Vanguard mission partnership

Pioneering the next era
of ocean exploration

Our mission: making humans aquatic

DEEP exists to radically advance how humankind can access, explore and inhabit underwater environments. Through operations in the United Kingdom and the United States, we design and build subsea human habitats that enable scientists, researchers, and operators to live and work underwater for extended periods.

Our approach builds on the legacy of habitat programs such as Sealab, Tektite, and Aquarius, with advanced engineering, real-time data systems, and a rigorous scientific framework. We are catalysing the modern era of ocean exploration.

95% of the ocean remains unexplored.
We’re changing that.

The answers to humanity’s most pressing challenges; climate adaptation, biodiversity loss, medical breakthroughs, and food security; lie beneath the surface. However, traditional diving provides only brief, episodic glimpses to the vast, unexplored continental shelf. Scientists spend more time travelling and decompressing than conducting meaningful research.

With our revolutionary subsea human habitats, we are enabling a sustained presence under the ocean; which until now; has not been possible at scale. More time underwater means exponential scope for science and discovery.
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Introducing Vanguard.

Vanguard is DEEP’s pilot subsea human habitat, already deployed in the Florida Keys. Crews of up to four can work underwater for up to aweek without needing to decompress or return to surface, enabling weeks of subsea work to be completed in days.

Vanguard is the foundation for DEEP’s broader vision: a future of semi-permanent subsea habitats beginning with the next-generation Sentinel program.
4 crew.
7 day
missions.
6 mission
themes.
Launching
June ‘26.

Partners don’t sponsor content; they enable missions that wouldn’t otherwise exist.

DEEP is inviting a select group of esteemed partners to enable these missions. This is not conventional sponsorship, but a rare opportunity to be part of history while generating tangible, measurable value for your organisation.

Credibility and differentiation
Associate your brand with real scientific achievement. Very few organisations can legitimately claim a role in frontier ocean exploration.

ESG substance
Direct, verifiable contribution to UN SDG 14 targets. Impact reports covering carbon, biodiversity, and research outcomes.

Innovation validation
Partnering technology deployed in-mission generates credible proof points no laboratory can replicate.

Media and content rights
Co-created mission documentaries, episodic content, and media assets for your own usage. Our mission stories will endure for years.

Ready to be a part of something revolutionary?

Vanguard bi-weekly missions will begin in June 2026. Early partners secure priority scheduling and the greatest influence over mission design. We invite you to a discovery call or in-person briefing to explore how a partnership with DEEP aligns with your organisation’s strategic priorities.

Mission Partner

Per-mission investment
Mission naming rights · Your logo on habitat andequipment · ESG impact report · Documentary content rights · 4 VIP launch invites

Program Partner

Annual investment
Category exclusivity · Program-wide branding· Multi-mission naming rights · In-depth SDG impact data · Co-produced episodic content

Strategic Partner

Custom structure
Custom mission design · Board advisory seat · Technology co-development & IP · Global media campaign · Executive underwater experience
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