Cailabs

Optical Ground Systems for Laser Communications

Cailabs was founded in 2013, is headquartered in Rennes, France, lists 201–500 employees, and has $104.8M in recorded funding across 5 rounds.

Headquarters
Rennes
Employees
201–500
Founded
2013
Business Model
B2B
Total Funding
$104.8M
Last Round
Venture RoundSep 2025
Rounds
5

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About

Cailabs designs and manufactures optical ground systems that make laser communications deployable at scale for satellite, defense, telecommunications, and industrial laser markets. Headquartered in Rennes, France, with additional operations in Paris and Washington D.C., the company engineers ground infrastructure built for real-world integration, remote operation, and scalable rollouts, moving optical communications beyond one-shot demonstrations toward routine, taskable, on-demand deployment.

Summary

Cailabs is a Deep Tech company based in Rennes, France, founded in 2013. It lists 201–500 employees. It has raised $104.8M in total across 5 rounds, most recently a Venture Round in Sep 2025. Investors include European Investment Bank, NewSpace Capital and Supernova.

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Funding History

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