HyperKelp Timeline

Events

• 2026-03-19 - Award - Connect names HyperKelp among 24 Cool Companies - HyperKelp was one of 24 companies named to the 2026 class. The programme highlights startups positioned for institutional-scale growth. The recognition added a regional commercialization milestone to HyperKelp's defense and ocean-sensing work. - source: hyperkelp.com
• 2025-12-19 - Award - HyperKelp named to Emergent Defense Impact 100 - The recognition followed a year of testing and validation for HyperKelp's smart-buoy platform. The platform was built for low-cost, long-endurance maritime sensing. The company targeted operational use across defense and commercial ocean-intelligence missions. - source: hyperkelp.com
• 2025-12-10 - Award - HyperKelp selected for NATO DIANA's 2026 programme - HyperKelp was named in NATO DIANA's 2026 company cohort. The selection provides access to accelerator sites, test centres and allied defence users. The company was selected in an autonomy, maritime, sensing, communications or related dual-use challenge area. - source: diana.nato.int
• 2025-05-06 - Deployment - First HyperKelp smart buoy deployed in San Diego Bay - The deployed buoy began collecting a continuous stream of environmental data. The programme planned five smart buoys in and near San Diego Bay. The field deployment applied the Kelp Smart Buoy platform to local water-quality monitoring. - source: hyperkelp.com
• 2024-12-16 - Contract Award - U.S. Air Force awards HyperKelp USD 1.8 million Phase II - The effort expanded KSB multi-sensor capabilities for monitoring large ocean regions. Buoy units were designed for deployment from government aircraft and cloud-based sensor fusion. The contract supported scalable maritime awareness for commercial and… - source: hyperkelp.com
• 2024-11-25 - Contract Award - U.S. Navy awards HyperKelp USD 1.3 million sensing contract - The Phase II effort covered a Kelp Smart Buoy sensor suite for detecting hypersonic aircraft from the ocean surface. The system was designed to integrate with Navy command-and-control systems for real-time intelligence sharing. KSB units had already… - source: hyperkelp.com
• 2023-03-02 - Award - HyperKelp joins 2023 NSIN Propel Hawaii cohort - The cohort was selected from more than 200 applicants. Programme work covered networks, contested logistics, autonomous systems and disaster response. The accelerator connected participating startups with U.S. Pacific Fleet and other Indo-Pacific defense… - source: hyperkelp.com