Company
Bubble Robotics
Bubble Robotics is a Paris-based maritime robotics startup building persistent autonomous underwater robots for offshore energy, maritime security, and…
- Founded
- 2025
- HQ
- Paris, France
- Status
- active
Funding
$5.0M
Models
1
Overview
Bubble Robotics is a Paris-based maritime robotics startup building persistent autonomous underwater robots for offshore energy, maritime security, and environmental monitoring. Founded in 2025 by former NASA and ETH Zurich engineers through Entrepreneurs First , the company operates a robotics-as-a-service model with its BubbleDock surface station and BubbleBot subsea robots, aiming to replace $100k/day vessel-based inspections with continuous, resident ocean infrastructure.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
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Key facts
CEO
Jean Crosetti
Co-Founder
Patricia Apostol (ex-NASA JPL, ex-ETH Zurich)
Form factor
Autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) + surface docking station
Business model
Robotics-as-a-Service (RaaS)
Product
BubbleDock (6-month autonomous surface station) + BubbleBot (subsea robot)
Cost savings
Up to 70% vs vessel-based inspection
Target markets
Offshore wind, maritime security, subsea infrastructure, environmental monitoring
Letters of intent
Over $4M signed
Partners
Ifremer, ETH Zurich, NVIDIA, Bpifrance
Data & sources
Web sources
1
1 source backing this record.View all →
Current leadership (2)
- Jean Crosetti CEO & Co-FounderSEC-verified
- Patricia Apostol Co-Founder & CTOSEC-verified
Founders (2)
- Jean Crosettino longer at company
- Patricia Apostolno longer at company
Safety record
No incidents on record for Bubble Robotics.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Bubble Robotics in third-party press
Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- Saildrone4 models
- Saronic Technologies4 models
- BAE Systems3 models
- Rekise Marine3 models
- Kongsberg Maritime2 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_disclosed
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- low
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Funding rounds (1)
- Pre-Seed2026-04-21
$5M
Sources (1)
- Bubble Robotics raises $5M to build the ocean's autonomous workforce · https://www.bubble-robotics.com/blog/bubble-robotics-raises-5m-to-build-the-oceans-autonomous-workforce
Common questions
- What is Bubble Robotics?
- Bubble Robotics is a Paris-based maritime robotics startup building persistent autonomous underwater robots for offshore energy, maritime security, and environmental monitoring. Founded in 2025 by former NASA and ETH Zurich engineers through Entrepreneurs First, the company operates a robotics-as-a-service model with its BubbleDock surface station and BubbleBot subsea robots, aiming to replace $100k/day vessel-based inspections with continuous, resident ocean infrastructure.
- What does Bubble Robotics make?
- Bubble Robotics has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Bubble Marine Robot (Bubble Robotics builds physical robots).
- Who competes with Bubble Robotics?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Bubble Robotics building in the same form factors include Anduril Industries, Saildrone, Saronic Technologies, BAE Systems.
- Where is Bubble Robotics headquartered?
- Bubble Robotics is headquartered in Paris, France.
- How much funding has Bubble Robotics raised?
- Bubble Robotics has raised approximately $5M in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.
- Where does Bubble Robotics operate robots?
- Bubble Robotics 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.
- Is Bubble Robotics safe?
- Bubble Robotics has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-09
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-09
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Bubble Robotics.Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- Saildrone4 models
- Saronic Technologies4 models
- BAE Systems3 models
- Rekise Marine3 models
- Kongsberg Maritime2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Bubble Robotics from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Bubble Robotics: $5 Million Pre-Seed Round Raised To Build Autonomous Underwater Robotics Infrastructure
Bubble Robotics raised $5M pre-seed co-led by Episode 1 Ventures and Asterion Ventures with Norrsken Evolve and Angel Invest. Founded by Jean Crosetti and Patricia Apostol through…
Bubble Robotics Emerges From Stealth With $5M Pre-Seed to Deploy Autonomous Ocean Robots
French deeptech Bubble Robotics emerged from stealth with a $5M pre-seed led by Episode1 Ventures, with Asterion Ventures and Norrsken Evolve, to develop resident autonomous…
Bubble Robotics raises $5M to build the ocean's autonomous workforce
Bubble Robotics emerged from stealth with a $5M pre-seed round led by Episode 1 Ventures, Asterion Ventures, and Norrsken Evolve to build persistent autonomous ocean robots.
Bubble Robotics Announces Pre-Seed Round To Build The Ocean's Autonomous Workforce
Bubble Robotics announced a $5M pre-seed round led by Episode 1 Ventures, Asterion Ventures, and Norrsken Evolve to build persistent autonomous underwater robots for offshore…
Norrsken Evolve backs Bubble Robotics' $5M raise to deploy an autonomous ocean workforce
Paris-based Bubble Robotics raised $5M pre-seed led by Episode 1 Ventures and Asterion Ventures with Norrsken Evolve to deploy crewless autonomous underwater robots for offshore…
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Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- Saildrone4 models
- Saronic Technologies4 models
- BAE Systems3 models
- Rekise Marine3 models
- Kongsberg Maritime2 models
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