Rekise Marine secures $9.7 Mn seed funding led by Accel and NKSquared
Previously, Rekise Marine had raised $4.72 million from Singularity AMC and other investors.
Marine robotics startup Rekise Marine has raised $9.7 million in a seed funding round co-led by Accel and NKSquared.
The round also saw participation from investors including Sameer Brij Verma, Sandeep Singhal, Industrial47, Singularity AMC, the company’s founders, and several family offices.
The fresh capital will be used to complete and conduct sea trials of its flagship autonomous underwater vehicle Jalkapi, strengthen its in-house autonomy software capabilities, and expand its engineering teams across robotics, artificial intelligence and machine learning, embedded systems, platform integration, and naval architecture.
Founded in 2017 by Maitrai Maka and Shekhar, Rekise Marine develops autonomous maritime systems, including unmanned surface vessels and underwater vehicles, for defence and commercial applications.
The company designs, builds, and integrates its robotic platforms while developing its autonomy software stack internally. It works with shipyards and maritime ecosystem partners to develop advanced vessels for naval, security, and industrial use cases.
One of Rekise Marine’s key platforms is Jalkapi, an extra-large autonomous underwater vehicle developed under the Indian Navy’s iDEX ADITI programme. The platform is designed for underwater missions and represents the company’s focus on indigenous maritime robotics capabilities.
The startup’s technology platform is built to support multiple categories of autonomous vessels, ranging from compact portable systems to larger underwater vehicles. According to the company, its autonomy stack enables capabilities to be adapted across different platforms with limited modifications.
Rekise Marine’s portfolio includes Jaldoot, an autonomous surface vessel delivered to customers; Swadheen, an autonomous survey vessel that has completed autonomous open-sea trials; and a man-portable autonomous underwater vehicle currently undergoing testing.
The company has also collaborated with leading Indian shipyards, including Goa Shipyard Limited and Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited, for vessel development and integration.
Other startups operating in India’s marine robotics ecosystem include Odisha-based Coratia Technologies, along with Planys Technologies, Eyerov, and Sagar Defence Engineering.