Jelte took part in the Clipper Round the World yacht race in 2014. He had plenty of sailing experience, but racing from San Francisco to New York was quite a bit different from anything he'd done before. Sailing thousands of miles off-shore, he learnt how difficult navigation can be. Updating charts, downloading weather forecasts, predicting boat speed, avoiding squalls with 50+ knots of wind; it all took hours and hours below deck, plotting courses on a computer whilst hanging on at a 45 degree heel. Jelte became convinced there was an easier way.
He spent two years researching and building the foundation for savvy navvy and in July 2017 he left his job at Google to get his vision of easy, safe navigation out to every sailor on the water.
He spent two years researching and building the foundation for savvy navvy and in July 2017 he left his job at Google to get his vision of easy, safe navigation out to every sailor on the water.
Location: United Kingdom, England, London
Employees: 1-10
Founded date: 2017
Investors 1
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| 07.07.2023 | SAVVY NAVVY LAUNCHES NEXT GENERATION BOATING NAVIGATION APP | Simplifying boating technology has always been the aim of savvy navvy, founded by lifelong sailor and ex Googler Jelte Liebrand. Often referred to as ‘Google maps for boats’ – the navigation app kicks off this year’s boating season by rolli... |
| 06.03.2020 | Update: Marine Navigation Mobile App Savvy Navvy Closes Seedrs Round With More Than £600,000 Raised | Savvy Navvy, a UK-based marine navigation mobile app, closed its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs with more than £600,000 secured from 550 investors. As previously reported, Savvy Navvy stated it is working to build “the best” navigat... |
| - | savvy navvy | “Google maps for boat - savvy navvy gives you charts, tides, weather, everything you need for sailing and motorboat navigation in one place - the complete boating app” |