
Spear AI, a Washington, DC-based developer of maritime synthetic intelligence options, closed a seed funding spherical of undisclosed quantity.
Backers included Scare the Bear Capital and Cortical Ventures.
The corporate intends to make use of the funds for enlargement of its product portfolio, scaling of its Horizon platform, and the expansion of its specialised maritime sensor capabilities, whereas additionally broadening its technical and material skilled companies in utilized information and AI.
Based in 2021 and led by Michael Hunter, CEO, and John McGunnigle, Govt Chairman, and CTO, Spear AI gives an built-in suite of options and companies that mix software program, modular sensors, and extremely specialised engineering experience. Along with its flagship Horizon platform—which manages and labels acoustic information for AI improvement—Spear AI provides material skilled and technical skilled assist companies to design, implement, and operationalize AI pipelines and information infrastructure.
The corporate is already working intently with the U.S. Division of Protection and the U.S. Navy, with plans to increase each commercially and internationally within the coming years.
They’ve workplaces in Falmouth, MA and Groton, CT.
FinSMEs
26/07/2025
