team
team
team samudra
Samudra is the brainchild of co-founders Alex and Joyeeta, hailing from Jamaica and India, respectively. Their shared upbringing by the ocean instilled a profound passion for marine environments. United by a common commitment to environmental stewardship and armed with engineering degrees, their journey began when they met in Cambridge decades ago as students who had recently emigrated to the UK. The instant connection led to a shared vision for a venture that would revolutionise ocean farming. Their diverse cultural backgrounds bring unique perspectives to the company, fostering a global approach to sustainable and innovative ocean farming solutions. Alex and Joyeeta's personal connection to the sea, combined with their engineering expertise and the serendipity of their meeting in Cambridge, forms the foundation of Samudra's mission.
team
Samudra is spearheaded by co-founders, who bring a unique blend of expertise, passion, and cultural diversity
Joyeeta Das
Cofounder & CEO
London, UK
Joyeeta is a serial deep-tech entrepreneur.
Alexander Facey
Cofounder & CTO
London, UK
Alexander is an ivy league design engineer.
Deepak Shakya
COO
London, UK
Deepak is a startup business operations specialist.
Corinne Thompson
Chief Finance Officer
London, UK
Corinne is a focused and organised strategic leader from Big 4.
Dean Morris
Country Manager
Jamaica
Dean is a product manager and Caribbean climate warrior.
Nicholas Kee
Chief Strategy Officer
Jamaica
Nicholas (Nick) is a climate activist and serial founder.
Zach Mudge
Head of Products
London, UK
Zach is an enthusiastic member of Samudra who is leading development of products and processes that are environmentally, socially and economically sustainable.
Andrea López-Mobilia
Scientific Advisor
Belgium
Andrea is scientific advisor to Samudra and helping in various novel research on seaweed species.
Oliver George
Head of Electronic Design
London, UK
Oliver is our head of electronics design making our products robust and power efficient.
advisors
Their collective expertise enhances the robustness of our ocean farming technology
Dr. John Barry Gallagher
Research Associate at the Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies, specialises in blue and teal carbon seaweed and wetland.
Dr. Martin Szummer
Seasoned researcher and entrepreneur, has 20 years of machine learning expertise from renowned institutions like Google DeepMind and MIT.
Stephen Facey
35 years of Jamaican leadership and entrepreneurial excellence in Caribbean infrastructure.