URI ocean-tech spinout Juice Robotics lands seed funding, licenses four technologies
What's the deal? Juice RoboticsDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, a University of Rhode Island (URI) spinout, has raised seed funding from Rogue Island Ventures and licensed four URI-developed ocean technologies.
The company builds next-generation systems that cut the size, cost, and complexity of underwater operations, spanning sensing, communications, and robotics.
Founded by URI alumnus Matthew Jewell and Professor Brennan Phillips, it is led by former IBMDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → executive Stephen Piper.
Why now? The deal caps the company's time at URI's Ocean Technology Center pilot incubator since 2024, where the startup gained workspace, mentorship, and intellectual property support.
Juice Robotics met Rogue Island Ventures at the inaugural URI Tech Showcase in 2025.
The licensed technologies now give the company the intellectual property base to accelerate product development and commercialisation.
The signal: Juice Robotics' dual-use focus — spanning commercial, scientific, and defence applications for its unmanned aerial and underwater data collection systems — aligns with the growing investor appetite for ocean-tech at the early stage, where cutting the size, complexity, and cost of underwater operations opens new markets. The tie-up with Rogue Island Ventures and URI's licensed IP portfolio gives this early-stage company a rare combination of capital and validated technology to build on.
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