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Leading Startups

Mar. 23, 2017

Bixpy LLC

Sporting Goods

Bixpy LLC has built the world's first modular and portable water propulsion device. The Bixpy Jet is about the size of a 1-liter bottle of water, and weighs around 2 pounds. Yet it's strong enough to push a 240-pound kayak with two adults against ocean tides and winds.

CEO Houman Nikmanesh founded the San Diego-based company in 2014 after drifting too far out to sea in his kayak. He spent four hours battling heavy winds and a strong current to paddle back to shore. He immediately began ...

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