Where is Saildrone headquartered?

Saildrone is headquartered in Alameda, CA and was founded in 2012.

How much funding has Saildrone raised?

Saildrone has raised $345M in disclosed funding, at a most recent valuation of $575M (Series C-1, 2024).

What does Saildrone specialize in?

Saildrone works across Maritime autonomy, Ocean intelligence, Defense ISR.

Does Saildrone hold government contracts?

Defense Tech Atlas links Saildrone to 3 government contracts.

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Saildrone

Uncrewed surface vehicles for persistent maritime intelligence and ocean mapping.

Saildrone designs, manufactures, and operates a fleet of wind-powered uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs) for maritime defense, ocean survey, and environmental monitoring. The company's vehicles carry advanced sensor payloads above and below the surface, delivering persistent near-real-time data into command and control systems. Saildrone has sailed over 2 million nautical miles across 12+ years of operations.

Overview

Headquarters: Alameda, CA
Founded: 2012
Employees: 250
Total funding: $345M
Valuation: $575M (Series C-1, 2024)
Stage: Series C
Status: active
Domains: Maritime autonomy, Ocean intelligence, Defense ISR
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/saildrone-inc
X / Twitter: x.com/saildrone
Website: saildrone.com

Founders1

FounderRichard JenkinsFounder and CEO of Saildrone.

Investors3

Cap table8

Approximate ownership by holder. Indexed holders link to their records.

Raised per round

Raised: $276M

Percentages marked ~ are not disclosed. Some are a generic VC-pattern model (founders/team weighted heaviest, option pool lightest, other holders evenly) sized to whatever's left undisclosed — a standard industry shape, not this company's actual cap table.

Holder	Instrument	Ownership
Founders & team	Common	~37.5%
Series C investorsNew	Preferred (Series C)	~25.0%
Other investors	Preferred / Common	~25.0%
Employee option pool	Options	~12.5%

Contracts3

Programs0

No linked records yet.

Frequently asked

What does Saildrone do?: Saildrone designs, manufactures, and operates a fleet of wind-powered uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs) for maritime defense, ocean survey, and environmental monitoring. The company's vehicles carry advanced sensor payloads above and below the surface, delivering persistent near-real-time data into command and control systems. Saildrone has sailed over 2 million nautical miles across 12+ years of operations.
Where is Saildrone headquartered?: Saildrone is headquartered in Alameda, CA and was founded in 2012.
How much funding has Saildrone raised?: Saildrone has raised $345M in disclosed funding, at a most recent valuation of $575M (Series C-1, 2024).
What does Saildrone specialize in?: Saildrone works across Maritime autonomy, Ocean intelligence, Defense ISR.
Does Saildrone hold government contracts?: Defense Tech Atlas links Saildrone to 3 government contracts.

Sources & citations4

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Founded 2012 by Richard Jenkins; HQ Alameda, CA; 250 employees
Wikipedia: Saildrone (company)
Verified2026-06-01
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Raised over $345M total; $60M round in 2025 led by EIFO
Sacra: Saildrone revenue, funding & growth rate
Reported2025-06-01
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Saildrone filed suit in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims (alongside a separate Blue Water Autonomy complaint) after being excluded from the Navy's Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) prototype program, alleging overly restrictive evaluation criteria and a misreading of its proposal; seeks reinstatement and permission to complete on-water testing.
USNI News: Saildrone, Blue Water Autonomy Sue Navy Over MUSV Program Exclusion
Verified2026-07-15
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Confirmed Saildrone's exclusion from the 7-vendor MUSV prototype cohort and its subsequent lawsuit (filed late June 2026 per Navy Times)
Navy Times: 2 defense tech companies sue US Navy after losing out on MUSV program
Verified2026-07-16