About

Founded

2012

Headquarters

Alameda, California

Industry

Robotics

Company Description

Saildrone provides comprehensive data solutions for maritime security, ocean mapping, and ocean data. The company provides real-time access to critical data from any ocean on earth, 24/7/365, and uses proprietary software applications to transform that data into actionable insights and intelligence.

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Funding

Total Raised

$190 million

Valuation

Undisclosed

Significant Investors

BOND, XN, Standard Investments, Emerson Collective, Crowley Maritime Corporation, Lux Capital, Social Capital, Tribe Capital

Company Traction

As of July 2023, Saildrone has sailed ~1 million nautical miles and spent 25,000 days at sea collecting data, up from 500,000 nautical miles and 15,000 days at sea in October 2021.

As of July 2023, Saildrone can map the ocean to a depth of 23,000 feet.

As of July 2023, Saildrone has completed 22+ missions, including the US Arctic Survey, Atlantic Crossing, and West Coast Survey.

Saildrone customers include researchers and professionals at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC), Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Stanford University, NASA’s Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center (PO.DAAC), Western Pacific Region, Research Institute for Global Change, JAMSTEC, the Institute of Marine Research (Norway).

Leadership Team

Richard Jenkins: Founder & CEO of Saildrone. Former President at Photon Composites.

Barak Ben-Gal: CFO at Saildrone. Former CFO at Symphony Talent.

Mark Cuyler: COO at Saildrone. Former Director of Global Fleet Vehicle Design, Engineering, and Execution – Last Mile at Amazon.

Brian Hernacki: CTO at Saildrone. Former SVP of Software Engineering at Planet.

Karen Dacres: Chief Legal Officer at Saildrone. Former Senior Associate at Booz Allen Hamilton.

Press

The New York Times (May 9, 2023): The Hurricane and the Saildrone

TechCrunch (October 18, 2021): Saildrone catches a $100M C breeze to build more robo-boats

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