Flow Partners advises Elevator Fund on the valuation of Percepto

Providing confidential valuation of Percepto, an autonomous drone monitoring solutions for critical infrastructure and industrial sites.

Tel Aviv, Israel — 27 January 2021

Flow Partners acted as a financial advisor to a leading Israeli early-stage venture capital investor Elevator Fund on a portfolio valuation and strategic review of Percepto, a developer of autonomous drone technology for surveillance and inspections.

Overview

Elevator Fund required an actionable valuation advice for Percepto in order to accurately balance and keep pulse on their venture portfolio.

We have provided an independent valuation opinion that included valuation insights on current market for drone monitoring solutions, comparable environment analysis, company growth profile assessment vs. market, portfolio impact, operational benchmarking, green/red flag analysis and more.

This transaction highlights our stellar track record in software space, having also advised companies like sevDesk (accounting software), Sentryc (brand protection software) or Ziik (social intranet software platform).

About Percepto

Percepto is at the forefront of redefining how industrial sites and critical infrastructure are holistically inspected and monitored, harnessing remote robotics to autonomously collect, aggregate and analyze visual data.

Leveraging experience with Percepto Sparrow, the most deployed drone-in-a-box solution on the market, Percepto introduced Percepto AIM (Autonomous Inspection and Monitoring) the first end-to-end autonomous inspection and monitoring platform. Percepto AIM empowers the remote operation center of the future to assess risk, minimize downtime, drive efficiency, increase safety and reduce operational costs.

Founded in 2014, Percepto’s solutions are trusted by Fortune 500 customers in more than 10 countries including ENEL, Florida Power and Light and Verizon. The company is the recipient of the Frost & Sullivan Global Enabling Technology Leadership Award.

About Elevator Fund

Elevator Fund invests in exceptional early-stage startups globally. Elevator leads and syndicates seed rounds, investing between $250K-$1M in innovative companies located in Israel, Europe and the US. Elevator invests in areas of fintech, new media, digital health and other emerging fields.

About Flow Partners

Flow Partners is a modern advisory firm providing independent corporate finance advice to companies and investors that shape the global digital ecosystem. Flow was founded in 2020 and operates globally with presence in London, Berlin, Warsaw and Miami.

For more information, please visit www.flowpartners.io

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