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Kineis

operating 51–200 employees

Operates a 25-nanosatellite constellation providing global IoT and AIS satellite connectivity for asset tracking, monitoring, and alerting

About

Kineis is a French satellite operator and global connectivity provider specializing in Internet of Things (IoT) and Automatic Identification System (AIS) services. Founded in 2018, the company inherited over 40 years of expertise from the ARGOS system. Kineis operates a constellation of 25 nanosatellites in low Earth orbit, fully deployed by March 2025 via five Rocket Lab Electron launches, providing global coverage including polar regions. The constellation delivers near-real-time data transmission for asset tracking, remote monitoring, and alerting across maritime, transport, energy, agriculture, and environmental sectors. The company also provides space-based AIS data for maritime vessel tracking through its KIN'AIS and KIN'TRUST63 products. Headquartered near Toulouse, Kineis raised €100 million in 2020 and commercially launched its IoT services in June 2025.

Products & Services

Near-real-time alerting system for critical events detected by connected devices
Continuous remote monitoring of operations and infrastructure via satellite data transmission
Global satellite IoT connectivity for locating and tracking assets anywhere on Earth via 25-nanosatellite constellation
Space-based AIS data service for maritime vessel detection and traffic surveillance
Anti-spoofing AIS system that detects manipulated vessel positions and computes true locations

Locations

Ramonville-Saint-Agne, France

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Overview

Founded 2018
HQ Ramonville-Saint-Agne, France
Type Private Company

Leadership

Laurence Delpy
CEO
Bruno Bechard
CTO
Meryl Dumas
CFO
Julien Albault
Chief of Staff

Classification