Vikra Ocean Tech raises $1 M Seed funding from Finvolve and India Accelerator
Finvolve and India Accelerator co-led a $1 million seed funding round for deeptech startup Vikra Ocean Tech.
According to a press release from Vikra Ocean Tech, the money will be utilized to build recurring revenue streams, expand product manufacturing, and improve its sales pipeline across defense and public sector undertakings (PSUs).
Vikra Ocean Tech, co-founded in 2019 by Rajeuv Govindan and Rajagurunathan Krishnasamy, creates an indigenous, modular ocean robotics ecosystem that includes autonomous surface vessels, amphibious crawling robots, deep-water ROVs, and AI-enabled imaging and communication systems.
By providing affordable, mission-ready systems designed for defense, subsea inspection, hydrographic surveys, and disaster response, its solutions—which are designed for interoperability through a single control platform—aim to lessen India’s reliance on imported underwater robotics.
The Chennai-based startup claims that its integrated hardware stack, which enables streamlined and scalable operations, is supported by domestic cameras, lighting, diver communication systems, and AI-based video enhancement tools.
According to Vikra Ocean Tech, it has received two iDEX grants from the Indian Army and the Indian Coast Guard, demonstrating its early success in both the defense and commercial sectors. Additionally, it has created deep-ocean lighting and camera systems that can reach depths of up to 2,000 meters. Additionally, offshore marine exploration applications are increasingly utilizing its Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV) systems.
It mainly faces competition from other startups in this market, including Coratia Technologies, which is based in Odisha, Planys, Eyerov, and Sagar Defence.
