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Vatn competitors & alternatives
The 12 closest competitors and alternatives to Vatn among underwater autonomy companies — ranked by similarity to what Vatn actually does, not by market-cap band.
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About Vatn
Vatn Systems is a defense and space manufacturing company headquartered in Bristol and Portsmouth, Rhode Island. The company produces modular autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), hydrographic systems, and swarm technology engineered specifically for GPS-denied navigation and maritime defense missions.
Vatn at a glance
Vatn is an underwater autonomy company headquartered in United States. It has raised at least $73M across the 2 funding rounds on record. Its most recent funding round, Series A, raised $60M in December 2025. Xcout tracks 7 named people at Vatn, including Tom Huntley (Chief Growth Officer).
Vatn leadership
- Tom HuntleyChief Growth Officer
- Nelson MillsChief Executive Officer
- Freddie MillsChief Operating Officer
- Geoff ManchesterChief Technology Officer
- Dan HendrixFounding team member
- MJ ThomasVP of Security, Risk, and Compliance
1 more named person on record for Vatn, with roles, board committees and tenure — see the full roster →
Vatn funding rounds
At least $73M raised across the 2 rounds on record. Every round on record:
| Date | Round | Amount | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series A | $60M | 13 named | |
| Series A | $13M | 14 named |
Who invested in each round, lead investors, valuations and the co-investor graph — open the full funding history →
Top 12 Vatn competitors
Ranked by semantic similarity — how close each company is to Vatn by what it does, using Xcout's live company graph. Click any company for its full profile, or its competitor set.
Robotics
Advanced Navigation is an Australian technology company that develops navigation, positioning, and autonomous-systems technologies, including inertial navigation, GNSS, and robotics solutions. Its products serve customers in robotics, drones, autonomous vehicles, aerospace, defense, and marine applications.
Maritime Defence and Offshore
ACUA Ocean is a UK-based maritime defense company founded in 2019 that develops hydrogen-powered uncrewed surface vessels (USVs). The vessels deliver full ocean capabilities for the deployment of critical sensor and system payloads.
Marine Technology
Autonomous Marine Systems, Inc. is a technology company headquartered in Somerville, Massachusetts, that provides robotics and data processing solutions. The company develops autonomous marine systems to collect oceanographic data.
Maritime Technology
Seasats is a maritime transportation and robotics company headquartered in San Diego, California, that builds autonomous surface vehicles for ocean operations.
Robotics
Blue Robotics builds low-cost, high-performance components and systems for marine robotics, including underwater ROVs, USVs, thrusters, and sonars. The company is based in Torrance, California, with a global team spanning research and development hubs.
Robotics
Red Cat designs and manufactures uncrewed systems, including drones and uncrewed surface vessels, for military and security operations. The company provides situational awareness, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) solutions to enhance the safety and effectiveness of defense forces.
Deep Tech
Aquark Technologies is a UK deep-tech company developing cold-atom quantum technologies, including quantum sensors and related systems for precise navigation, timing, and measurement. Its customers and target users include aerospace, defense, and other industries requiring high-precision sensing and positioning.
Autonomous Systems
Ascent Systems Technologies develops autonomous infrastructure platforms, including the Autonomous Expeditionary Mission System (AEMS), designed for defense, security, and remote operations. The company's modular terrestrial robots provide persistent situational awareness, resilient communications, and long-duration autonomous operation using clean energy generation and hosted UAV capabilities.
Robotics
Oshen provides persistent, wide-area ocean intelligence using sail-powered robots for climate, security, and infrastructure applications. Headquartered in Plymouth, United Kingdom, the company supports industries requiring accurate surface, sub-surface, and atmospheric data.
IoT
FATHOM5 is a software development company headquartered in Austin, Texas, that builds dual-use industrial technologies and security-first software platforms for maritime and defense systems.
Marine Technology
HydroSurv is a UK marine-technology company that develops autonomous, electric unmanned surface vessels for hydrographic surveying and other marine data-collection missions. Its customers include organizations involved in offshore energy, environmental monitoring, maritime security, and related marine operations.
Maritime Technology
Ocean Infinity uses software, artificial intelligence, data, and robotics expertise to deliver tech-enabled maritime operations and data services. The company provides innovative technology solutions designed to make operations at sea safer and more efficient.
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