Startup · Estonia
MindChip
HQ Tallinn, EstoniaFounded 20181-10 employeesUpdated
AI-powered captain that redefines vessel autonomy, making decisions in real time, ensuring efficiency, safety, and reliability in every operation.
Funding1 round
- Equity raised
- Undisclosed
- Latest
- UndisclosedStrategic · Jan 1, 2018
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2018 | Strategic | Undisclosed | — | — | — | Reported |
- StrategicUndisclosedJan 1, 2018
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.
Systems3
- Artificial CaptainA modular AI‑powered control system that provides situational awareness and autonomy for marine vessels.
- MindChip Full AutonomyAn onboard perception and decision‑making system that provides autonomous navigation, sensor fusion and collision avoidance for vessels.
- MindChip Remote PilotA remote‑operation solution that enables vessel control, autopilot, mission management and live telemetry.
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 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: AI autonomy system for vessel decision-making focused on efficiency and safety; no defense use stated. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: AI autonomy system for vessel decision-making focused on efficiency and safety; no defense use stated.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
People1
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Heigo Mõlder | CEO-Founder |
Sources4
Profile1
- 1
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind
“{"country": "Estonia", "hq_iso2": "EE", "id": "29f1093b-07ef-4d96-aee7-0739ebbe15a9"}”
Systems2
- 2
MindChip · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website, System
“AI-powered captain that redefines vessel autonomy, making decisions in real time, ensuring efficiency, safety, and reliability in every operation.”
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MindChip · Supports System
“MindChip Remote Pilot Enables remote vessel operation with autopilot, mission management, live video, telemetry, and redundant communications. The vessel follows waypoints autonomously, but situational awareness, obstacle avoidance, and collision avoidance remain the responsibility of the remote operator”
Funding1
- 4DatabaseMindChip company profile
Octen Business Search · Supports Funding round, Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url, Role
“funding round: Corporate Round, 2018-01-01”
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