Compute Maritime
Developer of generative AI tools for maritime design, simulation, and optimization, with flagship product NeuralShipper for naval architects and marine engineers.
- CEO / Founder
- Shahroz Khan
- Team Size
- 11-50
- Stage
- Active
- Total Funding
- $1.18M
- Latest Round
- Grant
- Key Investors
- UK Government (Innovate UK / UK SHORE / Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition)
Technology & Products
Key Products
NeuralShipper (generative AI for maritime design, simulation & optimization); NeuralAuto (automotive expansion); NeuralSpace (aerospace expansion); Hull Form Optimisation; Propeller Design; Hydrofoil Design and Optimisation; Wind Propulsion Concept Development
Technological Advantage
Proprietary generative AI models (transformers, deep learning, NLP) built on quantum architecture; trained on 100,000+ vessel designs; integrated with Siemens Simcenter STAR-CCM+ for CFD validation; HP Z workstation-powered HPC infrastructure; physics-informed generative models via ATHENA research collaboration.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
NeuralShipper is the first generative AI co-pilot purpose-built for naval architecture, enabling designers to generate, simulate, and optimize hundreds of ship hull forms, propellers, hydrofoils, and energy-saving devices in minutes rather than weeks, reducing design cycle time dramatically.
How They Differentiate
Unlike traditional parametric CAD-based ship design tools, NeuralShipper uses generative AI (deep learning, transformers) to create entirely novel designs without hand-coded parameterization, enabling exploration of a vastly larger design space and reducing concept development from weeks to minutes.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Naval architecture firms, ship design offices, shipyards, marine engineering consultancies, and maritime OEMs
Industry Verticals
Maritime/shipping; Offshore wind (crew transfer vessels); Automotive (emerging); Aerospace (emerging)
Competitors
CAESES (parametric ship design optimization); Friendship Systems (ship design software); Dassault Systèmes/CATIA (maritime design)
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
First two customers announced June 2024 (a simulation software company and a design office); expanding from maritime into automotive (NeuralAuto) and aerospace (NeuralSpace) as of August 2024
Major Milestones
2024-07: Company incorporated (Companies House); 2024-06: First two customers onboarded; 2024-08: Expansion announced into NeuralAuto and NeuralSpace; 2025-02: Siemens collaboration announced; 2025-09: GenDSOM project awarded £700K UK Government grant for AI-designed CTV with additive manufacturing; 2026-01: Siemens case study shows NeuralShipper cuts ship design from one month to minutes
Notable Customers
A leading simulation software company (first customer, name undisclosed); a top design office (first customer, name undisclosed)