# HavocAI: maritime robotics company

Canonical ID: `61cb6545-1c00-4fe0-9ecb-7bf47bd756dc`

## Key facts

- **Funding:** [~$200M total ($100M Series A May 2026)](/investors.md) ([see investors](/investors.md))
- **Product:** Autonomous surface vessels (USVs), multi-domain autonomy stack
- **Deployments:** 30+ USVs delivered to U.S. DoD; 100+ ASVs built
- **CEO:** [Paul Lwin](/people/paul-lwin.md)
- **Co-founders:** [Paul Lwin](/people/paul-lwin.md), [Shawn Driver](/people/shawn-driver.md), [Joe Turner](/people/joe-turner.md)
- **Total funding:** [~$200M (company-reported)](/investors.md) ([see investors](/investors.md))
- **Vessels delivered:** 30+ to U.S. Department of Defense
- **Vessel lineup:** 14' Rampage, 38' Seahound, 42' Kiakoa, 100' Atlas
- **Key partners:** [Hanwha Aerospace](/companies/hanwha-aerospace.md), [Lockheed Martin](/investors/lockheed-martin.md), SAIC, PacMar Technologies, Metal Shark
- **HQ:** Providence, Rhode Island, USA

- **Slug:** havoc-ai
- **Status:** private
- **Founded:** 2024
- **HQ:** Providence, Rhode Island, USA
- **Category:** [Maritime](/maritime)

## Models

- [Havoc USV](/models/havoc-usv.md) (maritime) (id: `52943711-d1fd-4ceb-9a07-a43e376a8ce8`)

## Current leadership (4)

- [Paul Lwin](/people/paul-lwin.md) CEO & Co-founder (secondary-verified)
- [Shawn Driver](/people/shawn-driver.md) Co-Founder (secondary-verified)
- [Joe Turner](/people/joe-turner.md) Co-Founder & COO (secondary-verified)
- [Ben Cipperley](/people/ben-cipperley.md) Chief Strategy Officer (secondary-verified)

## Partnerships (3)

- [HavocAI x Hanwha Aerospace](/partnerships/havocai-x-hanwha-aerospace.md) with Hanwha Aerospace _development_ (_reported, not operationally verified_)
- [HavocAI x SAIC](/partnerships/havocai-x-saic.md) with SAIC _technology_ (_reported, not operationally verified_)
- [HavocAI x Lockheed Martin](/partnerships/havocai-x-lockheed-martin.md) with Lockheed Martin _investment_ (_reported, not operationally verified_)

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

_Outbound supply edges. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is HavocAI?

HavocAI is a Providence, Rhode Island-based defense technology company building all-domain collaborative autonomy for maritime, air, and ground operations. Founded in 2024, the company has delivered over 30 autonomous surface vessels to the U.S. Department of Defense and developed a software-defined Collaborative Autonomy Stack that enables heterogeneous fleets to self-organize and execute missions with minimal human oversight. Its vessel lineup includes the 14' Rampage, 38' Seahound, 42' Kiakoa, and 100' Atlas, with a 200-foot ASV under development with [Hanwha Aerospace](/companies/hanwha-aerospace).

### What does HavocAI make?

HavocAI has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Havoc USV (HavocAI builds physical robots).

### Is HavocAI publicly traded?

No. HavocAI is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.

### Who competes with HavocAI?

On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to HavocAI building in the same form factors include Cellula Robotics, Huntington Ingalls Industries, Ukrainian Armed Forces, BlackSea Technologies.

### How can I invest in HavocAI?

HavocAI is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today.

### Where is HavocAI headquartered?

HavocAI is headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.

### Who owns HavocAI?

HavocAI is privately held; ownership sits with its founders and private investors.

### Where does HavocAI operate robots?

HavocAI 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.

### When was HavocAI founded?

HavocAI was founded in 2024.


## Sources (11)

1. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/havoc-raises-100m-series-a-to-power-the-future-of-all-domain-collaborative-autonomy-302769697.html
2. https://www.therobotreport.com/havoc-raises-100m-unify-defense-autonomy-land-sea-air/
3. https://www.havocai.com/
4. https://hanwhadefenseusa.com/news-articles/hanwha-and-havocai-formalize-partnership-to-develop-200-foot-autonomous-surface-vessel-42l97
5. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/havocai-adds-85m-in-new-capital-to-scale-proven-autonomy-capabilities-302580282.html · 2025-10-10
6. https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2026/01/hanwha-and-havocai-to-develop-200-foot-autonomous-surface-vessel/ · 2026-01-09
7. https://www.defensenews.com/unmanned/2025/12/05/autonomous-surface-vessels-to-join-pentagons-global-c2-network/ · 2025-12-05
8. https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2026/6/25/company-offering-collaborative-maritime-autonomy-to-the-navy · 2026-06-25
9. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/havocai-executes-worlds-first-successful-air-sea-autonomy-mission-in-gps-denied-environment-302639315.html · 2025-12-11
10. https://investors.saic.com/news-releases/news-release-details/saic-and-havocai-partner-link-autonomous-fleets-global-command/ · 2025-11-19
11. https://pulse2.com/havocai-end-to-end-maritime-autonomy-solutions-company-raises-11-million/ · 2024-09-16

## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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