About HyperKelp

Across the world’s oceans, critical data about environmental conditions, climate change, and maritime activity remains hard to collect in real time. Traditional systems are costly, slow, and limited in reach. HyperKelp was born to change that.

Our mission is to democratize ocean intelligence — giving researchers, governments, and maritime operators persistent, high-quality data from the ocean’s surface, anywhere on the globe.

This sets context and connects emotionally with readers before diving into tech details.

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Kelp Smart Buoys (KSB)

At the heart of HyperKelp’s work is the Kelp Smart Buoy (KSB) — a modular, sensor-agnostic platform that collects, processes, and transmits ocean and atmospheric data in real time. These buoys can host a wide array of sensors to measure water quality, acoustic signals, carbon levels, and more, delivering actionable insights through intuitive dashboards.

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Climate Research & Monitoring

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Defense & National Security

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Navigational Safety

Meet the Team

Dr. Graeme Rae

Graeme has a PhD in Ocean Engineering/AI and Acoustics and 30 years of experience pushing the limits of marine engineering. He created the world’s most accurate surf and marine forecasting models with Surfline.

Graeme has served as a marine consultant for Environmental, Military, Oil & Gas, Aquaculture and Space industries. Graeme also served as officer in the British Royal Navy and taught graduate level classes at Florida Tech and Florida Atlantic Universities.

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CEO

Costas Soler

Costas started out at NASA’s Space Sciences Laboratory at UC Berkeley. He’s worked on multiple research teams where he contributed to spacecraft flight hardware, developed robotic control software, and remotely managed observatory operations for the University of California Observatories (UCO).

Costas has published multiple research papers in stellar astrophysics and planetary physics. He holds BAs in Marine Science and Astrophysics. Before HyperKelp, Costas also founded and ran Blue Dot Underwater Drones, delivering vehicles to pilots throughout the Pacific, Atlantic, and the Mediterranean Sea.

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CTO

As our Operations Director, Lisa is tasked with making sure things run smoothly at Hyperkelp. Passionate about environmental sustainability in the Ocean Blue Tech industry, Lisa’s interests lie at the intersection of marine conservation science and technology; ocean advocacy, and customer relations.

Coming from a 25-year background in healthcare, operations, marketing, and project management, Lisa prides herself on being innovative and solutions focused. She oversees our HR & communications efforts, and spends her free time giving back to society by helping implement sustainable visions, developing social impact innovations.

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Operations

Lisa Flower-Rae