Donecle

Donecle is an aerospace technology company that provides automated drone-based inspection solutions for aircraft and aerospace components. The company's Iris technology uses 100% automated drones equipped with laser guidance that require no pilot or GPS signal, enabling the drones to scan aircraft surfaces automatically and perform complete inspections in less than one hour, representing a 10x improvement over traditional manual inspection methods. The solution combines automated image acquisition with image analysis algorithms to detect defects in aircraft fuselages, landing gears, and engines, generating automated damage reports for various types of inspections. Donecle stores all data and reports from past inspections on a cloud platform to build comprehensive digital aircraft histories, ensuring objective, consistent, and repeatable inspections with full traceability through a paperless process. The company's products include Iris GVI for general visual inspections and Iris CMX for customized maintenance inspections, both authorized by Boeing and Airbus and listed in their Aircraft Maintenance Manuals. Donecle serves airlines and MROs, military aircraft fleets, business jets, aircraft component manufacturers, and OEMs. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Labege, France, Donecle has raised $18.7M in Series B funding from investors including Akzo Nobel, Europa, IRDI Capital Investissement, SWEN Capital Partners, ARIS, Grand Sud Ouest Capital, Le Connected Camp, Hangar 51, and IoT Valley.