The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Emesent: 1 model, 3 deployments across 3 regions, $23.0M raised. 1 source back the record.
CategoryDrones
Appears inInspection & survey drones
Overview
Emesent is an Australian drone technology company developing autonomous LiDAR mapping drones for underground mining and confined space surveying, with its Hovermap system for GPS-denied environments.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 3 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundSeries B post-money
Key facts
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Co-Founder & CSO
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Spinoff
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Data & sources
Web sources
1
1 source backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Emesent on the deployment map
View the global map3 verified deployments across 3 regions, newest verified Jan 2021. Explore where Emesent's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full Emesent deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- Stefan Hrabar Co-founder & CEO
- Farid Kendoul Co-founder & CTO
Founders (2)
- Stefan Hrabarcofounder
- Farid Kendoulcofounder
Safety record
No incidents on record for Emesent.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- Emesent3 deployments
Recent coverage
Emesent in third-party press
Peers
99 peers across 1 segment. Every Emesent competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
drone(99)
57 companies in this segment · moderately_concentrated (HHI 1809.2177305910177) · leader Anduril Industries at 3057%
- AEVEX Aerospacedirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- ATL Global Holding AGdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Aereodirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- AeroVironmentdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- AgXeeddirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- AirForestrydirect competitor(inferred)moderate
Financial state
- Total funding
- $23.0M
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Funding rounds (2)
Emesent’s 2 disclosed rounds, $23M in total, oldest to newest.
- Series B2025-07-01
$17M(reported) · $136M post
- Series A2020-09-22
$6M(reported) · $36M post
Timeline
Every recorded move in Emesent’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundSeries B funding round
2025-07-01Series B raising $17000000
Funding roundSeries A funding round
2020-09-22Series A raising $6000000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 27, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2021
Hovermap at United States
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2021
Hovermap at South Africa (underground mines)
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2019
Hovermap at Australia
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
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Review state
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Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 1
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The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Emesent.Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Skydio6 models
- SIYI Technology5 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Emesent from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Emesent scanners can now send point clouds straight into Trimble
If you’ve ever dealt with a massive point cloud file and wondered where it fits into the rest of your project, Emesent and Trimble are trying to make that process a little less…
Emesent Secures $2M Grant to Develop GPS-Denied Autonomy Open Platform Cortex AI
August 12, 2026 ―Emesent, an autonomous mapping and robotics company, has been awarded a $2 million (USD) grant from the Australian Government’s Cooperative Research Centres…
Emesent Secures $2M Grant to Develop GPS-Denied Autonomy Open Platform Cortex AI
Emesent, an autonomous mapping and robotics company, has been awarded a $2 million (USD) grant from the Australian Government’s Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P)…
Drone mapping firm Emesent lands $17 million for AI growth
Australian drone mapping company Emesent has secured $17 million in new funding to accelerate its push into AI-powered autonomous operations, betting that smarter software — not…
Emesent secures $17 million to accelerate autonomous intelligence platform
8 July 2026: Emesent, an autonomous mapping and robotics company, today announced $17 million (USD) in total new funding to accelerate development of its Cortex AI autonomy…
Emesent Secures US$17 Million to Expand Autonomous Mapping
Emesent secures $17M to support development of autonomy software, cloud platform, and manufacturing for Hovermap.
Emesent — CSIRO Spin-off
Emesent, founded 2018 as CSIRO spin-off, uses Hovermap to map underground areas with LiDAR and SLAM in GPS-denied environments.
Emesent announces Hovermap integration with American-made Freefly Astro drone
Emesent integrates Hovermap LiDAR mapping payload with Freefly Astro drone, responding to US regulations banning Chinese drones.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/emesent.md
- RSS feed: /companies/emesent/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/944c1a19-4dea-4a63-b721-8b770c94a6a3
- Revision history: /companies/emesent/history
- Data documentation: /data
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Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Skydio6 models
- SIYI Technology5 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
Video
The versatility of Hovermap expands with yet another great platform. Spot will allow Hovermap to get into areas that are too narrow to fly and too dangerous for
🔸 Visit @Emesent to Learn More: https://hubs.li/Q042NGkF0 🔸 Watch Full Episode Here: https://youtu.be/b7RPaDavEPs Voice of Industry Tour Partner 🔹 @ori
We put the Hovermap through its paces by mapping Conisbrough Viaduct earlier this month. Conisbrough Viaduct is over 150ft high and 1500ft in length and would
Dr. Stefan Hrabar, CEO/Co-Founder of Emesent, presented at the Velodyne Lidar booth at CES 2020. Click on the following link for the full description and video:
Diligent research and field testing are how we remain on the cutting edge of #drone technology. Watch Ian Perry, our solutions specialist using the Autonomy Lev
At Glencore’s Kidd Operations, the geotech team rely on data captured with Hovermap to inform their structural analysis, convergence monitoring, hazard characte
Emesent took part in the Australian Navy’s Autonomous Warriors 2020, a showcase for autonomous systems to encourage their adoption. Issued with a hypothetical
Every great product starts with an idea. The hard part is turning it into something real. Episode 2 of The Emesent GX1 Dev Diaries — Stacking Innovation — goes
Improve field accuracy with LiDAR and GNSS integration. This webinar explores how combining @Emesent Hovermap LiDAR with @Emlid GNSS receivers delivers faster,
Watch the Halo Robotics team use Hovermap to map the Garuda Wisnu Kencana statue in Bali, Indonesia. At 121 metres tall, this is the 3rd tallest statue in the
We wanted to put SLAM to the test! Does slam work in tough environments? Join us as we do an overview of our results and be on the lookout for our in-depth webi
Doyle McDonald with EMESENT HOVERMAP™ presents an overview the features of the versatile SLAM based mapper, making data capture fast and simple. With Emesent Ho
Dynatech Innovations proudly introduces the Emesent Hovermap — a groundbreaking solution redefining spatial data capture in the most challenging environments.
Emesent, a leading manufacturer of LiDAR, was present at GeoWeek 2023 and shared with us many of the key features of their latest equipment. Meet Aaron Newby,
Discover how Emesent is transforming industries with cutting-edge autonomous drone mapping and LiDAR technology. From underground mining to large-scale infrastr
🚀 The drone mapping industry continues to evolve and one of the latest innovations making waves is the GX1 by Emesent. In this video, we take a closer look at
Heat Index
Category contender75/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Emesent draws attention at the 65th percentile but verifies reality at the 54th percentile among aerial robots. Hype Gap +11, 50th widest among aerial robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 3 verified deployments. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 2, 2026