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About Us

Executive Summary

Deep Blue is an ocean and freshwater data and analytics company based in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Our primary focus is on designing and deploying advanced sensor platforms for marine environmental monitoring. Our flagship technology, the Deep Blue Surface Buoy and its complementary Subsurface Array, forms a modular, scalable platform engineered for long-term autonomous operation and rapid deployment. This system enables high-resolution, real-time oceanographic and freshwater data collection, addressing the growing global demand for ocean intelligence in areas like climate change, fisheries management, offshore energy and maritime security.

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Deep Blue serves a mix of commercial clients (including insurance, offshore wind, aquaculture, oil & gas and shipping companies) and institutional and research clients (governments, climate researchers and universities). Our core business model is Data-as-a-Service (DaaS), offered through multi-tiered subscriptions that provide APIs, visual dashboards, alerts and licensed proprietary insights like ocean heat flux and hypoxia forecasts. We also engage in leasing, licensing and partnerships for our sensor array designs in regions with restrictive deployment environments. 

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We boast a strong IP portfolio and a first-mover advantage in modular ocean sensor systems. Deep Blue is initiating strategic international engagements across the European Union, Southeast Asia, Latin America, East Africa and the Middle East, which not only broaden our market but also mitigate domestic policy risk by ensuring diversified revenue pipelines. Many of these partnerships are co-funded through development banks or climate adaptation grants. We are also developing relationships with organizations such as NOAA, the European Space Agency and several offshore developers, underscoring our scalability across regions and verticals including climate, defense and shipping.

Highlights
  • Strong IP portfolio and first-mover advantage in modular ocean sensor systems

  • Global regulatory trends increasing demand for freshwater and ocean monitoring

  • Strategic partnerships being developed with NOAA, the European Space Agency and several offshore developers

  • Scalability across regions and verticals (climate, defense, shipping)

Leadership & Expertise

Deep Blue is led by proven professionals with significant entrepreneurial and operational expertise. We're veterans at taking projects from concept to completion, building and running enterprises across a range of industries, from technical enterprises to consumer-facing businesses. Click below to learn more. 

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Dr. Ed Kwoka

Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Kwoka has a successful track record of over 30 years as an entrepreneur and executive leader in the consultative business industry, marketing and operations management...

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Mitchell Schultz

Vice President

Mitch Schultz comes to Deep Blue with more than 40 years of entrepreneurial experience. Much of that has been devoted to the home products industry, where he has grown...

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