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Eight Knot Inc.

Eight Knot Inc.

Private
OsakaFrontier & Industrial Techhttps://8kt.jp/en

Last Round

Series A

Sep 17, 2026

Total Funding Raised

$6.09M

Momentum

Top 1%

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Company Overview

Eight Knot Inc. is a marine technology company that develops an autonomous navigation platform for small vessels using robotics and AI.

Sector

Frontier & Industrial Tech

Verticals

Maritime & Shipping, Autonomous Vehicles, Industrial Robotics

Business Model

B2B

Customer Profile

Services & Consulting, Hardware Sales, Subscription SaaS

AI Layer

Application

Keywords

autonomous navigationautonomous vesselmaritime roboticsself-driving boatAI navigationobstacle avoidanceretrofit technologymaritime automationsmart shippingmarine equipmentvessel monitoringB2B robotics

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Eight Knot Inc. Funding Rounds

Historical fundraising activity

Data table
RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
Series ASep 17, 2026
Early FundingSep 1, 2024
SeedJul 1, 2023
SAFEDec 18, 2022
SeedFeb 15, 2022
Pre Seed
Apr 15, 2021

Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

Tomoaki Yokoyama

CTO Co-founder

Founding Team

Eugene Kimura

Chief Executive Officer

Executive Team

Eight Knot Inc. Investors

Notable investors and investment history

Eight Knot Inc. investors
InvestorRounds
ITOCHU Technology VenturesSeries A, Early Funding
Nissay CapitalSeries A
Spiral Innovation Partners, Inc.Early Funding
Oriental Land Innovations, Inc.Early Funding
Ikeda Senshu CapitalSeries A, Early Funding
QB CapitalSeries A, Early Funding
DRONE FUNDSeed, Early Funding, Pre Seed

Market signals

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  • Sep 17, 2026

    $3M round with ITOCHU Technology Ventures and others.

  • Aug 10, 2026

    Open roles increased from 0 to 3, representing 27% of headcount.

Recent news

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  • receives_financingSep 16, 2026

    Eight Knot inc. received financing of $2.78M in Series A on Sep 16th '26.

  • expands_offices_inAug 17, 2026

    Eight Knot inc. expanded offices in United States, Northern America, Americas on Jan 1st '26.

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Is Eight Knot a public or private company?

Eight Knot is a private company.

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When was Eight Knot's last funding round?

Eight Knot's most recent funding round was Series A on September 1, 2024.

Who are the main investors in Eight Knot?

Key investors in Eight Knot include Spiral Innovation Partners, Inc., DRONE FUND.

Will Eight Knot IPO soon?

No public IPO plans have been announced for Eight Knot.

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersOsaka
Employee Range6
Year Founded2021
Last FundingSep 17, 2026

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