Ulysses

Ulysses is building the autonomous systems layer for the ocean — the domain covering 71% of Earth's surface that remains chronically underserved by modern technology. The company develops vertically integrated hardware and software that replaces fragmented legacy maritime tools with persistent, scalable autonomous capability, purpose-built for ecological stewardship, infrastructure defense, and subsea operations.

Their flagship product, the Mako AUV, packs 40x more compute than comparable small and medium underwater vehicles on the market, enabling a level of edge autonomy previously unavailable at this form factor. A modular, payload-swappable design allows the vehicle to be rapidly reconfigured for tasks ranging from coral reef restoration to subsea surveillance — and at up to 50x lower cost than incumbent solutions. Their Kraken surface system enables fully remote mission execution, from launch through recovery and recharge, with zero human intervention required.

Ulysses serves a dual-use market spanning defense and environmental sectors, with customers including the US Navy, the Government of Australia, The Nature Conservancy, and the Great Barrier Reef Foundation. The company is headquartered in San Francisco.