Sam Kanner
Founder/CEOHelped build 100MW+ of floating wind power generation. PhD in Mechanical Engineering from UC Berkeley. Interested in all things ocean and hardtech.
Founder profile As recorded 2026-11-02
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Business
Aikido Technologies
Overview
We're building GW-scale datacenters in the ocean where there are no limits to the speed and scale of deployment. Our proprietary offshore platform structure supports a 15MW+ wind turbine, hours of battery storage, backup diesel power generation and 10+ MW of data halls inside their structure, which can be cooled freely by the ocean.
Company description As recorded 2026-11-08
Founders & team
James Reeves
FounderWorking with Aikido since 2020, previously designed helicopters and other flying things.
Founder profile As recorded 2026-11-02
Bingbin Yu
FounderCo-founder and chief engineer at Aikido Technologies (YC F26) PhD from University of Michigan, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Been in the offshore wind industry for 10+ years.
Founder profile As recorded 2026-11-02
5team members reported
Source-reported As recorded 2026-11-02
Founded 2022 · Source
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Fall 2026Fall 2026
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Last website check2026-11-11
Location · source statedSan Francisco, CA, USA; Remote
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