Insight M
Series D in 2024
Insight M specializes in developing innovative aerial monitoring technology focused on methane detection for the energy sector. Utilizing a combination of physical science expertise and advanced data analytics, the company surveys extensive areas and generates digital maps using optical and infrared wavelengths. This technology allows Insight M to meticulously scan pipelines and vast territories to pinpoint significant sources of gas loss. By facilitating comprehensive data collection about both the natural environment and human infrastructure, Insight M aims to enhance operational efficiency and safety within the oil and gas industry. Notably, the company carried out the first-ever basin-wide aerial survey for methane detection in the Permian Basin in 2019, underscoring its commitment to improving methane management practices.
Orbital Sidekick
Venture Round in 2023
Founded in 2016, Orbital Sidekick provides Earth observation services using satellite-based hyperspectral imaging technology. It captures hundreds of narrow spectral bands from visible light to infrared, serving energy, oil and gas, mining, environmental monitoring, infrastructure, agriculture, and defense sectors.
Insight M
Series C in 2021
Insight M specializes in developing innovative aerial monitoring technology focused on methane detection for the energy sector. Utilizing a combination of physical science expertise and advanced data analytics, the company surveys extensive areas and generates digital maps using optical and infrared wavelengths. This technology allows Insight M to meticulously scan pipelines and vast territories to pinpoint significant sources of gas loss. By facilitating comprehensive data collection about both the natural environment and human infrastructure, Insight M aims to enhance operational efficiency and safety within the oil and gas industry. Notably, the company carried out the first-ever basin-wide aerial survey for methane detection in the Permian Basin in 2019, underscoring its commitment to improving methane management practices.
Vortexa Ltd is a London-based company that specializes in providing real-time data and analytics for the energy and freight industries, particularly focusing on crude oil and refined products such as diesel, jet fuel, gasoline, and LPG. Founded in 2016, Vortexa offers a comprehensive platform that tracks the movement of energy commodities along trading routes, providing users with a cargo-by-cargo view. This platform utilizes artificial intelligence to analyze and interpret data from various sources, allowing traders, analysts, and freight professionals to gain insights into the past, present, and future flow of oil globally. By delivering intelligent data insights, Vortexa empowers its clients to make informed trading decisions in complex and opaque markets.
Mission Secure
Series B in 2021
Mission Secure, Inc. is a cybersecurity firm specializing in the protection of operational technology and control systems for critical industries such as oil and gas, power, chemicals, and defense. Established in 2014 and headquartered in Charlottesville, Virginia, with additional offices in Houston, Texas, and Cheltenham, United Kingdom, the company has developed the MSi Platform, which provides comprehensive cyber defense solutions. This platform integrates features such as visibility, segmentation, protection, threat hunting, and incident response, thereby delivering robust security against cyber threats, supply chain risks, and insider attacks. Mission Secure’s offerings are designed to be user-friendly, allowing non-IT professionals to effectively manage and deploy cybersecurity measures, ensuring that essential operations remain safe and uninterrupted. The company has formed a strategic partnership with Comodo Cybersecurity to enhance its service capabilities.
Orbital Sidekick
Funding Round in 2021
Founded in 2016, Orbital Sidekick provides Earth observation services using satellite-based hyperspectral imaging technology. It captures hundreds of narrow spectral bands from visible light to infrared, serving energy, oil and gas, mining, environmental monitoring, infrastructure, agriculture, and defense sectors.
Insight M
Series C in 2020
Insight M specializes in developing innovative aerial monitoring technology focused on methane detection for the energy sector. Utilizing a combination of physical science expertise and advanced data analytics, the company surveys extensive areas and generates digital maps using optical and infrared wavelengths. This technology allows Insight M to meticulously scan pipelines and vast territories to pinpoint significant sources of gas loss. By facilitating comprehensive data collection about both the natural environment and human infrastructure, Insight M aims to enhance operational efficiency and safety within the oil and gas industry. Notably, the company carried out the first-ever basin-wide aerial survey for methane detection in the Permian Basin in 2019, underscoring its commitment to improving methane management practices.
INGU specializes in transforming pipeline inspection for the oil and gas sector. It offers a self-serve inspection model that significantly reduces costs by using miniature, multi-sensor Pipers® technology capable of inspecting pipelines as small as 2 inches in diameter. This approach enables more frequent inspections across all assets, providing clients with continuous access to up-to-date condition-critical data for optimized planning and decision-making.
