Founder story
Built by a builder
I have built software for twenty years. For the last three, AI agents every day. I came to yachting from tech, and found an industry still run on phone calls, WhatsApp threads and paperwork.
Where it started
An industry running on phone calls.
I am among the most experienced agent builders working today, twenty years in software across agencies, startups and products, the last three spent building AI agents daily. I came to yachting for the yachts, not the software.
What I found was an industry that deserved better: captains, crew managers, owners, and charter operations running on phone calls, WhatsApp threads, and spreadsheets that don't talk to each other.
Where it grew
Six apps. One system. Every seat covered.
Once captains had seen the voice agent working, the conversations moved to crew, fleet, owners, guests, and harbor operations. Each one became an app, but they all share one intelligent core.
Onboarding a new crew member, tracking a fleet across the Mediterranean, giving an owner visibility without phone calls, providing a concierge to charter guests — the same pattern: talk to the people doing the job, then build the tool that removes the busywork.
What YachtOS is
AI-native from day one.
YachtOS is what a yacht platform looks like when it is built AI-native from day one, not bolted on as an afterthought. Six apps, one intelligent core, and agents that do the work while humans stay in command.
YachtOS is a venture of Thrive Venture Labs, a UK company building AI-native products for industries still waiting for them.
What we believe