# Zeitview

> Zeitview, formerly DroneBase, combines managed aerial and robotic inspections, AI-assisted analysis, human review, and asset-monitoring software for energy and infrastructure operators. Its customers use the findings to locate defects, compare assets over time, and prioritize maintenance across solar, wind, utility, property, and oil and gas portfolios.

- **Founded:** 2014
- **Headquarters:** San Diego, United States
- **Founders:** Dan Burton (Co-founder and CEO), Eli Tamanaha (Co-founder and former CTO)
- **Products:** Zeitview Asset Insights, Solar Insights, Property Insights, Construction Insights / EPC Insights, Managed aerial and robotic inspections
- **Notable:** Participated in Y Combinator Winter 2015., Reported more than 200,000 assets inspected across 80 countries in 2024., Acquired Clearsight assets from Constellation in July 2024, expanding utility inspection capabilities.

## Products & services

- **Zeitview Asset Insights** — Inspection and maintenance-planning software centralizing asset condition, findings, and inspection history across sites and portfolios.
- **Solar Insights** — Solar inspection imagery, thermal analysis, anomaly prioritization, reporting, and performance comparisons over time.
- **Property Insights** — Centralized imagery, anomaly review, condition analysis, and reporting for property portfolios.
- **Construction Insights / EPC Insights** — Construction monitoring and visual site records; pre-construction visualization and export features were described in August 2024.
- **Managed aerial and robotic inspections** — Data capture by drones, aircraft, and robotic crawlers with optical, thermal, lidar, and other sensors, matched to the asset and inspection scope.
- **Oil and gas methane detection** — Aircraft-based methane detection and analytics added through the acquisition of Insight M in February 2026.

## Achievements

- Participated in Y Combinator Winter 2015.
- Reported more than 200,000 assets inspected across 80 countries in 2024.
- Acquired Clearsight assets from Constellation in July 2024, expanding utility inspection capabilities.
- Raised $60 million in March 2025 led by Climate Investment.
- Acquired Insight M in February 2026 to enter oil and gas methane detection.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Zeitview and Quantified Energy announced an inverter-fed autonomous drone EL inspection at the 458 MWp Red-Tailed Hawk plant; the selected inspection section comprised 18,125 modules.
- **2026-02** — Acquired Insight M, adding methane detection and oil and gas asset intelligence.
- **2025-03** — Announced $60 million financing led by Climate Investment to expand its Insights platform.

## Links

- Website: https://www.zeitview.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/zeitview
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/zeitview
- GitHub: https://github.com/dronebase
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@zeitview
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/Zeitview/

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Last updated: 2026-10-17