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Captain's Eye

Techstars '20

Haifa, IL · Founded 2020 · 37 employees on LinkedIn · 6 known investors

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Captain's Eye develops maritime operations technology that helps fleet managers and crews monitor and optimize daily activities at sea and onshore, using AI vision systems to reduce incidents and improve decision-making.

Also known as Captain's Eye · Captains Eye

Founders & leadership

Captain's Eye was founded in 2020 by Rotem, Uri Ben Dor, and Doron Oizerovich.

RRotem
RotemCo-founderRotem is co-founder of Captain's Eye, which builds AI vision technology for maritime fleet operations, and currently leads AI at Aalo Atomics developing retrieval and agentic systems for modular nuclear reactor workflows. With over 20 years across energy, finance, and safety-critical systems, Rotem has built LLM pipelines for large financial institutions, founded an AI research firm, and led integrated oil research at energy banks.
UBUri Ben Dor
Uri Ben DorCo founder & Chief Executive OfficerBefore co-founding the company in 2020, he served in the Israeli Navy, where he headed the planning and organization department from 2016 to 2019.
DODoron Oizerovich
Doron OizerovichCo Founder & CTO at Captain's EyeHe spent more than two decades at the Israeli Ministry of Defense, working in R&D and program management from 1997 to 2016 and then heading a department until 2019. He co-founded the company in 2020.

Investors · 6

Techstarslisted by TechstarsBoulder · $220K

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Also in the syndicate · 4

Eastern Pacific ShippingEastern Pacific Shipping (EPS)SIXAIleadThe Caravel Group

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements
  • Undisclosed amountSeries AFeb 2026 · 2 sources

    Eastern Pacific Shipping, MOL PLUS, The Caravel Group

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  • Undisclosed amountSeries ASep 2025

    Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS), MOL PLUS, The Caravel Group

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Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.

Company profile

researched Sep 2026

Captain's Eye develops a SaaS platform that applies artificial intelligence to live video feeds from cameras already installed on ships and at industrial sites, detecting safety, security and operational events such as smoke and fire, leaks, unauthorized access, equipment failures, PPE violations and unsafe crew behaviour, and issuing real-time alerts. The platform also ingests inputs from radar and thermal sensors, and supports remote monitoring, documentation and data collection for actuarial and preventive purposes. Beyond detection, the product offers digital inspections with automated compliance reports, policy execution tools for assigning and evidencing tasks such as safety drills, and predictive analytics based on historical data and environmental conditions.

The system is positioned for three segments: merchant vessels of all types, yachts and cruise ships; ports and terminals; and onshore sites including petrochemical plants, manufacturing facilities and energy infrastructure. Onboard processing transmits only necessary data to the cloud, which the company says allows operation over low-bandwidth satellite links, while fleet managers monitor all vessels through a central dashboard with customizable alerting. Founded in 2020 with a maritime focus, the company has since extended into onshore critical infrastructure while describing maritime as its core market.

Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.

Key figures

latest reported
Cameras monitoredJan 20265,000 cameras
Events detectedJan 2026100,000 events
HeadcountAug 202637
Improvement in response timeJan 202640%
Increase in operational efficiencyJan 202615%
Stated detection success rate for safety hazardsJan 202690%
Vessels owned or managed by Series A strategic investorsSep 20251,700 vessels

Company-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.

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Timeline · 4

launches, deals, and filings
Oct 2025
Captain's Eye and Eastern Pacific Shipping mark 100th

Company news item noting a 100th milestone reached together with Eastern Pacific Shipping.

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Sep 2025
Series A round with strategic shipping investors

The company completed a Series A round with new strategic investors Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS), MOL PLUS and The Caravel Group, which collectively own or manage more than 1,700 vessels. Proceeds are earmarked for scaling the AI video analytics system across vessels and extending it into ports and land-based operations.

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Jun 2022
SixAI invests $4 million in Captain's Eye

Captain's Eye received a $4 million strategic investment from SixAI, founded by Ran Poliakine, intended to expand the company's activity into additional markets and maritime segments.

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Jun 2022
Strategic partnership with XT Shipping and pilot at Ashdod Port

At the time of the SixAI investment the company reported a strategic partnership with XT Shipping and a pilot deployment at the Ashdod Port in Israel.

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Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.

▸Research sources · 8

primary sources listed

8 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.

Frequently asked questions

What does Captain's Eye do?
Israeli company providing AI-powered real-time video analytics for safety and risk detection on vessels, ports and onshore sites.
Who founded Captain's Eye?
Captain's Eye was founded by Rotem, Uri Ben Dor, Doron Oizerovich in 2020.
Who are Captain's Eye's investors?
Captain's Eye's investors include Techstars, MOL PLUS.
Where is Captain's Eye headquartered?
Captain's Eye is headquartered in Haifa, IL.