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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
Deployments5
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.
Machineinspection

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
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
2025-01-09BPoffshore ocean dataNot listedNot disclosedAnnouncement
2025-01-09Shelloffshore ocean dataNot listedNot disclosedAnnouncement
2025-01-09SSE Renewablesoffshore wind surveyGBNot disclosedAnnouncement
2025-01-09Ørstedoffshore wind surveyDKNot 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

10 unique public sources