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Awards and
Recognition
Since the company was founded in 2019, we have sought excellence in all our projects - and we are being recognized for it.
November 2023
Winner at the Design for a
Better World Award 2023
The USV Tupan was recognized as one of the most relevant products in promoting a better world in the Design for a Better World 2023 award.
To access the ebook with the edition's winners,
click here. The USV Tupan is on page 49.
November 2023
Finalists of the ANP Technological Innovation Award 2023 with the USIS project
In partnership with Repsol Sinopec Brasil, the USIS project was finalist of the ANP Innovation Award 2023 at the category "Underwater Technologies".
The project consists on an integration of a ROV with our USV Tupan, creating and autonomous system for subsea assets inspection.
October 2023
Selected to participate at BlueRio
We were one of the Startups selected to participate at BlueRio, an Open Inovation Program for blue economy, fomented by Rio de Janeiro's State Government in partnership with other companies of the field.
October 2023
Top 8 startups at category Cleantechs at the ranking top 100 Open Startups
We were selected for the Top 8 in the CleanTech category in the 100 Open Startups Ranking.
October 2023
Recognized as one of the top 100 global companies by Maritime Technology Reporter
The specialized magazine Maritime Technology Reporter released its annual ranking of the segment's leading companies, and in it we were recognized as one of the top 100 global companies in the technology segment! To know more, click here.
October 2023
Highlighted as one of the
100 startups to watch
We were highlited at the Technology category of the anual ranking '100 Startups to Watch', curated by the magazine 'Pequenas Empresas & Grandes Negócios', that recognizes the most promising technology based companies of Brazil. To know more, click here.
October 2023
Series A Investment round worth R$ 10 million led by MSW CAPITAL
We completed the Series A investment round worth R$10 million led by MSW CAPITAL, a "multicorporate" Venture Capital fund that brings together important companies such as Embraer, BB Seguros, Baterias Moura and AgeRio.
May 2023
Winners of the DroneShow 2023
pitch competition
We won the annual pitch competition for companies in the robotics area, competing with some of the main companies in the area at a national level. DroneShow is the largest drone and robotics fair in Latin America and is held annually in São Paulo / SP.
September 2022
Participation in the Rio Oil & Gas 2022 fair and article in the specialized publication "Petróleo Hoje"
In September 2022 we participated in Rio Oil & Gas, one of the largest fairs in the world in the oil and gas area. Our participation took place inside the Repsol Sinopec Brasil stand, where we performed a live demonstration of the robotic integration developed for the ARIEL project. The demonstrations had repercussions in the industry, prompting the publication of an article in the magazine Petróleo Hoje. See a recording of one of our live demonstrations by clicking here, and the article from Petróleo Hoje magazine by clicking here.
August 2022
Cover of the international magazine "Uncrewed Systems Technology"
We were on the cover of the August and September edition of one of the world's leading publications in the area of uncrewed robotic systems, Uncrewed Systems Technology. The cover story can be viewed on the magazine's website by clicking here, or viewed in pdf on the interface below.
August 2022
Article theme on the "Marine Technology Reporter" magazine
TideWise's technological resources were the subject of an article in the specialized magazine "Marine Technology Reporter", which listed the company among others in the offshore asset protection sector using uncrewed vessels and associated integrations. TideWise was the only one from the southern hemisphere to be mentioned in the article. See the magazine in full by clicking here.
July 2022
Article in the
"German Wind Power Magazine"
The inspection operation of offshore wind farms that we carried out in Belgium between May and June 2023 was the subject of an article in the German magazine German Wind Power. The article details the operation and features quotes from our customers encouraging the application of robotics for offshore inspections. See the magazine's website by clicking here.
June2022
"Friend of the Brazilian Navy" medal
In 2022, the CEO and co-founder of TideWise, Rafael Coelho, won the "Friend of the Brazilian Navy" Medal for the year 2021. The medal was created to award personalities and institutions that have distinguished themselves in the dissemination of the maritime mentality and contributions to the Brazil's navy. Among Rafael's main contributions to the Navy is his collaboration in the development of the first Provisional Regulation for the Operation of Autonomous Vessels, issued in 2020 by the DPC.
May/June 2022
Unprecedented proof-of-concept operation in Belgium
Between May and June 2022, the TideWise team went to Belgium to carry out a proof-of-concept operation derived from the Elia Group Open Innovation Challenge 2021 Award, which consisted of inspecting infrastructure in an offshore wind complex using an uncrewed robotic system composed of a drone integrated with the USV Tupan. This operation was unprecedented worldwide, and represented a great advance for Brazilian technology in the field of unmanned systems. Another milestone achieved in this operation was that TideWise became the first Brazilian company operating autonomous vessels to operate outside Brazil and, in particular, in the North Sea.
May 2022
Named one of the Top 5 Startups Worldwide in the Marine Operations Management Area
Out of 275 startups analyzed worldwide, TideWise was named one of the 5 most relevant in the field of maritime operations management by StartUs Insights, an Austrian data science company that maps global information regarding innovation, emerging companies and technologies. See the StartUs Insights list by clicking here.
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November 2021
ANP Technological Innovation Prize 2020
Project ARIEL, developed by TideWise in partnership with Repsol Sinopec Brasil and COPPE/UFRJ, was the winning project of the ANP Innovation award in 2020. The project consisted of the first successful integration between a USV and a drone to be demonstrated throughout the world, and aimed at developing an unmanned system for detecting and monitoring oil spills at sea. The project started shortly before the COVID-19 pandemic and was delivered without delay despite its complexity and high volume of deliverables. Learn more about the award by clicking here.
August 2021
Winner of the Elia Group Open Innovation Challennge 2021
In August 2021, TideWise won the Open Innovation Challenge 2021, a technological challenge promoted by the Elia Group - one of the 5 largest electricity operators in Europe - which involved almost 80 proposals from companies around the world. TideWise's proposal consisted of adapting the unmanned system developed for the ARIEL project (USV+UAV) to perform inspection and monitoring services in offshore wind farms. Learn more about the award by clicking here.
December 2020
Silver medal at
Brasil Design Award 2020
The USV Tupan, launched at sea in August 2020, won the Silver Medal at the Brasil Design Award. The USV competed with projects from companies such as Fiat and Renault, and achieved a prominent position in the awards. The BDA is an annual award that recognizes the main projects involving the design of products, services or visual communication. Learn more about the award by clicking here to access its catalogue, the USV Tupan is featured on page 321.
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