Sharper Shape Group is a United States based startup focused on revolutionizing utility inspections through AI-based asset and vegetation intelligence. Founded in 2013, the company's slogan "Using AI-based asset and vegetation intelligence to transform T&D inspections, making utilities sharper and better!" encapsulates its mission. Sharper Shape's holistic and proactive approach to utility inspection automation for asset and vegetation management, developed in collaboration with utilities, emphasizes safety, data quality, and efficiency.With their innovative Shaper Circle, Sharper Shape brings together typically siloed processes to enable utilities to seamlessly collect, inspect, and report in ongoing and emergency inspections. Using automated T&D aerial data collection and their proprietary AI-based Sharper CORE for analysis and forecasting, the company delivers prioritized actionable reports swiftly, leveraging sharper intelligence to create a safer world.
The startup operates in the Oil and Gas industry and secured a Series B investment on 01 May 2022 from Infratech Growth Partners, signaling confidence from notable investors in their capabilities and potential for growth.
Taxonomy:
AI-based asset intelligence, vegetation management, utility inspections, T&D aerial data collection, inspection automation, proprietary AI analysis, infrastructure asset management, LIDAR data analysis, drone technology, power distribution, remote sensing, data-driven forecasting, Palo Alto, California, utility software, technology optimization