Uploaded February 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
Interview with Sampriti Bhattacharyya, whose electric flying boat startup, Navier, promises to transform how we move people and goods in our coastal cities. In just 4 years, Navier has gone from concept to entering production. The Alameda, CA based startup has already signed a deal to shuttle Strip employees back and forth across the bay. This is our newest HyperGuap investment (my VC firm) and I couldn't be more fired up about the potential! I rode in a Navier in SF and was blown away at the product, smooth, quiet, and luxurious ... transforming what it means to be on a boat. The company's mission is to be America's next great maritime company, I hope they crush it!!
Navier website: navierboat.com
Sampriti Twitter/X: twitter.com/sampritibh
Epic shots of the boat shot by Arash (twitter.com/MinimalDuck ) support him through his Tesla air freshner company Scentwedge :) scentwedge.com
0:00 Intro
0:30 Turning Waterways into Highways
2:08 Ultra Efficient & Better Boating Experience
6:14 Partnership with Stripe
12:02 Navier’s Pace of Innovation & Progress
16:01 “Prototypes are easy, production is hard” - Elon Musk
23:49 Why now?
26:14 American Dynamism/Manufacturing
28:24 Did Elon Musk ride the boat?!
29:05 What other boats could Navier build?
33:29 Autonomous Boats
35:37 How Navier Could Change our cities
My X/Twitter: twitter.com/gfilche
HyperChange Patreon :) patreon.com/hyperchange
Disclaimer I'm an investor in Navier through my VC Fund HyperGuap.
Interview with Sampriti Bhattacharyya, whose electric flying boat startup, Navier, promises to transform how we move people and goods in our coastal cities. In just 4 years, Navier has gone from concept to entering production. The Alameda, CA based startup has already signed a deal to shuttle Strip employees back and forth across the bay. This is our newest HyperGuap investment (my VC firm) and I couldn't be more fired up about the potential! I rode in a Navier in SF and was blown away at the product, smooth, quiet, and luxurious ... transforming what it means to be on a boat. The company's mission is to be America's next great maritime company, I hope they crush it!!
Navier website: navierboat.com
Sampriti Twitter/X: twitter.com/sampritibh
Epic shots of the boat shot by Arash (twitter.com/MinimalDuck ) support him through his Tesla air freshner company Scentwedge :) scentwedge.com
0:00 Intro
0:30 Turning Waterways into Highways
2:08 Ultra Efficient & Better Boating Experience
6:14 Partnership with Stripe
12:02 Navier’s Pace of Innovation & Progress
16:01 “Prototypes are easy, production is hard” - Elon Musk
23:49 Why now?
26:14 American Dynamism/Manufacturing
28:24 Did Elon Musk ride the boat?!
29:05 What other boats could Navier build?
33:29 Autonomous Boats
35:37 How Navier Could Change our cities
My X/Twitter: twitter.com/gfilche
HyperChange Patreon :) patreon.com/hyperchange
Disclaimer I'm an investor in Navier through my VC Fund HyperGuap.
