Percepto

Percepto builds autonomous drone-in-a-box systems and inspection software for industrial sites. Its platform supports remote operations, recurring asset inspection and site monitoring for energy, utilities and heavy-industry operators.

Market context

Products

Facts

Website: https://www.percepto.co/
HQ: Modi’in, Israel
Founded: 2014
Segment: aerial robotics and drones
Known funding rounds: 3

Funding

2023-06-12 - Series C - $67M - Percepto raises $67 million Series C and receives FAA waiver for autonomous drone inspections - source: percepto.co
2020-11-24 - Series B - $45M - Percepto raises USD 45M Series B and launches AIM platform - source: percepto.co
2019-05-22 - Series A - $15M - Percepto raises USD 15M Series A for drone-in-a-box systems - source: percepto.co

Investors

Atento Capital - Participant - Vc - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2020-11-24 - latest 2023-06-12
Koch Disruptive Technologies - Lead - Unknown - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2020-11-24 - latest 2023-06-12
Spider Capital - Participant - Vc - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2019-05-22 - latest 2023-06-12
U.S. Venture Partners - Lead - Vc - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2019-05-22 - latest 2023-06-12
Arkin Holdings - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2023-06-12
Delek US Holdings - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2023-06-12
Zimmer Partners - Participant - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2023-06-12
Delek US - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2020-11-24
State of Mind Ventures - Participant - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2020-11-24
Summit Peak Investments - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2020-11-24
Emerge - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2019-05-22
NHN - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2019-05-22

Autonomous industrial inspection and monitoring

Percepto provides autonomous inspection and monitoring systems for industrial sites, combining drone-in-a-box hardware, docking/base infrastructure and Percepto AIM software for automated visual data management and AI-assisted analytics.

Target environment: Fixed industrial assets and distributed sites such as oil and gas, utilities, energy, mining, ports and heavy infrastructure where repeat inspections can be automated.
Deployment model: End-to-end autonomous inspection model: docked drones collect site data, upload it automatically, and Percepto AIM organizes inspection workflows, analytics and reporting.
Customer context: Industrial asset owners and operators that need repeatable monitoring, remote operations, BVLOS readiness and reduced manual inspection exposure.
Workflow context: Users define inspection strategies, autonomous drones collect RGB/thermal or specialized data, AIM compares and analyzes findings, and site teams act on prioritized issues.
Commercial maturity: Commercially mature autonomous inspection vendor with official positioning around deployed drone-in-a-box portfolios, regulatory trust and industrial customers.
Market position: Positioned as a drone-in-a-box and autonomous inspection platform company rather than a drone-only manufacturer; strongest signal is the integration of rugged docked drones with AIM analytics.
Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on site integration, aviation approvals, weather/site constraints, connectivity, customer trust in AI-assisted findings and proof of inspection ROI.
Adjacent context: Adjacent systems include DroneDeploy/Skydio enterprise inspection workflows, Nokia Drone Networks, fixed sensor monitoring and industrial asset-management analytics.
Source confidence: high

Events

2026-06-25 - Product Launch - Percepto launches next-generation autonomous inspection-intelligence platform - The platform combines Percepto Air drones, onboard autonomy and remote operations. Its inspection workflows cover energy infrastructure including transmission lines, poles and optical-gas-imaging alerts. Contextual AI and asset intelligence connect drone data…
2025-11-07 - Regulatory - Percepto autonomous OGI drones approved for U.S. federal emissions inspections - The U.S. EPA approved Percepto's autonomous optical gas imaging drone system for federal emissions inspections under subparts OOOOa and OOOOb. The approval enables fully remote OGI inspections that previously required manual field inspection. The decision val…
2025-06-16 - Product Launch - Percepto launches AI emission detector for autonomous methane surveying - Percepto launched an AI emission detector for remote drone-based methane surveying. The capability is deployed with autonomous OGI drones across major U.S. basins. The launch extends Percepto's industrial drone-in-a-box platform into automated emissions detec…
2025-01-18 - Deployment - Percepto autonomous drones detect methane leaks in Permian Basin - Percepto autonomous drones were deployed in the Permian Basin for methane leak detection. The company was working with about four operators and deploying 10 to 20 drones for surveying operations. The drones completed METEC testing and were being prepared for…
2024-04-10 - Regulatory - Percepto obtains German BVLOS approval for drone-in-a-box operations - The approval supports autonomous industrial inspection drone operations in Germany. Germany's Luftfahrt-Bundesamt was the named aviation authority. The approval supports The company's path toward fielded use in unmanned aircraft, air mobility or counter-drone…
2023-06-12 - Funding - Percepto raises $67 million Series C and receives FAA waiver for autonomous drone inspections - Percepto raised $67 million in Series C equity and debt financing. The company also received an FAA waiver for remotely operated automated drones at U.S. critical infrastructure sites. The event strengthened Percepto's position in autonomous drone-in-a-box in…
2022-11-07 - Regulatory - Percepto gains nationwide FAA waiver for remote industrial drone operations - The waiver supported drone-in-a-box operations for power, oil and gas, solar, mining and industrial sites. The approval allowed remote operation of Percepto automated drones at qualified U.S. sites. The approval supports The company's path toward fielded use…
2022-01-25 - Regulatory - Delek US gains BVLOS refinery approval using Percepto AIM - The approval covered Percepto drone operations at Delek refinery sites. The program enabled autonomous refinery inspections with drone-in-a-box systems. The approval supports Delek US gains BVLOS refinery approval using Percepto AIM's path toward fielded use…
2021-11-17 - Product Launch - Percepto launches AIM 2022 and Air Mobile drone - AIM 2022 added sector-specific AI insights and third-party visual data integration. The Air portfolio included Air Max and Air Mobile drone-in-a-box options. The product gives Percepto a concrete offering for unmanned aircraft, air mobility or counter-drone o…
2020-11-24 - Funding - Percepto raises USD 45M Series B and launches AIM platform - Koch Disruptive Technologies led the round. The capital supported Percepto autonomous inspection software and robot integration for industrial sites. The capital supports inspection, monitoring or infrastructure automation workflows as Percepto moves toward b…
2019-05-22 - Funding - Percepto raises USD 15M Series A for drone-in-a-box systems - U.S. Venture Partners led the round. The financing supported Percepto autonomous inspection systems for industrial sites. The capital supports unmanned aircraft, air mobility or counter-drone operations as Percepto moves toward broader commercial use.

Team

Ariel Avitan - Chief Commercial Officer & Co-founder - Leads commercial execution for Percepto's autonomous inspection and drone-in-a-box deployments.
Dor Abuhasira - CEO & Co-founder - Sets Percepto's strategy for autonomous industrial inspection and remote monitoring deployments.
Raviv Raz - Chief Product Officer & Co-founder - Shapes Percepto's product roadmap for autonomous industrial inspection and monitoring workflows.
Sagi Blonder - Chief Technology Officer & Co-founder - Leads technology direction for Percepto's autonomous drone inspection systems.

Context tags

Aerial inspection - Workflow - Percepto's robotics products or services are relevant to aerial inspection workflows.
Drone-in-a-box systems - Workflow - Percepto's robotics products or services are relevant to drone-in-a-box systems workflows.
Commercial drone OEM - Peer Group - Percepto belongs in the commercial drone oem peer group based on its robotics segment and product or workflow focus.

Customers and deployments

Active Robot Fleet - 10-20 autonomous drones for methane leak detection - 2025-01-18 - Permian Basin - methane leak detection - Percepto autonomous drones deployed in the Permian Basin for methane leak detection across…

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