HELI-D

What HELI-D does

HELI-D is an aerial advertising and media company that operates helicopter-mounted, dual-sided HD LED video screens as flying digital billboards for brand activations, events, sponsorships, and media-agency campaigns. The company is headquartered in Adelaide, Australia, and was founded in 2023, operating as a division of parent Remarkable Media Group. Its technical platform combines super-bright LED panels designed for day-and-night visibility, a custom ultralight carbon-fibre mounting frame, and full FAA approval to fly within 250 feet of viewers, supported by a claimed 10-year 100% safety record using world-class pilots.

HELI-D's commercial model is a project-based professional services offering rather than a recurring or SaaS-style revenue stream: each engagement is a custom airborne activation sold to enterprise advertisers, event organizers, and media agencies. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is quoted on inquiry via email ([email protected]) or LinkedIn. Named customers include Disney, Netflix, Xbox, Smirnoff, and Tab, with marketing and business development conducted through the company website, direct outreach, and earned PR coverage. The company is currently led by co-founder and CEO Simon Powell, with Hollywood dealmaker Sandy Climan joining the Advisory Board in December 2025 to support U.S. expansion.

Go-to-market is sales-led and advisory-driven, leveraging the Remarkable Media Group network to acquire enterprise customers and pursuing a multi-region expansion across the US, UAE, and Australia targeting a global aerial media network launch by 2026. The company operates with a small team of 1–10 employees and has no disclosed funding rounds, revenue figures, patents, or certifications beyond its FAA proximity approval.

Name

HELI-D

Legal name

HELI-D

Website

https://heli-d.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

HELI-D operates helicopter-mounted, dual-sided HD LED video screens as flying digital billboards for brand activations, events, and sponsorships, serving enterprise advertisers and media agencies globally. The Adelaide-based company is a division of Remarkable Media Group and is expanding across the US, UAE, and Australia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Aerial Advertising (Out-of-Home Media)

NAICS

Indoor and Outdoor Display Advertising (54185), Indoor and Outdoor Display Advertising (541850)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAFALAH

Large-Format & Spectaculars (Building Wraps, 3D, Landmarks)

Business & Public Services/Marketing, Advertising & PR Services/Out-of-Home (OOH) & Outdoor Advertising Services

SECONDARYMPAAAKAF

Large-Format / Spectacular OOH (Building Wraps, Digital Spectaculars)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Advertising, Marketing & PR Services/Out-of-Home (OOH) Advertising Services

Keywords

• Aerial advertising
• Helicopter LED billboards
• Brand activations
• Event sponsorships
• Out-of-home media

Headquarters

HQ city

Adelaide

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Event and Activation Services: Revenue generated from providing helicopter-mounted video screens for events, activations, and brand experiences

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

HELI-D operates helicopter-mounted LED video screens that function as airborne digital billboards, flying above beaches, sporting venues, festivals, and urban areas to deliver branded messages. The company provides these aerial display flights as a paid service to consumer brands, media agencies, and event organizers across the United States, the United Arab Emirates, and Australia.

Product overview

HELI-D offers a single unified airborne advertising product called HELI-D Aerial Media — helicopter-mounted dual-sided HD LED video screens that function as flying digital billboards. The technology enables advertisers, events, media agencies, and brand activations to display video content from aircraft, with features including super-bright LED panels, proximity flying capabilities (as close as 250 feet from viewers with FAA approval), and carbon fibre construction for durability. The company operates as a division of Remarkable Media Group and plans to expand its global aerial media network across the US, UAE, and Australia by 2026.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• HELI-D Aerial LED Advertising Service Helicopter-mounted daylight-visible LED video display flights sold to consumer brands, entertainment IP owners, and media agencies for out-of-home advertising and live-event brand activations across beaches, sports venues, and festivals in Australia, the US, and the UAE.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% safety record over 10 years of global operations

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Sandy ClimancoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 December 2025Hollywood dealmaker Sandy Climan joined the HELI-D Advisory Board to support the company's U.S. expansion strategy. Climan brings entertainment industry expertise and network connections to help accelerate HELI-D's planned global aerial media network launch by 2026.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Ocean Outdoor: Premium digital OOH operator in the UK and Europe focused on high-impact spectacular sites — comparable premium-OOH positioning and brand mix to HELI-D's enterprise customer profile.
• Lamar Advertising: Major US outdoor advertising operator with static and digital billboard portfolios — competes for brand advertising budgets but without the aerial/spectacular execution that HELI-D monetizes.
• JCDecaux: Global OOH advertising leader with street furniture, billboards, and digital spectaculars in airports and cities — broad incumbent whose premium digital spectacular inventory overlaps with HELI-D's advertiser universe.
• OUTFRONT Media: Large US OOH media company operating billboards, transit, and digital displays — competes with HELI-D for the same advertiser OOH dollars but from a static/fixed-inventory position rather than aerial spectaculars.

Direct peers

• AirSign Aerial Advertising: Helicopter-based aerial advertising service flying banner and display messages over beaches, stadiums, and events — direct competitor in the helicopter-powered aerial advertising category.
• American Blimp Corporation: Manufacturer and operator of illuminated advertising blimps/airships used for aerial brand campaigns — closest direct comparable to HELI-D as another airborne display advertising platform pursuing the same OOH spectacular category.

Others

• SPH Engineering (Drone Show Software): Drone show software and integration provider enabling aerial light-show productions — ecosystem enabler for a substitute technology rather than a direct competitor, but indicative of where aerial-display spend is migrating.

Emerging players

• Verge Aero: Drone light-show company that produces aerial displays for events, brand activations, and sponsorships — competing for the same event/aerial-spectacle budgets HELI-D targets, but using coordinated drones rather than helicopter-mounted LED screens.
• Nova Sky Stories: Drone-based aerial storytelling platform for events and brand activations, offering an alternative premium aerial medium that competes for the same sports, concert, and brand-experience budgets as HELI-D.
• Sky Elements: US-based drone light-show operator serving large-scale entertainment events, brand activations, and city-wide celebrations — directly competing with HELI-D for experiential/aerial advertising budgets with a cheaper, scalable format.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/hellohelid
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/heli-d

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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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