Eight Knot Timeline

Events

• 2026-09-16 - Funding - Eight Knot raises JPY450M in Series A first close - ITOCHU Technology Ventures and Nissay Capital led the first close. The capital will support productization, scalable deployment and expansion in North America and Southeast Asia. The amount refers specifically to the first close, not the full eventual Series… - source: 8kt.jp
• 2025-07-30 - Partnership - Eight Knot and E-Force Marine launch U.S. AI CAPTAIN pilot - The engineering teams planned hardware installation, calibration, data acquisition and user-interface validation. E-Force Marine develops electric and hybrid propulsion systems and vessel conversions. The pilot supports Eight Knot plans to expand AI CAPTAIN… - source: 8kt.jp
• 2024-03-05 - Deployment - Eight Knot installs AI CAPTAIN on WAKKA tourist boat - The installation was the first deployment of the platform on a tourism-dedicated vessel. The vessel supports WAKKA sea-taxi and Sunset Cruise services around Omishima. Eight Knot and WAKKA held public ride demonstrations in Imabari on February 27 and 28, 2024. - source: 8kt.jp
• 2023-07-31 - Partnership - Eight Knot forms capital and business alliance with Seika Daiya Engine - Seika Daiya Engine operates a marine-engine sales and service network across 25 locations in Japan. The companies planned to combine Eight Knot autonomous-navigation technology with Seika Daiya Engine sales, servicing and commercial-vessel customer coverage.… - source: 8kt.jp
• 2022-02-14 - Funding - Eight Knot raises JPY100M seed round - DRONE FUND, 15th Rock Ventures and Real Tech Fund invested through the J-KISS method. The round brought cumulative financing to JPY 150 million. Eight Knot planned to expand its robotics and AI engineering team, business development and commercialisation… - source: 8kt.jp