How it started

PlanBlue was founded in 2017 by two former marine scientists and two engineers to enable high-quality seafloor mapping, inspired by satellite technology. Based in Bremen, Germany, the company now has over 25 employees. Funded partially through the ESA BIC program, an EIC grant, and Climate-KIC, PlanBlue has completed customer projects around the globe, all with the express goal to scale nature-based solutions to effectively fight the climate crisis.
At PlanBlue, we strive to combine scientific rigor and ground-breaking technological advances to revolutionize seafloor mapping for the 21st century.

What drives us

We believe in the value of our oceans. We particularly focus on the seafloor, as it mirrors how healthy our oceans are, and healthy oceans are key to billions of people in terms of food, jobs and climate regulation. Therefore, we are convinced that threats posed to nature and society, by e.g. climate change or plastic waste pollution, need to be tackled and understood using real-time, objective and meaningful data. Our oceans, and specifically the seafloor, need to be protected and not exploited. That is why we do not engage in projects that unnecessarily damage or exploit the seafloor.

This is our Team

CSO & Co-Founder

Hannah Brocke

CTO & Co-Founder

Guy Rigot

CEO & Co-Founder

Joost den Haan

Innovation Specialist & Co-Founder

Raja Kandukuri

Head of Brand & User Experience

Christoph Schroeder

Project Director

Naomi Esken

Project Director

Svenja Diester

Head of Engineering

Mike Lee

Development Engineer

Nils Öhlmann

Business Operations Manager

Wietse Boer

People & Culture Lead

Anna Menneking

Data Scientist

Anna-Lea Lesage

Office Manager

Rosanna Schöneich-Argent

Senior Visual Designer

Pascal Seul

Senior Software Engineer

Helge Staedtler

Data Science Consultant

Tadzio Holtrop

Software Architect

Marten Ellssel

Electrical Engineer

Alex Richetta

Project Operator & Carbon Sequestration Expert

Martin Paar

Senior Software Developer

Julius Hetzel

Senior Data Scientist

Yara Aly

Marine Scientist

Andreas Türke

Junior Development Engineer

Ibad Rather

Mechanical Design Engineer

Saurabh Verma

3D Lighting & Rendering Specialist

Drew Deguara

Engineering Assistant (AWS)

Juan Neyra

Product Owner (Geospatial)

Leonardo Tamborrino

Senior Data Scientist

Waleed Khan

Personal Assistent

Mariam Abashidze

Strategic Communications Consultant

Titia Sjenitzer

planblue GmbH
We combine hyperspectral imaging, precise underwater navigation and AI-based automated data processing to ground-truth satellite, aerial and hydrographic imagery to scale nature-based solutions.
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+49 421 2208120
email
info@planblue.com
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