Serial entrepreneur with a background in construction, digital and nautical tech, Anton Milman founded CatamaranGo in Nice in 2025.
His platform, exclusively specialized in catamaran rental, aims to make an experience long reserved for the wealthy accessible to a much broader audience.
With a network of over 7,000 professional skippers and access to more than 3,000 catamarans worldwide, combined with a model that brings full price transparency and significantly reduces total trip costs, CatamaranGo positions itself as the first platform entirely dedicated to the catamaran experience, in a market dominated by generalist players.
Read our interview with Anton Milman, CEO of CatamaranGo
How did CatamaranGo come about?
I have a background in economics and strategic management, and I spent 15 years running a construction and architecture company with over 120 employees. Along the way, I built museums, sports stadiums, and commercial buildings. In 2018, I started investing in digital and gaming applications. After leaving Russia in 2022 and spending time in Israel, I settled in the south of France. I was looking for a digital niche that made sense with this exceptional environment. The boat rental market quickly stood out. When I analyzed it, one figure changed everything: while yacht and sailboat rental grows at 3 to 5% per year, the catamaran segment grows at 15 to 25% per year. It is the only boating segment that is booming. And there is a strong personal dimension too. Eight years ago, I went on my first catamaran trip with friends.I have visited more than 80 countries and experienced many things, but this particular trip gave me a completely new range of emotions and still stands apart.
That day, I understood that you don’t rent a catamaran, you buy a memory that stays with you forever. That conviction has driven the project from day one.
What makes your offering truly different?
Until now, renting a catamaran with a skipper meant going through a traditional agency that bundled everything with zero transparency on costs. The result: 20,000 to 25,000 euros for a single week. With CatamaranGo, we open the box. The client accesses available catamarans directly, chooses their skipper, selects their insurance. They build their trip exactly the way they want. The total cost can go down to around €9,000 in high season and as low as €5,000 in low season for a full week for a group, which represents approximately €625 to €1,125 per person.
A key strength of our platform is our network of over 7,000 professional skippers worldwide, combined with access to more than 3,000 catamarans globally, all operating under contract with verified licenses.
When a client books, we publish the assignment on our internal marketplace. 10, 15, 20 skippers come forward depending on the season. The client picks the one that suits them best: by language, experience, references. That level of transparency and choice simply does not exist anywhere else. We support travelers who plan with their family or friends, six months ahead, and who are looking for a real life experience. Think of it as the camping philosophy applied to the sea: making accessible what was once reserved for the few.
Why did you choose Nice Côte d’Azur?
Nice was the natural choice. An international airport with direct flights worldwide, Paris and Milan just a train ride away, a highly efficient transport network. For a digital company operating internationally, that connectivity is essential. Nice is a true multicultural crossroads, a place where a globally minded company is welcomed naturally. And then there is the ecosystem: a well-established nautical culture, a qualified client base, an institutional network that actively supports innovative businesses. If I had to choose one place to build the world’s first group entirely dedicated to catamarans, it would be here, without hesitation.
What role does Team Nice Côte d’Azur play in your development?
We met the Team Nice Côte d’Azur team at an exhibition in March 2026, and the connection was immediate. For a company like ours, credibility is a central issue. Our clients are investing 8,000 to 10,000 euros in an experience. They need reassurance. Being supported by a recognized institutional player, being featured in local and specialized press, being integrated into the economic ecosystem of the Côte d’Azur, that changes everything. Team Côte d’Azur opens doors for us to media, nautical industry players, and potential partners. It is exactly the kind of support that allows a company like CatamaranGo to accelerate.
What are your plans going forward?
The 2026 summer season will be our first major milestone. We are focused on scaling the platform and building visibility.
But a very promising direction is already emerging. One of our first clients, after renting a catamaran, decided to buy one. He told us: take care of everything, the marina, the insurance, the management, I don’t want to deal with any of it myself. It happened completely organically.
We realized there was a genuine need for advisory services around catamaran ownership. That is why we are launching CatamaranGo Advisory: a full support service for those who want to purchase a catamaran, with access to over 3,000 boats worldwide.
Ultimately, I see a complete ecosystem: CatamaranGo for weekly rentals, CatamaranGo Advisory for purchase consulting, and further offerings to come. We are building the first group entirely dedicated to the catamaran. The market is there, the demand is there, and no one else is focusing on it with this depth.
