TideWise
TideWise is a Brazilian maritime robotics company that designs, builds, and operates autonomous surface vessels (USVs) and remote control systems for offshore oil & gas, offshore wind, defense, and port clients. It delivers survey, inspection, logistics, and AI-enabled maritime data services using proprietary USV platforms.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2019
- HeadquartersRio De Janeiro, Brazil
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What TideWise does
TideWise is a Brazilian maritime robotics company founded in 2019 and headquartered in Rio de Janeiro that develops, integrates, and operates autonomous surface vessels (USVs) and the control systems that run them. The company serves offshore oil & gas, offshore wind, defense, and port authority customers, delivering services including hydrographic and bathymetric surveys, asset inspection, environmental monitoring (notably oil spill detection), maritime logistics, and naval defense missions.
The core technology stack is a vertically integrated platform: the 5-meter USV Tupan multipurpose vessel for commercial survey and inspection work; the 11.5-meter USV Suppressor co-developed with EMGEPRON for the Brazilian Navy; a 24-meter USV with Lloyd's Register Approval in Principle and 35-day hybrid endurance; and the proprietary WiseControl autonomy engine with the WiseBridge portable/mobile/fixed remote operation interface (<200ms video latency). Sensor integrations include Kongsberg multibeam echo sounders, Norbit iWBMS, ADCPs, LiDARs, UAVs, and ROVs (including the off-the-shelf ROV Revolution). The company holds regulatory certifications uncommon for its peer set: NORMAM-25/DHN registration, IHO Special Order hydrographic survey authorization, and the Lloyd's Register AiP.
Revenue is generated primarily through professional services contracts with large enterprises and government clients (Petrobras, Shell, Repsol Sinopec, TechnipFMC, TOC, Elia Group, EMGEPRON/Brazilian Navy), with an emerging Smart Data line that monetizes AI/ML-processed maritime datasets. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; the go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales with long sales cycles involving custom USV integration. The company claims 94% average revenue growth over the last three years, 13 successful project deliveries, and approximately 30+ employees as of 2025. Following a R$10 million Series A in October 2023 led by MSW CAPITAL, TideWise is expanding from Brazil into Belgium to serve Northern European offshore wind and maritime markets, with new USV models launched in 2025.
TideWise firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- TideWise
- Legal name
- TideWise
- Website
- https://tidewise.io
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2019
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- TideWise is a Brazilian maritime robotics company that designs, builds, and operates autonomous surface vessels (USVs) and remote control systems for offshore oil & gas, offshore wind, defense, and port clients. It delivers survey, inspection, logistics, and AI-enabled maritime data services using proprietary USV platforms.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
TideWise industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Autonomous Maritime Robotic Services
- NAICS
- Ship Building and Repairing (336611), Navigational Services to Shipping (488330), Support Activities for Water Transportation (4883)
- SIC
- Ship & Boat Building & Repairing (3730), Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USV) & Autonomous Maritime Surface Platforms (IMABAIAE)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Maritime Unmanned Systems (USV/UUV) & Control Stations (IMABAKAJ), Marine & Underwater Robotics (USVs/UUVs) (HDAAAIAH)
Keywords
Where TideWise is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Rio De Janeiro
- HQ country
- Brazil
- HQ region
- Latin America
Offices2 records
Markets served
TideWise business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Maritime Services using Unmanned Systems: TideWise provides professional services using their autonomous vessels including bathymetric/hydrographic surveys, offshore asset inspections, environmental monitoring, and defense applications. Services are delivered using USVs with various sensor integrations (multibeam sonar, LiDAR, ADCP, ROV, UAV). Revenue generated through service contracts with major oil & gas, offshore wind, and defense clients.
- Smart Data Services: Collection and processing of maritime environmental, oceanographic, and geospatial data using AI, machine learning, and big data processing. Services support oil & gas, offshore renewable energy, oceanographic research, environmental monitoring, and maritime safety sectors.
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels7 records
TideWise product offering
Product offeringCore offering
TideWise develops, integrates, and operates intelligent robotic maritime systems, principally Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs), to deliver offshore services such as hydrographic and bathymetric surveys, asset inspections, environmental monitoring, logistics, and defense operations. The company combines its proprietary USV platforms (USV Tupan, USV Suppressor) with a proprietary remote control system (WiseControl/WiseBridge) and AI-driven data processing (Smart Data) to serve enterprise clients in oil & gas, offshore wind, and naval sectors.
