Huntington Ingalls Industries, Toyota AI Ventures and Brunswick’s TechNexus Venture Collaborative fund all took part in the autonomous marine vessel system developer's latest round.
US-based autonomous ship sensor developer Sea Machines Robotics secured $15m yesterday from investors including conglomerate Brunswick Corporation, military shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) and automotive manufacturer Toyota.
Venture capital firm Accomplice led the round, which included Geekdom Fund, NextGen Venture Partners, Eniac Ventures, LaunchCapital and undisclosed additional backers. Brunswick and Toyota were represented by TechNexus Venture Collaborative and Toyota AI Ventures respectively.
Founded in 2015, Sea Machines is working on an autonomous control and radar technology system for marine vessels.…
