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Orca AI
Builds an AI situational-awareness and autonomous-navigation platform for commercial shipping, trained on the world's largest marine visual dataset (80M+ nautical miles). Deployed with major shipping companies including MSC, NYK, Scorpio, and Seaspan, with 1,200+ vessels booked; ships using its alerts saw a 54% reduction in close-encounter events, and 2024 routing optimization avoided an estimated 195,000 tons of CO2. Founded 2018 by Yarden Gross and Dor Raviv.
HeadquartersLondon, GB
Founded2018
Corporate funding$111M
Team51-200
Deployments0
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Company overview
Identity and operating footprint
Company typePhysical AI software
Market segmentCorporate
StageSeries B ($72.5M May 2025 led by Brighton Park Capital; $111M total)
FoundersYarden Gross (CEO)
Regions servedGlobal
Countries deployedNot listed
Service footprintNot listed
Last reviewed2026-07-05
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Funding history
Publicly announced rounds
Series B
Brighton Park Capital, Ankona Capital, Hyperlink Ventures
Round sourceSeries A Extension
Investors undisclosed
Round sourceSeries A
Investors undisclosed
Round sourceSeed
Investors undisclosed
Round sourceInvestors on recordBrighton Park CapitalAnkona CapitalHyperlink VenturesOCV PartnersMizmaa Ventures
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Company timeline
Milestones and announcements
2025-05-07Orca AI secures $72.5M in Series B to advance AI-powered maritime navigation ↗Ctech (Calcalist)
2025-05-06Raised $72.5M Series B led by Brighton Park Capital to scale autonomous shipping platform; customers include MSC, NYK, Scorpio, SeaspanTechCrunch
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Source ledger
7 unique public sources
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Orca AI Secures $72.5 Million Investment to Scale Autonomous Shipping SolutionsPR Newswire · retrieved 2026-07-05
02Autonomous shipping startup Orca AI tops up with $23M led by OCV Partners and MizMaa VenturesTechCrunch · retrieved 2026-07-05
03Autonomous Marine Navigation Startup Orca AI Raises $13m Series AThe Maritime Executive · retrieved 2026-07-05
04Orca AI Launches With $2.6 Million Seed Round To Reduce Costly Maritime CollisionsOcean News & Technology · retrieved 2026-07-05
05Orca AI Highlights Fleet-Scale Adoption of Maritime Navigation TechnologyTipRanks · retrieved 2026-07-05
06Anglo-Eastern Partners With Orca AI to Offer AI-Assisted NavigationThe Maritime Executive · retrieved 2026-07-05
07Boosted by defense and Starlink, Orca AI pulls in $72.5M for its autonomous shipping platformTechCrunch · retrieved 2026-07-05