Keen AI

What Keen AI does

Keen AI (trading name of DScience Ltd) is a Birmingham, UK-based AI company that builds computer vision and machine learning systems for the inspection, condition assessment, and predictive monitoring of critical infrastructure assets. Its core products include Haystack for automated asset inventory verification, Deepsteel for pixel-level corrosion detection on steel lattice towers and overhead line fittings, IConn for rapid electrical network connection and routing planning, NNIS for invasive species detection along linear infrastructure, and SolarStorm.Space for visualizing geomagnetic storm impact on the UK power grid. These products run on the KAI Platform / Superconductor asset management operating system, ingest imagery from helicopters, drones, train- and pole-mounted cameras, satellites, and Google airborne RGB, and incorporate deep learning architectures such as Faster RCNN ResNet101 and DETA transformers alongside geospatial and geophysical modeling. Keen AI has processed over 700 million images since 2018 and serves as the largest processor of overhead line transmission data in the UK, with deployments covering 22,000+ National Grid transmission towers.

The company monetizes through enterprise software licensing (recurring SaaS-style access to its platforms) and professional services including custom AI development and its Just 7 Weeks rapid prototyping service (36 projects completed). Pricing is quote-based and tied to deployment scale (e.g., 22,000+ tower transmission operators vs. distribution operators), with go-to-market executed via direct enterprise field sales targeting utility decision-makers and supported by technical content marketing, industry conferences (CIGRE, European Utility Week), and the NVIDIA Inception Program. Primary customer segments are UK electricity transmission operators (National Grid being the anchor), distribution network operators, rail infrastructure (Network Rail), environmental and conservation organizations (UKCEH), and adjacent infrastructure operators. Operations span the UK, Asia, Australia, and a developing North American presence led by President Khalid Kadir.

Name

Keen AI

Legal name

DScience Ltd

Website

https://keen-ai.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Keen AI (DScience Ltd) builds AI-powered computer vision platforms for inspecting and monitoring critical electricity and rail infrastructure, serving utilities such as National Grid, DNOs, Network Rail, and UKCEH across the UK, Asia, Australia, and North America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

AI Infrastructure Inspection Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHDAAAEAG

Industrial Vision & Quality Inspection

Hardware, Technology & Telecom/Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning/Computer Vision & Video Analytics

SECONDARYHDAAAEAL

Remote Sensing & Geospatial Vision (satellite/drone imagery)

Hardware, Technology & Telecom/Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning/Computer Vision & Video Analytics

Keywords

• AI infrastructure inspection
• Computer vision analytics
• Corrosion detection systems
• Asset inventory verification
• Predictive maintenance AI

Headquarters

HQ city

Birmingham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Enterprise Software Licensing: AI-powered inspection and asset management software sold to utility operators and infrastructure companies. Software processes visual data (drone/helicopter imagery) and provides condition assessments, defect detection, and forecasting.
2. Professional Services: Custom AI development, model training, and implementation services. Includes rapid prototyping of AI solutions for specific use cases.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Keen AI builds AI-powered computer vision and machine learning platforms that automate inspection, condition assessment, and predictive monitoring of critical infrastructure assets for utility operators. Its flagship products include Deepsteel for corrosion detection on steel towers, Haystack for asset inventory verification, Iconn for network connection planning, NNIS for invasive species detection along linear infrastructure, and SolarStorm.Space for visualizing geomagnetic storm impact on the power grid. The company is the largest processor of overhead line transmission line data in the UK.

Product overview

Keen AI is an AI-powered asset management company offering a portfolio of specialized products and services for infrastructure inspection and monitoring. The core offering includes Haystack for asset inventory verification, Deepsteel for corrosion detection, Iconn for network connection planning, and NNIS for invasive species detection, all built on the KAI Platform and Superconductor infrastructure. The company also provides rapid prototyping services through Just 7 Weeks and offers specialized applications like SolarStorm.Space for space weather impact analysis. Products primarily serve electricity transmission and distribution network operators in the UK, Asia, and Australia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Iconn: Intelligent Connection System that reduces time to plan new connections and burden on system design engineers, generating connection and routing options in 10 seconds.
• Haystack
• Deepsteel
• NNIS
• Just 7 Weeks
• SolarStorm.Space
• Zap
• Superconductor
• KAI Platform

Products and services

• Haystack
• Deepsteel
• Iconn
• NNIS
• Just 7 Weeks
• SolarStorm.Space
• KAI Platform (Superconductor)

