Semco Maritime, a leading international engineering and contracting company in the energy sector, has announced a strategic investment in STORMBORN, a pioneering start-up specialising in uncrewed surface vessel (USV) technology. This partnership, which includes participation from venture capital firm Final Frontier, aims to accelerate the development and commercialization of STORMBORN’s X-WAVE USV, demonstrate the true potential of uncrewed technology when incorporated in a platform design for continuous operation in all sea state conditions.
Together with the new investors and strong industry partners, STORMBORN focuses on delivering innovative solutions for the maritime industry, designed for scale production and rapid deployment to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow.
Steen Brødbæk, CEO, Semco Maritime:- “ We are impressed with STORMBORN’s team and technology, and we look forward to deploying our offshore experience and production capacity to contribute to Danish scale production of X-WAVE USVs. As a collaboration partner and investor, we see great potential in STORMBORNs unique operational concept and capabilities, which can be applied across classic commercial areas and in the defence and security sector”
Niels Vejrup Carlsen, Managing Partner, Final Frontier: -“Autonomous maritime drones like STORMBORNs X-WAVE uncrewed surface vessel are essential for efficiently monitoring civilian critical infrastructure, the maritime environment and for naval defence. STORMBORNs solution is capable and flexible enough to support rapidly evolving sensor technologies. The team and the product have the European and global potential that Final Frontier looks for. We are proud to be part of the journey.”
Frederik Søndergaard Hansen, CEO & Founder, Stormborn:- “This investment enables construction of our X-WAVE USV platform, our StormCloud control system and accelerates the development of our SEAFENCE concept, along with trusted industry partners. With a strong focus on commercial-scale production, cost effective operations and high payload capabilities, STORMBORN is positioned to be a game changer for continuous maritime surveillance, protection of critical infrastructure, and civil offshore surveys – delivering true dual-use capabilities.”
