Full Depth Co., Ltd., a marine startup from the University of Tsukuba that provides underwater visualization solutions centered on the in-house developed underwater drone “Dive Unit 300”, made Drone Fund the lead investor in April 2019, Beyond Next Ventures, Sumitomo Mitsui Marine A total of approximately 340 million yen was made through a third-party allotment of capital to Capital and Tsukuba Research Institute.
With this funding, the DiveUnit 300 will be improved and produced, and the product lineup will be expanded.
What is Full Depth Co., Ltd.
Complete DiveUnit 300
As a full-scale ROV underwater drone (ROV) specialized manufacturer that can be manually thrown into the water and dive to a depth of 300 m, we have created a unique ROV that enables “easier” and “safer” underwater surveys and photography. We are developing.
The underwater survey service using DiveUnit300 has been highly evaluated by many customers, and from the start of the service to the end of April 2019, about 50 locations, for a total of about 65 days, inspection of underwater infrastructure and fishery-related assets throughout Japan, etc. It is used for.
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FullDepth Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture, Representative Director: Shohei Ito, hereinafter “the Company”), a marine startup from the University of Tsukuba that provides solutions for visualizing underwater centered on the in-house developed underwater drone “Dive Unit 300” In April 2019, with Drone Fund as the lead investor, we made a capital increase through third-party allotment of approximately 340 million yen to Beyond Next Ventures, Sumitomo Mitsui Marine Capital and Tsukuba Research Institute. With this funding, we will improve and increase production of DiveUnit 300, expand the product lineup, and expand partnerships. We will deliver a set of hardware to customers who are waiting for the introduction of DiveUnit 300, and quickly develop options and web services to change the previously difficult underwater inspection to “capable”. We will continue to.
About FullDepth Co., Ltd.
Our company was founded in June 2014 and is currently Japan’s first specialized underwater drone (ROV) manufacturer, developing its own ROV that enables “easier” and “safer” underwater surveys and photography. I will. The underwater survey service using DiveUnit300, which started in June 2018, has received a lot of feedback from many customers, and from the start of the service to the end of April 2019, about 50 locations, a total of about 65 days, underwater infrastructure throughout Japan. It is used for inspection of fishery related assets.
From the customers who introduced DiveUnit300 to their business, not only the performance of the hardware itself, but also the underwater inspection that was too dangerous for the diver to dive and the underwater inspection that I had given up until now, and the acoustic sensor that can see a wide range It is highly evaluated that the installation has greatly reduced the time and cost for searching for inspection objects. In addition, by utilizing the in-house developed web service “FullDepth Bridge”, it is possible to check the video in real time from a remote location, eliminating the need for decision-makers to go to the site, and being able to acquire logs of various sensor data. Is also highly evaluated.
■ Underwater survey using DiveUnit 300 (Cooperation: Kanagawa Prefectural Fisheries Technology Center Sagami Bay Experiment Station)
A full-scale ROV that can be manually thrown into the water and dive to a depth of 300 m
Complete DiveUnit 300
So far, we have provided the following services to our customers.
Underwater civil engineering: Construction consulting company, marine civil engineering construction company (Maricon), submersible construction company
Fisheries: Everyone who wants to inspect fishery-related assets such as underwater fishing reefs, set nets, and aquaculture cages
New business: For empty drones In addition, companies that want to introduce underwater drones
Research institutes: Fisheries Experiment Station, research institutes that are researching undersea resources, etc.
Entertainment: TV stations, aquariums
List of underwriters
■ Drone Fund
Name: Chiba Dojo Drone Department No. 2 Investment Limited Partnership
Representative: Kotaro Chiba, Soki Ohmae
URL: http://dronefund.vc/
■ Beyond Next Ventures
Name: Beyond Next Ventures No. 1 Investment Limited Partnership
Operating Company: Beyond Next Ventures Co., Ltd.
Representative: Takeshi Ito, President and CEO
URL: http://beyondnextventures.com/
■ Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Capital
Name: MSIVC2016V Investment Limited Partnership
Operating Company: Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Capital Co., Ltd.
Representative : Toshikazu Ishigami, President and CEO
URL: https://www.msivc.co.jp/
■ Tsukuba Research Institute
Name: Tsukuba Regional Revitalization Fund Investment Limited Partnership
Operating Company: Tsukuba Research Institute Co., Ltd.
Representative: Yusuke Goshima
URL: https://www.tsukubair.co.jp/
Company profile
Trade name: FullDepth Co., Ltd.
Representative: Shohei Ito
Location: 1-2 Kasuga, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture 305-0821
Established Innovation Medical Research Institute, Tsukuba University : June 2014
Business: Development and manufacturing of underwater drones , Robot Service Providing Business (RaaS)
Capital: 563.8 million yen (including capital reserve)
URL: https://fulldepth.co.jp/
Twitter: @FullDepthPR