Autonomous Mapping Startup Emesent Receives Capital Injection

Emesent, an Australian autonomous mapping and data analytics startup, is ready to execute its ambitious global expansion plans after closing an oversubscribed US$23 million Series A round.

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Emesent co-founders Dr Stefan Hrabar (CEO) and Dr Farid Kendoul (CTO) said they will use the funding to accelerate the company’s already rapid global growth targets and expand the reach into new industries.

“我们在短短三年内从七到130名员工中成长为我们行业的全球领导者，拥有超过40个国家的300多个客户，”Hrabar博士说。“自主数据捕获和分析对采矿和基础设施行业提供了显着的益处，在安全性，生产力和产量方面具有非常明显的投资回报。”

Stefan Hrabar Emesent的说capital raise would enable it to double the size of its engineering team, particularly in the area of data analytics: “This will ensure we’re developing end-to-end solutions for our customers, from autonomous data capture through to autonomous analytics. We’re also building a state-of-the-art manufacturing, calibration and test facility near our Brisbane headquarters to meet growing demand, as well as opening offices in the US and UK.”

New Markets for Geospatial Data Capture and Analysis

Emesentis known for its success in the mining sector. The company’s award-winning Hovermap technology has helped conglomerates like BHP, Glencore and Anglo American obtain high-quality mapping data that was previously inaccessible, helping to improve safety and productivity.

Hrabar表示，Emesent进入新市场的扩张意味着这些部门也可以从公司的自主数据捕获和分析解决方案中受益。“我们的无人机自治，激光雷达测绘和分析技术肯定会使建筑，工程和建筑（AEC部门）以及石油，天然气和国防市场受益。”

Perennial Partners’ portfolio manager Karen Chan said the team was excited to partner with Dr Hrabar and Dr Kendoul as they continued to take Emesent global. “Its best-in-class technology is disrupting the manual and inefficient nature of asset and infrastructure management, through enabling businesses and operators to reach inaccessible areas, improve safety for employees and reduce downtime,” she said.

Tiger Global partner Griffin Schroeder commented that Emesent was pushing the boundaries of what could be done with drone autonomy: “Emesent’s leading drone-based data capture platform gives companies unprecedented access to some of the most challenging geographies. From a safe distance, enterprises can now collect high-quality data that was previously impossible to acquire.”