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XOCEAN

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Designs and builds its own USVs at its Technical Centre in Dundalk, Ireland; vessels operate via satellite link with human-supervised autonomy, carrying multi-payload sensor suites (multibeam echosounder, side-scan sonar, sub-bottom profiler, magnetometer); provides turnkey ocean-data-as-a-service covering bathymetric survey, asset integrity, environmental monitoring, and offshore wind site assessment across 23+ territories.

HeadquartersDundalk, IE
Founded2017
Corporate funding$193M
Team201-500
Deployments9
Open roles0
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Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typeRobot maker
Market segmentCorporate
StageGrowth
FoundersJames Ives (CEO)
Regions servedEurope, North America, Asia Pacific
Countries deployedIE, GB, NO, US, CA, AU, NL
Service footprintTechnical Centre in Dundalk, Ireland; offices in UK, US, Canada, Norway, Australia; survey operations in 23+ territories
Last reviewed2026-07-05
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Robot models

Specifications remain vendor-claimed

Machineinspection

X-16

  • Battery-hybrid propulsion

    vendor-described propulsion architecture enabling extended endurance USV operations

    Claim source
Machineamr

X-30

  • No specifications on file.
Machineamr

X-31

  • No specifications on file.
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XO-580

  • 5.8 m hull length

    vendor-stated overall length of XO-580 USV

    Claim source
  • Fully welded aluminium hull with twin generators

    vendor-stated construction specification enabling extended-endurance deep-water surveys

    Claim source
  • Increased sensor capacity vs XO-450

    vendor-stated capability improvement supporting multi-payload survey operations

    Claim source
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Deployment log

Announced and cited only

AnnouncedCustomerSiteCountryCountEvidence
2026-07-09Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution (SHEPD)subsea distribution cable route geophysical survey (Ardmore-Skye and Flodabay-Harris)GBNot disclosedAnnouncement
2026-07-08SSEN Transmissionsubsea HVDC transmission cable operational survey (Shetland HVDC Link 1)GB2Announcement
2026-05-13Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farm (SSE Renewables/Equinor/Vargronn JV)offshore wind farm geophysical survey (DBA/DBB/DBC arrays + export cable routes)GBNot disclosedAnnouncement
2025-12-03Eneco / Borssele / CrossWind / Ecowende consortiaXOCEAN won 5-year bathymetric survey contracts for 303 turbines across 6 Dutch North Sea offshore wind farms including BNLNot disclosedAnnouncement
2025-03-18UK Hydrographic Officemaritime survey (UK SW Approaches)GB5Announcement
2025-01-09Ørstedoffshore wind surveyDKNot disclosedAnnouncement
2025-01-09SSE Renewablesoffshore wind surveyGBNot disclosedAnnouncement
2025-01-09Shelloffshore ocean dataNot listedNot disclosedAnnouncement
2025-01-09BPoffshore ocean dataNot listedNot disclosedAnnouncement
CA

Funding history

Publicly announced rounds

Investors on recordS2G VenturesClimate InvestmentMorgan Stanley 1GTCC Industries
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Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2025-12-03Won 5-year bathymetric survey contracts for 6 Dutch offshore wind farms (303 turbines) via Eneco-led tender, first XOCEAN deployment in NetherlandsOffshore Wind
2025-01-09Raised €115M ($119M) growth round led by S2G Ventures, Climate Investment, Morgan Stanley 1GT, and CC Industries; total raised ~$189MTechCrunch
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Source ledger

14 unique public sources

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Xocean raises $119M to capture ocean data with uncrewed surface vesselsTechCrunch · retrieved 2026-07-05
02
XOCEAN secures €30m equity + €20m EIB venture debt announced simultaneously (EUR 20M at 1.076 USD/EUR)XOCEAN · retrieved 2026-07-05
03
Venturewave Capital Invests in XOCEAN (EUR 8M at 1.170 USD/EUR)VentureWave Capital · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Ocean data start-up Xocean secures €1.7m in EU funds (EUR 1.7M at 1.207 USD/EUR)Silicon Republic · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Louth-based ocean data firm Xocean raises €7.9m to expand (EUR 7.9M at 1.107 USD/EUR)Silicon Republic · retrieved 2026-07-05
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VESSEL REVIEW | X-16 – Battery hybrid USV to take on survey and environmental monitoring dutiesBaird Maritime
07
Xocean Debuts The XO-580 Unmanned Surface VesselMarine Technology News
08
XOCEAN Launch Next Generation USVOcean Business
09
Cable Survey - Ardmore-Skye and Flodabay-HarrisKIS-ORCA / Kingfisher Bulletin · retrieved 2026-10-14
10
Shetland HVDC Link 1 Cable - Operational SurveyKIS-ORCA / Kingfisher Bulletin · retrieved 2026-10-14
11
Notice to Mariners: Dogger Bank Windfarm and Export Cable Geophysical Survey (works 21/05/2026-31/07/2026)Dogger Bank Wind Farm · retrieved 2026-07-18
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Eneco-led tender: 5-year USV survey for 6 Dutch North Sea wind farmsXOCEAN · retrieved 2026-07-05
13
Autonomous bathymetric survey in the UK AtlanticHydro International · retrieved 2026-10-14
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XOCEAN Wins Five-Year Survey Inspection Contracts for Six Dutch Offshore Wind FarmsOffshore Wind · retrieved 2026-07-05