Orpheus AUV
Autonomous underwater vehicle for seafloor data collection and monitoring.
Maturity not rated
Startup · United States
Orpheus Ocean
HQ PlymouthFounded 202411-50 employees
Autonomous underwater vehicles and deep-ocean monitoring. Selected for NATO DIANA’s 2026 cohort.
Systems1
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Capabilities1
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
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| Uncrewed systems | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Builds autonomous underwater vehicles for deep-ocean monitoring and was selected for NATO DIANA's 2026 defense innovation cohort. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Builds autonomous underwater vehicles for deep-ocean monitoring and was selected for NATO DIANA's 2026 defense innovation cohort.—Reported
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People2
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Casey Machado | Co-Founder & CTO |
| Jake Russell | Co-Founder & CEO |
Company Metrics
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Profile4
- 1Government recordNATO DIANA | Official Website
NATO DIANA · Supports Organization
“Ultra-scalable autonomous platforms for deep seabed monitoring and surveillance”
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pitchbook.com · Supports Organization · kind
“Venture Capital-Backed”
Systems1
- 5CompanyMeet the Orpheus AUV
Orpheus Ocean · Supports System
“The Orpheus AUV is a new class of subsea asset, specialized for high-resolution data collection near and on the seafloor.”
People1
- 6CompanyAbout
Orpheus Ocean · Supports Role
“Casey Machado ... Co-founder & CTO ... Casey piloted and designed ROVs and AUVs to explore Earth’s most hard-to-reach places during an 18 year career at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.”
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LinkedIn via Bright Data · Supports Organization · company size, Organization · founded, Organization · headquarters, Organization · logo, Organization · url, Organization metric · employees in linkedin, Organization metric · followers
“{"company_size": "11-50 employees"}”
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