# Blue Water Autonomy Inc.

> Blue Water Autonomy is a Boston-based defense-tech and shipbuilding company designing and mass-producing fully unmanned, long-range autonomous ships for the U.S. Navy. Founded in 2024 by veterans of the Navy, Amazon Robotics, and iRobot, the company pairs a full-stack autonomy suite with producible ship designs aimed at sailing thousands of miles for months at a time. It emerged from stealth in April 2025 and has raised $64M total, including a $50M Series A led by GV.

- **Founded:** 2024
- **Headquarters:** Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- **Founders:** Rylan Hamilton (CEO & Co-Founder), Scott N. Miller (CTO & Co-Founder), Austin Gray (CSO & Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** ~50 employees (team quadrupled since seed round)
- **Products:** Liberty Class, Full-stack autonomy suite
- **Notable:** Emerged from stealth in April 2025 with $14M seed funding, Raised $50M Series A led by GV in August 2025; $64M total raised, Completed successful on-water engineering tests within roughly a year of founding

## Products & services

- **Liberty Class** — A 190-foot fully unmanned, highly producible autonomous steel ship with over 10,000 nautical miles of range and 150+ metric tons of payload capacity. Built on Damen's Stan Patrol 6009 Axe Bow hull, designed for long-duration open-ocean operations and repeat production, with modular payloads for logistics, surveillance, or munitions.
- **Full-stack autonomy suite** — Integrated hardware, software, and AI for crewless open-ocean navigation, perception, and mission execution.

## Achievements

- Emerged from stealth in April 2025 with $14M seed funding
- Raised $50M Series A led by GV in August 2025; $64M total raised
- Completed successful on-water engineering tests within roughly a year of founding
- Acquired long-lead materials from 50+ suppliers
- Opened a Washington D.C. office and expanded to Morgan City, LA and San Diego, CA
- Assembled a team with a track record of delivering 30+ ships to the U.S. Navy and DARPA NOMARS experience

## Latest updates

- **2025-04** — Emerged from stealth with $14M seed round; began salt-water testing and concept ship designs.
- **2025-08** — Announced $50M Series A led by GV, bringing total funding to $64M.
- **2025-08** — Announced partnership with Conrad Shipyard to scale autonomous vessel production.
- **2026-02** — Unveiled the 190-foot Liberty Class autonomous ship, developed with Damen, with 10,000+ nm range and 150+ metric tons payload.
- **2026-03** — Construction of the first Liberty Class begins at Conrad Shipyard, with first delivery expected later in 2026 under a U.S. Navy program of record.

## Links

- Website: https://www.blw.ai/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/blue-water-autonomy/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/BlueWaterShips
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bluewaterautonomyofficial
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bluewaterautonomy/

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Last updated: 2026-06-07