What Rekise Marine does

Rekise Marine (legal name: Rekise) is a Bengaluru-headquartered marine robotics company founded in 2017 that designs, builds, and integrates autonomous surface and underwater vessels for defense and commercial maritime customers. Its portfolio comprises four platforms: the Jaldoot man-portable USV (1.6m, ~55 kg, 9-hour endurance) for harbour and inland surveys; the Swadheen ASV (5m, ~250 kg, 12-hour endurance) for offshore bathymetric surveys and swarm-enabled fleet operations; the MPAUV compact AUV (~50 kg, 100m depth, 10-hour endurance) for inspection and reconnaissance; and Jalkapi, described as India's first extra-large autonomous underwater vehicle (11m, ~20 tons, 30–45 day endurance, 300m depth) for ISR, anti-submarine warfare, and covert patrol roles. All platforms share a full-stack approach combining hull design, onboard subsystems, and in-house autonomy software, with COLREGS-compliant collision avoidance, fleet/swarm command interfaces, and multimodal sensor payloads (EO/IR, LiDAR, side scan sonar, USBL).

The company's commercial model is enterprise field sales to defense and government buyers, with manufacturing and delivery executed through shipyard partners (Goa Shipyard Limited, GRSE Limited, Steel Authority of India Limited, Krishna Defence). Anchor customers include the Indian Navy under the iDEX ADITI programme (Jalkapi development) and DRDO (Jaldoot delivery via GRSE). Revenue mechanics are hardware sales of vessels combined with government/defense development contracts; pricing is not publicly disclosed. Adjacent use cases — hydrographic survey, offshore energy inspection, coastal monitoring, port operations — are positioned on the same platforms but no commercial revenue is disclosed.

The company is venture-backed, having raised a $9.7 million seed round in June 2026 co-led by Accel and NKSquared (Nikhil Kamath), with participation from Industrial 47, Singularity AMC, and family offices, to complete Jalkapi sea-trials, deepen the autonomy stack, and expand the engineering team. Rekise Marine is co-founded by naval architect Maitrai Maka and former Goa Shipyard Limited Chairman Rear Admiral Shekhar Mital (Retd), and employs approximately 55 people as of mid-2026.

Name

Rekise Marine

Legal name

Rekise

Website

https://rekise.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Rekise Marine designs and builds autonomous surface and underwater vessels — from man-portable USVs to India's first XLAUV — for the Indian Navy, DRDO, and adjacent commercial maritime survey customers, using in-house autonomy software and shipyard-based manufacturing partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Autonomous Maritime Vessels

NAICS

Ship and Boat Building (3366), Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511)

SIC

Ship & Boat Building & Repairing (3730)

akta.pro primary industry

Maritime Unmanned Systems (USV/UUV) & Control Stations (IMABAKAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) & Autonomous Subsea Platforms (IMABAIAF), Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USV) & Autonomous Maritime Surface Platforms (IMABAIAE), Unmanned Naval Vessels (USV/UUV) (IMAJABAH), Marine & Underwater Robotics (USVs/UUVs) (HDAAAIAH)

Keywords

• Autonomous surface vessels
• Autonomous underwater vehicles
• Marine robotics
• Unmanned submarines
• Naval autonomy systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Hyderabad

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Autonomous Vessel Sales: Sale of autonomous surface and underwater vessels to defense and commercial maritime customers
2. Defense Contracts: Government and defense contracts including Indian Navy iDEX ADITI programme for development of autonomous naval platforms

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Rekise Marine designs and builds autonomous maritime vessels—surface (USV/ASV) and underwater (AUV/XLAUV)—for defense and commercial customers. The company integrates hull design, onboard subsystems, and in-house AI-driven autonomy software into four products (Jaldoot, Swadheen, MPAUV, Jalkapi) that range from man-portable inspection platforms to an 11-metre diesel-electric unmanned submarine with 30–45 day mission endurance.

