Riptide Autonomous Solutions, LLC

PEMBROKE, MA · Founded 2015 · Defense · Acquired by BAE Systems (2019)

Micro-scale autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) for persistent environmental measurement

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Updated Oct 16, 2026 · riptideas.com

Sector: Defense
Headquarters: PEMBROKE, MA
Founded: 2015
Latest Form D: $772K, Jun 2018
Total capital: $3.1M

Federal grants: $125K; 1 award · 2018; Rank in peer group#31 of 147
Private capital raised: $1.1M; 2 Form D · last Jun 2018; 100 months since last filing
Federal contracts: $1.9M; 7 awards · Defense, Homeland Security, Interior; Rank in Defense#686 of 1442
Granted patents: 0; 1 pending

Capital timeline

Latest events

Oct 2018Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Micro Uuv Pr# 71-6052-18$20K
Jul 2018Federal contractCommerce · This Award Is For The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I For FY2018'S Program Announcement For The Technology Partnerships Office Under The Office Of Atmospheric Research In Silver Spring, Md. This Award Is For Proposal 18-1-026 Entitled "riptide Hypoxic Zone Survey Auv."$120K
Jun 2018Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$772K
Jun 2018Federal contractDefense · Deep Micro-uuv Unmanned Underwater Vehicle$98K
May 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Riptide Low Cost Persistent Environmental Measurement Autonomous Undersea Vehicle (PEM-AUV)$125K
Sep 2017Federal contractDefense · Small, Autonomous,unmanned Undersea Vehicle Pr# 73-0233-17$50K
Jun 2017Federal contractInterior · Igf::ot::igf Wide Area Undersea Communications Through Intelligent$1.5M
Aug 2015Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$333K

Show 2 earlier federal awards

May 2017Federal contractHomeland Security · Gfi::ot:gfi Unmanned Underwater Vehicle$69K
Sep 2015Federal contractDefense · Riptide Micro-uuv Mod 0$43K

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Standing among 147 peers

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Defense · Device

Federal grants#31 · top 21%

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Founders and team

From SEC Form D filings

Jeffrey SmithExecutive Officer, PromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 0 granted of 1

PendingSeal Arrangement And Undersea High-pressure Shaft Sealcartridge For Underwater VehiclesUSPTOApplication 62852753

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Regulatory activity · Defense

Sector-level, not company-level

11 Jun 2026Danger Zone; Waters of Carr Creek and Whitehall Bay in the Vicinity of the Naval Support Activity AnnapolisEngineers Corps
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation: Trade Agreements ThresholdsNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
27 Aug 2025Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
27 Aug 2025Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration

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Sources

Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.

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Data freshness

SEC Form D filings through Oct 16, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Jul 3, 2026.