THE PARTNERS
FATHOMWERX is a technology-based collaborative that includes the EDC, Matterlabs, NAVSEA, NAVFAC and the Port of Hueneme. Serving as a public-private laboratory, community, and resource for technological innovation, the partners strive to fuse small and non-traditional companies, academic institutions, and other Department of Defense stakeholders together to work on the most challenging problems in military, port, and maritime domains.
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Our dynamic platform is designed to create a high rate of return for all participants. Through the promotion of divergent thought, neutral facilitation, and the use of our growing ecosystem, our goal is to bring the right minds together to solve challenging problems.
THE PORT OF HUENEME
The Port of Hueneme Provides a lab space for FATHOMWERX to live, offering 20,000 square feet dedicated to testing, prototyping, and innovation, with another 40,000 square feet of flex space for demonstrations, events, and exercises. ​As a Board member and engaged partner, the Port helps steer the lab’s mission to provide opportunities for local entrepreneurs to incubate cutting-edge technology for the Navy, maritime domain, and other industry sectors.
NAVSEA
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD), a component of the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), is a tenant command located at Naval base Ventura County in Port Hueneme, California. In addition to its primary location at Port Hueneme, the division operates detachments at White Sands, New Mexico, and Virginia Beach, Virginia.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COLLABORATIVE
Economic Development Collaborative (EDC) is nonprofit focused on building a strong and healthy Ventura and Santa Barbara regional economy with a high quality of life and broadly shared opportunities by providing businesses, community partners and civic leaders the resources they need to succeed.
​EDC is the fiscal agent of FATHOMWERX and provides access to resources and no-cost business consulting through the region’s Small Business Development Center.
NAVFAC
Established in 2012, the Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center (NAVFAC EXWC), headquartered at Naval Base Ventura County, Port Hueneme, California, is a command of more than 1,200 dedicated federal civilian employees, contractors, and military personnel providing research, development, test, and evaluation, and in-service engineering to deliver specialized facility and expeditionary solutions to the warfighter. As NAVFAC’s only warfare center, our engineers, scientists, analysts, logisticians, contract specialists, and other professional personnel provide technology and unique, agile solutions for the warfighter that specifically focus on expeditionary, oceans, and shore needs from enduring bases to forward deployed expeditionary locations.
MATTER LABS
Matter Labs is an award-winning innovative think tank, startup studio, and consulting firm focused on leveraging emerging technologies to create positive impacts and drive change globally. The team at Matter Labs is deeply passionate about making a transformative impact on the world through cutting-edge innovations. With strategic partnerships and collaborative efforts, such as FATHOMWERX, Matter Labs continuously pushes the boundaries of introducing groundbreaking innovations to the market.