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Seasats

HQ San Diego, United StatesFounded 202051-200 employees

Autonomous surface vessels for maritime defense, commercial operations and science.

Startup
WebsiteLinkedIn
Products
3
Mentions
2
Latest Oct 2, 2026

Products3

Heavyfish

Autonomous surface vessel designed for heavy payloads and long-range missions.

Maturity not rated

Quickfish

Modular autonomous surface vessel for tactical and rapid-response operations.

Maturity not rated

Newest unveiled first. Open a product for its milestone timeline, components and sources.

Supply chain1 customer

Customers1

  • U.S. Department of Defense
    Company-reported Lightfish deployment under the Office of the Assistant Secretary of War for Homeland Defense and Americas Security Affairs; source describes prototyping and piloting, not a disclosed production procurement.

People4

Hiring observations5 listings

A sample of observed listings, not a total vacancy count. Availability may have changed since collection. Categories are inferred from job titles.

Company metrics

LinkedIn employee profiles
70
Observed Oct 5, 2026
Bright Data / LinkedIn · Source ↗
LinkedIn followers
13,789
Observed Oct 5, 2026
Bright Data / LinkedIn · Source ↗

Employee-profile counts reflect LinkedIn profiles associated with the company, not verified headcount. One observation establishes a baseline; it does not establish growth.

News2

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Sources6

Profile2

  1. 1
    CompanySeasats | Ocean Autonomy That Works

    Seasats · Supports Organization · name

    “Seasats | Ocean Autonomy That Works”
  2. 2
    DatabaseSeasats — LinkedIn company profile

    LinkedIn via Bright Data · Supports Organization · company size, Organization · founded, Organization · headquarters, Organization · logo, Organization · url

    “{"company_size": "51-200 employees"}”

Products1

  1. 3
    CompanySeasats | Ocean Autonomy That Works

    Seasats · Supports Organization, System

    “Ocean Autonomy That Works”

Supply chain1

  1. 4
    CompanySeasats Deploys Fleet of Lightfish USVs for Maritime Border Security in the Gulf of America

    Seasats (PR Newswire release) · Oct 2, 2026 · Supports Supply relationship

    “a fleet of Lightfish unmanned surface vessels (USVs) has been deployed in support of U.S. maritime border security operations”

People2

  1. 5
    ResearchMike Flanigan

    Supports Organization, Role

    “Mike Flanigan is a co-founder and CEO of Seasats”
  2. 6
    ResearchInnovating to Scout the Sea // We Are ND // University of Notre Dame

    Supports Role

    “The co-founders are Flanigan, his brother, Dan Flanigan, and Dylan Rodriguez and Max Kramers, and the company is based in San Diego.”

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