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sees.ai

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sees.ai

Builds a centralised autonomous BVLOS drone-operations stack for critical national infrastructure inspection: pilots supervise fleets remotely from a central control room while drones fly autonomously. First UK company authorised by the CAA for routine BVLOS flights; National Grid has adopted its centralised autonomous drone inspections of live power infrastructure, a world-first for large-scale BVLOS near live sites. Backed by Boeing; expanding into European clean-energy inspection markets.

HeadquartersChichester, GB
Founded2018
Corporate funding$5M
Team11-50
Deployments1
Open roles0
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Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typePhysical AI software
Market segmentCorporate
StageVenture (GBP 3.65M, SFV/Hearst/Elbow Beach co-leads)
FoundersJohn McKenna (CEO), Damien Charveriat
Regions servedEurope
Countries deployedNot listed
Service footprintNot listed
Last reviewed2026-07-05
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Deployment log

Announced and cited only

AnnouncedCustomerSiteCountryCountEvidence
2026-08-28National Grid Electricity Transmissionautonomous BVLOS drone inspection of transmission networkGBNot disclosedAnnouncement
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Funding history

Publicly announced rounds

Investors on recordSustainable Future VenturesHearst VenturesElbow Beach CapitalWakeUp CapitalBoeing
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Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2025-10-08National Grid adopts sees.ai centralised autonomous BVLOS drone inspections for live power infrastructureTech Funding News
2025-10-08Raised GBP 3.65M co-led by Sustainable Future Ventures, Hearst Ventures and Elbow Beach to scale centralised autonomous drone operationssUAS News
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Source ledger

5 unique public sources

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sees.ai secures £3.65 million Investment co-led by Sustainable Future Ventures, Hearst Ventures and Elbow BeachUK Tech News · retrieved 2026-07-05
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sees.ai and National Grid Case Study - sees.aisees.ai newsroom · retrieved 2026-10-13
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National Grid Announces New Drone Inspection System in Partnership with Sees.AiDroneLife · retrieved 2026-07-05
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sees.ai secures £3.65m to accelerate world-first centralised autonomous drone operationssUAS News · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Boeing-backed Sees.ai grabs £3.65M to push BVLOS drone tech furtherTech Funding News · retrieved 2026-07-05