Startup · United Kingdom
ACUA Ocean
HQ Plymouth, United KingdomFounded 202111-50 employeesUpdated
ACUA Ocean's USV unmanned surface vessels deliver enhanced full ocean capabilities for the deployment of sensor and system payloads.
- Apr 23, 2026Company (high significance)ACUA OceanACUA Ocean Completes Three Contracts Under the Atlantic Net Technology Demonstrator Programme
- Dec 9, 2025Company (high significance)ACUA OceanACUA live streams ASW demonstration for UK Defence Secretary and Norwegian Defence Minister
- Oct 21, 2025CompanyACUA OceanSerco and ACUA Ocean Announce Strategic Partnership for Uncrewed Maritime Solutions
- Oct 21, 2025Company (high significance)ACUA OceanSEA and ACUA Ocean Sign MoU to Explore Deployment of Integrated ASW and ISR Capabilities Using Uncrewed Surface Vessels
- Oct 7, 2025Company (high significance)ACUA OceanACUA Ocean secures backing of UK and European Space Agency’s to develop nested maritime robotic systems
Funding2 rounds · ~$1.9M
- Equity raised
- ~$1.9M
- Debt, secondaries & grants
- ~$5.1M
- Latest
- ~$5.1MGrant · Dec 10, 2024
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 2024 | Grant | ~$5.1M | — | UK Department for Transport | UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs | Reported |
| Dec 10, 2024 | Pre-Seed | ~$1.9M | — | Britbots, StealthPoint | — | Reported |
- ~$5.1MDec 10, 2024
- Pre-SeedLed by Britbots, StealthPoint~$1.9MDec 10, 2024
Raised counts equity rounds; debt, secondary sales and grants are totaled separately. Amounts in other currencies are converted at the announcement month's average rate. A ~ marks an estimated or converted amount.
Systems4
- PIONEERAn uncrewed surface vessel for maritime monitoring and payload deployment.
- USV MAELSTROMAn uncrewed offshore vessel concept under development.
- USV MROSA multi-role offshore-support uncrewed vessel under development.
- USV PIONEER Mk2An uncrewed surface-vessel model for offshore monitoring and payload deployment.
Newest unveiled first. Systems that belong to a government program link to the program page, where variants, costs and contracts are.
Capabilities1
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncrewed systems | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Makes USV unmanned surface vessels for sensor and system payloads with no defense or security use stated. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Makes USV unmanned surface vessels for sensor and system payloads with no defense or security use stated.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
People7
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Mike Tinmouth · LinkedIn ↗ | Founder |
| Neil Tinmouth | Founder |
| Puneet Chhabra · LinkedIn ↗ | Co-founder and CTO |
| John Hunnibell | Chief Product Officer |
| Mike Tinmouth · LinkedIn ↗ | COO |
| Neil Tinmouth | CEO |
| Oli Mulcahy MBE | CTO |
Sources16
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Profile12
- 1CompanyACUA Ocean Completes Three Contracts Under the Atlantic Net Technology Demonstrator Programme
ACUA Ocean · Apr 23, 2026 · Supports Organization · name, Organization · news event
“ACUA Ocean”
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ACUA Ocean · Dec 9, 2025 · Supports Organization · name, Organization · news event
“ACUA Ocean”
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ACUA Ocean · Oct 21, 2025 · Supports Organization · name, Organization · news event
“ACUA Ocean”
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ACUA Ocean · Oct 21, 2025 · Supports Organization · name, Organization · news event
“Acua Ocean”
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ACUA Ocean · Oct 7, 2025 · Supports Organization · name, Organization · news event
“ACUA Ocean”
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ACUA Ocean · Sep 17, 2025 · Supports Organization · name, Organization · news event
“ACUA Ocean has announced an agreement with Aluminium Marine Consultants on the Isle of Wight for the build of the second in the Pioneer-class of uncrewed surface vessels.”
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ACUA Ocean · Aug 21, 2025 · Supports Organization · name, Organization · news event
“ACUA Ocean’s hydrogen-powered unmanned surface vessel (USV) PIONEER”
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ACUA Ocean · Aug 20, 2025 · Supports Organization · name, Organization · news event
“ACUA Ocean Tech”
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Lloyd’s Register · Aug 12, 2025 · Supports Organization · name, Organization · news event
“[ACUA Ocean](https://www.ocean.tech/)”
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PitchBook · Supports Organization · country, Organization · employee range, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url
“country: GB”
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Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · kind
“{"group": "startups", "id": "a3045fc4-e2cb-44ce-89dc-99f402f60d0d", "name": "ACUA Ocean"}”
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LinkedIn · Supports Organization · country, Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq region, Organization · linkedin url
“country: GB”
Systems2
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ACUA Ocean · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website, System
“ACUA Ocean's USV unmanned surface vessels deliver enhanced full ocean capabilities for the deployment of sensor and system payloads.”
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ACUA Ocean · Supports System
“USV MAELSTROM Our 24m Maelstrom concept vessel design provides a stable long endurance platform for larger payloads and increased range and endurance.”
Funding1
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Marine Technology News · Dec 10, 2024 · Supports Funding round · amount, Organization · ownership
“£4M in new and existing research and development grants”
People1
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Crunchbase · Supports Organization · country, Organization · employee range, Organization · hq city, Role
“country: GB”
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