Blurgs AI raises $2.2M to expand maritime intelligence platform

The startup operates with about 40 employees, and Mohanty said it plans to hire 30 more as it scales. He noted the company has been bootstrapped and profitable for the last five years, with operations beginning in late 2020 and a live product launch in 2023.

Pravega Ventures’ spokesperson framed the investment around India’s coastline as a strategic asset. “Climate change and shifting geopolitics are only making maritime intelligence more critical. What excites us about Blurgs AI is that they are solving for this across the board in ports, shipyards, fisheries and defence, all at a level of depth that is rare in this domain,” the spokesperson said.

Shastra VC managing partner Vasant Rao pointed to the data-to-decision gap. “Maritime infrastructure is becoming increasingly software-defined, yet the real bottleneck remains decision intelligence rather than data availability. Blurgs AI is building the intelligence layer that transforms fragmented sensor and operational data into real-time, decision-ready insights,” he said.

The company’s defence and security product line provides threat detection, adversary monitoring and cross-domain situational awareness, while its commercial offering focuses on operational efficiency, regulatory compliance and real-time visibility for ports, fleets and shipyards.

The round is Blurgs AI’s first external capital after five years of bootstrapped operations. The company now faces the challenge of scaling its 40-person team and replicating its defence-grade technical rigour across multiple commercial verticals and geographies. Hiring is underway.