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Saildrone

Saildrone

Private
Alameda, CaliforniaFrontier & Industrial Techhttps://www.saildrone.com/

Last Round

Strategic

Oct 29, 2025

Est. Valuation

$600M

Total Funding Raised

$359.6M

Momentum

Top 10%

of companies Caplight tracks

Company Overview

Saildrone is a maritime technology company that designs, manufactures, and operates a fleet of autonomous, wind- and solar-powered uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs) to collect high-resolution oceanographic, meteorological, and maritime security data.

Sector

Frontier & Industrial Tech

Verticals

Maritime & Shipping, Defense Tech, Environmental Monitoring, Autonomous Vehicles

Business Model

B2G

Customer Profile

Data as a Service, Government Contracts, Services & Consulting

AI Layer

Application

Keywords

unmanned surface vehicleUSVautonomous maritimemaritime domain awarenessdata as a serviceocean data collectiondefense techmaritime surveillancedrone boatautonomous defenseenvironmental monitoringbathymetryISRintelligence surveillance reconnaissanceedge inferencemaritime security

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Saildrone Comps

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Saildrone comps — public and private peers by sector, stage, and business model
CompanyStatusEst. ValuationRev Multiple
OpenAIPrivate$86.0B~40x
CoherePrivate$5.0B--
Competitor 1Public$XX.XBXXx
Competitor 2Public$XX.XBXXx

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Saildrone Funding Rounds

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Data table
RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
StrategicOct 29, 2025
VC RoundMay 13, 2025
Series COct 18, 2021
Series BMay 15, 2018
Series A ExtensionFeb 22, 2017
Series A
Sep 5, 2016

Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

Jen Betz

Chief Financial Officer

Executive Team

Mark Cuyler

Chief Operating Officer

Executive Team

Saildrone Investors

Notable investors and investment history

Saildrone investors
InvestorRounds
Horizons VenturesSeries B
Capricorn Investment GroupSeries C, Series B, Series A, Series A Extension
XNSeries C
Washington Harbour PartnersVC Round
Schmidt Family FoundationSeries B, Series A, Early Funding, Pre Seed
XNSeries C
Standard InvestmentsSeries C

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  • Apr 21, 2026

    Unveiled new SPECTRE uncrewed surface vessel design at the Sea Air Space expo.

  • Apr 21, 2026

    Launched Spectre, a platform for autonomous naval operations.

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersAlameda, California
Employee Range252
Year Founded2012
Last FundingOct 29, 2025

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