What Starboard Maritime Intelligence does

Starboard Maritime Intelligence is a New Zealand-based software company that builds an AI-powered maritime intelligence platform for sovereign agencies and critical infrastructure operators. The platform processes over 1 billion maritime data points per day, fusing AIS broadcasts, Sentinel-1 SAR and high-resolution optical satellite imagery, RF geolocation signals, IMO registry data, ownership structures, and sanctions lists into a Common Operating Picture that supports dark-vessel detection, AIS spoofing identification, false-flag analytics, risk-based targeting, real-time protection zones around critical assets, satellite tasking for intelligence planning, and audit-ready sanctions and IUU-fishing reporting. Its product surface is organised as a core platform plus four vertical modules covering Defence and Intelligence, Critical Maritime Infrastructure Protection, Maritime Trade and Compliance, and Fisheries Monitoring and Enforcement, supplemented by analyst-grade intelligence reports such as Cable Risk Intelligence and Oil & Gas Risk Intelligence.

The company sells exclusively via direct enterprise field sales to government defence and intelligence agencies, customs and border authorities, fisheries regulators, and operators of subsea cables, ports, and offshore energy assets, with annual or multi-year subscription contracts sold through a "Request a secure demo" motion. Named customers include NZ Customs, Maritime New Zealand, JTIAF, the Australian Government, AFMA, MPI, MOT, the Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority, SubCom, FibreSense, an unnamed Global Telco, Ambrey, and OceanIQ, and the platform is deployed across more than 30 countries protecting approximately 840,000 kilometres of subsea cable infrastructure. The company is ISO 27001 certified, headquartered in Wellington, New Zealand, employs between 11 and 50 people, and has raised an A$4.6M seed (April 2024) and a NZ$23M Series A (September 2025, co-led by Altered Capital, OIF Ventures, and King River Capital), with stated use of proceeds for global expansion into North America, Europe, and the Indo-Pacific.

Name

Starboard Maritime Intelligence

Legal name

Starboard Maritime Intelligence Ltd

Website

https://starboard.nz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Starboard Maritime Intelligence is a Wellington-based AI-native SaaS platform that fuses AIS, satellite SAR imagery, and registry data to deliver real-time vessel tracking, dark-vessel detection, and risk analytics for government defence, intelligence, fisheries, and critical-infrastructure operators across 30+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Maritime Intelligence Software

NAICS

Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511), Support Activities for Water Transportation (4883), Navigational Services to Shipping (488330)

SIC

Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812), Water Transportation (4400)

akta.pro primary industry

Maritime Security Technology & Systems (CCTV, Radar, AIS, Perimeter Sensors) (BPAKALAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Maritime Security Technology & Surveillance Systems (CCTV, Radar, AIS, Perimeter Intrusion) (TLAHANAC), Naval Combat Systems Integration & Mission Systems (IMABAKAB), Marine Sensors, Instrumentation & IoT (Condition Monitoring) (IMAJAJAI)

Keywords

• Maritime intelligence software
• Maritime domain awareness
• AI vessel tracking
• Maritime threat detection
• Geospatial maritime analytics

Headquarters

HQ city

Wellington

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. SaaS Platform Subscription: Subscription-based access to the Starboard maritime intelligence platform, providing real-time vessel tracking, risk analytics, and anomaly detection. Sold to government agencies, defence organisations, and enterprise maritime operators on an annual or multi-year contract basis.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Starboard Maritime Intelligence provides an AI-powered maritime intelligence software platform that monitors global vessel activity and detects threats such as dark vessels, AIS spoofing, and sanctions evasion. The platform fuses satellite imagery, AIS data, and RF signals to deliver real-time alerts and analytics for defence agencies, intelligence organisations, critical subsea infrastructure operators, maritime trade compliance teams, and fisheries enforcement bodies.

