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Sofar

Sofar

Sofar builds ocean sensing and exploration tools for ocean enthusiasts, industry, and conservation. Products include the Spotter weather buoy and Trident underwater drone.

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openrov.com
sofarocean.com
Is a
Company
Company
Organization
Organization

Company attributes

Industry
Drones
Drones
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Hardware
Hardware
Robotics
Robotics
Autonomous System
Autonomous System
Technology
Technology
Aerospace
Aerospace
Defense Industry
Defense Industry
...
Location
Berkeley, California
Berkeley, California
San Francisco
San Francisco
B2X
B2B
B2B
0
CEO
Tim Janssen
Tim Janssen
Founder
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Eric Stackpole
‌
David Lang (entrepreneur)
AngelList URL
angel.co/openrov
Pitchbook URL
pitchbook.com/profiles...266422-42
Legal Name
Sofar Ocean
Number of Employees (Ranges)
51 – 200
Email Address
sales@sofarocean.com
Full Address
Pier 50, San Francisco, California 94158, US
Investors
SK Ventures
SK Ventures
True Ventures
True Ventures
Jon Callaghan
Jon Callaghan
DUNS Number
080124637
Founded Date
2016
Total Funding Amount (USD)
47,300,000
Latest Funding Round Date
November 1, 2021
Also Known As
Sofar Ocean0
Latest Funding Type
Series B
Series B
NAICS Code
541,511
CAGE Code
7JGR4
Wellfound ID
openrov

Other attributes

Blog
sofarocean.com/blog
Company Operating Status
Active
Public/Private
Private
Wikidata ID
Q7095863

OpenROV is a California-based technology company that designs, produces, and sells underwater drones and marine intelligence devices.

Product

The company's underwater drone is called "Trident". It can dive to depths of up to 100 meters (328 feet) and travel up to 2 metes per second (or 4.5 miles per hour).It can go on dives that are up to three hours in length. The drone also has Wifi capabilities and can stream live video back to the user via the OpenROV cockpit application (which is available to Android users). This application has autopilot features that the user can utilize when the drone is under water.Various uses for the device include underwater exploration, examination of shipwrecks, and analysis of the conditions of habitats underwater.

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Funding Rounds

Products

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SBIR/STTR Awards

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Sofar Ocean Technologies

https://weather.sofarocean.com/

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