
Vake applies intelligence to satellite images to fingerprint all vessel traffic at sea, with the vision to perform this globally in real-time.

Vake applies intelligence to satellite images to fingerprint all vessel traffic at sea, with the vision to perform this globally in real-time.
What they do: Use ML on multispectral and SAR satellite imagery to detect, verify and track vessels (including dark/non-reporting) for maritime surveillance.
Headquarters: Oslo, Norway
Notable event: Majority stake acquired by Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) in March 2024
Team size (approx.): ~20 employees
Maritime surveillance and maritime domain awareness using satellite imagery and machine learning.
Space / Geospatial / Maritime Intelligence
120000.00
Listed as a Pre-Seed round; Techstars participated. Company later acquired by KSAT in March 2024.
“Participated in Techstars accelerator; Techstars listed as lead/funder on Pre-Seed round.”