Voltic
Solar-powered shipping
We are working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the shipping industry by replacing fuel with solar panels. Solar-powered cargo ships have the potential to eliminate 2.2% of global CO2 production, while simultaneously cutting shipping costs by 50-75% depending on route. We are making a boat that is both greener and cheaper.
Company Launches
Voltic: Solar-powered shipping
Active Founders
Prosser Cathey
Prosser is the founder and CEO of Voltic. He is excited to make the shipping industry greener and more efficient. Prosser grew up in Ligonier, PA, where he was the oldest of five siblings. He graduated from MIT in three years with multiple majors, winning a Fulbright upon graduation to study the auto industry's transition to EVs. He also rowed for MIT's D1 Heavyweight Crew team, with whom he won a Gold Medal at Head of the Charles. In his free time, he enjoys pizza, movies and skiing.
Jared Boisvert
Jared is a co-founder at Voltic. Before working on Voltic, Jared was pursuing a degree in aerospace engineering from MIT, where he was also a member of the baseball team. In his senior year, he collaborated with an MIT professor to build a fully solar-powered plane that was able to demonstrate net-positive energy production. In his free time, Jared likes to golf and play guitar.
Fiyi Adebekun
Fiyi is a technical co-founder of Voltic. He graduated from MIT and is passionate about building technology that helps the world run smoother. Fiyi has experience speeding up hardware iteration cycles for self-driving cars at Uber, building wearables at Pison, and applying ML at Apple, Microsoft, and climate research labs. In his free time, he enjoys trying new restaurants/foods, playing Spikeball, and traveling.
Hudson Hooper
Hudson is a co-founder at Voltic. He has long had a passion for working on exciting and innovative projects. Hudson has valuable previous experience, including successfully scaling a social media spinoff to over a million users and a prior project in supply chain optimization. Prior to Voltic, Hudson completed his computer science and business analytics degrees from MIT. In his free time, Hudson enjoys traveling, playing hockey, and spending time with his dog.