Product overview

Rekise Marine is a marine robotics company that designs and builds autonomous vessels spanning surface and underwater domains. The product portfolio comprises four distinct autonomous maritime systems: Jaldoot (man-portable USV for surveys and UUV positioning), Swadheen (5m ASV for bathymetric surveys and fleet operations), MPAUV (compact AUV for inspection and reconnaissance), and Jalkapi (India's first XLAUV for long-duration defense missions). All vessels share a full-stack approach combining AI-driven autonomy software, advanced robotics, and deep maritime domain expertise, enabling safer, more efficient, and scalable ocean operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Jaldoot USV A man-portable autonomous surface vessel (1.6m, ~55kg) with USBL acoustic payload, foldable masts, in-water charging, and IP68 sealed hull for rapid deployment. Designed for inland and harbour surveys, water quality monitoring, UUV communication and positioning support, and inspection/mapping in confined waters for defense and commercial survey customers.
• Swadheen ASV A 5m autonomous surface vessel (~250kg) with a moonpool for multi-beam echosounder, azimuth and bow thrusters for dynamic positioning, and EO/IR cameras/LiDAR. Designed for offshore bathymetric surveys, hydrographic and environmental surveys, defence surveillance, fleet/swarm operations, coastal monitoring, port operations, and subsea infrastructure inspection.
• MPAUV A compact autonomous underwater vehicle (~50kg) deployable by a single operator, rated to 100m depth with up to 10 hours endurance at 3 knots. Carries side scan sonar and 4K camera for reconnaissance, environmental monitoring, mine detection, and coastal/offshore inspection missions.
• Jalkapi XLAUV India's first extra-large autonomous underwater vehicle—an 11m, ~20-ton diesel-electric unmanned submarine with 30–45 day endurance, operating depth up to 300m, and self-recharging via onboard diesel generator. Equipped with passive bow and flank array sonars, EO/IR and CO/IR cameras, radar/ESM, and INS/DVL/USBL navigation for long-range ISR, covert underwater patrols, multi-domain threat detection, strategic maritime surveillance, anti-submarine warfare, seabed mapping, and mine countermeasure roles.

Quantifiable outcome

• Jalkapi XLAUV with 30-45 day mission endurance
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability8 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Goa Shipyard LimitedcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2024Indian shipyard partner for development and manufacturing of autonomous vessels. Collaboration for vessel design integration and production.
• GRSE LimitedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGarden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers - Indian shipyard partner. Jaldoot autonomous surface vessel delivered through GRSE to DRDO.
• Indian NavycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary defense customer developing Jalkapi XLAUV under iDEX ADITI programme for autonomous naval platforms including ISR and anti-submarine warfare applications.
• Steel Authority of India LimitedmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Rekise Marine and Krishna Defence for construction of India's largest AUV - Jalkapi Extra-Large Unmanned Underwater Vehicle.
• Krishna Defence and Allied Industries LtdmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInitiated construction of India's largest AUV Jalkapi in partnership with Rekise Marine and Steel Authority of India Limited.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Saronic Technologies: US-based builder of autonomous surface vessels for the U.S. Navy and allied defense customers. Directly comparable as a venture-backed defense startup scaling a portfolio of uncrewed surface platforms, with similar enterprise field-sales motion into naval customers.
• Saildrone: Manufacturer of wind- and solar-powered uncrewed surface vehicles used for ocean data, hydrographic survey, and defense/maritime domain awareness. Comparable in producing a fleet of autonomous surface vessels with long endurance and a unified mission-control layer for commercial and government customers.
• Ocean Infinity: Marine autonomy operator fielding large fleets of unmanned surface vessels (Armada) and AUVs for offshore survey, subsea inspection and defense work. Closely comparable in combining full-stack vessel design, autonomy software, and survey-grade sensor payloads for defense and offshore energy customers.
• ECA Group: French specialist in unmanned naval systems including A9 AUVs and a USV range (Inspector, CAT-Survey) for mine countermeasures, ISR and hydrography. Directly comparable as a defense-focused builder of autonomous surface and underwater platforms sold into naval customers.
• Atlas Elektronik: UUV manufacturer (SeaWolf, ARCIMS USV) supplying mine countermeasures, ASW and survey platforms to multiple navies. Comparable as a dedicated undersea autonomy specialist whose product portfolio and use cases closely overlap Jalkapi and MPAUV.
• Liquid Robotics: Boeing-owned builder of the Wave Glider uncrewed surface vehicle for persistent ocean data collection and defense/maritime surveillance. Comparable as a USV-only specialist with long-endurance autonomous surface platforms used for ISR and survey missions.

Broad incumbents

• Kongsberg Maritime: Established maritime technology prime with the HUGIN AUV family, Seaglider USVs and integrated autonomy stacks for navies and commercial operators. Comparable as a broader incumbent whose autonomous underwater and surface platforms overlap directly with Jalkapi, MPAUV, Swadheen and Jaldoot.
• Anduril Industries: U.S. defense-tech prime with the Ghost Shark XL-AUV program for Australia and broader autonomy work across maritime, air and ground domains. Comparable as a well-capitalized competitor pursuing extra-large autonomous underwater platforms for Indo-Pacific naval customers.
• Teledyne Technologies: Diversified marine technology group whose Teledyne Marine division produces the Gavia AUV, Slocum glider and acoustic/sensor payloads used on survey and defense AUVs. Comparable as a broad incumbent supplying the autonomy platforms and instrument payloads that Rekise integrates into its own vessels.
• L3Harris Technologies: Large defense prime with an unmanned maritime portfolio including the Iver AUV and ASW/USV systems sold to U.S. and allied navies. Comparable as a broad incumbent competing for autonomous maritime platform contracts in the same defense customer set.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors5 records

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M&A

Investments

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