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.