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Ulysses
Autonomous surface and underwater vehicles for commercial ocean work and defense missions.
Stage
series a
Status
private
Coverage
full
Why Ulysses is interesting
Irish founders built low-cost, manufacturable maritime drones forged in commercial markets (seagrass planting, energy surveys) before defense customers scaled demand — a16z American Dynamism led a $38M Series A.
Key facts
- Series A (Apr 2026): $38M led by a16z American Dynamism; $8M seed led by Pebblebed — $46M total new capital (Defense Daily, a16z announcement)
- Booz Allen Ventures participated in Series A (BusinessWire, Apr 2026)
- Vertically integrated manufacturing; initial commercial use cases included seagrass restoration (a16z investing memo)
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Industries
Defense Tech Robotics Deep Tech
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FAQs about Ulysses
Funding context and why this company shows up in venture coverage.
Ulysses builds autonomous surface and underwater vehicles for ocean operations — from ecological restoration and infrastructure inspection to defense and surveillance missions.
Andreessen Horowitz led the $38M Series A (American Dynamism fund). See /fund/andreessen-horowitz. Seed was led by Pebblebed; Booz Allen Ventures joined the Series A.
Ulysses announced $46M in combined seed and Series A funding in April 2026 and remains private.
Legacy submersibles are expensive and slow to produce. Ulysses targets mass-manufacturable, low-cost AUVs validated first in price-sensitive commercial ocean work.
No — Ulysses remains private as of July 2026.
Last updated: 2026-07-24