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DRIFT Energy: Funding, Investors & Team (Sep 2026)

The world needs clean energy—fast. DRIFT Energy fills this gap by tapping into the global power of the oceans, turning wind into green hydrogen— anywhere, anytime. Our autonomous AI-guided sailing ships using the wind to generate, store, and deliver hydrogen to any port or maritime asset (civil or military). Being off-grid, we sail around the constraints of traditional energy pathways and open up a new green energy goldmine - the 70% that is the ocean. A mobile constellation of freely tradable energy assets with global potential. No infrastructure. No limits. Just clean power where it’s needed most.

drift.energy LinkedIn Bath, United Kingdom 11-50 employees
Autonomous Vehicles Marine Technology Marine Transportation Military Renewable Energy Shipping
Total raised
$100k
Rounds
1
Latest
Undisclosed round
Apr 2026

DRIFT Energy has raised $100k across 1 funding round on record, the most recent an undisclosed round of $100k announced in Apr 2026.

That round is below the $15M median round size for Energy companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

DRIFT Energy Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$100k
across 1 round on record
Funding rounds on record
1
Latest funding round
Undisclosed round
$100k in Apr 2026
Employees
11-50
reported band
Headquarters
Bath, United Kingdom

Latest funding round on record: Apr 2026.

DRIFT Energy Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Undisclosed round
$100k

DRIFT Energy Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Peter Lacy
Founder

No contact details are on record for this team yet.

DRIFT Energy Funding Compared to Other Energy Startups

Segment
Companies
Median round
2,284
$15M
5,273
$4.0M

DRIFT Energy's latest round of $100k is below the median round in Energy. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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DRIFT Energy Funding FAQs

What does DRIFT Energy do?

The world needs clean energy—fast. DRIFT Energy fills this gap by tapping into the global power of the oceans, turning wind into green hydrogen— anywhere, anytime. Our autonomous AI-guided sailing ships using the wind to generate, store, and deliver hydrogen to any port or maritime asset (civil or military). Being off-grid, we sail around the constraints of traditional energy pathways and open up a new green energy goldmine - the 70% that is the ocean. A mobile constellation of freely tradable energy assets with global potential. No infrastructure. No limits. Just clean power where it’s needed most.

How much funding has DRIFT Energy raised?

DRIFT Energy has raised $100k across 1 round on record. The most recent is an undisclosed round of $100k announced in Apr 2026.

When did DRIFT Energy last raise funding?

DRIFT Energy's most recent funding round on record is an undisclosed round of $100k, announced in Apr 2026.

Who founded DRIFT Energy?

FundedIQ lists Peter Lacy (Founder) at DRIFT Energy.

Where is DRIFT Energy headquartered?

DRIFT Energy is based in Bath, Bath and North East Somerset, United Kingdom.

How many employees does DRIFT Energy have?

DRIFT Energy is in the 11-50 employee band.

How does DRIFT Energy's funding compare to other Energy startups?

DRIFT Energy's latest round of $100k is below the $15M median round size for Energy companies on FundedIQ across 2,284 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's DRIFT Energy Funding Data

FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.

Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for DRIFT Energy is left off this page rather than filled in.

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