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HavocAI

Autonomous unmanned surface vessels (USVs) built for the U.S. Navy and allied maritime forces
Defense 📍 Tampa, FL Founded 2023
Current Valuation
Private
as of 2025-Q4
PRIVATE

IPO Outlookprivate

Is HavocAI going public?
No. HavocAI is private and has not filed to go public. There is no S-1 on file.
What is HavocAI's valuation in 2026?
No confirmed valuation is on record for HavocAI. The roster shows funding and investors where they are public; it does not estimate a mark.
Has HavocAI filed an S-1?
No public S-1 is on file for HavocAI.
Who are HavocAI's investors?
HavocAI's investors include Lockheed Martin Ventures, Felicis, Caffeinated Capital, Lux Capital.
Answers are derived from the roster record shown on this page — filing status, last round and confirmed marks. Where the record is silent, the answer says so rather than guessing.
HavocAI builds autonomous unmanned surface vessels for the U.S. Navy as part of the Replicator program and Navy MUSV ambitions. The company raised $85M Series A in October 2025 led by Lockheed Martin Ventures and is competing with Saronic and Anduril for the Pentagon's emerging fleet of low-cost autonomous boats. Navy goal is 5-10 operational MUSVs by FY2027.

Company Profile

CEO
Paul Lwin
Founded
2023
HQ
Tampa, FL
Employees
~80
Total Raised
$110M
Growth
early-stage DoD contract growth
Last Round
Series A — $85M (Oct 2025) · Lead: Lockheed Martin Ventures (with Felicis)
IPO Status
private

Fundraising Status

Series A · $85M · 10 mo ago
privateTotal raised $110M

Latest Funding Round

RoundAmountDateLead InvestorPost-Money
Series A$85MOct 2025Lockheed Martin Ventures (with Felicis)

Vertical Intelligence — Defense / Aerospace

Federal awards
2
prime contracts, last 36 months
Obligated
$4M
top: Department of Defense
Largest award
$2M
Department of Defense
Latest award
2026-03-09
Largest award: SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH, DIRECT TO PHASE II TOPIC A254-P026, XTECHPACIFIC OPEN TOPIC (W5170126CA043)
Name-verified against recipient "HAVOCAI INC." on USASpending.gov as of 2026-08-20. Prime awards only — subcontracts and classified work are not visible in the public registry. Verify on USASpending.gov ↗

Talent Signal

Hiring trend
First snapshot
trend accrues with monthly sweeps
Open roles
17
via ashby
Product-build share
65%
engineering, research, product, design
Trajectory
steady
heavy product build — 65% of open roles are product-building functions (engineering/research/product) — 9 of 17 open roles are engineering.
Actively hiring with no tracked executive churn.
Open roles by month
Open roles by month17Aug '26
Open roles by function
Open roles by functionEngineering9Other3Ops & People2Hardware1Finance & Strategy1Product1
product-building   go-to-market / G&A
Mission Software Engineer - Honolulu, HIMission Software Engineer - San Diego Embedded Perception EngineerRobotics Engineer - Ground AutonomySenior Backend Software Engineer - Distributed SystemsFrontend Engineer
Counted from HavocAI's live job board as of 2026-08-17; role functions classified from posting titles. Open-role counts are an activity signal, not headcount. Refreshed monthly.

Founders & Key People

Paul Lwin

Investors

Lockheed Martin Ventures · Felicis · Caffeinated Capital · Lux Capital

Products

  • Havoc-class autonomous surface vessels
  • AI maritime autonomy stack
  • Containerized USV deployment kits

Competitors

Saronic · Anduril (Dive-LD / Copperhead) · L3Harris · Ocean Aero
DefenseAutonomyMaritimeUSVsDoD
Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2025-Q4. Refreshed quarterly.