# Fleetzero

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/fleetzero

- Industry: Ship Building & Repair
- Headquarters: Houston, US
- Website: www.fleetzero.com/
- Total disclosed funding: $52M
- Latest round: Series A (Jan 16, 2026)
- Investors on record: 10

## About

Based in Alabama, US, and founded in 2021, Fleetzero operates as a Maritime transportation company that offers battery-powered electric ships for decarbonizing the ocean. The company was Co-founded by Steven Henderson (CEO) and Mike Carter (COO). In January 2026, Fleetzero raised USD 43 million in series A funding led by Obvious, with participation from Maersk Growth and 8090 Industries, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Y Combinator, Benson Capital Partners, and Shorewind Capital.

The company will offer its freight services from Washington to Alaska by the fall of 2023. It offers energy storage and offers vessels that emit no greenhouse gasses, NOx, SOx, or harmful particulate. Its first ship named The Pacific Joule begins operations in fall 2023. It is a low-emission hybrid ship retrofitted with the company’s battery technology. Fleetzero generates revenue by selling hybrid and electric marine propulsion systems, modular battery energy storage units, vessel retrofits, and related engineering services.

The company plans to utilize the January 2026 funding to grow its Houston facility, increase production of electric ship propulsion systems, and support development of new marine technologies.

## Funding rounds

- Series A, Jan 16, 2026, $35M — Y Combinator, Obvious, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Maersk Growth, Benson Capital Partners, 8090 Industries, Shorewind Capital
- Seed, Jun 1, 2022, $16M — Founders Fund, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, McKinley Management
- Seed, Jan 1, 2022 — Pioneer Fund

## Investors

- Pioneer Fund (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/pioneer-fund) — Seed
- Founders Fund (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/founders-fund) — Seed
- Breakthrough Energy Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/breakthrough-energy-ventures) — Seed, Series A
- McKinley Management (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/mckinley-management) — Seed
- Y Combinator (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/y-combinator) — Series A
- Obvious (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/obvious) — Series A
- Maersk Growth (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/maersk-growth) — Series A
- Benson Capital Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/benson-capital-partners) — Series A
- 8090 Industries (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/8090-industries) — Series A
- Shorewind Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/shorewind-capital) — Series A