Startup · Iceland
Hefring Marine
Updated HQ Reykjavík, IcelandFounded 201811-50 employees
DIANA 2026 participant working on empowering capabilities for maritime domain awareness using existing assets.
Funding11 rounds · ~$4.8M
- Equity raised
- ~$4.8M
- Debt, secondaries & grants
- ~$544K
- Latest
- ~$345KGrant · Sep 11, 2026
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2026 | Grant | ~$345K | — | NATO DIANA | — | Reported |
| Dec 10, 2025 | Grant | ~$117K | — | NATO DIANA | — | Reported |
| May 29, 2024 | Seed | ~$2.4M | — | Faber | Idlewild Management LLC, Innoport, MD ONE Ventures, Riverstone Ventures, Sukna Holdings, Two Ravens | Confirmed |
| May 21, 2024 | Seed | ~$2.4M | — | Faber | — | Confirmed |
| Jan 1, 2023 | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | — | — | — | Reported |
| Dec 1, 2021 | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | — | — | — | Reported |
| Apr 29, 2021 | Seed | Undisclosed | — | New Business Venture Fund Kría | TechNexus Venture Collaborative | Reported |
| Apr 29, 2021 | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | — | New Business Venture Fund Kría | Innoport, TechNexus | Reported |
| Jul 15, 2019 | Seed | Undisclosed | — | New Business Venture Fund Kría | — | Reported |
| Jul 15, 2019 | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | — | — | — | Reported |
- GrantLed by NATO DIANA~$345KSep 11, 2026
- GrantLed by NATO DIANA~$117KDec 10, 2025
- SeedLed by FaberWith Idlewild Management LLC, Innoport, MD ONE Ventures, Riverstone Ventures, Sukna Holdings, Two RavensConfirmed~$2.4MMay 29, 2024
- ~$2.4MMay 21, 2024
- UndisclosedUndisclosedJan 1, 2023
- UndisclosedUndisclosedDec 1, 2021
- UndisclosedApr 29, 2021
- UndisclosedApr 29, 2021
- SeedUndisclosedJul 15, 2019
- UndisclosedUndisclosedJul 15, 2019
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.
Systems1
- IMASAn integrated intelligence platform combining edge AI hardware, real-time on-board guidance, and fleet-wide analytics for marine operations.
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Capabilities1
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISR and targeting | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Text names maritime domain awareness, a security function, and DIANA (NATO) participation, but does not name customers. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Text names maritime domain awareness, a security function, and DIANA (NATO) participation, but does not name customers.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
People3
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Bjorn Jonsson | Founder |
| Karl Birgir Bjornsson | Founder |
| Magnús Jónsson | Founder |
Company Metrics
Employee-profile counts reflect LinkedIn profiles associated with the company, not verified headcount. One observation establishes a baseline; it does not establish growth.
Sources13
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Profile2
- 1
PitchBook · Supports Organization · x url
“x_url: https://x.com/hefringmarine”
- 2Government recordNATO DIANA | Official Website
NATO DIANA · Supports Organization
“Empowering capabilities for maritime domain awareness using existing assets”
Systems1
- 3
Hefring Marine · Supports Organization · name, System
“Hefring – Marine Decision Intelligence for Maritime Fleets”
Funding8
- 4
Ocean Science & Technology · Sep 11, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount
“Selected companies receive up to €300,000 in non-dilutive funding”
- 5
Hefring Marine · May 21, 2024 · Supports Funding round · amount, Organization · ownership
“Hefring Marine today announced an investment of €2.2 million led by Faber Ventures”
- 6
Nordic9 · Apr 29, 2021 · Supports Funding round
“announced raising a capital funding round”
- 7
Nordic9 · Jul 15, 2019 · Supports Funding round
“The deal was made for an equity stake of about 25%.”
- 8
gCaptain · Supports Funding round · stage
“Press Release – Icelandic maritime start-up Hefring ehf. has successfully closed a financing round led by the New Business Venture Fund, an Icelandic state-owned venture capital fund, with the participation of Innoport, the venture capital unit of the Schulte Group, and TechNexus, a U.S.”
- 9
CB Insights · Supports Funding round
“Incubator/Accelerator - III for $0.12M”
- 10DatabaseHefring Marine company profile
Octen Business Search · Supports Funding round, Organization · hq region
“funding round: Venture Round, 2021-12-01”
- 11
PitchBook · Supports Funding round
“Latest Deal Amount $117K”
People1
- 12
Crunchbase · Supports Organization · kind, Organization · num employees, Organization · x url, Role · founders
“with a Series A planned for early next year to scale our platform globally”
Other1
- 13
LinkedIn via Bright Data · Supports Organization · country, Organization · founded, Organization · headquarters, Organization · logo, Organization · url, Organization metric · employees in linkedin, Organization metric · followers
“{"headquarters": "Reykjavík, Capital Region", "formatted_locations": ["Grandagarður 16, Reykjavík, Capital Region 101, IS"]}”
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