Maritime Collision Prevention Startup Orca AI Raises $2.6 Million

Tel Aviv-based maritime navigation startup Orca AI Ltd. has announced Thursday the completion of a $2.6 million seed investment round led by Tel Aviv-based venture capital firm MizMaa Ventures. Israel-based maritime startup accelerator The Dock Innovation Hub also participated, as did U.K.-based marine shipping company Ray Car Carriers Ltd.

Orca develops a sensor-based imaging technology designed to prevent collisions between maritime vessels. Orca’s technology is installed on several Ray Car vessels as part of a pilot program. The company was founded in 2018 by CEO Yarden Gross and CTO Dor Raviv, both veterans of technological units of the Israeli navy.