Celerity Craft Inc.
2 known investors
Celerity Craft develops the Dynamic Air Cushion Vehicle (DACV), a marine platform that generates an air cushion beneath its hulls for higher speed, lower fuel use, and amphibious operation from open water to beach landings. Its flagship DACV-12 targets civilian operators (passenger ferry, cargo, research) and defence/government users (Arctic and high-speed patrol, amphibious assault support), with available manned or uncrewed configurations.
Also known as Celerity · Celerity Craft
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Company profile
researched Aug 2026Celerity Craft Inc. is a marine technology company based in Squamish, British Columbia, developing the Dynamic Air Cushion Vehicle (DACV), an amphibious vessel platform. The design draws air in through a bow grille, channels it beneath the hulls to form a low-drag air cushion that provides lift, and expels it aft as thrust, allowing the craft to ride above the water surface and reduce drag. The company positions the DACV as a single scalable platform that can be configured for different missions and built in manned or uncrewed variants.
The first commercial product is the DACV-12, designed for 12 passengers with Class 3 sea state capability, a fully electric drivetrain, targeted speeds up to 60 knots, quiet operation, minimal wake, and zero-emission operation. Because the hull architecture supports beach-to-beach or dockside access, the platform can launch from shore or standard docks without deep-water or specialized shore infrastructure. Stated performance goals include significant reductions in fuel consumption and roughly twice the revenue at half the energy cost relative to current state-of-the-art vessels.
Addressed applications span civilian uses — passenger ferry and transport, cargo and remote logistics, tourism, utility operations, and research and survey — as well as defence and government uses including Arctic patrol, high-speed patrol, and amphibious assault support.
Business model
Celerity Craft develops and intends to produce DACV vessels for commercial fleet operators and defence/government customers, taking reservations for slots in a production queue ahead of scaled manufacturing.
Traction
Opened an early access/production reservation queue for commercial operators in June 2025 and reported early-stage interest from marine operators in Asia, Europe and North America. The company was selected for the Blue Action Canada accelerator in February 2025, named to the Top 20 at Startup TNT's BC Summit XI in April 2025, and featured on the cover of the Summer 2026 issue of The Journal of Ocean Technology.
Latest developments
In June 2025 the company opened its early access queue for commercial operators of the DACV platform. Subsequent company updates addressed shipyard capacity constraints and new capability (November 2025), and in June 2026 Celerity Craft was featured on the cover of the Summer 2026 issue of The Journal of Ocean Technology.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography
Market position
An early-stage entrant in high-speed, energy-efficient and amphibious marine platforms, addressing both commercial marine transport and defence/government mission needs, including capacity constraints in existing shipyards.
Compared with conventional vessels, the platform is presented as combining higher speed with lower energy use, independence from deep-water port infrastructure through beach or dock launching, reduced wake, and a configurable single-platform approach spanning manned and uncrewed variants and civilian and defence missions.
Technology
The Dynamic Air Cushion Vehicle architecture uses bow-mounted fans to draw in air, direct it beneath the hulls to generate a low-drag air cushion for lift, and exhaust it aft as thrust. The DACV-12 uses a fully electric drivetrain and is designed for Class 3 sea state operation, up to 60 knots, minimal wake, and amphibious access from open water to shallow water and beach landings.
Go-to-market
The company opened an early access queue in June 2025 allowing commercial operators to reserve a place in the production queue, beginning with local British Columbia fleets and expanding more broadly as production scales. It also uses direct engagement with operators via its engineering team and an email update program.
Commercial marine operators and fleets (passenger transport, remote logistics, tourism, utility, research and survey), marine industry partners, and defence and government users.
Geography
Headquartered and developing its platform in Squamish, British Columbia, Canada. Early access is prioritized for British Columbia-based operators, with applications also invited from elsewhere in Canada and international markets; the company reports early-stage interest from marine operators in Asia, Europe and North America.
Compiled by commissioned research from 6 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
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Timeline · 4
launches, deals, and filingsCelerity Craft was featured on the cover of the Summer 2026 issue of The Journal of Ocean Technology.
The company opened an early access queue for commercial operators interested in its Dynamic Air Cushion Vehicle platform, prioritizing British Columbia-based operators and allowing reservations in the production queue.
Celerity Craft was recognized as one of the Top 20 companies at Startup TNT's BC Summit XI.
Celerity Craft was selected to join the Blue Action Canada accelerator to advance sustainable marine innovation.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
▸Research sources · 6
primary sources listed
- Celerity Craft Inc.celeritycraft.com · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Celerity Craft Inc. do?
- Squamish, BC marine technology company building the DACV-12, an amphibious Dynamic Air Cushion Vehicle platform.
- Who founded Celerity Craft Inc.?
- Celerity Craft Inc. was founded by Richard MacKellar.
- Who are Celerity Craft Inc.'s investors?
- Celerity Craft Inc.'s investors include Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), WUTIF Capital.