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Startup · United Kingdom

Zelim

Updated date not recordedHQ Edinburgh, United KingdomFounded 2017

Develops maritime monitoring, rescue and autonomous systems for safety and defense applications.

Website

Systems3

  • GuardianUncrewed vessel designed for maritime rescue and patrol.
  • SWIFTRescue conveyor for recovering people from the water.
  • ZOEComputer-vision detection and monitoring system for maritime operations.

Newest unveiled first. Systems that belong to a government program link to the program page, where variants, costs and contracts are.

Capabilities2

  • Developer
    classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Maritime monitoring and autonomous systems stated to serve safety and defense applications.
    —Reported
  • Developer
    classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Maritime monitoring and autonomous systems stated to serve safety and defense applications.
    —Reported

Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.

People
PersonRole
Sam MayallFounder

Sources7

Profile4

  1. 1

    NATO DIANA · Sep 4, 2025 · Supports Organization

    “Zelim”
  2. 2

    LinkedIn · Supports Organization · ownership

    “Type Privately Held”
  3. 3

    Zelim · Supports Organization, Organization · name

    “ZOE is an intelligent monitoring system ... Defence & Security ... Providing beyond-human maritime situational awareness”
  4. 4

    Supports Organization · hq city

    “Zelim Headquarters Argyle House 3 Lady Lawson Street, Edinburgh, UK”

Systems2

  1. 5

    Zelim · Supports System

    “# Guardian Your browser does not support the video tag. ## Advanced rescue capability - ### Remove crew from harm Conduct rescue, patrol and standby operations without placing personnel into hazardous sea states or high-risk situations. - ### Rescue beyond-human limits Operate in conditions restricted to conventional fast rescue craft – without fatigue, seasickness or crew endurance constraints.”
  2. 6

    Zelim · Supports System

    “ZOE is Zelim’s intelligent detection and monitoring system, engineered to safeguard people, vessels and critical maritime operations. Leveraging advanced computer vision, machine learning and real-world maritime expertise, ZOE delivers persistent, always-on awareness across complex marine environments, from passenger vessels to offshore assets and defence platforms.”

People1

  1. 7

    CodeBase · Supports Organization, Role

    “Sam’s route into startup life began at sea. ... The company was incorporated in 2017”

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