Startup · United Kingdom
Frontier Robotics
HQ Edinburgh, United KingdomFounded 20231-10 employeesUpdated
Frontier Robotics builds subsea autonomy, 3D perception and image-enhancement software for ROVs, enabling safer, faster and lower-cost underwater inspection.
Funding3 rounds
- Equity raised
- Undisclosed
- Debt, secondaries & grants
- ~$126K
- Latest
- UndisclosedStrategic · Jul 2, 2026
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 2026 | Strategic | Undisclosed | — | — | Imenco Future Technologies | Confirmed |
| Jun 2, 2025 | Grant | Undisclosed | — | — | — | Reported |
| Feb 15, 2024 | Grant | ~$126K | — | — | — | Reported |
- UndisclosedJul 2, 2026
- GrantUndisclosedJun 2, 2025
- Grant~$126KFeb 15, 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.
Capabilities1
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncrewed systems | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Subsea autonomy and 3D perception software for ROVs used in underwater inspection, with no defense use stated. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Subsea autonomy and 3D perception software for ROVs used in underwater inspection, with no defense use stated.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
People2
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| David Wavell | Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer |
| Jonatan Scharff Willners | Founder and Chief Executive Officer |
Sources8
Profile4
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PitchBook · Supports Organization · country, Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · linkedin url
“country: GB”
- 2
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · kind
“{"group": "startups", "id": "2077ca08-559a-48ce-a76d-5f32ccf43f67", "name": "Frontier Robotics"}”
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Crunchbase · Supports Organization · country, Organization · employee range, Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url
“country: GB”
- 4
Frontier Robotics · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website
“Frontier Robotics builds subsea autonomy, 3D perception and image-enhancement software for ROVs, enabling safer, faster and lower-cost underwater inspection.”
Funding3
- 5
LinkedIn (Frontier Robotics) · Jul 2, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount, Organization · ownership
“Imenco Future Technologies has joined us as a strategic investor”
- 6
Marine Technology News · Supports Funding round · amount
“announced it has taken a strategic investment stake in Frontier Robotics”
- 7
Octen Business Search · Supports Funding round
“funding round: Grant, 2024-02-15, GBP 100,000, lead: TechX Accelerator”
People1
- 8
Frontier Robotics · Supports Role
“Dr. Jonatan Scharff Willners Founder and Chief Executive Officer”
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