Skylark Drones
About
About Skylark Drones
Skylark Drones builds the software and operating infrastructure around enterprise drone programmes. Spectra brings flight data, mapping outputs and asset information into one workspace, while Drone Mission Ops and Watchtower support mission planning, fleet activity and worksite visibility.
The platform is used across infrastructure, mining and industrial projects: teams plan flights, capture imagery, process survey data and share findings with field and office users. Skylark connects the aircraft operation to analytics and site decisions, turning repeated aerial surveys into an ongoing worksite information service.
Funding
- 2021-07-05 - Pre-Series A - $3M - Skylark Drones raises $3M in pre-Series A financing
InfoEdge Ventures and IAN Fund co-led financing to expand drone-data analytics and international sales. - source: skylarkdrones.com
Investors
- AdvantEdge Founders - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2021-07-05
- Fowler Westrup - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2021-07-05
- IAN Fund - Lead - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2021-07-05
- IKP - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2021-07-05
- InfoEdge Ventures - Lead - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2021-07-05
- Redstart Labs - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2021-07-05
- Vimson Group - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2021-07-05
Team
- Mrinal Pai - Co-founder
- Mughilan Thiru Ramasamy - CEO and co-founder
Timeline
Events
- 2026-06-11 - Partnership - Skylark Drones signs railway intelligence MoU with e2E Rail
The planned evaluation includes LiDAR and photogrammetric mapping of rail corridors. e2E Rail brings signalling, electrification and railway systems engineering expertise.
Source - 2025-12-04 - Partnership - Skylark Drones and WELL Labs agree water-resource research collaboration
The planned models cover both urban and rural water systems. Target applications include watershed management, flood resilience and climate-related water planning.
Source - 2025-10-15 - Partnership - Skylark Drones partners with Sensonic on acoustic sensing and aerial response
Sensonic uses existing optical fibre cables to detect vibrations along rail corridors. The collaboration targets security threats, natural hazards, inspections and maintenance.
Source - 2021-07-05 - Funding - Skylark Drones raises $3M in pre-Series A financing
AdvantEdge Founders, Fowler Westrup, Redstart Labs, IKP and Vimson Group also participated. Funding was allocated to product development and expansion abroad, following a seed round in 2018.
Source
Relations
Relationships
- e2E Rail
Research And Technology Partner - Skylark Drones and e2E Rail agreed to evaluate drone mapping and AI-assisted railway asset monitoring.
Context
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Context tags
- Autonomous drone operations - Capability - Autonomous drone operations is a documented company focus.
- Commercial drone operations - Workflow - Commercial drone operations is a documented company focus.