Name

Sea Ranger Service

Legal name

Sea Ranger Service

Website

https://searangers.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government Contracts for Offshore Services: Contracts with government agencies (Dutch government, UK Crown Estate, French Biodiversity Agency) for marine surveying, conservation monitoring, wreck monitoring, chlorophyll sampling, and nature restoration services. Revenue from 11+ government contracts since 2018, with total contracted work value exceeding €10 million.
2. Industry Partner Assignments: Work for commercial maritime firms and offshore wind developers including wildlife monitoring for The Crown Estate's offshore wind projects, hydrographic surveying for maritime firms
3. Social Impact Investment: Financing from impact investors (Triodos Regenerative Money Centre, NESEC Ship Finance, PDENH) for ship construction, enabling capital-intensive vessel building through conservation-focused investment funds
4. Franchising Revenue: Revenue from franchisees who establish Sea Ranger Service operations in new territories after completing the Academy training program

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Sea Ranger Service recruits and trains young people aged 18-29 through an 8-day residential Bootcamp and deploys them as paid Sea Rangers to deliver marine surveying, conservation monitoring, and nature restoration services for European government agencies and offshore industry partners. Services are delivered from low-emission sailing work vessels equipped with multibeam echosounders, drone platforms, and onboard laboratory facilities, spanning hydrographic surveying, seagrass restoration, wreck monitoring, drone inspections, chlorophyll sampling, and plastics research.

Product overview

Sea Ranger Service is a social enterprise offering a unified portfolio of marine conservation services built around its core Sea Ranger Bootcamp training programme and deployed through contracted offshore services. The core offering consists of the Sea Ranger Bootcamp (an intensive 8-day selection programme for young people aged 18-29) and Marine Surveying Services (hydrographic surveying, chlorophyll sampling, drone inspections, wreck monitoring, plastics research, and data insights). These are complemented by Conservation Services including seagrass restoration carried out through The Seagrass Consortium. The organisation also operates Sea Ranger Academy franchising programme and a Webshop. Services are delivered using low-emission sailing work vessels including SV Fantastiko and SRS Janet Taylor, equipped with technologies such as multibeam echosounders, drone launching platforms, and satellite data integration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sea Ranger Bootcamp Intensive 8-day residential selection and training programme for young people aged 18-29, led by former military veterans, covering physical fitness, mental resilience, teamwork, and personal development. Successful participants are offered paid employment as Sea Rangers.
• Marine Surveying Services Contracted marine surveying and monitoring services for government agencies and industry, including hydrographic surveying, chlorophyll sampling, wreck monitoring, drone inspections, and data insights, delivered from low-emission sailing work vessels.
• Conservation Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 250,000+ seagrass seeds planted
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Navico GroupcoreTechnology or Integration · 22 April 2025Marine technology partner providing B&G navigation technology and Mastervolt power systems for new Sea Ranger vessel. Hands-on support from design through installation, building strong partnership for sustainable maritime operations.
• The Crown EstatecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2024Partnership with The Crown Estate to deploy UK Sea Rangers for wildlife monitoring in the Celtic Sea as part of multi-year surveying programme supporting floating offshore wind development. Sea Rangers trained by The Crown Estate operatives on observation and data processing best practices.
• The Seagrass ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Co-founded consortium with University of Groningen, Project Seagrass, French Biodiversity Agency (OFB), IHCantabria, CSIC, and CGG to develop effective large-scale seagrass restoration in Europe. Sea Ranger Service provides field implementation personnel.
• University of GroningencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Scientific partner in seagrass restoration providing oversight and research methodology for transplanting seagrass cores in Eastern Scheldt. Collaboration builds on seagrass restoration methodologies developed since 1989.
• Project SeagrasscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022UK-based seagrass research organization founding member of The Seagrass Consortium, providing scientific expertise for large-scale restoration efforts across Europe.
• KongsbergcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2022Technology partner for hydrographic surveying providing multibeam echosounder equipment and technical expertise for surveying validation from sailing work vessels.
• G2 SurveyscoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2022Offshore surveying partner providing hydrographic surveying expertise and data collection standards for commercial survey operations.
• French Biodiversity Agency (OFB)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Government partner for seagrass restoration work in Bassin d'Arcachon, France as part of The Seagrass Consortium.
• OceanMindcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2021Technology partner for dark vessel monitoring using satellite data including SAR, electro-optical imagery, and VIIRS to identify vessels operating in Marine Protected Areas.
• CGGcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2021Technology partner mapping seagrass distribution along European Atlantic Coast to identify potential suitable sites for future restoration, as part of The Seagrass Consortium.
• Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate (ILT)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 January 2020Collaboration with Dutch government inspectorate on drone inspection pilots to monitor cargo ship container lashing. ILT drone pilots joined Sea Ranger vessels to investigate effectiveness of drone deployment for maritime safety monitoring.
• RijkswaterstaatcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Contract with Dutch government agency for chlorophyll sampling across 13 areas in North Sea 2020-2022. Sea Rangers took water samples matched with ESA Sentinel 3 satellite data, preserved at -80C onboard and sent to government laboratory.
• Information and Heritage InspectoratecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Partnership with Dutch governmental inspectorate for maritime heritage monitoring. Sea Rangers patrol protected shipwreck sites looking for activity that could disturb heritage sites including illegal salvaging or unlicensed fishing.
• Dutch Government (Green Deal)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 December 2018Green Deal signed with Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate, Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management, and State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment to launch two-year pilot on North Sea examining sustainable food and energy transition tasks.
• Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Collaboration with Dutch marine research institute for microplastics sampling in North Sea since 2018. Sea Rangers collect samples preserved onboard and sent to NIOZ laboratory for analysis by scientists Linda Amaral-Zettler and Eric Zettler.
• Helly HansensupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerWorkwear partner providing professional attire for Sea Rangers in red uniforms, featured as partner in logo section of website.
• Port of RotterdamsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor European port collaborating with Sea Ranger Service; home port for operations and participant in World Port Days maritime festival.
• Royal Netherlands NavycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNavy collaboration where young cadets from Royal Netherlands Navy step aboard Sea Ranger vessels, expanding maritime training opportunities.
• IHCantabriasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpanish marine engineering institute member of The Seagrass Consortium developing future restoration efforts in Spain.
• CSICsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpanish National Research Council member of The Seagrass Consortium contributing to restoration efforts in Spain.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Sea Shepherd Conservation Society: International marine conservation NGO operating a fleet of vessels to protect marine wildlife and ecosystems. Comparable in its vessel-based marine conservation mission, NGO funding model, and global brand recognition for maritime activism.
• Sail Training International: International charity promoting sail training for personal development of young people across a global fleet of tall ships. Closest peer to Sea Ranger's youth-training-via-sailing model and bootcamp-based character-development pipeline.
• The Ocean Cleanup: Dutch-founded nonprofit deploying specialised vessels and technology to clean and research ocean ecosystems. Most directly comparable to Sea Ranger Service in terms of Dutch origin, maritime operations, NGO/social-impact funding model, and headline-driven brand awareness at similar scale.
• Project Seagrass: UK-based marine conservation charity focused on seagrass restoration, research, and education — a Sea Ranger consortium partner. Operates the same restoration methodology across UK and European sites and shares the scientific-research-and-field-implementation blend.

