Orca AI

Orca AI builds computer-vision and decision-support software for maritime operations. The company raised $23 million in 2024 to expand autonomous-shipping technology, bringing total funding then to nearly $40 million.

Facts

Segment: Maritime Robotics
Country: Israel
Website: https://www.orca-ai.io/

Funding

2025-05-06 - Series B - $72.5M - Orca AI closes $72.5M Series B for autonomous shipping platform - Orca AI closed a $72.5 million Series B led by Brighton Park Capital. - source: orca-ai.io
2024-05-23 - Venture round - $23M - Orca AI raises $23M for autonomous shipping - Orca AI raised $23 million to expand autonomous-shipping technology for AI-assisted maritime operations. - source: orca-ai.io
2021-04-22 - Series A - $13M - Orca AI raises $13M Series A for maritime autonomy - Orca AI raised $13 million in Series A funding for AI-based maritime navigation and collision avoidance. - source: orca-ai.io

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Investors

Ankona Capital - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-05-06
Brighton Park Capital - Lead - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-05-06
Hyperlink Ventures - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-05-06

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Market context

Comparable profiles and adjacent companies connected by shared workflow, capability, or stack position.

Pliant Energy Systems - comparable profile - peer: Maritime Autonomy Companies
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Orpheus Ocean - comparable profile - peer: Maritime Autonomy Companies

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Timeline

2025-03-24 - Deployment - Seaspan expands Orca AI adoption by 100 ships - The rollout extended Orca AI’s navigational safety platform across a major commercial fleet. The event reflected fleet-scale customer adoption rather than a one-off trial. - source: orca-ai.io
2023-07-06 - Partnership - Orca AI enters distribution deal with Marubeni - Marubeni agreed to help distribute Orca AI’s platform in Japan and Southeast Asia. The partnership targeted safer, AI-assisted navigation for commercial shipping customers. The partnership connects the company to a named customer, supplier, platform or… - source: orca-ai.io
2022-05-12 - Deployment - Orca AI powers autonomous commercial ship voyage in congested waters - The voyage was conducted in partnership with NYK and the Nippon Foundation. The operation demonstrated AI navigation and situational awareness in a commercial maritime route context. - source: orca-ai.io

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Team

Dor Raviv - CTO and Co-Founder - Raviv leads the technical side of Orca AI maritime autonomy, including AI decision support and automated watchkeeping systems for commercial fleets.
Yarden Gross - CEO and Co-Founder - Gross leads Orca AI as it scales maritime autonomy, automated watchkeeping, and fleet-safety analytics for shipping operators.

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Relations

Marubeni - Distribution Partner - Marubeni entered a worldwide distribution deal for Orca AI maritime situational-awareness technology.

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