What Ringtail does

Ringtail Technologies Ltd. is a London-based private technology and consulting firm founded in 2021 by Toby Kayes, a Fellow of the Energy Institute and Chartered Engineer with 25+ years of international oil and gas experience. The company delivers a portfolio of customisable services targeting energy and industrial organisations pursuing decarbonisation, energy transition, and digital transformation, with an explicit vertical emphasis on upstream oil and gas.

The core offering is a full-cycle digital twin capability, supported by five integrated service lines: Digital Transformation (IIoT-based process optimisation across MS Azure IoT, AWS IoT, and Google IoT), Carbon Twin (scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions measurement and reduction using IIoT and ML), Analytics and Prediction (hybrid physics and AI/ML methodology using Ansys, Simulia, Comsol, and Mathworks for predictive maintenance and power optimisation), Consultancy (independent advisory across E&P, decarbonisation, and digitalisation), and Survey (aerial and ground-based photogrammetry and LIDAR using DJI drones and Leica/FARO equipment). A recently added Generative AI and LLM feasibility-testing service, built on LangChain with client-fine-tuned models, extends the firm into internal SOP query engines and sustainable investment knowledge platforms.

Ringtail operates a sales-led, project-based professional services model with a consultative no-obligation engagement funnel driven by its website and direct outreach. The company is privately held, appears bootstrapped with no institutional investors disclosed, has 11-50 employees, a single London office, and does not publicly disclose pricing or revenue.

Name

Ringtail

Legal name

Ringtail Technologies Ltd.

Website

https://ringtail.tech

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ringtail Technologies is a London-based consulting and technology firm that builds digital twins, Carbon Twins, and IIoT/AI analytics for energy and industrial clients pursuing decarbonisation and energy transition, primarily in upstream oil and gas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

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Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services and Consulting: Consulting services provided to enable organisations to solve challenges in decarbonisation, energy transition, and digitalisation. Services are completely customisable and can be tailored to business needs.
2. Survey Services: Standalone or integrated aerial and ground-based survey services for digital twin projects. Can be provided as a full cycle digital twin building capability.

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Core offering

Ringtail is a technology and consulting company that designs, builds, and delivers digital twin and energy transition services for enterprise clients. Its core offering is a customisable portfolio covering IIoT-based digital transformation, Carbon Twin emissions measurement and reporting, hybrid physics and AI/ML analytics, independent consultancy, and aerial/ground photogrammetry and LIDAR survey data acquisition to enable full-cycle digital twin projects.

Product overview

Ringtail is a technology and consulting company offering a portfolio of services focused on the energy transition to lower carbon emissions. The core offering is the Digital Twin, which is supported by five integrated service lines: Digital Transformation (IIoT-based process optimisation using Azure IoT, AWS IoT, and Google IoT), Carbon Twin (carbon footprint measurement and reduction via IIoT and ML), Analytics and Prediction (hybrid physics and AI/ML for predictive maintenance and optimisation), Consultancy (expert advisory across energy transition), Survey (aerial and ground-based photogrammetry and LIDAR for digital twin data acquisition using DJI, Leica, and FARO equipment), and Training (specialist courses). Together these services provide a full-cycle digital twin building capability from data acquisition through to AI-driven analytics and carbon reporting.

