Guillermo Söhnlein Explained

Guillermo Söhnlein
Birth Date:18 May 1966
Birth Place:Buenos Aires, Argentina
Nationality:American
Education:University of California, Berkeley
University of California Hastings College of the Law
Occupation:Social entrepreneur
Known For:co-founder of OceanGate

Guillermo Söhnlein (born May 18, 1966) is an Argentine-American businessman, best known as the co-founder of deep-sea exploration company OceanGate. Söhnlein left the company in 2013, retaining a minority stake.[1] [2]

Professional career

In 1998, Söhnlein co-founded Milo, a speech recognition technology company that was acquired by Voxeo[3] in 2001.

After relocating to the Northern Virginia region outside Washington, D.C., he worked with a number of technology startup ventures,[4] [5] [6] and advised several technology-related investment groups, incubators, and economic development agencies,[7] [8] and gave frequent talks about the field.[9] [10]

Space commercialization ventures

In 2003, Söhnlein founded the International Association of Space Entrepreneurs (IASE), which was a nonprofit organization created to encourage successful entrepreneurs from other industries to start aerospace-related ventures and start-ups.[11] [12] The group grew from 5 people to almost 1,500 individuals around the world.[13] In 2010, the online community was transferred to the Space Frontier Foundation for ongoing growth, and IASE officially disbanded.[14]

In 2006, he founded Space Angels Network, a for-profit angel investor group for early-stage aerospace ventures.[15]

Venusian colony project

Söhnlein founded the Humans2Venus Foundation in January 2020[16] with entrepreneur Khalid Al-Ali.[17]

SFF planned sending thousands people above floating city on Venus around 2050.[18] [19] [20] Söhnlein explained to The Independent "that [Venus's] inhospitable surface, which is around 864 degrees Fahrenheit (462 degrees Celsius), should not be an issue if humans simply build a home 50km in its air where conditions are reportedly similar to those on the Earth."

Ocean exploration ventures

In 2009, Söhnlein co-founded OceanGate with Stockton Rush, a venture that provided deep-sea crewed submersibles.[21]

In 2010, he re-launched the Ocean Exploration Committee of the Marine Technology Society, a nonprofit membership association supporting students and industry professionals in marine-related fields.[22]

In 2013, he founded Blue Marble Exploration, which organized high-profile expeditions to explore the oceans in crewed submersibles.

Sea-Space Connections

In 2011, Söhnlein founded the Sea-Space Initiative, a global project to provide collaboration in ocean and space industries.[23] The first program, launched in May 2012, is the Sea-Space Summit, a global series of invitation-only workshops.[24] [25]

Notes and References

  1. News: Latona . David . Titanic sub firm's late CEO was committed to safety, says co-founder . Reuters . 23 June 2023.
  2. Web site: BBC News . Titanic sub live updates: Families mourn dead as safety questions mount . 2023-06-23 . BBC News . 20 June 2023 . en-gb.
  3. Web site: Voxeo Acquires Phone+Web Professional Services Firm Milo . Voxeo.com . 2001-03-20 . 2012-08-19 . 2006-10-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061015213804/http://www.voxeo.com/about/press_reader.jsp?date=032001&type=archived . dead .
  4. Web site: Bush talks Social Security to tech leaders – Washington Business Journal . Bizjournals.com . 2012-08-19.
  5. Web site: International Foundation for Entrepreneurship Science and Technology . Ifest.info . 2012-08-19 . 2012-09-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120911111207/http://www.ifest.info/background.html . dead .
  6. Web site: Print Story . Weblogic.sys-con.com . 2006-01-01 . 2012-08-19 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304045838/http://weblogic.sys-con.com/node/243804/print . dead .
  7. Web site: Annual Meeting June 20, 2008 . docslide . 2008-06-20 . 2012-08-19.
  8. Web site: SetterDrive.com . setterdrive.com . 2012-08-19 . https://archive.today/20130202010329/http://www.setterdrive.com/calendar/event/2008/12/5/85424 . 2013-02-02 . dead .
  9. Web site: The Andy Forbes Files Podcasts and Archive Listings . Directorypodcast.com . 2012-08-19 .
  10. Web site: Capital Science 2004 | Washington Academy of SciencesWashington Academy of Sciences . Washacadsci.org . 1996-09-10 . 2012-08-19 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035058/http://www.washacadsci.org/activities-and-events/capsci-abstracts/capital-science-2004/ . dead .
  11. Web site: The Space Show hosted by: Dr. David Livingston . Thespaceshow.com . 2004-08-10 . 2012-08-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151002234138/http://www.thespaceshow.com/detail.asp?q=248 . 2015-10-02 . dead .
  12. Web site: A Launching Pad for Space Entrepreneurs . washingtonpost.com . 2005-01-20 . 2012-08-19.
  13. Web site: EVA Interviews Guillermo Söhnlein . Out of the Cradle . 2009-03-01 . 2012-08-19.
  14. Web site: Space Entrepreneurship Group Passes Baton — Space Frontier Foundation . Spacefrontier.org . 2010-05-26 . 2012-08-19 . 2013-10-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131007224238/http://spacefrontier.org/2010/05/iase-passes-baton/ . dead .
  15. Web site: Aerospace Venture Forum — Academic VC . Academicvc.com . 2008-07-21 . 2012-08-19.
  16. Web site: Guiness . Emma . 2023-06-21 . OceanGate’s co-founder failed to get people to the Titanic but says he can safely put humans on Venus . The Independent . 2024-06-24.
  17. Web site: Guenot . Marianne . 2023-07-28. OceanGate's cofounder wants to send 1,000 people to a floating colony on Venus by 2050, and says we shouldn't stop pushing the limits of innovation . Business Insider . 2024-06-24.
  18. Web site: The Space Café Podcast #86: Guillermo Soehnlein – From Titan Tragedy to Venus – The Audacious Journeys of Ocean Gate's Original Co-founder . 2023-10-18.
  19. Web site: Co-Founder Of OceanGate Involved in Sub Disaster Sets His Sights On Venus . 2023-10-18 . NDTV.com.
  20. Web site: Dredd . Peter . 2023-08-01 . OceanGate Co-Founder Wants To Send 1,000 People To Venus By 2050 . 2023-10-18 . Dreddsworld . en-US.
  21. News: Lackner . Catherine . Sub caters to adventurers with zest to learn . Miami Today . 2012-07-05 . 2012-08-19.
  22. Web site: MTS: News . Mtsociety.org . 2012-08-19 . 2014-08-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140829144646/https://www.mtsociety.org/news/Article.aspx?ArticleID=1498 . dead .
  23. Web site: The Space Show hosted by: Dr. David Livingston . Thespaceshow.com . 2011-03-15 . 2012-08-19.
  24. Web site: News Talk Radio 77 WABC New York . Wabcradio.com . 2012-08-19.
  25. Web site: The Space Show hosted by: Dr. David Livingston . Thespaceshow.com . 2012-05-16 . 2012-08-19.

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