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REGENT

United States · Seagliders / Maritime mobility · private
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Summary

Builds Seagliders -- electric wing-in-ground-effect vehicles that float, foil and fly over water -- for maritime passenger and cargo mobility; conducting sea trials of its first passenger-carrying craft.

Key facts

Headquarters
Rhode Island
Role
builder
Category
Maritime
Sector
Seagliders / Maritime mobility
Status
private
CEO
Billy Thalheimer
Founders
Billy Thalheimer (co-founder & CEO), Mike Klinker (co-founder)
Funding
$240M Series B (Aug 2026) to scale Seaglider manufacturing. Note: the lead-list workbook shows a $120M figure -- verified primary sourcing (REGENT’s own release, defence-blog.com) confirms $240M as the current, larger round; used the higher verified figure.