Deeptech startup Vikra Ocean Tech has raised $1 million in a seed funding round co-led by Finvolve and India Accelerator.
The proceeds will be used to scale product manufacturing, strengthen its sales pipeline across defence and public sector undertakings (PSUs), and establish recurring revenue streams, Vikra Ocean Tech said in a press release.
Co-founded in 2019 by Rajeuv Govindan and Rajagurunathan Krishnasamy, Vikra Ocean Tech develops an indigenous, modular ocean robotics ecosystem that includes deep-water ROVs, autonomous surface vessels, amphibious crawling robots, and AI-enabled imaging and communication systems.
Built for interoperability through a unified control platform, its solutions aim to reduce India’s dependence on imported underwater robotics by offering cost-effective, mission-ready systems tailored for defence, subsea inspection, hydrographic surveys, and disaster response.
According to the Chennai-based startup, its integrated hardware stack is supported by indigenous cameras, lighting, diver communication systems, and AI-based video enhancement tools, enabling simplified and scalable operations.
Vikra Ocean Tech claims it has gained strong early traction across both defence and commercial sectors, including securing two iDEX grants from the Indian Army and the Indian Coast Guard. It has also developed deep-ocean camera and lighting systems rated for depths of up to 2,000 meters. Its Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV) systems are also seeing wider adoption in offshore marine exploration applications.
It primarily competes with the other startups in this landscape such as Odisha-based Coratia Technologies, Planys, Eyerov, and Sagar Defence.