Donecle
About
About Donecle
Donecle links an automated aircraft scan with the analysis and recordkeeping needed by maintenance teams. Its drones use laser-based positioning to move around the airframe without relying on GPS or a pilot controlling the flight path. Captured images enter the company’s software, where analysis supports defect identification and preparation of inspection reports.
A cloud platform retains the imagery and reports from earlier inspections, creating a digital history for comparison over time. The company applies the workflow to aircraft surfaces and component inspections, including landing gear and engines. This connects access to difficult-to-reach areas with repeatable image capture and the maintenance record, giving the inspection team a structured dataset to review after the drone has finished.
Funding
- 2026-04-15 - growth - $11.6M - Donecle raises EUR10M to scale drone-based aircraft inspection
Donecle raised EUR10 million to expand its drone- and AI-based aircraft inspection business. - source: donecle.com
Investors
- ARIS Occitanie - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-04-30
- GSO Innovation - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-04-30
- IRDI Capital Investissement - Lead - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-04-30
- SWEN Capital Partners - Lead - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-04-30
Timeline
Events
- 2026-09-11 - Demonstration - Donecle and JAL disclose Iris GVI aircraft-inspection validation
Physical comparisons between conventional visual inspection and drone imagery have been under way in a JAL hangar since late June 2026. Iris GVI autonomously flies around aircraft without contact, captures repeatable high-resolution imagery and uses image analysis to map and measure defects. The programme is evaluating inspection effectiveness, reduced work at height and future use in lightning-strike and paint-condition inspections.
Source - 2026-04-15 - Funding - Donecle raises EUR10M to scale drone-based aircraft inspection
IRDI Capital Investissement and SWEN Capital Partners jointly led the round, with participation from GSO Innovation and ARIS Occitanie. Donecle said the financing would accelerate international expansion in Europe and the United States, team growth, AI investment and strategic partnerships.
Source - 2024-10-16 - Regulatory - Donecle Iris GVI gains Boeing and Airbus AMM authorization
Donecle said Iris GVI was listed in the Boeing AMM for 737-800 zonal general visual inspections. The company said its drone was already listed in the Airbus AMM for A320-family lightning-strike inspections.
Source
Relations
Relationships
- Boeing
Aircraft Oem Authorization - Boeing authorized Donecle drone-based inspections in aircraft maintenance manuals.
- Japan Airlines
Aircraft Inspection Validation Partner - Donecle and Japan Airlines are validating the Iris GVI autonomous aircraft-inspection system in a JAL hangar.
Context
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Context tags
- Industrial inspection drone builder - Peer Group - Company profile and first-party sources support this operating context.
- Aerial inspection - Workflow - Company profile and first-party sources support this operating context.
- Industrial visual inspection - Workflow - Company profile and first-party sources support this operating context.