Broad incumbents

• Marine Stewardship Council: International nonprofit setting sustainability standards for fishing and seafood traceability. Adjacent in marine conservation mission and NGO funding model, but operates a certification/standards business rather than vessel-based field services.
• The Nature Conservancy: One of the world's largest environmental NGOs, with global marine conservation programmes including reef, fisheries, and ocean-protection work. Adjacent to Sea Ranger in mission and in being a contractor to governments, but vastly larger and more diversified.
• Schmidt Ocean Institute: Private operating foundation supporting marine research through a fleet of oceanographic vessels. Comparable in using advanced vessels for marine science, though funded by a single philanthropy and primarily focused on enabling research expeditions rather than contracted services.

Others

• Sailors' Society: International maritime welfare charity supporting seafarers' wellbeing, education, and career development. Thematically adjacent to Sea Ranger's youth-maritime employment mission but operates as a welfare provider rather than an offshore-services contractor.
• Global Fishing Watch: International nonprofit providing open data and satellite monitoring on commercial fishing activity, including dark-vessel detection capabilities overlapping with Sea Ranger's satellite-based monitoring. Adjacent in marine data and technology focus rather than direct field-services competition.

Emerging players

• 5 Gyres: US-based nonprofit researching plastic pollution in oceans and advocating for reduction policies. Comparable scale and mission in marine research and education, though focused on plastic pollution advocacy rather than offshore service delivery.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/searangersorg
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@SeaRangerService
• Xx.com/searangersorg
• Facebookfacebook.com/searangersorg

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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