BCG Digital Ventures and MISC Announce Co-Investment in Three Ventures to Disrupt the Maritime Solutions Space with Deep Tech

By AIT News Desk On Aug 16, 2021

BCG Digital Ventures (BCGDV), the business-building and corporate innovation arm of Boston Consulting Group (BCG), announced its previous investment in three ventures: SOL-X, Chord X, and Spares CNX.

BCGDV’s investment was made last year while the ventures were in stealth mode to allow for a deeper focus on business development activities, including staffing, product development, and target market acquisition.

With the objective of disrupting the shipping industry, BCGDV has also announced that the three maritime ventures are joining its broader portfolio of innovative businesses and products with the backing of BCGDV and leading international shipping company MISC Group.

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These three separate start-ups differ in their approach, yet together they powerfully demonstrate the transformational power of strategically applying digital and deep tech, such as AI, ML, and IIoT, to create massive operational efficiencies across the shipping value chain in a way that has never been done before.

The ventures will be key drivers for the smart ship, which leverages automation and assistive technologies to ensure safety, efficiency, and environmental sustainability.

“With 90% of the world’s goods transported by ships, and considering the fragmented attempts at innovation, we believe these investments are going to be absolutely transformative to the maritime industry, as well as to industries such as mining, energy, and industrial goods,” said Sid Shah, Managing Director & Partner and Global Leader of BCGDV’s Energy Practice. “We couldn’t be more excited to support these teams on their bold journeys.”