{"id":"83f69995-6ca0-4cd5-abf2-720ab79391d2","companyId":"d08b88e8-74a9-40d9-b10e-9e5e8b0576c2","modelName":"XOcean USV","slug":"xocean-usv","description":"XOcean, founded in 2017 in Ireland, operates one of the largest fleets of survey-class uncrewed surface vessels and sells ocean data rather than hardware, recorded in the maritime form factor as the data-as-a-service archetype's second example alongside Saildrone. Its captive fleet gathers data for offshore-wind survey, hydrography, asset integrity, and carbon capture and storage across 22 jurisdictions, with the company reporting more than 4 million gigabytes delivered and support for 43.1 gigawatts of offshore wind, and it raised a 115-million-euro, roughly 119-million-dollar Series C in January 2025 to expand its fleet and segments. The registry records it at commercial maturity on the strength of verified material funding and an operating fleet. Its editorial throughline is the data-as-a-service archetype shared with Saildrone, with both companies operating captive fleets that sell ocean data rather than vessels, while XOcean differs in its offshore-wind-survey focus and European customer base and is privately European-funded rather than US and global venture and defense funded. Its claims to the largest survey-USV fleet and the figures of 22 jurisdictions, more than 4 million gigabytes delivered, and 43.1 gigawatts of offshore wind supported are company-reported and not independently audited, and its exact current fleet size and named customer roster are not enumerated given the limited per-customer disclosure typical of data-as-a-service operators.","formFactor":"maritime","maturityStage":"commercial","lifecycleState":"active","supersededByModelId":null,"specs":{"notes":[{"label":"Verified","value":"XOcean (founded 2017, Ireland) operates one of the largest fleets of survey-class uncrewed surface vessels, selling ocean DATA (offshore wind survey, hydrography, asset integrity, CCUS) rather than hardware. Raised a EUR 115M (~$119M) Series C in Jan 2025 to expand fleet + segments. maturity=commercial (verified material funding + operating fleet)."},{"label":"Editorial throughline (data-as-a-service 2nd example)","value":"Data-as-a-service archetype, the SECOND example alongside Saildrone (Wave 1): both are CAPTIVE-FLEET operators that sell ocean data, not vessels. XOcean differs in geographic focus (offshore-wind survey + European customer base) and is privately European-funded vs Saildrone's US/global VC + defense funding."},{"label":"Cap-flag","value":"'Largest survey-USV fleet' + '22 jurisdictions / 4M+ GB / 43.1 GW offshore wind supported' are company-reported figures (treat as company-sourced, not independently audited). Exact current fleet size + named customer roster not enumerated (data-as-a-service operators disclose limited per-customer detail)."}],"specs":"XOcean operates a fleet of survey-class uncrewed surface vessels for ocean data: offshore-wind survey, hydrography, asset integrity, CCUS. Data-as-a-service model (operates its own captive fleet, sells DATA not hardware). Operating across 22 jurisdictions; 4M+ GB delivered; supporting 43.1 GW offshore wind (company-reported). Founded 2017, Ireland. EUR 115M (~$119M) Series C (Jan 2025) to expand fleet + segments.","formFactor":"maritime (autonomous SURFACE vessel / survey USV fleet; DATA-AS-A-SERVICE)"},"manufacturerSerial":null,"reviewStatus":"reviewed","sources":[{"url":"https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/09/xocean-raises-119m-to-capture-ocean-data-with-uncrewed-surface-vessels/","title":"XOcean raises EUR 115M / ~$119M Series C (Jan 2025) for ocean-data USVs","sourceName":"TechCrunch"},{"url":"https://www.xocean.com/","title":"XOcean: data-as-a-service ocean-data USV operator (offshore wind, hydrography, asset integrity, CCUS)","sourceName":"XOcean (official)"},{"url":"https://thenextweb.com/news/xocean-raises-115m-ocean-data-drones","title":"XOcean (Irish; founded 2017; largest survey-class USV fleet; 22 jurisdictions)","sourceName":"The Next Web"}],"aliases":["XOcean USV","XOcean survey USV"],"collisionRisk":"low","reviewNote":null,"manufacturerTermForTeleop":null,"createdAt":"2026-06-03T23:15:02.165Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-03T23:15:02.165Z","jsonLd":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Product","@id":"https://registry.deploy.report/models/xocean-usv","url":"https://registry.deploy.report/models/xocean-usv","name":"XOcean USV","alternateName":["XOcean USV","XOcean survey USV"],"description":"XOcean, founded in 2017 in Ireland, operates one of the largest fleets of survey-class uncrewed surface vessels and sells ocean data rather than hardware, recorded in the maritime form factor as the data-as-a-service archetype's second example alongside Saildrone. Its captive fleet gathers data for offshore-wind survey, hydrography, asset integrity, and carbon capture and storage across 22 jurisdictions, with the company reporting more than 4 million gigabytes delivered and support for 43.1 gigawatts of offshore wind, and it raised a 115-million-euro, roughly 119-million-dollar Series C in January 2025 to expand its fleet and segments. The registry records it at commercial maturity on the strength of verified material funding and an operating fleet. Its editorial throughline is the data-as-a-service archetype shared with Saildrone, with both companies operating captive fleets that sell ocean data rather than vessels, while XOcean differs in its offshore-wind-survey focus and European customer base and is privately European-funded rather than US and global venture and defense funded. Its claims to the largest survey-USV fleet and the figures of 22 jurisdictions, more than 4 million gigabytes delivered, and 43.1 gigawatts of offshore wind supported are company-reported and not independently audited, and its exact current fleet size and named customer roster are not enumerated given the limited per-customer disclosure typical of data-as-a-service operators.","identifier":"83f69995-6ca0-4cd5-abf2-720ab79391d2","category":"maritime","publisher":{"@id":"https://deploy.report/#organization"}}}