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Products and services

• Digital Twin Digital twin building and execution service using hybrid physics and data-based methods, providing a full-cycle capability from aerial and ground survey data acquisition (photogrammetry and LIDAR) through to twin execution with hybrid physics and AI/ML-based analytics. Targeted at enterprise clients in energy and industrial sectors undertaking digital transformation and decarbonisation.
• Digital Transformation IIoT feasibility, testing, and execution service that transforms organisations from legacy and disparate systems to cloud-based SaaS and PaaS models, leveraging MS Azure IoT, AWS IoT, and Google IoT platforms for process optimisation and efficiency gains. Targeted at enterprise clients in energy and industrial sectors.
• Carbon Twin Digital twin service specifically designed to lower greenhouse gas emissions and carbon footprint by providing real-time measurement and detailed data for accurate carbon reporting, reducing uncertainty in scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions quantification, with machine learning modelling to predict and avoid emissions. Targeted at organisations measuring and reporting carbon emissions, including those with capital projects.
• Analytics and Prediction Hybrid physics and AI/ML analytics service using multi-physics based simulators (Ansys, Simulia, Comsol, Mathworks) to create training data for machine learning applications, including predictive maintenance, power optimisation, and performance prediction for pumps, compressors, processes, and entire systems. Targeted at energy and industrial enterprises seeking operational efficiency.
• Consultancy Independent consulting services across upstream oil and gas, decarbonisation, energy transition, and digitalisation, drawing on deep engineering know-how to provide expert advisory solutions to a lower carbon future. Targeted at energy and industrial enterprise clients.
• Survey Aerial and ground-based photogrammetry and LIDAR survey data acquisition and processing service for digital twins. Aerial surveys use commercial DJI drones with certified pilots and multi-sensor payloads including GHG emission mapping; ground surveys use Leica and FARO state-of-the-art equipment. Available as a standalone survey or integrated with larger digital twin projects. Targeted at enterprise clients in energy and industrial sectors.
• Generative AI and LLM Feasibility Testing Feasibility testing service for Generative AI and Large Language Model applications using client data, employing LangChain frameworks and pre-trained models fine-tuned with client data sets to deliver tailored query and knowledge engines. Early use cases include internal SOP query engines and a sustainable investment knowledge platform for energy transition capital projects. Targeted at enterprise clients seeking to operationalise generative AI on proprietary data.

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Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

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Direct peers

• Cognite: Industrial data platform combining IIoT, AI/ML, and digital twin capabilities for energy and process industries. Comparable on the IIoT and AI-driven operations optimisation layer of Ringtail's offering, and a frequent competitor for oil and gas digital transformation mandates.
• Bentley Systems: Infrastructure engineering software with iTwin digital twin platform covering energy, utilities, and industrial assets. Comparable to Ringtail's full-cycle digital twin capability, with stronger productisation and a much broader installed base.
• AVEVA: Industrial software vendor with a leading digital twin platform serving process industries including oil and gas, power, and chemicals. Directly comparable to Ringtail's digital twin, IIoT, and analytics offerings, though at much larger scale and with proprietary software IP.
• Hexagon: Provides reality capture (LIDAR/photogrammetry), geospatial digital twins, and industrial asset analytics. Highly comparable to Ringtail's survey-to-digital-twin stack, with overlapping use cases in energy, infrastructure, and industrial decarbonisation.

Emerging players

• Akselos: Physics-based digital twin specialist for critical industrial assets in oil and gas and power. Closely aligned with Ringtail's hybrid physics + AI/ML methodology, though focused on structural/mechanical integrity rather than carbon reporting.
• Sight Machine: Manufacturing analytics and digital twin platform combining IIoT data with AI for process optimisation and predictive maintenance. Comparable to Ringtail's analytics and prediction service line, primarily focused on discrete and process manufacturing.
• Augury: IIoT-based predictive maintenance and process optimisation for industrial assets using AI and vibration/temperature sensing. Comparable to Ringtail's IIoT and predictive maintenance analytics, primarily in discrete manufacturing and rotating equipment.

Broad incumbents

• C3.ai: Enterprise AI platform with dedicated energy and sustainability applications including emissions tracking and process optimisation. Overlaps with Ringtail's AI/ML analytics and Carbon Twin use cases, but operates at significantly larger scale and with packaged software.
• Wood PLC: Global engineering and consultancy with a major energy transition and decarbonisation practice serving upstream oil and gas. Comparable to Ringtail's consultancy and digital twin work, with vastly deeper headcount, geographic reach, and enterprise relationships.
• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): Global sustainability consultancy advising on decarbonisation, energy transition, and carbon reporting. Overlaps with Ringtail's Carbon Twin and consultancy offerings from a strategy/assurance angle rather than a digital twin technology angle.

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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