Ubotica raises $11M to scale real-time maritime intelligence from space

Ubotica Technologies, the Irish space
technology company pioneering Orbital AI, has secured $11 million in funding to
accelerate the commercial deployment of its AI-powered intelligence platform
and expand the rollout of its Live Maritime Intelligence (LMI) service. The
round was led by Act Venture Capital and Greencode Ventures, with participation
from existing investor Atlantic Bridge.

As governments face growing challenges
in protecting critical maritime infrastructure, including undersea cables,
offshore energy assets and key shipping routes, increasingly complex threats
such as shadow fleets, dark vessels, sanctions evasion and potential sabotage
are driving demand for more effective maritime surveillance capabilities.

Ubotica’s Live Maritime Intelligence
platform is designed to address these challenges by enabling real-time
detection of emerging threats across vast areas of the ocean. The platform
continuously identifies areas of elevated risk, helping operators prioritise
surveillance resources more effectively.

By combining Orbital AI with
autonomous ground-to-orbit tasking, Live Maritime Intelligence dynamically
directs available satellite sensing assets toward emerging activity, delivering
faster operational intelligence and earlier warning than traditional approaches.

Unlike conventional
Earth observation systems, which typically capture imagery and transmit it to
Earth for processing, Ubotica’s technology enables AI-powered analysis directly
in orbit. By moving intelligence closer to where data is collected, Orbital AI
significantly reduces response times while improving the efficiency of
satellite networks.

Commenting on the
announcement, Fintan Buckley, CEO of Ubotica Technologies, said Live Maritime
Intelligence enables the early detection of emerging threats, autonomously
tasks the most appropriate satellites and sensors, and delivers actionable
intelligence within minutes.

The investment will
accelerate the commercial deployment of Live Maritime Intelligence while
supporting the continued advancement of Ubotica’s Orbital AI technology.