Vatn Systems, Inc.
Modular autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) with swarm coordination technology for GPS-denied environments
- Sector
- Defense
- Headquarters
- PORTSMOUTH, RI
- Founded
- 2023
- Latest Form D
- $15.5M, Dec 2024
- Total capital
- $15.8M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $15.5M
- 1 Form D · last Dec 2024
- 23 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- $250K
- 2 awards · Defense
- Rank in Defense#826 of 1442
- Granted patents
- 1
- 3 pending · first 2025
- Rank in peer group#30 of 129
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal contractDefense · Uuv With Engineering Support$249K
- Federal contractDefense · Minimum Guarantee Task Order For Associated Seaport Nxg Mac Awards.$500
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$15.5M
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Standing among 129 peers
Line = medianDefense · Device
- Granted patents#30 · top 23%
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Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Frederick MillsDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Geoffrey ManchesterDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Nelson MillsExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Thomas HendrixDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Thomas HennesseyDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 1 granted of 4- PendingTool-less Mating Bulkhead ConnectorUSPTOApplication 19258233
- PendingSystem, Method, And Computer Program Product For Monitoring An Environment With A Swarm Of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles And Collaborative NavigationUSPTOApplication 19364794
- GrantedTool-less Mating Bulkhead ConnectorUSPTOUS 12,371,132
Show all 4 patent records
- Tool-less Mating Bulkhead ConnectorJun 25, 2026 · Application 19258233Pending
- System, Method, And Computer Program Product For Monitoring An Environment With A Swarm Of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles And Collaborative NavigationApr 23, 2026 · Application 19364794Pending
- Tool-less Mating Bulkhead ConnectorJul 29, 2025 · US 12,371,132Granted
- System, Method, and Computer Program Product for Monitoring an Environment with a Swarm of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles and Collaborative NavigationApplication 63710097Pending
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Regulatory activity · Defense
- Danger Zone; Waters of Carr Creek and Whitehall Bay in the Vicinity of the Naval Support Activity AnnapolisEngineers Corps
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Trade Agreements ThresholdsNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal 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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