Percepto Investment Grows with $67 Million Round

Percepto Investment: $67M in Series C Funding, Following Unprecedented FAA Waiver

by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby

Today, autonomous inspection and monitoring leader Percepto announced a combined $67M Series C in equity and debt funding. The funding round was led by Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT), with participation from new investor Zimmer Partners as well as existing investors U.S. Venture Partners, Delek US Holdings, Atento Capital, Spider Capital and Arkin Holdings. With the addition of the funding acquired from this new round, the total investment in the company now exceeds $120 million.

The company was also recently awarded a first-of-its-kind, nationwide Beyond Line of Sight (BVLOS) waiver from the FAA, enabling Percepto to provide remotely-operated automated drones to any US critical infrastructure site without site specific approvals. This waiver eliminates various logistical and cost hurdles, making the adoption of autonomous drone technology…