# HyLight

> Autonomous hydrogen-powered airships for inspecting power lines, pipelines and railways.

## Why it is interesting

HyLight targets a costly inspection market where helicopters offer range but high emissions and operational risk, while conventional drones, satellites and ground sensors each leave coverage gaps. Commercial deployments with major infrastructure operators make fleet industrialisation the central execution test.

## Profile

- **Latest funding:** Series A — €13M (October 12, 2026)
- **Latest known valuation:** Not publicly disclosed
- **Total disclosed equity funding:** Not publicly disclosed
- **Stage:** series-a
- **Status:** private
- **Industries:** climate-tech, robotics, deep-tech
- **Coverage:** full
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-13
- **Latest funding investors:** Rubio Impact Ventures, DRW, Teampact Ventures, Y Combinator, Ring Capital

## Key facts

- More than 750 flight hours and thousands of kilometres inspected, according to the company.
- Customers named by the company include Enedis, NaTran, Téréga, SNCF Réseau and VINCI.
- Targeting a fleet of 15 HyLighters by 2027 from four aircraft.

## Funding history

- Series A · €13M · October 12, 2026
  Source: https://www.eu-startups.com/2026/10/hylight-raises-e13-million-for-its-autonomous-airships-inspecting-europes-critical-infrastructure/

## Investors in our directory

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/rubio-impact-ventures

## Related articles

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/hylight-13m-series-a-autonomous-inspection-airships

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**Last updated:** October 13, 2026

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