Drone company Sky Futures partnered with Mitsui to expand drone use in energy, marine and infrastructure sectors

Briefing

September 1, 2017

Briefing	Mitsui Partnership – UK-based drone company Sky Futures partnered with Japanese firm Mitsui to expand use of drones for remote sensing, inspection and asset management to Mitsui’s companies and clients in energy, marine, and infrastructure sectors Technology Benefits – Enables monitoring of infrastructure, automatically detecting defects and saving on time $4 Million Investment – Mitsui invested $4 million in Sky Futures as latter ventures into software, training, services, and consultancy Sky Futures Clients – Include ENI, Petronas Carigali, Amey, E.on, Costain, Lloyd’s Register, and Shell
Accelerator	Drones
Market Disruption	Innovation Partnerships
Business Model and Practices Business Model and Practices	Innovative Partnerships
Sector	Energy
Organization	Mitsui & Co. Ltd., Sky-Futures
Source	"Mitsui to partner with UK drone specialists Sky-Futures," sUAS News, https://www.suasnews.com/; Spaven, E., "UK drone firm Sky-Futures to receive $4m investment from Japan’s Mitsui", UK Tech News, https://www.uktech.news/; AcceleratingBiz analysis
Original Publication Date	August 31, 2017

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