Beagle

Based in Hamburg, Germany, Beagle Systems develops and operates long-range drones to conduct autonomous beyond visual line of sight inspections of linear infrastructure like pipelines and power lines. Operating on a B2B data service model, the company charges energy and utility operators per kilometer of infrastructure inspected, generating an estimated $2.65 million in annual revenue. By replacing traditional helicopter flights, the enterprise provides comprehensive aerial data services to major infrastructure customers such as HanseGas and Mitnetz Strom. The organization currently employs between 21 and 50 people and recently raised a 5 million euro seed round led by venture capital firms PT1 and AENU, bringing total funding to approximately $8.9 million. Beagle Systems was officially founded in 2019 by Oliver Lichtenstein, Mitja Wittersheim, and Jerry Tang to improve safety and reduce emissions across European utility networks.