Sunfish
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2019
- HeadquartersDel Valle, United States
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
Sunfish firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Sunfish
- Legal name
- SUNFISH, Inc.
- Website
- https://sunfishinc.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2019
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Where Sunfish is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Del Valle
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices2 records
Markets served
Sunfish business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain
Revenue model
- AUV Hardware Sales: Sale of custom-fabricated SUNFISH AUV platforms configured to meet customer requirements. Each unit is custom-built and quoted based on specifications and configurations.
- Field Services and Operations: Providing vehicle and operations team for customer-specified underwater missions including inspections, surveys, and exploration tasks.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | Custom AUV Platform |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels3 records
Sunfish product offering
Product offeringCore offering
SUNFISH designs, builds and sells a custom-fabricated, two-person portable Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) equipped with AI and SLAM-based navigation, multi-beam sonar mapping, high-resolution imaging, and 6-DOF maneuverability. The platform is sold as a configurable hardware unit to government, scientific, and commercial customers, and is complemented by field services where SUNFISH supplies the vehicle and an operations team to execute customer-specified underwater missions.
Product overview
SUNFISH Inc. offers a single core product portfolio centered on the SUNFISH AUV platform - a custom-fabricated two-person portable autonomous underwater vehicle. The core platform is available for purchase and is highly configurable to meet various customer requirements. The product ecosystem includes Field Services as an add-on module providing equipment and expertise for customer-specified underwater missions. The AUV is designed for challenging environments ranging from man-made structures (piers, harbors, dams) to natural environments (reefs, caves), and serves both commercial (offshore energy, port structures, ship hulls) and scientific (shipwrecks, coral reefs, submerged caves, archaeological sites) applications.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- SUNFISH AUV: User-friendly and person-portable Autonomous Underwater Vehicle with field proven AI and SLAM technology.
Products and services
- SUNFISH AUV A user-friendly, person-portable Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) with field-proven Artificial Intelligence and SLAM capabilities, weighing 50 kg dry with 161 cm L x 47 cm W x 20 cm H dimensions. Features 6-DOF maneuverability, autonomous mission planning, real-time mapping and localization, multi-beam sonar mapping, high-resolution imaging, obstacle avoidance, optional fiber-optic tether, and patented autonomous rendezvous and docking. Sold as a custom-fabricated configurable platform for government, scientific, and commercial customers.
- Field Services Mission-specific underwater operations service in which SUNFISH supplies the SUNFISH AUV and an operations team to execute customer-specified missions, including underwater inspections, asset inspection, exploration, and rapid delivery of high-quality imagery and 3D maps.
Quantifiable outcome
- Autonomous 120m penetration into complex cave environment with self-generated map navigation
Companies that use Sunfish
Customer profileNamed customers5 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Sunfish technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
AI capability5 records
Feature9 records
Sunfish partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
One partnership is on record.
- Stone AerospacecoreSUNFISH was developed by Stone Aerospace in collaboration with NASA. Stone Aerospace, the original developer, continues to be associated with the technology origin. This partnership was foundational in creating the AUV technology platform.
Scale indicators3 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights4 records
Sunfish competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Teledyne Marine (Gavia AUV): Teledyne's Gavia is a modular, person-portable AUV sharing SUNFISH's compact form factor philosophy. As part of Teledyne Marine, it competes for the same scientific and commercial inspection customers but with deeper capital, a global sales/service network, and a multi-product portfolio.
- Kongsberg Maritime (HUGIN AUV): Kongsberg's HUGIN is a workclass AUV used for deep-water survey and inspection missions. While not portable like SUNFISH, it competes for the same offshore energy, scientific, and government survey budgets at the larger end of the AUV market.
- Saab Seaeye: Saab's underwater vehicle portfolio (Sabertooth, Seaeye Falcon, etc.) spans ROVs and AUVs used in offshore energy, defense, and inspection. The dual-use positioning and global installed base overlap with SUNFISH's commercial and defense-adjacent opportunities.
- ECA Group (exiAUV / ALISTAR): ECA Group manufactures AUVs (A18, ALISTAR) for mine countermeasures, hydrography, and inspection. It competes with SUNFISH for both defense procurement budgets and commercial survey contracts, with a much broader unmanned maritime portfolio.
- Ocean Infinity: Ocean Infinity operates large fleets of autonomous underwater and surface vehicles for offshore survey, search, and inspection globally. Its Armadillo and Armada AUV/USV programs compete for the same offshore energy and government survey RFPs as SUNFISH.
Direct peers
- Bluefin Robotics (General Dynamics Mission Systems): Bluefin manufactures autonomous underwater vehicles for defense and commercial survey, with a strong Naval/DoD customer base. SUNFISH pursues overlapping scientific and government inspection missions with a smaller, more portable platform.
- L3Harris OceanServer (IVER AUV): L3Harris OceanServer's IVER family of small, portable AUVs is one of the closest direct competitors to SUNFISH in the person-portable survey/inspection segment, serving defense, commercial, and scientific customers globally.
Others
- Stone Aerospace: Stone Aerospace is the original developer of the SUNFISH platform and a current strategic partner. While not a direct sales competitor, it is the technology originator and a closely related participant in deep-ice and cave autonomous exploration.
Emerging players
- Hydromea: Hydromea builds portable, autonomous underwater vehicles and wireless underwater communication systems for asset inspection in confined spaces (ports, tanks, flooded infrastructure) — directly competing with SUNFISH's compact inspection niche.
- Bedrock Ocean: Bedrock operates autonomous subsea survey fleets for offshore wind and infrastructure inspection using a vehicle + service model. Its recurring services approach directly parallels SUNFISH's Field Services stream and targets the same offshore wind and marine construction customers.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat3 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Sunfish social profiles
Digital presenceSunfish financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Sunfish leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles1 record
Sunfish funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Sunfish M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Sunfish
What does Sunfish do?
SUNFISH designs, builds and sells a custom-fabricated, two-person portable Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) equipped with AI and SLAM-based navigation, multi-beam sonar mapping, high-resolution imaging, and 6-DOF maneuverability. The platform is sold as a configurable hardware unit to government, scientific, and commercial customers, and is complemented by field services where SUNFISH supplies the vehicle and an operations team to execute customer-specified underwater missions.
Is Sunfish a public or private company?
Sunfish is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Sunfish founded?
Sunfish was founded in 2019. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Sunfish based?
Sunfish is headquartered in Del Valle, United States, in the North America region.
How does Sunfish make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. AUV Hardware Sales are the primary driver. The others are field Services and Operations.
Who are Sunfish's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Teledyne Marine (Gavia AUV), Kongsberg Maritime (HUGIN AUV), Saab Seaeye, ECA Group (exiAUV / ALISTAR) and Ocean Infinity. Direct peers are Bluefin Robotics (General Dynamics Mission Systems) and L3Harris OceanServer (IVER AUV). Stone Aerospace is listed as an others. Emerging players are Hydromea and Bedrock Ocean.
Does Sunfish have an API?
No public API is recorded for Sunfish.