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Our Flagships

Best-in-Class Digital Solutions for the Global Maritime Market

We develop global maritime-tech companies from scratch. Our ventures work with industry partners to achieve full product-market fit from the start, building solid foundations for scalable, category-defining tech solutions for the global market.

4 companies started since 2020

900 vessels using Flagship venture products globally

20+ nationalities working within Flagship ventures

50+ operational experts

30+ investment partners

Portfolio

Arinto

Arrival optimisation system to reduce costs and emissions.

Arinto

100 million

tons potential CO2 savings p.a.

$18 billion

potential fuel savings p.a.

Opportunity

MinusPlus

Ships currently sail fast to get to their port destination only to arrive and wait for days or weeks on anchorage due to congestion and other common delays. This means ships burn unnecessary amounts of fuel, wasting money and increasing their emissions.

Solution

MinusPlus

Arinto's data and AI powered arrival optimisation software, predicting port lineup and waiting time to identify optimal arrival window. Arinto enables ships to arrive at the port at an optimal time and thereby sail at reduced, optimal speeds to achieve more efficient voyages.

Arinto

Portfolio

zero44

Helping the shipping industry to commercially manage their CO2 costs.

zero44

20%

rise of emissions from shipping till 2030

940 million

tons CO2 emitted annually by maritime transport

Opportunity

MinusPlus

The EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) is setting sail with the maritime industry, aiming to curb greenhouse gas emissions. By 2024, shipping companies must surrender EU allowances (EUAs) for each ton of CO2 emitted: 40% in 2024, 70% in 2025, and a full 100% from 2026 onwards. The Union Registry tracks these allowances. Every shipowner, DOC company, or operator under EU ETS needs an account here, for surrendering EUAs for the first time in 2025 and for transferring EUAs to stakeholders across the maritime value chain.

Solution

MinusPlus

zero44 is set up to help shipping companies prepare for the change in regulations. They help streamline CII and EU ETS management and effectively manage their carbon regulations compliance – vessel by vessel, charter by charter, DoC by DoC.

zero44

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Kaiko Systems

Connect the dots and turn isolated frontline work into actionable intelligence.

Kaiko Systems

$180 billion

in OPEX in shipping

16%

savings potential across maintenance, crewing & insurance costs

Opportunity

MinusPlus

Frontline workers rely on outdated tools and inadequate legacy software. This lack of visibility and insights leads to efficiency loss plus a 3-4 times higher chance of an emergency vs preventive maintenance.

Solution

MinusPlus

Kaiko Systems is the missing link in frontline driven asset management. The platform connects the on-board seafarers with technical management ashore, providing real-time data and insights. This allows for better decision-making, increased efficiency, and improved safety.

Kaiko Systems

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Tilla Technologies

Optimised crew changes from plan to insights.

Tilla Technologies

$8 billion

cost of crew logistics for the global shipping industry

25%

cost savings through Tilla

Opportunity

MinusPlus

Today's approach to crew changes is costly and inefficient. Manual port planning cannot control costs and leads to suboptimal decisions, operators rely on inefficient processes, overloaded with emails and calls, and crewing leadership has blind spots to drive improvements.

Solution

MinusPlus

Tilla helps operators manage the end-to-end crew change process, on a single platform. Tilla helps drive optimal decisions, digitizes and automates the crew change execution, and delivers rich and comprehensive insights to the leadership; leading to reduced costs and improved efficiency for the shipping companies.

Tilla Technologies
Lucius Bunk

"Flagship Founders is helping to shape the future of shipping. We see digitalisation as a great opportunity to bring real innovation to the maritime industry and make things better in a sustainable way."

Lucius Bunk

CEO & Founder of Auerbach Schifffahrt

Johann Diercks

“Like Tilla, we strongly believe in utilizing relevant data to drive cost savings and improve efficiency. As an owner and ship manager, we have already witnessed Tilla deliver significant improvements to the crew change process."

Johann Diercks

Managing Director at Peter Döhle Schiffahrts-KG

Mark O’Neil

"The integration of Kaiko Systems’ technology elevates our operational efficiencies to new levels, providing real-time insights into vessel condition. This not only improves performance but also reinforces our commitment to regulatory compliance and safety standards."

Mark O’Neil

President and CEO, Columbia Group