Digital Twin Marine joins FPL’s 35 Mules

Written By Tom Bruger

Digital Twin Marine recently joined the second cohort at the business incubator, 35 Mules, which is part of Florida Power and Lights (a NextEra Energy Resources company). We are very excited to grow our business along with some other great start-ups (LinkedIn Article). 

About 35 Mules

The 35 Mules innovation hub helps entrepreneurs develop their innovative, technologically driven ideas into a business based in Florida, further supporting the state’s economic growth and building its business ecosystem. Participating companies will each have a dedicated workspace on FPL’s campus for 12 to 18 months, access to subject matter experts in solar, renewables, innovation, and smart grid, and free coaching from executives, along with a grant of about $100,000 to put toward their venture.

The program’s unique name comes from FPL’s humble beginnings in 1925, when a very unlikely patchwork of enterprises combined to form the precursor to NextEra Energy, including an ice plant, a sponge boat, and 35 Mules.

For more information, please visit 35mules.com or the 35 Mules LinkedIn page.

Tom Bruger

Tom is a founder of Digital Twin Marine and started this visionary company in June of 2020 during the height of the pandemic. He did his undergrad at Florida Tech in Ocean Engineering. He is a consummate engineer and innovator. After college, Tom worked for the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), as a Marine Surveyor stationed in Louisiana, and eventually in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. 

Over the eight years that Tom spent with ABS, he surveyed over 1,000 vessels in different parts of the world. He continued his education upon moving to Fort Lauderdale and graduated from the University of Florida’s MBA program in late July 2021. Tom has a personal goal of bringing new technology to advance the maritime industry. 

https://digitaltwinmarine.com/
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