Spear Power Systems
Series B in 2019
Spear Power Systems, LLC specializes in the design and manufacture of lithium-ion battery storage systems tailored for demanding applications across various industries, including defense, marine propulsion, oil and gas, and mining. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Grandview, Missouri, the company offers a diverse range of energy storage solutions, including lithium-ion cells, modules, and battery packs. Notably, their TRIDENT maritime batteries are available in multiple cell chemistries, allowing clients to choose between industry-leading energy density and ultra-high power density based on specific application requirements. Spear Power Systems emphasizes the provision of efficient, compact, and lightweight energy storage systems that facilitate easy transport and installation, ultimately maximizing value and minimizing deployment time for their customers.
Streamline Innovations
Venture Round in 2019
Streamline Innovations, Inc. is a company based in San Antonio, Texas, that specializes in sustainable gas and water treatment solutions for the oil and gas, utility, and industrial sectors. Founded in 2015, it has developed Talon, a patented biodegradable chemistry that facilitates a redox process to convert hydrogen sulfide in natural gas into elemental sulfur and water. The company's offerings include H2S gas and acid gas treatment, produced water treatment for reuse, and solutions for frac ponds to combat stagnation and bacterial growth. Streamline Innovations integrates advanced data collection and automated control technologies to create smart systems that reduce reliance on human intervention, helping firms comply with environmental and sustainability regulations in the energy, water, and waste industries.
Mission Secure
Series A in 2018
Mission Secure, Inc. is a cybersecurity firm specializing in the protection of operational technology and control systems for critical industries such as oil and gas, power, chemicals, and defense. Established in 2014 and headquartered in Charlottesville, Virginia, with additional offices in Houston, Texas, and Cheltenham, United Kingdom, the company has developed the MSi Platform, which provides comprehensive cyber defense solutions. This platform integrates features such as visibility, segmentation, protection, threat hunting, and incident response, thereby delivering robust security against cyber threats, supply chain risks, and insider attacks. Mission Secure’s offerings are designed to be user-friendly, allowing non-IT professionals to effectively manage and deploy cybersecurity measures, ensuring that essential operations remain safe and uninterrupted. The company has formed a strategic partnership with Comodo Cybersecurity to enhance its service capabilities.
Insight M
Series B in 2018
Insight M specializes in developing innovative aerial monitoring technology focused on methane detection for the energy sector. Utilizing a combination of physical science expertise and advanced data analytics, the company surveys extensive areas and generates digital maps using optical and infrared wavelengths. This technology allows Insight M to meticulously scan pipelines and vast territories to pinpoint significant sources of gas loss. By facilitating comprehensive data collection about both the natural environment and human infrastructure, Insight M aims to enhance operational efficiency and safety within the oil and gas industry. Notably, the company carried out the first-ever basin-wide aerial survey for methane detection in the Permian Basin in 2019, underscoring its commitment to improving methane management practices.
Insight M
Series B in 2018
Insight M specializes in developing innovative aerial monitoring technology focused on methane detection for the energy sector. Utilizing a combination of physical science expertise and advanced data analytics, the company surveys extensive areas and generates digital maps using optical and infrared wavelengths. This technology allows Insight M to meticulously scan pipelines and vast territories to pinpoint significant sources of gas loss. By facilitating comprehensive data collection about both the natural environment and human infrastructure, Insight M aims to enhance operational efficiency and safety within the oil and gas industry. Notably, the company carried out the first-ever basin-wide aerial survey for methane detection in the Permian Basin in 2019, underscoring its commitment to improving methane management practices.
Fracture ID
Venture Round in 2016
Fracture ID, Inc. is a technology company specializing in high-resolution measurements of reservoir characteristics, primarily serving energy producers in the United States. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with an additional office in Houston, Texas, Fracture ID employs its proprietary Drillbit Geomechanics technology to analyze vibrations recorded during drilling. This analysis provides critical insights into the mechanical properties of the rock and the presence of fracture swarms, which are essential for effective geological completions and petrophysical decision-making. By leveraging downhole drilling dynamics data, Fracture ID enables operators to better understand reservoir conditions, facilitating improved completion strategies that aim to enhance unconventional resource development while minimizing costs and well-to-well interactions.
Comitt Well Solutions
Venture Round in 2016
Comitt Well Solutions is a forward-thinking company in the downhole tool industry, specializing in innovative completion technologies. The company combines extensive expertise in downhole tools with a deep understanding of reservoir dynamics to enhance value for its clients. It focuses on the development and manufacturing of advanced drilling machines tailored for the oilfield service sector. Comitt Well Solutions has created a distinctive range of hydraulically activated tools designed for precise stimulation of both new and existing wellbores. These specialized tools aim to optimize hydrocarbon recovery from previously fractured wells, facilitating improved oil extraction and efficient management of downhole temperatures.