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Blue Water Autonomy

Early-stage US autonomous-ship startup (Boston/Cambridge MA; founded 2024; founders ex-Navy/Amazon Robotics/iRobot) building a full-size long-range autonomous ship (~190ft Liberty Class); pre-deploy, $64M raised.

Based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA · Founded 2024 · 1 model on record

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Key facts

Ambition
~190ft 'Liberty Class' full-size long-range autonomous ship; Conrad Shipyard production deal (Sept 2025).
Status
RESEARCH / pre-deploy: no fielded vessel, no Navy program-of-record; 2026 first deployment is a forward claim.
HQ
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Founded
2024
Status
private ($64M raised: $14M seed Apr 2025 + $50M Series A GV-led)
Type
both
ID
f251f52f-405c-40cc-91e2-16649370d204

Models (1)

Supplies to

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Sources (3)

  1. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/blue-water-autonomy-announces-50-million-series-a-led-by-gv-to-strengthen-us-maritime-power-with-autonomous-unmanned-ships-302538277.html
  2. https://breakingdefense.com/2025/09/maritime-tech-startup-blue-water-autonomy-signs-deal-with-conrad-shipyard-for-usv-production/
  3. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/11/business/blue-water-autonomy-captainless-ships/

Common questions

What is Blue Water Autonomy?
Early-stage US autonomous-ship startup (Boston/Cambridge MA; founded 2024; founders ex-Navy/Amazon Robotics/iRobot) building a full-size long-range autonomous ship (~190ft Liberty Class); pre-deploy, $64M raised.
Where is Blue Water Autonomy based?
Blue Water Autonomy is based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
When was Blue Water Autonomy founded?
Blue Water Autonomy was founded in 2024.
What does Blue Water Autonomy make?
Blue Water Autonomy has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Blue Water autonomous ship (Liberty Class) (Blue Water Autonomy builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).
Where does Blue Water Autonomy operate robots?
Blue Water Autonomy is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.

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