Caravel
Autonomous landing craft (uncrewed surface vessel) that beaches, offloads cargo and retracts without crew to resupply forces over unimproved shorelines; demonstrated with the 15 ft Caravel 15 prototype.


Startup · United States
HQ Menlo ParkFounded 202511-50 employees
Bulwark Dynamics is building the most scalable autonomous vessels for contested maritime logistics.
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2026 | Seed | $6.8M | — | — | — | Confirmed |
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Autonomous landing craft (uncrewed surface vessel) that beaches, offloads cargo and retracts without crew to resupply forces over unimproved shorelines; demonstrated with the 15 ft Caravel 15 prototype.
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Bulwark Dynamics · Supports Organization · description, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · name, Organization · website
“Bulwark Dynamics is building the most scalable autonomous vessels for contested maritime logistics.”
PitchBook · Supports Organization · founded year
“founded_year: 2025”
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind
“{"country": "USA", "hq_iso2": "US", "id": "1cafe91b-cd7e-4ecb-870e-c8762102cc29"}”
LinkedIn · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city
“employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 11-50 employees)”
Business Wire · Sep 9, 2026 · Supports System, System · maturity
“Caravel is an unmanned surface vessel (USV) built to resupply expeditionary units over unimproved shorelines”
WorkBoat · Supports System
“a 15' platform designed for littoral logistics missions and autonomous cargo delivery from ship to shore”
Business Wire · Sep 9, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount, Organization · ownership
“today announced $6.8 million in seed funding from investors including SBI US Gateway Fund LP, Archetype Ventures, Nēnē Ventures, and Onomichi Dockyard”
Crunchbase · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · hq city, Role
“employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 11-50)”
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