SmartMast: how Quartermaster is building the 'brain' for millions of vessels and raised $43M Series A

Friends, sharing a tech update: Quartermaster has built SmartMast — a mast-mounted, weatherproof sensor suite and analytics platform.

In brief:
- Combines cameras, radio links and analytics into a distributed, real-time network.
- Company claims SmartMast is more reliable than AIS: harder to spoof or simply switch off.
- Deployed on 600+ vessels, covering 10 million sq. miles; aided in 20+ rescues.
- Raised $43M Series A from First Round and Quiet Capital; funds will go to engineers and platform development.

Why it matters: the infrastructure provides data for autonomy, science and governance, increasing maritime transparency.

Which industries will benefit first from this data?

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