HyLight

Hylight combines hydrogen-powered autonomous airships with AI-driven data analysis to give energy operators continuous, low-carbon inspection of their power lines and pipelines.

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TIMELINE · MONEY RAISED

HyLight | 654 days from website to first raise on record

Raised $19M in 2 sourced rounds·1 signal before the first raise

Money raised, round by round (amounts linked to their source). Pins are dated signals; hover the icons for dates.

Funding rounds

1. October 13, 2026
   Round · $14.54M
   Source: tech.eu
2. Europe and Israel 2026
   GGoogle for Startups Accelerator · batch
   Source: startup.google.com
3. April 15, 2024
   Round · $4M
   Source: fundraisingfox.com
4. July 1, 2022
   Website created
5. Date unknown
   Round · $500K*
   YY Combinator
   Source: ycombinator.com
6. Batch 14
   BBerkeley SkyDeck · batch
   Source: skydeck.berkeley.edu

Founders and team

• MB
  Martin Bocken CEO & co-founder

  LinkedIn · source: foundertrace.com
• TH
  Théo H. CEO & Co founder

  LinkedIn · source: foundertrace.com
• JR
  Josef Rokůsek Co-founder & CTO

  LinkedIn · source: foundertrace.com
• TL
  Thomas Laporte Co-founder & Chief Business Officer (CBO)

  LinkedIn · source: foundertrace.com

Investors

• AAbhishek Tripathi
• BBerkeley SkyDeckaccelerator
• DDRW
• EEarth Venture Capital
• GGoogle for Startups
• GGoogle for Startups Acceleratoraccelerator
• KKima Ventures
• MMarc Tarpenning
• RRing Capital
• RRubio Impact Ventures
• TTeampact ventures
• YY Combinatoraccelerator

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