Unseenlabs gathers 20 million for boat monitoring and financing

They are three siblings, all in their 30s, ” United like the fingers of a hand »He insists Clement Gallic, CEO of Unseenlabs in Young Rennes who just raised € 20 million after that The first round is 7.5 million euros I completed a little over two years.

Siblings also consist of Jonathan, Technical Director, the company’s true mind and Benjamin, A business attorney who works as a legal advisor, says she realizes that you have a real nugget in your hands. Her innovative techniques for intercepting radio frequency signals from space are revolutionizing the identification of boats at sea.

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Technological advances based on A constellation of nanosatellites From spotting ships 500 kilometers above sea level, it has just led to one of The largest fundraiser in the European space sector. It was subscribed by 360 Capital, Omnes and Blue Oceans Partners along with the Unseelabs’ historic partners Breizh Up (Brittany), the Ministry of Armed Forces Definvest Fund and Hemeria.

« This capital contribution aims to increase the number of nanosatellites sent into space. “Clement Gallic says. Even now, there are three of them spinning over our heads, ” The goal is to increase the number to more than 20 by 2025 », Director continues.

Combined with the on-board Unseenlabs technology, these nanosatellites allow Determine the magnetic waves emitted from ships Geolocated in almost real time. Everyone is affected, regardless of their size and location. Until now, it has been very difficult to spot many people in the middle of the ocean, especially if AIS – the automatic identification system – a data exchange system that has become mandatory by the IMO on board has not been activated.

10 first clients

The 10 largest customers of Unseelabs are the United States, including FranceTo locate boats that dump gas into the sea, those that do illegal fishing, piracy, or carry drugs. “ “We are seeing the emergence of new clients, formed by insurance companies,” says Clement Gallick. Rain has global markets, and it has just signed a distribution agreement with the Japanese giant, Marubeni.

Last year, Unseenlabs investigated a Its turnover is 3 million euros And it should pay off quickly. the society It employs about twenty people It will increase to 30 employees by the end of the fiscal year.

Clement graduated from Enac, the National School of Civil Aviation based in Toulouse, and Jonathan graduated from Supelec. Before embarking on Establish their company in 2015, « Almost in the garage of the family home near Rennes “Remember the two brothers, they worked for ten years, Jonathan at Airbus in Toulouse and Clement at CNES. As for Benjamin, he continued his studies as a lawyer at the Law School in Rennes.

« Our various activities have led us to determine that there is real potential for innovation in the geolocation of space and radio frequencies. “, Says Clement Gallick, who also points to an older family’s past to explain their passions. Their father was a long time fighter pilot in the Air Force. Something that makes them dream a little more with their heads in the stars.