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Unseenlabs

French space-based RF intelligence firm tracking 'dark vessels' at sea via its BRO satellite constellation — the European leader in commercial maritime SIGINT.

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Unseenlabs
Maritime/UnderseaEUPrivate (VC-backed)
French space-based RF intelligence firm tracking 'dark vessels' at sea via its BRO satellite constellation — the European leader in commercial maritime SIGINT.
Founded
2015
HQ
Rennes, France
Headcount
~97est., unverified
Total raised
~EUR 120M~$124M
Valuation
Undisclosed
Stage
Series CFeb 2024

Background

Unseenlabs is a Rennes-based space company founded in 2015 by brothers Clement Galic (CEO) and Jonathan Galic (CTO); some accounts add a third co-founder, Benjamin Ferrer.

It builds and operates the BRO (Breizh Reconnaissance Orbiter) constellation of low-Earth-orbit nanosatellites that passively detect radio-frequency emissions from ships, then geolocate and characterize the source — including 'dark vessels' that switch off AIS transponders to avoid tracking.

First satellite BRO-1 flew in 2019; the fleet reached 22 spacecraft with BRO-22 in June 2026, and the company is beginning to deploy a Gen 2 generation it says will extend RF coverage to land and space.

Unseenlabs sells the resulting maritime intelligence to governments, navies, coast guards, insurers and NGOs, runs mission control from Rennes, and opened a Singapore office in 2025 to push into Asia-Pacific.

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