Quantifiable outcome

• Corrosion analysis time reduced by 91% compared to manual human assessors
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability9 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• National GridcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership for corrosion detection on transmission towers. Keen AI's Deepsteel and KAI platforms deployed for everyday use analyzing 22,000+ transmission towers. Also collaborating on Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund project for FoSMo foundational vision model.
• National Grid Electricity TransmissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborating on Ofgem's Strategic Innovation Fund to develop FoSMo (Foundational Shared Model) - the UK's first foundational computer vision model for electricity networks, enabling cross-industry data sharing and reduced duplication.
• UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (UKCEH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for invasive species detection and ecological surveys. Joint development of camera systems and AI models for detecting Himalayan Balsam, ash dieback, and other vegetation along linear infrastructure.
• SP Energy NetworkssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on geomagnetic storm risk assessment project, contributing expertise to GIC modeling for UK power network.
• UK Satellite CatapultsupportingTechnology or IntegrationPartner for satellite imagery and monitoring sand dunes using satellite and train-mounted camera data.
• AMOG ConsultingsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on open pit mine slope collapse detection project using aerial imagery and computer vision.
• Queen Mary University of LondonsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic collaboration on model uncertainty research for reducing manual labelling effort in neural network training.
• sees.aisupportingTechnology or IntegrationCollaboration with sees.ai and National Grid on fully automated corrosion assessment using autonomous drone data gathering combined with automated data processing.
• NVIDIAsupportingTechnology or IntegrationMember of NVIDIA Inception Program, leveraging support from world's premier Machine Learning partner.
• CanonsupportingTechnology or IntegrationCanon and Keen AI working together on AI and imaging projects for infrastructure inspection.
• OxyMem (DuPont brand)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerComputer vision tools for detecting leaks and manufacturing imperfections in membrane systems.
• Time-Lapse SystemssupportingTechnology or IntegrationPartnership for image capture technology in invasive species detection project with UKCEH.
• GooglesupportingTechnology or IntegrationUsing Google's high-resolution airborne RGB imagery, solar fluxes, and Digital Surface Model (DSM) information for roof monitoring and asset mapping.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Instrumental: Instrumental applies computer vision and machine learning to industrial inspection and defect detection in manufacturing and infrastructure. It targets the same 'AI for physical-asset condition assessment' category as Keen AI's Deepsteel corrosion pipeline.
• Landing AI: Landing AI, founded by Andrew Ng, builds computer-vision tools for industrial inspection and quality control across manufacturing and infrastructure. Its data-centric visual AI platform is comparable to Keen AI's computer-vision pipelines for condition assessment of physical assets.
• PrecisionHawk: PrecisionHawk provides drone-based data collection and AI analytics for utilities, energy and infrastructure assets. It overlaps directly with Keen AI on automated inspection of transmission and distribution assets using aerial imagery and machine learning.
• Pix4D: Pix4D provides photogrammetry software that turns drone and aerial imagery into measurable 3D maps and models for surveying, infrastructure and utilities. It is a comparable software layer for asset inspection workflows, although with less specialised corrosion/asset-classification modelling.
• DroneDeploy: DroneDeploy is a drone-based inspection and mapping platform widely used in construction, energy, and infrastructure. It competes most directly with Keen AI's Haystack/Deepsteel workflow on drone-captured asset imagery analytics for utilities, towers, and linear infrastructure.
• Sharper Shape: Sharper Shape is a drone-based inspection specialist focused on utility asset inspection (transmission and distribution lines), using autonomous UAVs and AI-driven defect detection. It is one of the closest direct competitors to Keen AI's Deepsteel/Haystack offering in the utility-OHL segment.

Broad incumbents

• Skydio: Skydio is a leading autonomous drone manufacturer with growing software/inspection offerings for infrastructure and utilities. While primarily a hardware platform, its enterprise inspection software overlaps with Keen AI's capture-plus-analysis workflow for OHL and substation inspection.
• Planet Labs: Planet Labs operates a large commercial satellite imagery constellation with AI-derived analytics for infrastructure, agriculture and environment. Its geospatial imagery and analytics platform is adjacent to Keen AI's drone/satellite-based asset inspection work, including SolarStorm.Space.
• Bentley Systems (iTwin): Bentley Systems is a large infrastructure engineering software incumbent whose iTwin platform increasingly incorporates AI for asset analytics across utilities, rail and telecoms. It is a broad incumbent that could either compete with or partner alongside Keen AI in utility digital twins.

Emerging players

• Orbital Insight: Orbital Insight applies AI and computer vision to satellite and aerial imagery for infrastructure, energy and environmental monitoring. It is an emerging player with overlapping capabilities to Keen AI's remote sensing and geospatial analytics stack, particularly for linear-asset and environmental use cases.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• GitHubgithub.com/Keen-AI/zap
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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