Startup · Australia
Hullbot
HQ Rozelle, AustraliaFounded 201511-50 employeesUpdated
Hullbot’s autonomous frequent cleaning service prevents fouling build up proactively, reducing drag and fuel consumption and increasing fleet performance.
Funding1 round · $10.6M
- Equity raised
- $10.6M
- Latest
- $10.6MSeries A · Nov 4, 2025
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2025 | Series A | $10.6M | — | Regeneration.VC | — | Reported |
- Series ALed by Regeneration.VC$10.6MNov 4, 2025
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: Autonomous hull-cleaning service for commercial fleets; no defense use is stated. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Autonomous hull-cleaning service for commercial fleets; no defense use is stated.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
People1
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Tom Loefler · LinkedIn ↗ | CEO & Co-founder / Inventor |
Sources6
Profile3
- 1
Hullbot · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website
“Hullbot’s autonomous frequent cleaning service prevents fouling build up proactively, reducing drag and fuel consumption and increasing fleet performance.”
- 2
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind
“{"country": "Australia", "hq_iso2": "AU", "id": "22c25e3c-7009-49e2-8099-d83035125dcd"}”
- 3
LinkedIn · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · linkedin url
“employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 11-50 employees)”
Funding2
- 4
Defence Trailblazer · Nov 5, 2025 · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount, Organization · ownership
“The Series A funding round was led by Regeneration.VC”
- 5
Axios Pro · Nov 4, 2025 · Supports Funding round
“Hullbot, an Australian startup making ship hull-cleaning robots, raised a $10.6 million Series A”
People1
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Crunchbase · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url, Role
“employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 11-50)”
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