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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.

5 companies started since 2020

2500+ vessels using Flagship venture products globally

25+ nationalities working within Flagship ventures

100+ operational experts

50+ investment partners

Portfolio

Sealenic

Accurate, compliant maritime information powered by Agentic AI.

Sealenic

80%

of maritime accidents are due to human error

74%

of people complete their work faster by automating tasks

Opportunity

MinusPlus

Maritime operations are complex and increasingly regulated. Seafarers and onshore staff are required to navigate fragmented sources and large volumes of information for daily vessel operations - all in real time to stay safe and compliant. This results in seafarers spending upwards of 70% of their time in administrative tasks taking them away from safety, core operations, and imposing a heightened risk of non-compliance.

Solution

MinusPlus

Built for vessel owners and operators Sealenic’s fleet intelligence platform enhances seafarers and onshore teams by unifying all relevant sources for everyday vessel operations in real time, always contextualised to the specific vessel for the specific operation in a specific location for an efficient, compliant and safe vessel operation.

Sealenic

Portfolio

ZERO44

Don't Just Comply. Compete.

ZERO44

20%

rise of emissions from shipping till 2030

940 million

tons CO2 emitted annually by maritime transport

Opportunity

MinusPlus

Carbon regulations are accelerating: EU ETS, FuelEU Maritime, and CII are not just reporting obligations. They create direct financial and operational exposure. Every ton of emissions must be matched with allowances. Every misstep in fuel planning risks penalties and lost margin. Many teams still work across fragmented systems and spreadsheets. Data sits in silos, contract terms are buried in PDFs, and reporting cycles rarely line up with commercial decisions. The result is slow, error-prone processes and reactive choices that negatively impact your P&L.

Solution

MinusPlus

The ZERO44 software solution and Client Success experts provide shipping companies with a practical journey that turns emissions rules into commercial advantage. The solution is built for shore-based teams, updated daily, and aligned to strategic and tactical decisions. The outcome is one carbon ledger that technical, finance, and commercial departments trust, with shared visibility into exposure, cost, and compliance across CII, EU ETS, and FuelEU Maritime.

ZERO44

Portfolio

Kaiko Systems

Turning Compliance into Performance.

Kaiko Systems

$180 billion

in OPEX in shipping

60%

time saved in pre-inspection preparation

Opportunity

MinusPlus

Maritime operations still rely on manual workflows, paper-based reporting, and fragmented legacy systems. This creates low visibility between vessels and shore teams, inconsistent inspection readiness, and higher operational and compliance risk — especially under SIRE 2.0 and RightShip RISQ.

Solution

MinusPlus

Kaiko Systems is a digital platform that connects onboard crews with technical teams ashore through structured, real-time operational data. The system digitises inspections, incidents, defects, and readiness checks, giving shore teams a unified view of vessel condition. This enables faster decisions, fewer findings during vetting inspections, and safer, more efficient day-to-day operations across the fleet.

Kaiko Systems

Portfolio

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