Ulysses Receives Investment from Booz Allen Ventures

The deal amount was not disclosed. It is part of Andreessen Horowitz’s American Dynamism fund–led Series A round for Ulysses.

As demand grows for low-cost, scalable unmanned undersea systems, Booz Allen’s investment in Ulysses helps strengthen its maritime capabilities. This includes mine countermeasures, multi-vehicle swarming, survey missions, and operations in high-risk environments.

Ulysses builds surface, and underwater vehicles designed for low cost, large scale use in complex marine environments. It's systems combine affordable hardware with advanced onboard computing to support autonomous operations, and flexible mission use.

Ulysses’s platforms are built for tasks like infrastructure inspection, environmental monitoring, and search and recovery. They can be used in many different environments. By adding these capabilities, Booz Allen Hamilton is improving its ability to deliver cost-effective solutions to critical mission needs.

Booz Allen Ventures invests in early stage startups across AI, defense technology, deep tech, cybersecurity, space, and reindustrialization. The fund grew to $300 million last year, building on the success of its existing portfolio companies.

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“Maritime forces need low-cost, scalable underwater systems,” said Jennie Brooks, executive vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton. She added that this will require autonomous undersea platforms that can work with the Navy’s future hybrid fleet. She said that together, Ulysses and Booz Allen can deliver advanced undersea technology quickly, at scale, and at lower cost.

“The ocean is the last major frontier,” said Akhil Voorakkara, co-founder and CEO of Ulysses. He said that while land, air, and space have seen major advances in the last 20 years, the ocean has not. Sea operations remain expensive, and much of the ocean remains unmonitored. He added that Ulysses is building autonomous systems to change this, allowing large-scale surveying, inspection, and protection of the oceans.

“This investment shows our belief that maritime autonomous systems will be very important for future maritime strength,” said Brian MacCarthy, managing partner of Booz Allen Ventures. He added that by supporting startups like Ulysses, the firm is expanding its robotics and autonomy work and helping deploy technology faster across sea, air, and land.

“Our partnership with Booz Allen was built on a shared conviction that the best commercial technology should reach the missions that need it most,” said Jen Kha, head of global partnerships at Andreessen Horowitz. “Ulysses is exactly the kind of company we had in mind a bold team building critical capabilities at the intersection of autonomy, and maritime defense. Seeing this investment happen in parallel with Booz Allen is a proof point that our collaboration is already delivering.”

About Booz Allen Hamilton

Founded in 2022 Booz Allen Hamilton is a technology company that supports U.S. defense, civil, and national security missions. It uses AI, cybersecurity, and other advanced technologies to build solutions that help protect the country. The company focuses on delivering results quickly and helping its teams and customers succeed, with the goal of “Empowering People to Change the World.”

About Ulysses

Founded in 2023, by Akhil Voorakkara, Will O’Brien, Jamie Wedderburn, and Colm O’Brien, Ulysses is a maritime robotics company focused on protecting and managing the ocean. It brings together experts from fields like Formula 1, autonomous vehicles, satellites, space systems, and deep-sea robotics. The company is developing low cost autonomous vehicles that operate above and below water to support tasks such as environmental restoration, infrastructure protection, and ocean monitoring in harsh conditions.

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