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REGENT

HQ North Kingstown, United StatesFounded 202051-200 employees

Electric seaglider vessels for coastal transport and defense applications.

StartupPrototype
WebsiteLinkedIn

Products1

Squire

Quarter-scale Seaglider repurposed as an uncrewed wing-in-ground-effect craft for ISR, logistics and ASW.

Prototype

Newest unveiled first. Open a product for its milestone timeline, components and sources.

Funding4 rounds · $300M

Disclosed
$300M
Latest
$120MDebt · Aug 27, 2026
Cumulative raised$300M
Oct 5, 2023Aug 27, 2026

Totals add known amounts using recorded USD conversions where available; other currencies are shown separately. A ~ marks an estimated amount.

Supply chain1 facility

Facilities1

  • REGENT Seaglider Manufacturing Facility
    Factory · North Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States
    Operating · 2026
    Confirmed

People2

Hiring observations5 listings

A sample of observed listings, not a total vacancy count. Availability may have changed since collection. Categories are inferred from job titles.

Company metrics

LinkedIn employee profiles
287
Observed Oct 5, 2026
Bright Data / LinkedIn · Source ↗
LinkedIn followers
38,836
Observed Oct 5, 2026
Bright Data / LinkedIn · Source ↗

Employee-profile counts reflect LinkedIn profiles associated with the company, not verified headcount. One observation establishes a baseline; it does not establish growth.

Sources10

Profile2

  1. 1

    LinkedIn via Bright Data · Supports Organization · company size, Organization · founded, Organization · headquarters, Organization · logo, Organization · url

    “{"company_size": "51-200 employees"}”
  2. 2

    REGENT · Supports Organization

    “REGENT Defense”

Products1

  1. 3

    REGENT (via Airframer) · Aug 28, 2025 · Supports System

    “Squire is designed to support critical defense missions including ISR (intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance), logistics, and anti-submarine warfare.”

Funding4

  1. 4

    REGENT Craft · Aug 27, 2026 · Supports Funding round

    “**North Kingstown, R.I., August 27, 2026** — [REGENT Craft](https://www.regentcraft.com/), the developer and manufacturer of Seaglider™ vessels, announced today it has raised $240 million, an equal mix of equity and debt, in a Series B funding round co-led by Mare Liberum and AE Ventures, with debt capital provided by Erebor Bank, marking a major milestone in REGENT's growth as it transitions from early-stage development toward full-scale manufacturing.  ”
  2. 5

    REGENT · Oct 5, 2023 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “announced today it has raised $60 million in Series A funding co-led by 8090 Industries and Founders Fund”
  3. 6

    GlobeNewswire · Jan 26, 2023 · Supports Funding round

    “today announced a strategic investment from Japan Airlines Innovation Fund”
  4. 7

    Resilience Media · Supports Funding round · amount

    “$120 million in equity and $120 million in debt”

Supply chain2

  1. 8

    REGENT · Sep 30, 2026 · Supports Facility · opened year

    “opened the world’s first Seaglider Manufacturing Facility today at an event attended by over 600 high-profile leaders across government, defense, and business”
  2. 9

    REGENT · Jun 16, 2026 · Supports Facility

    “located at 1 Seaglider Way in Quonset Business Park, North Kingstown, Rhode Island.”

People1

  1. 10

    regent · Supports Role

    “Billy Thalheimer ... Co-Founder and CEO”

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