OUR STORY
Founded by brothers Neil and Mike Tinmouth, the ACUA Ocean team brings together more than a century of combined experience in the maritime sector.
Prior to ACUA Ocean, Neil was a founding member of the GEBCO Alumni team that won the Shell Ocean Discovery XPrize for autonomous ocean mapping, whilst Mike has been an innovation mentor to the UK Ministry of Defence since 2019.
OUR MISSION
ACUA's mission is to enable the sustainable and scalable collection of ocean data through technology solutions and services.
OUR VISION
Our vision is to be the leading platform for full ocean data collection.
PROBLEM-SOLVERS
We deliver innovation which focuses on customer requirements
RESILIENT
From the design principles for autonomous systems to how we as a team respond to challenges and setbacks; resilience is at the core of our decisions and behaviours
OUR VALUES
SCIENCE-LED
Data and evidence drives our decision-making above all else
DIVERSE
We bring diversity of thought through our diversity of backgrounds and experiences
MEET THE TEAM
Oli Mulcahy MBE
Chief Technology Officer
Alex Liddle
Senior Naval Architect
Ben Nicholson
Hardware Integration Engineer
Callum Shipton
Senior Software Engineer
Ben Shelbourn
Mechanical Engineer
Tom Nicholls
Naval Architect
Keir Flint
Digital Designer
Nicole Kapel
Chief Financial Officer
Finance and People Manager
Abi Bull
Neil Tinmouth
Founder & CEO
John Hunnibell
Chief Product Officer
Roweena Patel
Programme Manager
Simon Chapman
Compliance and Trials Manager
Nigel Mashembo
Marine Operations Manager
Daren "Woll" Wollington
Site Operations Manager
Aine Perry
Marine Ops Administrator
Joe Thynne
Robotics Engineer
Junior Software Engineer
Jack Lawley
Isabel Herstell
Head of Policy and Regulatory Affairs
Mike Tinmouth
Founder and Chief Operating Officer
Charles Anuyagu
Principal Robotics Engineer
Mohammed Bekkaoui
Graphic Designer
James Cowles
Head of Business Development
Luke Uransel
US Commercial Director
Jordan Radford
Mechanical Engineer
Wayne Shilson
Electrical Engineer
Software Developer
Software Engineer
KT Pollington
YEAR
2020
Company Founded
ACUA Ocean was founded with a vision to create a more sustainable future for our oceans and planet
YEAR
2021
Katapult Ocean investment
ACUA Ocean secured funding from the UK Department for Transport under the CMDC 1 programme and investment from Katapult Ocean
YEAR
2021
Winner of The Rapid Challenge
Winners of the ProDrive Rapid Challenge for design engineering.
YEAR
2022
LR Approval in Principle
Received Lloyd's Register Approval in Principle for the vessel electrical, hydrogen and control systems.
YEAR
2023
CMDC3 Pilot project commences
ACUA secured funding from the UK Department of Transport under the CMDC Round 3 to deliver a pilot project from Plymouth and Aberdeen.
YEAR
2024
USV PIONEER launch
The USV launched for Harbour Acceptance Testing at Turnchapel Wharf in December 2024.
YEAR
2025
Workboat Code 3 Approvals
Workboat Code 3 Approvals USV Pioneer became the first unmanned vessel to receive MCA WBC3 approvals.
YEAR
2025
MROS +43m Designs Unveiled
Concepts for the new 43m MROS-class vessels receives Department for Transport funding.