Company
Open Ocean Robotics
Summary
- Victoria, Canada
- Stage: Startup
- Use: Dual-use
- Focus: Hardware-first
About
Builds solar-powered uncrewed surface vehicles that collect ocean and maritime data for security, environmental, and offshore uses.
Funding
- Total raised
- At least $7.8M
- Newest round
- Venture Round · $2M23 Oct 2024
- Led by
- Antares Ventures, Spring Impact Capital
| Investor | Rounds |
|---|---|
| Antares Ventures | Venture RoundLead, Venture RoundLead, Venture RoundLead, Venture RoundLead, GrantLead, Venture RoundLead |
| Spring Impact Capital | Venture RoundLead, Venture RoundLead, Venture RoundLead, Venture RoundLead, GrantLead, Venture RoundLead |
| DTN Ventures | Venture Round, Venture Round, Venture Round, Venture Round, Grant, Venture Round |
| Pacific Economic Development Canada | Développement économique Canada pour le Pacifique | Venture Round, Venture Round, Venture Round, Venture Round, GrantLead, Venture Round |
| Alacrity Canada | Venture Round, Pre Seed, Venture Round, Venture Round, Venture Round, Venture Round |
| Katapult Ocean | Venture Round, Venture Round, Venture Round, Venture Round, Grant, Venture Round |
| Creative Destruction Lab | Capitalization |
| Spring | GrantLead |
| Sustainable Development Technology Canada | GrantLead |
| Government of Canada | Venture Round |
Aviato · checked 12 Oct 2026
Machines
3Defence and security ground robots
DataXplorer Enviro
Solar-powered autonomous surface vehicle for environmental monitoring, eDNA sampling and water quality studies.
Commercial
Not stated
Evidence
Company demo only
Defence and security ground robots
DataXplorer Protect
Solar-powered autonomous uncrewed surface vehicle for maritime surveillance and monitoring in defence and security missions.
Commercial
Not stated
Evidence
Company demo only
Defence and security ground robots
DataXplorer Listen
Solar-powered autonomous surface vehicle for acoustic monitoring, marine mammal studies, and port security.
Commercial
Not stated
Evidence
Company demo only
On the map
Sources
3Company claims3
Open Ocean Robotics names DataXplorer Protect on its website.
openoceanrobotics.comUndatedOpen Ocean Robotics names DataXplorer Listen on its website.
openoceanrobotics.comUndatedOpen Ocean Robotics names DataXplorer Enviro on its website.
openoceanrobotics.comUndated
Open Ocean Robotics
3 machines on robomap
