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Indian American CEO creates first flying electric boat
She was featured by Forbes as one of the top 30 most powerful young change agents in the world.
Sampriti Bhattacharyya / Image - Instagram @sampriti_bh
Sampriti Bhattacharyya is the Indian-origin founder and CEO of Navier, a company that is revolutionizing the maritime industry with its electric hydrofoil boat, the Navier 30. Speaking to digital creator Nas for his show Nas Daily, Bhattacharyya said that despite failing Physics in school she was in love with the subject, which led her to start a successful venture.
At the age of 20, India-born Bhattacharyya applied to 540 companies for internships and was accepted by only one particle physics laboratory in the United States. "In each of the 540 emails I told them what I could do for them and only four responded. And then ultimately only one worked out and that was an internship at Fermilab," she told Nas.
Bhattacharyya's journey in science and innovation began when she moved to Chicago to work as a research assistant. It was during this time that her passion for science truly ignited. She then worked as an intern for NASA, earned a master's degree from Ohio State University, and finished her PhD at MIT.
Following her academic accomplishments, Bhattacharyya relocated to San Francisco, where she successfully secured $12 million in funding and assembled a dedicated team to embark on the ambitious project of building the Navier 30 electric hydrofoil boat, a significant milestone in her career.
"In the last 13 years, I learned so much, it gave me the confidence to tackle any kind of hard problems whether it was to design nuclear reactors or building flight controllers or building this flying boat," Bhattacharyya said in the video. In 2016, she was also featured by Forbes as one of the top 30 most powerful young change agents in the world.
The Navier 30 has three underwater wings that give it a planelike appearance. When the boat reaches a high enough speed, the wings lift it out of the water. This innovative design not only improves speed and energy efficiency, but also provides a noticeably smoother and nearly silent sailing experience, revolutionizing traditional boating.
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