UK Startup ScrubMarine Secures €849k To Revolutionize Subsea Operations With Autonomous Robots

Lead investors included PXN Ventures North of England and SFC Capital with strategic support from angels Colin Greene and Graham Westgarth.

Commenting on the round in a LinkedIn post, Rohith Devanathan, co-founder and CEO of ScrubMarine, said, “The maritime world runs global trade, but much of its infrastructure still depends on legacy processes. We’re building autonomous systems designed to operate in some of the hardest environments on the planet.”

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ScrubMarine, founded by Rohith Devanathan and Clyne Albertelli in Whitehaven, Cumbria, develops autonomous robotic systems for maritime inspection and maintenance aiming to make underwater operations safer, faster and more efficient than traditional methods.

ScrubMarine develops compact, deployable underwater robots for hull cleaning, inspections and offshore maintenance of wind and oil structures.

Its platform combines modular subsea robotics with cloud-based analytics, providing continuous insights into vessel and offshore asset conditions.

In 2024 the startup raised nearly €229k (£200k) in pre-Seed funding led by Praetura Ventures and was recently accepted into the 2025 Global Business Innovation Programme (GBIP), hosted by Innovate UK and the UK Department for Transport.

About ScrubMarine

ScrubMarine a UK deep-tech startup, develops compact, deployable underwater robots and data systems for inspection and maintenance. Combining modular subsea robotics with cloud analytics, the platform delivers continuous asset insights, enabling safer, more efficient, scalable, and environmentally friendly operations compared with traditional slow, manual and costly methods.