Startup · Switzerland
Hydromea
HQ Renens, SwitzerlandFounded 201411-50 employeesUpdated
Hydromea is powering ocean intelligence with a scalable subsea inspection, data acquisition and analytics platform.
Funding5 rounds · ~$4.2M
- Equity raised
- ~$4.2M
- Debt, secondaries & grants
- ~$3.2M
- Latest
- $1.0MGrant · Jun 24, 2026
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 2026 | Grant | $1.0M | — | — | Defense Innovation Unit | Reported |
| Oct 3, 2024 | Pre-Seed | $2.8M | — | — | — | Speculative |
| May 23, 2023 | Grant | ~$2.2M | — | Eurostars (Eureka) | — | Reported |
| Jun 21, 2021 | Seed | Undisclosed | — | Privilege Ventures | — | Reported |
| Nov 13, 2019 | Seed | ~$1.4M | — | — | — | Speculative |
- Grant$1.0MJun 24, 2026
- Pre-SeedSpeculative$2.8MOct 3, 2024
- GrantLed by Eurostars (Eureka)~$2.2MMay 23, 2023
- SeedLed by Privilege VenturesUndisclosedJun 21, 2021
- SeedSpeculative~$1.4MNov 13, 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.
Systems6
- D-FINMotor controller for brushless DC motors and underwater thrusters.
- DISKDRIVERim-driven brushless thruster family for underwater vehicles.
- EXRAYRemotely operated underwater vehicle for submerged-asset inspection, with optional wireless flyout configuration.
- LUMAOptical modem family for wireless underwater data communication.
- Software extension for organizing underwater inspection data and producing mission reports.
- SPEERAOptional underwater sediment-cleaning payload for EXRAY.
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 72, sonnet-pass2, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Autonomous underwater inspection robots (AUVs) and subsea communication for offshore energy assets, with no stated defense use. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 72, sonnet-pass2, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Autonomous underwater inspection robots (AUVs) and subsea communication for offshore energy assets, with no stated defense use.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
People4
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Alexander Bahr · LinkedIn ↗ | Co - Founder and COO |
| Felix Schill · LinkedIn ↗ | Co-Founder and CTO |
| Igor Martin · LinkedIn ↗ | Founder |
| Igor Martin · LinkedIn ↗ | CEO |
Sources13
Show all 13 sources and supporting evidence
Profile4
- 1
PitchBook · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url
“employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 23)”
- 2
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind
“{"country": "Switzerland", "hq_iso2": "CH", "id": "4ea3c7c3-26d2-4193-86ae-f794386a914b"}”
- 3
Hydromea · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website
“Hydromea is powering ocean intelligence with a scalable subsea inspection, data acquisition and analytics platform.”
- 4
LinkedIn · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · hq region, Organization · linkedin url
“employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 11-50 employees)”
Systems3
- 5
Hydromea · Supports System
“D-FIN™ offers compact power, unmatched precision. This advanced motor controller brings smooth, silent, and efficient performance to your BLDC motors, with versatile connectivity at your fingertips.”
- 6
Hydromea · Supports System
“With NAVIA™+ data management suite, EXRAY™ helps organise raw data into instant reports with geo-tagged POIs captured in crystal-clear undistorted FHD video and 4K images.”
- 7
Hydromea · Supports System
“LUMA™ modems are lightning-fast. They can send data at up to 10 Mbit/s bandwidth enabling truly HD-quality video transfer wirelessly through water in real time.”
Funding5
- 8
Greater Geneva Bern area · Jun 24, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount
“has won a USD 1 million award together with Florida Atlantic University (FAU) through the AUKUS Maritime Innovation Challenge”
- 9
Startupticker.ch · May 23, 2023 · Supports Funding round · amount
“Hydromea and INERGIO have secured respectively EUR 2M and 1.2M Eurostars Grants.”
- 10DatabaseHydromea raised seed funding
Nordic9 · Jul 31, 2021 · Supports Funding round
“Hydromea raised seed funding”
- 11
Preqin · Supports Funding round · amount
“In November 2019, Hydromea SA raised CHF 1.”
- 12
PitchBook · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount, Organization · ownership
“21-Jun-2021”
People1
- 13
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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