Startup · United Kingdom
Sees.ai
HQ Chichester, United KingdomFounded 201811-50 employeesUpdated
sees.ai delivers highly autonomous BVLOS drone inspections for electricity grids, capturing consistent, high-quality asset condition data at national scale.
Funding8 rounds · ~$5.9M
- Equity raised
- ~$5.9M
- Debt, secondaries & grants
- ~$1.6M
- Latest
- ~$4.9MStage undisclosed · Oct 8, 2025
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2025 | Undisclosed | ~$4.9M | — | Hearst Ventures | — | Reported |
| Jan 18, 2022 | Seed | Undisclosed | — | — | — | Reported |
| Jan 11, 2021 | Grant | ~$919K | — | — | — | Reported |
| Oct 21, 2020 | Pre-Seed | ~$449K | — | — | — | Reported |
| Mar 31, 2020 | Pre-Seed | ~$398K | — | — | — | Reported |
| Jul 9, 2019 | Pre-Seed | ~$182K | — | Techstars | — | Reported |
| Jun 13, 2019 | Grant | ~$364K | — | — | — | Reported |
| Jan 18, 2017 | Grant | ~$361K | — | — | — | Reported |
- UndisclosedLed by Hearst Ventures~$4.9MOct 8, 2025
- SeedUndisclosedJan 18, 2022
- Grant~$919KJan 11, 2021
- Pre-Seed~$449KOct 21, 2020
- Pre-Seed~$398KMar 31, 2020
- Pre-SeedLed by Techstars~$182KJul 9, 2019
- Grant~$364KJun 13, 2019
- Grant~$361KJan 18, 2017
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.
Capabilities2
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power, grids and energy storage | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Operates BVLOS drone inspections of electricity grid assets, which is commercial grid inspection with no defense use stated. | Reported |
| Uncrewed systems | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Operates BVLOS drone inspections of electricity grid assets, which is commercial grid inspection with no defense use stated. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Operates BVLOS drone inspections of electricity grid assets, which is commercial grid inspection with no defense use stated.—Reported
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Operates BVLOS drone inspections of electricity grid assets, which is commercial grid inspection with no defense use stated.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
People2
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Eduardo Aldaz Carroll | Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer |
| John McKenna | Co-Founder & CEO |
Sources3
Profile2
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Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind
“{"country": "UK", "hq_iso2": "GB", "id": "683b88b9-0d93-4b89-aa0c-4f03aed40380"}”
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Sees.ai · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website
“sees.ai delivers highly autonomous BVLOS drone inspections for electricity grids, capturing consistent, high-quality asset condition data at national scale.”
Funding1
- 3Databasesees.ai company profile
Octen Business Search · Supports Funding round, Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · ownership, Role
“funding round: Seed Round, 2022-01-18”
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