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Funding and backers

Total raised
$32M
1 round on record
Latest round
$32M
Venture round · Aug 2026 · 1 mo ago
Team
11-50
employees, estimated range
Hiring now
5
+1 posted in 30 days
Backers
1
Icehouse Ventures
The money's age
Fresh money
1 months since the last round · and hiring
Momentum
43/100
hiring for its size, in the news, fresh money
Last sign of life
this month
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Aug 21 Raised a round Venture round $32M Oct 21, 2025 Launched Vessev Launches the VS-Drive Propulsion System · marinelink.com Sep 10, 2024 Launched Vessev officially unveils its VS-9 hydrofoil boat inside and out Video · Electrek May 27, 2024 Launched Vessev Launches Hydrofoil Ferry Using America's Cup Tech · forbes.com
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 7%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
Funding rounds
RoundDateAmountInvestorsSource
Venture round Aug 2026 $32M — scoop.co.nz
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Overview

At Vessev, we're building the future of marine transport. Based in Auckland, our team is designing and engineering electric hydrofoil vessels that are clean, quiet, and radically more efficient. Our first commercial vessel, the VS-9, glides above the water on hydrofoils, reducing drag, cutting energy use by up to 95%, and delivering a smooth, comfortable ride for passengers.

News

Press release PRNewswire 2 months ago
Vessev Enters U.S. Market With $19 Million Series A, Names First U.S. Customer And Launches Multi-City U.S. Showcase
/PRNewswire/ -- Vessev, a deep tech marine company changing the way the world moves on water, today announced $19 million in Series A and follow-on financing,...
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News Electrek 1 year ago
Vessev's VS-9 electric hydrofoiling boat begins passenger operations Video
Nascent electric hydrofoil boat builderVessev shared another key milestone this week, putting its first electric hydrofoiling boat into commercial operations....
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News Electrek 2 years ago
Vessev officially unveils its VS-9 hydrofoil boat inside and out Video
Just over three months after coming out of stealth mode, young electric hydrofoil boat builder Vessev has shared a closer...
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News autoevolution 2 years ago
Vessev Unveils the VS-9 As the Future of Coastal Travel, and It's Downright Amazing!
This hydrofoil boat is designed to cruise above waves with up to 95% more efficiency than traditional vessels while carrying up to ten passengers
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Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at Vessev over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
6
Postings analysed
6
Stack modernity
71/100
Languages
Python
C++
MATLAB
Practices & domains
Human-in-the-Loop
Rollup
Sensor Fusion
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Growth

Hiring Momentum
73/100
Growing
Open positions
5
1 opened / 1 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
18 days
faster than 55% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~6 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics +100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Industrial Engineering
56% ▼
Hardware
22% ▼
Marketing
11% ▲
Sales
11% ▼
Activity Timeline
Added LinkedIn to stack Oct 2026
Added Instagram to stack Oct 2026
New location: San Francisco Sep 2026
Added Sensor Fusion to stack Sep 2026
Added MATLAB to stack Sep 2026
Added Human-in-the-Loop to stack Sep 2026
Added Rollup to stack Sep 2026
Added C++ to stack Sep 2026

Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
Wellington
Wellington New Zealand
HQ
5 open roles 8 posted in 90 days 20% engineering 10-50 est. staff
hires for Industrial Engineering, Hardware, Marketing
seen since Aug 2026 job postings
Earlier presence
San Francisco, United States 1 open roles · last posting Aug 2026

Jobs

≈ $45k – $132k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • Bachelor's Degree • Wellington
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Financials

Total raised
$32M
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
1
Funding rounds
Round Announced Amount
Venture - Series Unknown 2026 $32M Details