Skyscanner
Quartermile One, 15 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, EH3 9EN, United Kingdom
Overview
Skyscanner operates a travel search engine that allows users to compare flight, hotel, and car rental options. It collects data from various travel providers, enabling users to find and book travel services. Skyscanner serves industries such as travel, tourism, and hospitality. The platform helps travelers find and book cheap flights by comparing prices from all major airlines and travel agents, ensuring the best deals.
- Total investments
- 1
- Lead investments
- 0
- Investments · 12mo
- 0
- Active investors
- 8
Sector focus
- Internet
- Service Industry
- Transportation
- Travel
- Travel Agency
Investment portfolio
- DevicePilot
Participated · Equity · May 2019
DevicePilot is a London-based software company that builds a Service Monitoring platform for businesses with large networks of connected IoT devices. The platform collects data from individual devices and produces KPIs such as device uptime and site availability. It enables businesses to check SLA adherence and carry out root-cause analysis when service issues occur. The company says the new funding will allow it to expand the Service Monitoring platform. Company leaders framed the investment as helping DevicePilot reach the next level as connected-product companies require real-time oversight. After the latest injection, DevicePilot has secured more than £3 million in total investment. DevicePilot is an IoT analytics platform offered as SaaS and designed to work across verticals. Its product emphasizes zero-code integrations with leading device manufacturers, cloud IoT services (AWS, Azure, Google) and business platforms like Zendesk, Salesforce, and Slack. The solution can be installed via sensors in a maximum of 15 minutes, targeting non-technical users and rapid deployment. Founder Pilgrim Beart, who previously built Hive (sold to British Gas for $100 million) and Antenova, is leading the company. DevicePilot recently secured $19 million in fresh funding to expand the platform. Investors named in the article include Maria Dramalioti-Taylor/Beacon Capital, Pontaq, 8point Capital, Skyscanner, Moonfruit and Pachube; Maria will join the board alongside chairman Rob Dobson. DevicePilot is a cloud-based connected device management platform that enables developers to locate, monitor and manage connected devices at scale. The service emphasizes proactive management of the entire device lifecycle. As of May 2016 the platform was in alpha. DevicePilot raised £600k ($900k) in angel funding. The company said it will use the funds to continue developing the platform. DevicePilot is based in Cambridge, UK, and its team includes CEO Pilgrim Beart, Chair Rob Dobson, CTO Toby Jaffey, COO Keith Reed and CMO Gordon Ellis-Brown.