SEASATELLITES, INC.
Software systems that enable autonomous ocean vehicles to comply with international maritime collision regulations (COLREGS)
- Sector
- Robotics
- Headquarters
- SAN DIEGO, CA
- Founded
- 2020
- Latest Form D
- $20M, Mar 2026
- Total capital
- $37.9M
- Federal grants
- $256K
- 1 award · 2022
- Rank in peer group#18 of 71
- Private capital raised
- $35.6M
- 3 Form D · last Mar 2026
- 7 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- $2M
- 1 award · Defense
- Rank in Robotics#34 of 544
- Granted patents
- 3
- 1 pending · first 2025
- Rank in peer group#11 of 71
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$20M
- Federal contractDefense · The United States Marine Corps Requires A Small Unmanned Maritime Vessel Capable Of Persistent Intelligence Surveillance And Reconnaissance Collection In Open Ocean, Coastal Littorals And Inland Waterways.$2M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$9.1M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$6.5M
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I:Collision Regulations (COLREG) Aware Autonomy for Safe Interactions of Crewed and Uncrewed Vessels$256K
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Federal first
1month
from SEASATELLITES, INC.’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Aug 2022
- NSF · $256K
- First Form D · Sep 2022
- $6.5M · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 1 award
An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.
Standing among 71 peers
Line = medianRobotics · Software
- Federal grants#18 · top 25%
- Granted patents#11 · top 15%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Dylan RodriguezResearcherExecutive OfficerLinked by 3 patents
- Michael FlaniganResearcherExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterLinked by $256K in grants as PI
- Declan KerwinExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Jason ChapmanDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Max KramersExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Melissa HallockExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 10 people
- Patrick O'ReillyDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Philip BildenDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Ryan CoughlinDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Thomas ReynoldsExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 3 granted of 4- PendingRange Estimation In Autonomous Maritime VehiclesUSPTOApplication 19538228
- GrantedRapid Payload Interchangability In Autonomous VehiclesUSPTOUS 12,576,953
- GrantedRange Estimation In Autonomous Maritime VehiclesUSPTOUS 12,555,370
Show all 4 patent records
- Range Estimation In Autonomous Maritime VehiclesJun 18, 2026 · Application 19538228Pending
- Rapid Payload Interchangability In Autonomous VehiclesMar 17, 2026 · US 12,576,953Granted
- Range Estimation In Autonomous Maritime VehiclesFeb 17, 2026 · US 12,555,370Granted
- Systems and Methods For A Multichannel Navigation LightNov 4, 2025 · US 12,464,629Granted
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Sources
Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.
How to read this page
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Data freshness
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