Interview with Sampriti Bhattacharyya, whose electric flying boat startup, Navier, promises to transform how we move people and goods in our coastal cities. In just 4 years, Navier has gone from concept to entering production. The Alameda, CA based startup has already signed a deal to shuttle Strip employees back and forth across the bay. This is our newest HyperGuap investment (my VC firm) and I couldn't be more fired up about the potential! I rode in a Navier in SF and was blown away at the product, smooth, quiet, and luxurious ... transforming what it means to be on a boat. The company's mission is to be America's next great maritime company, I hope they crush it!!

Navier website: https://www.navierboat.com/
Sampriti Twitter/X:   / sampritibh  

Epic shots of the boat shot by Arash (  / minimalduck   ) support him through his Tesla air freshner company Scentwedge :) https://scentwedge.com/

0:00 Intro
0:30 Turning Waterways into Highways
2:08 Ultra Efficient & Better Boating Experience
6:14 Partnership with Stripe
12:02 Navier’s Pace of Innovation & Progress
16:01 “Prototypes are easy, production is hard” - Elon Musk
23:49 Why now?
26:14 American Dynamism/Manufacturing
28:24 Did Elon Musk ride the boat?!
29:05 What other boats could Navier build?
33:29 Autonomous Boats
35:37 How Navier Could Change our cities

My X/Twitter:   / gfilche  
HyperChange Patreon :)   / hyperchange  

Disclaimer I'm an investor in Navier through my VC Fund HyperGuap.