Product overview

Starboard Maritime Intelligence offers a unified platform architecture combining a core maritime intelligence platform with four integrated solution modules (Defence and Intelligence, Critical Maritime Infrastructure Protection, Maritime Trade and Compliance, and Fisheries Monitoring and Enforcement). The platform processes over 1 billion maritime data points daily, fusing AIS data, satellite imagery, registry information, and sanctions data into a Common Operating Picture. The company also publishes periodic risk intelligence reports (Cable Risk Intelligence and Oil and Gas Risk Intelligence) drawing from its platform analytics. The platform is deployed across more than 30 countries and protects 840,000 kilometers of subsea cable infrastructure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Starboard Maritime Intelligence Platform

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced vessel detection time from days to hours in Operation Nightwatch (12-day campaign for Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

AI capability8 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• S&P Global (Market Intelligence)coreTechnology or IntegrationListed as a data and ecosystem partner providing comprehensive vessel tracking and maritime domain awareness technology integration.
• MDA (Space)coreTechnology or IntegrationSatellite imagery and space systems partner enabling near real-time detection and vessel identification for maritime domain awareness.
• SpirecoreTechnology or IntegrationReal-time AIS data partner providing vessel tracking and maritime intelligence through Spire's satellite constellation.
• Unseen LabscoreTechnology or IntegrationSatellite-based RF detection partner contributing to vessel detection and maritime domain awareness capabilities.
• Copernicus (EU)coreTechnology or IntegrationEuropean Union Earth observation programme partner providing satellite data for maritime monitoring and analysis.
• MaxarcoreTechnology or IntegrationHigh-resolution satellite imagery partner enabling detailed vessel identification and maritime surveillance capabilities.
• HawkEye 360coreTechnology or IntegrationRF signal detection and geolocation partner providing satellite-based maritime domain awareness capabilities.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Windward: Windward offers an AI-driven maritime intelligence platform focused on vessel risk, sanctions screening, dark-vessel detection and maritime domain awareness for governments and enterprises — a near-direct competitor to Starboard across Starboard's defence, compliance and infrastructure use cases.
• Kpler: Kpler provides maritime intelligence and commodity analytics covering vessel movements, trade flows and sanctions exposure. Its trade and compliance analytics overlap directly with Starboard's Maritime Trade and Compliance module and broader domain awareness offering.
• Pole Star Global: Pole Star Global delivers vessel tracking, sanctions screening and maritime regulatory compliance SaaS to governments, NGOs and commercial operators — overlapping with Starboard on sanctions compliance, IUU enforcement and maritime domain awareness use cases.
• OceanMind: OceanMind provides maritime domain awareness and IUU fishing enforcement analytics using satellite AIS and vessel behaviour data for governments and fisheries authorities — directly competing with Starboard's fisheries monitoring and defence modules.

Broad incumbents

• Lloyd's List Intelligence: Lloyd's List Intelligence is an established maritime data and analytics provider offering vessel tracking, ownership data, sanctions and compliance intelligence. It serves similar government and trade customers as Starboard but as a broader incumbent with deeper but less AI-native offerings.
• Spire Global: Spire Global operates a satellite constellation that provides AIS vessel tracking and weather data, and is both a data partner to Starboard and a broader maritime intelligence incumbent with its own analytics products that could compete with Starboard's platform.
• HawkEye 360: HawkEye 360 provides RF signal geolocation from satellite constellations for maritime domain awareness and is a Starboard data partner; it also sells directly into defence and intelligence customers, creating both partnership and competitive overlap.
• Maxar Technologies: Maxar provides high-resolution satellite imagery and geospatial analytics used by defence, intelligence and infrastructure operators, supplying imagery to Starboard while also offering maritime monitoring services that overlap with Starboard's offerings.
• Planet Labs: Planet Labs operates a high-cadence Earth observation satellite constellation used for maritime monitoring and vessel detection, serving similar defence, intelligence and infrastructure customers as Starboard with broader geospatial capabilities.
• S&P Global Market Intelligence: S&P Global Market Intelligence provides vessel tracking, ownership and maritime data to financial, trade and government customers, both partnering with Starboard and competing for the same maritime trade and compliance budget.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Starboard_NZ
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/starboard-nz

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors10 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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