Democratizing Maritime Crewing
We are inspired by seafarers. It is they who move 90% of global trade, working tirelessly away from their homes and families. We want to help them secure the opportunities they deserve in a simple and fair way.
Our goal is to make it easy and transparent.
OUR STORY
It all started on an evening in the maritime plaza in Manila in 2019.
Our founder overheard a discussion about the difficulty of finding a sponsor among seafarers. Greek-born, he knows of the arduous process seafarers go through, as well as the rigorous processes shipping companies go through, and he is committed to creating a better system. We are determined to bring greater transparency and efficiency through data and technology to the crewing process for the global maritime industry.
FIND US
You can find us all over the world
Phillipines Office
Five E-Com Center, Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City Philippines
Email: hello@seafair.io
Timelines of events in the history of our company
Q2 2020
Inception Pre-seed stage
Q4 2020
Ukraine market launch
Q2 2021
Seed
stage
Q3 2021
30 000 seafarers signed up
Q4 2021
Lloyd's List
Q1 2022
Philippines market launch
Q2 2023
1st vessel under full crew management
Our Board Advisors
Vasilis Papagiannopoulos
Director at Common Progress
V. Papagiannopoulos is a shipping investor and director in Common Progress, a ship manager and operator based in Athens. He is a member of a number of international maritime organizations. He is Seafair’s advisor.
Charis Plakantonaki
Chief Strategy Officer at Star Bulk Carriers Corp.
Charis Plakantonaki is Star Bulk’s Chief Strategy Officer. In the past, she worked on strategy roles at Thenamaris and BCG. She is Seafair’s advisor.
Ioannis Martinos
Entrepreneur at The Signal Group
Ioannis Martinos is the founder & CEO of Signal Group, and a global expert at the intersection of maritime and technology. He is Seafair’s advisor.
Fabrice Grinda
Founding Partner at FJ Labs
Fabrice Grinda is a serial entrepreneur and investor with positions in some of the world’s leading marketplaces, like Uber, Flexport & Rigup. He is Seafair’s executive chairman.
Meet Our Team
Agapitos Diakogiannis
Co-founder and CEO
Before Seafair, I advised shipping companies in strategy & operations at BCG and earned an MBA at Columbia University.
Favorite rank: 3rd Engineer - The hustler absorbing knowledge from seniors
George Rovis
Co-founder and COO
As a former project leader at BCG with a maritime focus, I’m excited to build on my know-how and disrupt
the industry, using technology to make the industry even more dynamic.
Favorite rank: Able-bodied Seaman - In charge of the most demanding duties onboard
Byron Antoniadis
Co-founder and CTO
Prior to Seafair, I led software development teams at Bloomberg and studied engineering at Imperial College London. Born and raised in Greece, I want to apply tech to empower an industry that is close to my heart, helping crew managers make data-driven decisions and give seafarers access to opportunities.
Favorite rank: Chief Engineer - Carrying years of engine room expertise
Vassilis Vomvas
Global Crewing Director
With 25+ years of experience in crewing at the industry's most reputable companies, across all major vessel types (from bulk to LNG) & all crewing operations (eg officer recruitment & development, travel, TMSA compliance), Vassilis brings the necessary expertise to help Seafair build the future of crewing & manning.
Favorite rank: Electrotechnical Officer (ETO) - From traditional nautical lights to High Voltage systems, gaining knowledge never stops. After all Technology moves the world around