Product overview
TideWise offers a platform of intelligent robotic maritime systems consisting of proprietary autonomous surface vessels (USVs) and a control system, complemented by a suite of service modules. The core product family includes the USV Tupan (5m multipurpose autonomous vessel) and USV Suppressor (11.5m defense-focused vessel), both controlled via TideWise's proprietary WiseControl/WiseBridge remote operation system. These are supported by five integrated service lines: Marine Site Characterization (hydrographic surveys using integrated sensors), Asset Inspection (USV/ROV/UAV-based inspection), Smart Data (AI/ML-powered maritime data analytics), Logistics (autonomous cargo transport), and Defence (USV Suppressor for mine countermeasures and surveillance). The company also integrates off-the-shelf ROVs (ROV Revolution) and third-party sensors (Norbit, Kongsberg, R2sonic) with its platforms.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- USV Tupan: 5-meter multipurpose autonomous surface vessel designed and built in Brazil, capable of various maritime operations including bathymetry, asset inspection, and logistics.
- USV Suppressor
- WiseControl
- WiseBridge
- Smart Data
Products and services
- USV Tupan A 5-meter multipurpose autonomous surface vessel designed and built in Brazil for conducting hydrographic surveys, asset inspections, logistics, and defense operations, capable of carrying modular payloads including UAVs, ROVs, and hydrographic sensors.
- USV Suppressor An 11.5-meter multipurpose uncrewed surface vessel designed for naval defense applications including mine countermeasures (MCM), anti-submarine warfare, surveillance, and monitoring of Brazilian waters.
- WiseControl TideWise's proprietary control system providing remote operation and autonomy for managing USVs, UAVs, and ROVs, with safety features including critical subsystem failure detection and safe mode transitions.
- Marine Site Characterization Marine data acquisition service integrating multibeam echo sounders, ADCPs, DVLs, LiDARs, and other sensors on USVs to collect bathymetric, oceanographic, and geophysical data for offshore clients.
- Asset Inspection Uncrewed inspection service for offshore platforms, wind farms, pipelines, cables, and port infrastructure using USVs, UAVs, and ROVs, reducing inspection costs by approximately 70% versus conventional crewed methods.
- Smart Data AI, machine learning, and big data processing service applied to environmental, oceanographic, and geospatial maritime data to generate strategic insights for offshore industries.
- Logistics Autonomous maritime logistics service providing transport of small cargo loads (up to 200 kg) between ports and offshore platforms, plus USV-guided route navigation in ports and rivers with drone-assisted virtual buoys.
- Defence Multi-mission naval defense service offering surveillance, monitoring of territorial waters, and mine countermeasures using the USV Suppressor, delivered in partnership with EMGEPRON (Brazilian Navy).
Quantifiable outcome
- 98% fuel consumption reduction compared to conventional vessels
- +5 more outcomes
Companies that use TideWise
Customer profileNamed customers7 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
TideWise technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
AI capability5 records
Feature5 records
TideWise partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- EMGEPRON (Empresa Gerencial de Projetos Navais)corePartnership with Brazilian Navy's naval project management company for development of USV Suppressor, an 11.5-meter multipurpose uncrewed vessel for mine countermeasures, anti-submarine warfare, and surveillance. Control system will be compatible with future Tamandaré-class frigates. Project scheduled for launch in 2025 and will consolidate Brazilian maritime technology among the world's most advanced.
- Blueye RoboticsminorExploration of collaboration opportunities during Trondheim visit. Both companies are active in defense sector developing subsea surveillance and mine detection solutions.
- KongsbergcoreIntegration partnership for EM 2040P Multibeam EchoSounder sensor on USV Tupan, demonstrated in Category A autonomous bathymetry - first system of its kind in Brazil. Also uses Kongsberg sensors for hydrographic surveys up to 600m depth.
- Repsol Sinopec BrasilcorePartnership for ARIEL project (Autonomous Robot for Identification of Emulsified Liquids) developing autonomous drone landing/takeoff system on USV for oil spill identification. Won ANP Technological Innovation Award 2020 and demonstrated in North Sea with Elia Group.
- COPPE/UFRJ (LEAD, LAMCE, SMT Laboratories)coreResearch partnership with university laboratories for ARIEL project developing autonomous oil spill identification system.
