Sea Cheetah

Name

Sea Cheetah

Legal name

Sea Cheetah Corporation

Website

https://seacheetah.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainable Maritime Transportation

NAICS

Ship and Boat Building (3366), Ship and Boat Building (33661), Deep Sea Passenger Transportation (483112), Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation (48311)

SIC

Water Transportation (4400), Engines & Turbines (3510)

akta.pro primary industry

Propulsion, Power & Energy Systems Design (Diesel, Hybrid, Electric, Alternative Fuels) (IMAJAGAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Marine Hybrid & Electric Propulsion Systems (IMAJAHAC), Passenger Ferries & Water Taxis (Fast Ferries, RoPax, Catamarans) (IMAJADAC)

Keywords

• Wing-in-ground-effect vessels
• Hydrogen-powered marine transport
• Zero-emission mobility
• Coastal passenger transport
• Cargo logistics vessels

Headquarters

HQ city

Miami

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Passenger Transportation Services: Zero-emission mobility services for passenger transportation in coastal and island markets. Revenue generated from passenger fares and fleet operations.
2. Cargo Logistics Services: Long-range cargo delivery services utilizing WIGE vessels with heavy payload capacity over extended distances without refueling.
3. Fleet Sales/Inquiry: The company offers fleet variants for both passenger and cargo applications, suggesting potential revenue from vessel sales to operators.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Sea Cheetah designs and develops hydrogen-powered Wing-in-Ground-Effect (WIGE) vessels offering zero-emission passenger and cargo transportation for coastal and island markets. The vessels fly below 10 feet over the water at speeds above 135 knots (250 Kph / 155 Mph) for hundreds of miles without refueling hydrogen, combining aircraft-like performance with marine vessel economics and IMO regulatory oversight. Two core fleet variants are offered: a Passenger Fleet Variant and a Cargo Fleet Variant.

Product overview

Sea Cheetah offers zero-emission mobility solutions through its hydrogen-powered Wing-in-Ground-Effect (WIGE) vessel fleet. The company provides two core product variants: the Passenger Fleet Variant for coastal passenger transportation and the Cargo Fleet Variant for cargo delivery and logistics. WIGE vessels utilize aerodynamic ground effect principles, flying close to the water surface at speeds above 135 knots (250 km/h), and are certified by marine authorities (US Coast Guard, IMO) rather than aviation authorities, requiring a marine captain license rather than an aircraft pilot license.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sea Cheetah Passenger Fleet Variant

Quantifiable outcome

• Speed: above 135 knots (250 Kph / 155 Mph)
• +3 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Swiftships: Swiftships builds fast aluminum workboats, patrol craft, and small ferries for defense and commercial operators, overlapping with Sea Cheetah's passenger and search-and-rescue target use cases across a similar vessel size class.

Emerging players

• Universal Hydrogen: Universal Hydrogen is building hydrogen powertrain and refueling logistics for regional aircraft, addressing the same hydrogen ecosystem gap that Sea Cheetah depends on for its coastal and island operations.
• Arc Boats: Arc is developing electric recreational and commercial boats for coastal markets, representing an emerging competitor in the broader zero-emission marine mobility space where Sea Cheetah also operates.
• Artemis Technologies: Artemis produces the EF-24 Passenger and cargo foiling vessels, an emerging zero-emission fast-craft competitor overlapping with Sea Cheetah's coastal passenger and cargo segments.
• Boundary Layer Technologies: Boundary Layer is building high-speed hydrofoil container vessels for coastal cargo, targeting similar zero-emission, low-infrastructure coastal logistics use cases that Sea Cheetah addresses with its cargo WIGE variant.
• Candela Technology: Candela builds electric hydrofoil passenger boats (P-12, C-8) targeting coastal commuters and island routes, competing for the same zero-emission coastal mobility narrative with a different but adjacent aerodynamic-lift platform.
• ZeroAvia: ZeroAvia is developing hydrogen-electric powertrains for aviation; while its target platforms differ, the hydrogen propulsion stack, supply chain, and certification learnings are directly applicable to Sea Cheetah's hydrogen WIGE program.

Broad incumbents

• BAE Systems Maritime: BAE Systems is a major naval shipbuilder and integrator with deep experience in high-speed craft, composite hulls, and marine propulsion; it represents a large incumbent that could enter or partner in the WIGE / high-speed coastal vessel category.

Direct peers

• REGENT Craft: REGENT is developing all-electric wing-in-ground-effect 'seagliders' for coastal passenger transport, making it the closest direct competitor to Sea Cheetah's hydrogen-powered WIGE vessels in terms of platform type, regulatory pathway, and target coastal/island markets.

Others

• Echandia Marine: Echandia supplies hydrogen fuel cell systems for marine vessels, making it a potential enabling supplier/competitor addressing the same hydrogen propulsion stack that powers Sea Cheetah's WIGE craft.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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