HavocAI Secures $11M in Seed Funding

HavocAI, a new Rhode Island startup, has secured $11 million in seed funding in a round led by Trousdale Ventures and Scout Ventures. The investment will help the startup bring low-cost, collaborative, autonomous surface vessels to market.

The new funding will support the company as they ramp up production and deploy their fleets in global waters.

HavocAI’s un-crewed vessels can act as a first line of defense against maritime threats, equipped with explosive and electronic warfare warheads and with the proven capability to launch both subsurface and airborne drones. Plus, electronic warheads disable enemy drones, allowing them to be captured or destroyed with surgical precision.

HavocAI has committed their engineers to extensive R&D, building vessels with greater speed and defensibility. Through this effort, they have designed naval drones capable of neutralizing enemy combatants and surface threats, operating in denied-communication zones, and working with air and sub-surface autonomous systems, creating a holistic defense web.

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