Scale indicators14 records
Recent moves8 records
Expansion highlights7 records
TideWise competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- ThayerMahan: US-based autonomous maritime systems company providing persistent surveillance, mine countermeasures, and subsea monitoring for navies and commercial clients. Direct competitor to TideWise's defense line (USV Suppressor) and shares the same dual-use commercial/government business model.
- Sea-Kit International: UK-based designer and operator of USVs for uncrewed transit and hydrographic survey, with established relationships in offshore energy and defense sectors. Directly comparable vessel platform approach and customer base overlap with TideWise's Tupan-class operations.
- Sea Machines Robotics: US-based developer of autonomous control systems for commercial vessels and USVs, focused on retrofit autonomy and remote command software. Comparable to TideWise's WiseControl/WiseBridge control-system layer and competes for similar retrofit and OEM integration deals.
- Maritime Robotics: Norwegian developer and operator of USVs (Mariner and Otter class) for hydrographic survey, oceanography, and defense applications. Closely comparable to TideWise on vessel platform approach, hydrographic data services, and Northern European customer base that TideWise is now entering via Belgium.
- XOCEAN: Ireland-based operator of USVs for oceanographic and hydrographic survey work, primarily serving offshore wind developers and oil & gas majors. Highly comparable to TideWise's asset-inspection and survey use cases and shares the same 'survey-as-a-service' revenue model.
- Saildrone: US-based developer and operator of wind- and solar-powered autonomous surface vehicles for ocean data collection, hydrographic survey, and defense applications. Direct competitor to TideWise in offshore survey and monitoring, with comparable business model of operating USVs-as-a-service for enterprise and government clients.
Broad incumbents
- Kongsberg Maritime: Norwegian maritime technology prime with deep portfolio in autonomous surface vessels, sensors (multibeam, sonar), and integrated bridge systems. Both a TideWise supplier/partner (sensor integration) and a competitive threat given its breadth across the maritime autonomy stack.
- Ocean Infinity: UK/US-based marine technology company operating large fleets of unmanned surface and underwater vehicles for offshore survey, subsea inspection, and offshore wind. A broader, more capital-intensive incumbent pursuing the same autonomous maritime operations thesis as TideWise at significantly larger scale.
Emerging players
- Blueye Robotics: Norwegian underwater drone (ROV) manufacturer with active exploration of USV+ROV integration partnerships with TideWise (referenced in disclosed partnership). Comparable in subsea robotics product line and an emerging player in defense mine-detection use cases overlapping with Suppressor.
- AutoNaut: UK-based designer of wave-propelled autonomous surface vessels for long-endurance ocean data collection. Comparable to TideWise on the vessel platform side and shares overlap in defense, science, and offshore energy survey customer segments.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
TideWise social profiles
Digital presenceTideWise compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance3 records
TideWise financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
TideWise leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles1 record
TideWise funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds3 records
Investors5 records
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TideWise M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about TideWise
What does TideWise do?
TideWise develops, integrates, and operates intelligent robotic maritime systems, principally Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs), to deliver offshore services such as hydrographic and bathymetric surveys, asset inspections, environmental monitoring, logistics, and defense operations. The company combines its proprietary USV platforms (USV Tupan, USV Suppressor) with a proprietary remote control system (WiseControl/WiseBridge) and AI-driven data processing (Smart Data) to serve enterprise clients in oil & gas, offshore wind, and naval sectors.
Is TideWise a public or private company?
TideWise is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was TideWise founded?
TideWise was founded in 2019. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is TideWise based?
TideWise is headquartered in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, in the Latin America region.
How does TideWise make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. Maritime Services using Unmanned Systems are the primary driver. The others are smart Data Services.
Who are TideWise's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are ThayerMahan, Sea-Kit International, Sea Machines Robotics, Maritime Robotics, XOCEAN and Saildrone. Broad incumbents are Kongsberg Maritime and Ocean Infinity. Emerging players are Blueye Robotics and AutoNaut.
Does TideWise have an API?
No public API is recorded for TideWise.
What industry is TideWise in?
TideWise's product category is Autonomous Maritime Robotic Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMABAIAE, Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USV) & Autonomous Maritime Surface Platforms, with a secondary code of IMABAKAJ, Maritime Unmanned Systems (USV/UUV) & Control Stations. Its NAICS code is 336611 and its SIC code is 3730.