Perceptual Robotics, a wind turbine inspection and maintenance technology startup, has secured over £4 million in funding so far this year. Backing came from new and existing shareholders Investing for Purpose, Loggerhead Ventures and OnePlanet. Capital, alongside support co-funded by Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
Wind turbine blade management sits at the centre of the Bristol-based operation, spanning field inspection technology, data processing and repair management. Development has been driven by ongoing conversations with operators, service providers and blade experts about the practical problems they face, whether that is inspection speed, damage prioritisation, or finding better ways to manage growing fleets. Those conversations have shaped autonomous inspection systems, AI-assisted damage detection, the Repair Now Ratio, and platform integrations released over recent years.
Since its last investment round, Perceptual Robotics has expanded internationally and grown its customer base across Europe, North America, Latin America and beyond, with technology now supporting inspections in environments ranging from the forests of northern Sweden to the Caribbean and on some of the world's largest wind turbines. Presence spans more than 18 countries, with thousands of inspections carried out and more than 1 million images processed through its AI.
The new funding will help expand what Perceptual Robotics offers the wind industry, increase its presence across existing and new markets, strengthen offshore capabilities and continue scaling the products customers rely on every day, with the aim of delivering more capability and support for more turbines while keeping blades in service for longer.
It has been great to see such strong investor support for Perceptual Robotics. The business has strong momentum now across both onshore and offshore wind, and it is clear there are multiple verticals that the company can expand into over the next 24 months.
Perceptual Robotics has continued to demonstrate the technical expertise, commercial vision, and execution needed to become a key enabler in the wind energy sector while advancing the resilience and efficiency of the clean energy transition. The company's continued progress has further strengthened our confidence in the team and the impact they are well positioned to create.
Perceptual Robotics exemplifies the type of company we want to support: one that combines technological innovation with meaningful, measurable environmental impact. By helping wind assets operate more efficiently, safely and for longer, the company is strengthening the resilience of renewable energy infrastructure while accelerating the clean energy transition. We are delighted to back Kostas and the team as they continue to scale their impact internationally.
This funding is a vote of confidence in the work our team has put in over the last few years, and in the direction we're taking the business. It gives us the resources to move faster on the products our customers are asking for.
