SOSV HAX portfolio company, Blaze Energy, which develops fuel-flexible technology for combustion engines, recently announced in Heatmap a $6.5M Seed led by Propeller Ventures and Catalyzer Ventures with participation from SOSV, Safar Partners, Desai Ventures, Cartography Capital, and lomarlabs.

The company is on a mission to bring ultimate fuel flexibility to maritime shipping by enabling existing engines to run on multiple fuels, advancing a future where any engine can run on any fuel.

The new funding will accelerate commercial deployment through a pilot aboard a commercial vessel with Lomar Shipping, marine engine testing, and expansion of the company’s operations in the U.S. and Norway.