Haibo Unmanned Vessel Secures Tens of Millions in Series A Financing, Has Obtained Orders from Multiple Leading Manufacturers | Exclusive Report by Hard Krypton

Author | Huang Nan

Editor | Yuan Silai

Yingke has learned that Beijing Haibo Unmanned Ship Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Haibo Unmanned Ship") recently completed a Series A financing of tens of millions of yuan, led by Shanghai Fancheng Investment under Zhejiang Laoyuweng Group. The financing funds will be used to increase investment in technological R & D, build a talent team, and accelerate the market promotion and productization process.

Founded in 2019, "Haibo Unmanned Ship" focuses on the R & D and manufacturing of the entire industrial chain of intelligent unmanned ships. It is a specialized and sophisticated "little giant" enterprise in Beijing, a national high - tech enterprise, and a high - tech enterprise in Zhongguancun. Taking intelligent unmanned ships as the carrier, equipped with high - performance sensing and super - computing hardware, and leveraging SaaS technology and the Cloud Nest platform, the company provides customers with comprehensive and multi - dimensional AI intelligent solutions for water areas.

In recent years, the global unmanned ship industry has entered a period of rapid development, and the market scale has continued to expand. According to a report by MarketsandMarkets, the global unmanned ship market scale exceeded 8 billion US dollars in 2023 and is expected to grow to 28 billion US dollars by 2030, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15.2%.

Unmanned ship products feature real - time performance, accuracy, intelligence, and comprehensiveness. They can cover all aspects of water area governance, quickly respond to monitoring needs, achieve all - round monitoring of large - area water areas through automatic route planning, analysis, and early warning, and build a complete governance system. Their application scenarios are extensive, covering multiple fields such as ecological environment protection, hydrology and water conservancy, environmental sanitation and cleaning, offshore wind power and offshore oil and gas, ocean observation, patrol and law enforcement, and emergency rescue.

Application blueprint of unmanned ships (Source/Enterprise)

Taking marine environmental monitoring as an example, in the traditional manned monitoring mode, monitoring personnel need to go to sea on a ship. They not only face the complex and changeable marine environment but also are prone to fatigue during long - term operations, which affects the continuity and accuracy of monitoring. At the same time, manual operation of ships and monitoring equipment is relatively inefficient, making it difficult to carry out large - scale and high - frequency monitoring tasks, and the comprehensiveness and timeliness of data collection are also greatly reduced.

In contrast, with its advanced autonomous navigation and obstacle - avoidance technology, unmanned ships can sail stably in complex sea conditions and autonomously complete preset monitoring tasks. The various high - precision monitoring equipment on board can automatically collect and analyze data through preset programs, effectively improving monitoring efficiency. It can also flexibly adjust the route and monitoring frequency according to task requirements, cover a large - scale sea area, and provide comprehensive and timely data support for marine environmental monitoring.

Relying on its diverse product lines and the massive water area data collected by unmanned ships, "Haibo Unmanned Ship" has built an integrated smart water area solution system of "product R & D + scenario - based services + data application". At the commercial level, the company has formed three core business segments: unmanned ship hardware products, customized technological solutions, and professional data services.

Product matrix of Haibo Unmanned Ship (Source/Enterprise)

Based on different scenarios and the characteristics of water area environments, "Haibo Unmanned Ship" has launched a series of products. For example, the classic Hunter series is designed for inland water area tasks such as rivers, lakes, and reservoirs. The hull is made of all - carbon fiber material, which has strong durability and corrosion resistance. With its powerful environmental perception ability and modular design, integrating millimeter - wave radar and vision systems, it can automatically detect obstacles and achieve efficient and autonomous navigation throughout the process, meeting the needs of complex tasks such as water quality monitoring, hydrological measurement, safety inspection, and emergency response.

For refined scenarios such as hydrological monitoring in shallow water areas, the Koi series of "Haibo Unmanned Ship" features light weight and can be easily deployed by a single person. Combined with an intelligent handheld terminal, it supports one - key autonomous navigation and emergency obstacle avoidance. At the same time, this product can also be equipped with a micro multi - parameter water quality sensor, breaking through the volume limitation of traditional equipment and completing centimeter - level precision data collection in shallow water areas, providing accurate data support for ecological governance.

Hippo - Feed - throwing unmanned ship for aquaculture (Source/Enterprise)

Currently, the domestic substitution rate of the core components of "Haibo Unmanned Ship" has reached 92%, achieving an effective cost reduction of 21%. The company is accelerating cooperation with leading shipbuilding enterprises, smart city contractors, water instrument manufacturers, governments, and scientific research institutions. It has carried out nearly a thousand water area technology service projects in many provinces and cities such as Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Anhui.

"Haibo Unmanned Ship" will continue to focus on the research and development of core technologies for water area embodied intelligence and data processing, continuously iterate intelligent algorithms, and achieve high - efficiency and accuracy throughout the water area data processing process. At the same time, after this round of financing, the company will also establish an East China operation center in the Shaoxing Future Industry Science and Technology Innovation Park, promote the construction of the general assembly base for intelligent feed - throwing unmanned ships, optimize the production process, and improve the degree of production automation to precisely meet the dynamic market demand and promote the accelerated implementation and application of the industry.

Views of the investors:

Tao Huafeng, Chairman of Shanghai Fancheng Investment Co., Ltd. said that as a rising star in the intelligent unmanned ship track, Beijing Haibo has made great progress in both product R & D and market layout, and has established industry barriers based on three dimensions: the closed - loop industrial chain, the core of ship intelligent driving, and water area data analysis. We firmly believe in the in - depth understanding of the water - based autonomous driving track and the commercial implementation ability of the Haibo team. Through this strategic investment in Haibo Unmanned Ship by Laoyuweng Group, the relevant channel resources of the group's aquaculture business segment will directly empower its digital fishery products and solutions with industry resources and market channels, directly assisting Haibo in quickly seizing market share and taking the high - ground in the smart fishery field and providing strategic support.

Song Qingqing, General Manager of Shaoxing Jianshui Science and Technology City Development Co., Ltd. said that as the core engine of innovative development in Yuecheng District, Jianshui Science and Technology City has always targeted cutting - edge fields such as low - altitude economy, computing power economy, and unmanned driving. As a leading enterprise in the water - based intelligent unmanned ship track, Beijing Haibo, with its profound technological accumulation and broad market potential, shows strong development resilience and innovation vitality in the first echelon of the industry. We will deeply activate the magnetic effect of the high - quality business environment in Yuecheng District. By building an industrial ecological system of "full - chain empowerment + full - cycle service", we will customize a one - stop solution for Beijing Haibo, escort the enterprise's development with full - closed - loop services, help it continue to deepen in the intelligent unmanned ship field, achieve high - quality and sustainable development, and jointly inject innovative impetus into the regional economy.