# Saildrone funding rounds and investors

As of 13 Oct 2026, Saildrone has raised $284M across 5 verified rounds on record; latest: $50 million funding round, announced 29 Oct 2025.

Saildrone is a maritime defense company that builds autonomous systems to give decision-makers and warfighters the enduring advantage to outpace adversaries.

Website: https://www.saildrone.com/  
Headquarters: Bethesda, MD  
Page: https://fireround.dev/companies/saildrone.com

## Verified rounds

| Announced | Round | Amount | Lead investors | Other investors | Sources |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-10-29 | Funding round | $50 million | not stated | Lockheed Martin Ventures | [saildrone.com](https://www.saildrone.com/media-room/press-releases/lockheed-martin-invests-usd-50m-saildrone-advance-unmanned-surface-vehicle-capabilities-us-navy) |
| 2025-05-13 | Funding round | $60 million | not stated | EIFO | [saildrone.com](https://www.saildrone.com/media-room/press-releases/saildrone-closes-60m-funding-maritime-autonomy-europe), [saildrone.com](https://www.saildrone.com/news/saildrone-launches-the-future-of-maritime-surveillance-in-the-baltic-sea) |
| 2021-10-18 | Series C | $100 million | Bond Capital | XN, Standard, Emerson Collective, Crowley Maritime, Technology Impact Fund, Lux Capital, Social Capital, Tribe Capital | [saildrone.com](https://www.saildrone.com/news/saildrone-advance-ocean-intelligence-series-c-funding), [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/saildrone-closes-100-million-series-c-funding-round-to-advance-ocean-intelligence-products-301401839.html) |
| 2018-05-15 | Series B | $60 million | Horizons Ventures | Technology Impact Fund, Lux Capital, Social Capital, The Schmidt Family Foundation | [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/saildrone-inc-raises-60-million-in-series-b-funding-to-scale-its-global-fleet-of-wind-powered-ocean-sailing-drones-and-accelerate-its-international-expansion-300647270.html) |
| 2016-09-05 | Series A | $14 million | Social Capital | Capricorn Investment Group, Lux Capital | [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/saildrone-inc-raises-14-million-in-series-a-funding-to-expand-its-fleet-of-sailing-drones-and-ocean-data-services-300322444.html) |

Source: Fireround (https://fireround.dev), an open-source funding feed. Each round is checked against the pages listed with it.