Sky-Futures

The company's core business revolves around deploying advanced visual and remote sensing technologies to deliver real-time data, enabling clients to make informed decisions about asset integrity. Their services include visual inspections, gas emission detection, remote non-destructive testing (NDT), and advanced 3D modeling. Sky-Futures reports that its drone inspections are up to 85% faster and more cost-effective than traditional methods, as they reduce the need for infrastructure shutdowns and minimize direct human exposure to hazardous environments. The firm's business model includes providing end-to-end services, from training and flight planning to data collection and analysis via a secure, cloud-based software platform called Expanse.

Over its history, Sky-Futures has achieved significant milestones, including raising over $13.5 million in funding from investors like MMC Ventures, Bristow Group, and Mitsui & Co. In May 2019, the company was acquired by ICR Integrity, a global provider of integrated maintenance and integrity solutions backed by Graphite Capital. This acquisition was intended to combine ICR's technical services with Sky-Futures' drone operations to create a distinctly differentiated market offering. The company operates globally, with experience in over 45 countries and possessing national aviation authority permissions from bodies including the CAA, FAA, and EASA.