UK-based ScrubMarine raises €849k to scrub out risky legacy processes in subsea operations with robots

ScrubMarine, a UK-based startup developing subsea robotics and data systems for inspection and maintenance, has closed its €849k ($1 million) pre-Seed round to accelerate engineering, expand its team, and move into the next phase.

PXN Ventures North Of England, SFC Capital, and strategic angel investors Colin Greene and Graham Westgarth supported the round. According to The Times report, SFC Capital and PXN Ventures were the lead investors. 

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.” 

Founded by Rohith Devanathan and Clyne Albertelli, and based in Whitehaven, Cumbria, ScrubMarine is on a mission to develop autonomous robotic systems for maritime inspection and maintenance.

The company claims to make underwater operations safer, more efficient and scalable than traditional methods, which are typically slow, labour-intensive, high-risk, and costly.

The maritime robotics startup creates compact, deployable underwater robots that can cater to services such as hull cleaning and inspection, as well as offshore maintenance of wind and oil structures. 

According to the company, its platform combines modular subsea robotics with cloud-based analytics. This provides continuous insight into vessel and offshore asset condition.

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

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