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Patent FiledBremen, Germany

Kraken Robotics

Underwater robotics and sonar technology company developing autonomous systems for subsea inspection, defence, and offshore energy.

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Patent Filed

Filed 4 patents with EPO for synthetic aperture sonar (SAS) miniaturisation — enabling hand-deployable underwater drones

10 Mar 2026

Kraken's SAS miniaturisation patents could unlock a new market for small-form-factor underwater drones. Current SAS systems require large AUVs. If their miniaturisation approach works, it opens applications in port security, aquaculture inspection, and infrastructure monitoring — all high-growth European markets.

Founding Team

Karl Kenny

CEO

25 years in subsea technology, former Marport Deep Sea Technologies.

David Shea

CTO

PhD in underwater acoustics, Memorial University.

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Nucleus Signal Score

Composite score (0–100) across four equal dimensions: Team Strength (25pts), Market Timing (25pts), Deal Velocity (25pts), Signal Quality (25pts). Scores 75+ are tracked as High Conviction.

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Estimated Stage

Seed

Location

Bremen, Germany

Sectors

RoboticsDeepTechDefence Tech