Startup · Norway
ScoutDI
HQ NorwayFounded 2017Updated
Tethered inspection drone for confined spaces.
Funding8 rounds · $8.1M
- Equity raised
- $8.1M
- Latest
- $2.5MSeed · Apr 12, 2023
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 2023 | Seed | $2.5M | — | — | — | Speculative |
| Oct 31, 2021 | Seed | $45K | — | — | — | Speculative |
| Mar 27, 2021 | Seed | $2.8M | — | — | DNV | Speculative |
| Oct 16, 2020 | Seed | $380K | — | — | — | Speculative |
| Mar 20, 2020 | Seed | $630K | — | — | — | Speculative |
| Jun 19, 2018 | Seed | $450K | — | — | Investinor | Speculative |
| 2019 | Seed | $300K | — | — | — | Speculative |
| 2022 | Seed | $1.0M | — | — | — | Speculative |
- SeedSpeculative$2.5MApr 12, 2023
- SeedSpeculative$45KOct 31, 2021
- $2.8MMar 27, 2021
- SeedSpeculative$380KOct 16, 2020
- SeedSpeculative$630KMar 20, 2020
- $450KJun 19, 2018
- SeedSpeculative$300K2019
- SeedSpeculative$1.0M2022
Raised counts equity rounds; debt, secondary sales and grants are totaled separately. Amounts in other currencies are converted at the announcement month's average rate. A ~ marks an estimated or converted amount.
Systems5
- 3D LiDARLiDAR payload for Scout 137 Gen 3 inspection drones.
- 4K Zoom CameraCamera payload for Scout 137 Gen 3 inspection drones.
- Scout 137 Gen 3Tethered drone platform for confined-space industrial inspection.
- Scout PortalSoftware for reviewing and sharing drone inspection data.
- UTM PayloadUltrasonic thickness-measurement payload for Scout 137 Gen 3 drones.
Newest unveiled first. Systems that belong to a government program link to the program page, where variants, costs and contracts are.
Capabilities1
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncrewed systems | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: A tethered inspection drone for confined spaces, certified to classification-society standards, with no defense use stated. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: A tethered inspection drone for confined spaces, certified to classification-society standards, with no defense use stated.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
Sources8
Profile4
- 1
Beam Global · Oct 7, 2026 · Supports Organization
“announces it has executed a Share Purchase Agreement (SPA) to acquire drone technology company ScoutDI”
- 2
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind
“{"country": "Norway", "hq_iso2": "NO", "id": "7480c4bf-21bf-45cf-a6fc-f9002ad70d31"}”
- 3
ScoutDI · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website
“Tethered inspection drone for confined spaces. Visual, UT and LiDAR in one flight — to standards trusted by DNV, BV, LR, ABS and API.”
- 4
Systems3
- 5
ScoutDI · Supports System
“3D LiDAR** \ Real-time 3D mapping and SLAM positioning — every finding located in the point cloud”
- 6
ScoutDI · Supports System
“A Scout 137 Gen 3 flight through a dust-filled industrial tunnel — the kind of low-visibility space that blinds camera-based drones. LiDAR navigation holds steady where there’s nothing for a camera to see.”
- 7
ScoutDI · Supports System
“Scout Portal is ScoutDI’s inspection data platform — cloud software where inspection companies turn drone inspection data into delivered results.”
Funding1
- 8
bouncewatch.com · Supports Funding round · amount, Organization · ownership
“Seed Round $450.00K 1 Investinor 19 Jun 2018”
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