to see it come together.
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2022 - the year REGENT took off 🛫
Check out the end of year wrap-up thread from
@billythalheimer
!
What an epic year!! Major contracts, key technical proof-points, all keeping REGENT on-track to commercial entry to service.
Here's what we did in 2022 🧵👇
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People always ask us "How are your seagliders going to avoid boats?"
At REGENT, safety is our top priority and we've been conducting real-world tests by outfitting our helicopter with radar/AIS systems to simulate the real-world environments where seagliders will be flying.
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We're building! 🛠️
Today we announced that fellow Rhode Islanders, Moore Brothers Company, will build the hull and wing of our full-scale, human carrying
#seaglider
. We can't wait for sea trials to start next year!
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Seagliders fulfill a recognized need within the U.S. Department of Defense for high-speed, low-signature, runway independent mobility in maritime environments.
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The
#SiemensXcelerator
portfolio enables
#REGENT
to create a digital twin that is an essential component of our testing campaign, the objective of which is to validate a digital twin as part of the
#seaglider
’s model based design.
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It’s great to have you onboard
@olshav
and
@pioneer_fund
🛥
We’re excited to announce
@pioneer_fund
’s investment in
@regentcraft
, alongside
@foundersfund
@caffeinatedcap
@mcuban
@kohalaventures
and others
Regent is building wing-in ground effect craft, aka WIGs, the future of high speed coastal transit
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“My favorite part about working at REGENT is the connection between all of the teams."
In the second installment of
#SummerofREGENT
, get to know Anthony Bishop-Gylys, an embedded software intern and rising senior at
@BrownUniversity
.
#internships
#brownuniversity
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As a dual-use company, we're proud that REGENT is working with the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab to assess ways our seagliders can help support our troops with coastal missions and logistical needs. 🧵
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“Bonus geek stuff: REGENT's
#seagliders
are the only WIGs developed to date that are using a hydrofoil.”
The national defense-focused
@MergeNewsletter
shares their take on the
#seaglider
:
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“The sustainability aspect [of mobility] is table stakes...if you bring a new mode of transportation to the world today, it MUST be green.”
Can't wait to hear this conversation w/
@billythalheimer
&
@john_rossant
on an upcoming ep of
@CoMotionNEWS
Fast Forward pod. Stay tuned!
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"We all fail. My first start was against Seattle and I threw two interceptions that were run back for touchdowns.”
@NFL
Hall of Famer
@JoeMontana
stopped by for a "Lunch and Learn" with our interns and team.
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We’ll be attending a showcase of
@QuonsetRI
businesses on Tuesday, June 6 at the Rhode Island State House. Stop by to see our role in
#RhodeIsland
's economic growth!
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Our perks are pretty rad 🤙
We’re hiring!
Clearly a key part of building hydrofoiling vehicles is testing foils ourselves.
Nothing like a few wipeouts and highspeed faceplants to give you an appreciation of what a seaglider’s control systems are doing!
Meet the
@regentcraft
#efoil
club 🌊🔋🏄♂️
Not a bad lunch break🤙
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When we moved to
#RhodeIsland
in 2022, we made a commitment to help elevate the State and our Blue Economy.
One of the best (and most fun) ways to do this is through facilitating connections with other industry founders, investors, academics, and civic/state government leaders.
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Thanks for the great conversation,
@JoeySweeny
!
Hear our co-founders
@billythalheimer
& Mike Klinker discuss how
#REGENT
#seagliders
reduce the cost, headache, and emissions of regional transportation on the
@Just_Raised
podcast.
Listen to the episode:
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2023 has been an amazing year for REGENT.
From our unveiling day event to the successful Series A funding round to seeing our team growing so quickly, the entire year has gone by in a flash.
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Working across engineering, operations, and business development, our interns provide significant contributions across
#TeamREGENT
.
Learn more about these rockstars & what they're working on this summer to bring
#seagliders
to life:
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