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Executive Summary: Which are the Top 10 Oil & Gas Internet of Things (IoT) Startups to Watch?
- SensorX Solutions (Switzerland) – develops X-Connect, an IIoT gateway for industrial gas detection.
- PipeGuard Solutions (Canada) – offers nano-coated hydrocarbon leak sensors for refineries and pipelines.
- NanoChronia (Spain) – builds graphene-based nanosensors for real-time gas identification.
- HyperAxes (UK) – designs AI-powered autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) for subsea infrastructure inspection, including energy pipelines.
- SkyScouter (Canada) – provides hybrid unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for aerial pipeline inspections.
- Lumetec (USA) – delivers multi-modal fiber sensing systems for offshore infrastructure.
- Oiler.ai (USA) – offers optical gas imaging devices with AI-based analytics to detect hydrocarbon leaks.
- Biber Infrastruktur (Switzerland) – develops long-life battery-powered actuators for remote valve operations in gas pipelines.
- Dubotech (Bangladesh) – builds remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) for underwater pipeline inspections.
- Folks Automation (Indonesia) – creates a modular IoT PLC for real-time industrial automation in crude palm oil and oil & gas environments.
Global Startup Heat Map highlights Emerging Oil & Gas IoT Startups to Watch
Through the Big Data & Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered StartUs Insights Discovery Platform, covering over 7M+ startups, 20K+ technology trends, plus 150M+ patents, news articles & market reports, we identified top oil & gas IoT companies.
The Global Startup Heat Map below highlights emerging oil & gas IoT startups you should watch in 2026, as well as the geo-distribution of 190 startups & scaleups we analyzed for this research.
According to our data, we observe high startup activity in Western Europe and India, followed by the United States. The top 5 Startup Hubs for oil & gas IoT are London, Bangalore, Dubai, Houston, and Singapore.
Meet Emerging Oil & Gas IoT Startups to Watch in 2026
We hand-picked startups to showcase in this report by filtering for their technology, founding year, location, funding, and other metrics. These emerging oil & gas IoT startups work on solutions ranging from graphene-based gas detection and underwater robots to UAV pipeline inspections and AI-driven infrastructure monitoring.
1. SensorX Solutions – IIoT Gateway Device for Gas Detection
- Founding Year: 2023
- Location: Sarnen, Switzerland
Swiss startup SensorX Solutions develops X-Connect, an IIoT gateway device with applications in greenhouse gas monitoring and the industrial environment. It collects data from the sensors and delivers it to the proprietary X‑Cloud software suite for real-time monitoring. X-Connect links remote assets over a broad variety of protocols and integrates with existing SCADA systems. It maintains operation even in harsh environments.
X-Cloud runs edge analytics to quantify gas leaks, trigger alerts, and log blockchain-auditable insights. It easily combines with AI models and CFD-based leak quantification tools in the cloud, which allows for smart leak monitoring and detection.
2. PipeGuard Solutions – Nanocoating Sensortech for Hydrocarbon Leaks
- Founding Year: 2023
- Location: Vancouver, Canada
Canadian startup PipeGuard Solutions offers a nano-coating sensor system that quickly detects hydrocarbon leaks in pipelines. The highly sensitive coating senses even the smallest leaks and activates rapid location alerts. Operators deploy it across refineries, tank farms, pipelines, and pumping stations. Advanced analytics filter out false alarms to ensure accurate and timely warnings.
The sensors are connected with an edge device on site to enable data transfer to the cloud. There, proprietary algorithms perform data analysis and proceed with communicating leak alarms in case of a detected emergency. Pipeguard Solutions’ sensor coating is resistant to harsh weather conditions and works independently of pressure or flow balance. It reversibly returns to its original state once hydrocarbons clear, which makes it a sustainable solution.
3. NanoChronia – Graphene-based Nanosensors for Gas Identification
- Founding Year: 2023
- Location: Barcelona, Spain
Spanish startup NanoChronia builds graphene-based nanosensors that detect methane, hydrogen, ammonia, and hydrogen sulfide. It installs a matrix of sensors that report information on a leak to a cloud-based backend, which in turn notifies users on-site. The sensors operate on parts-per-million levels in real time and deliver high gas selectivity. Their long-term operational life allows for a cost-efficient solution and eliminates the need for regular cleaning.
NanoChronia’s sensors feature layers of graphene, molybdenum, and pervoskite to distinguish between specific gases based on the oxides produced from the leak. The sensors are designed to withstand changes in temperature and humidity, thus being optimal for offshore rigs.
4. HyperAxes – AI-Powered Inspections with AUVs
- Founding Year: 2023
- Location: London, UK
UK-based startup HyperAxes develops underwater vehicles with real-time AI vision and 3D intelligence for coastal reconnaissance, AUV missions, and subsea infrastructure monitoring. Its Deep Vision 3D system processes 4K video and AI-enhanced 3D streams from AUVs to automatically create a three-dimensional map of the subsea landscape. This allows for accurate monitoring of port and military infrastructure, and detecting new structures.
In addition, the startup’s Shadow OS system performs fully autonomous underwater surveillance for fast detection of threats to submarines or civil infrastructure in shallow water. This includes identification of hostile machinery or human interference. Shadow OS uses AI to analyze inputs from acoustic and optical sensors, as well as 3D-modelled terrain maps.
Both solutions empower AUVs with target tracking, obstacle avoidance, and autonomous mission execution. HyperAxes allows for high-precision repairs and monitoring of subsea infrastructure such as pipelines or offshore rig pillars.
5. SkyScouter – UAVs for Aerial Pipeline Inspections
- Founding Year: 2023
- Location: Port Coquitlam, Canada
Canadian startup SkyScouter offers hybrid-propulsion UAVs with a range up to 200 kilometers and a 5‑hour flight time for aerial pipeline inspection. Its drones carry LiDAR, photogrammetry, thermal, and multispectral sensors to detect failures like gas leaks or fires in hydrocarbon pipelines. The startup’s UAVs process data from its multiple sensors to collect insights and compile a digital map of the targeted area.
SkyScouter’s drones support live data streaming and remote gas leak detection. The UAVs feature up to 25 kg takeoff weight capacity and a maximum speed of 70 km/h. They support a variety of external sensors and cameras, such as Sony ILX-LR1 or GeoCue TrueView. Its distance range allows for field safety and timely problem detection for limited accessibility oil & gas infrastructure.
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6. Lumetec – Multimodal Monitoring of Subsea Infrastructure
- Founding Year: 2023
- Location: Pasadena, United States
US-based startup Lumetec provides AI-powered sensing for subsea infrastructure such as underwater parts of offshore rigs or hydrocarbon pipelines. Its Early Warning System applies multi-modal fiber sensing to create a network of sensors that detects anchor drags, earthquakes, and nearby vessels. This offers a quick and specific detection of threats that allows for adequate and timely response.
Early Warning System precisely classifies threats with AI, sends live alerts, and supports predictive maintenance to prevent outages and protect communications networks of offshore rigs. This allows for a reduction in maintenance costs and downtime at offshore infrastructure units.
7. Oiler.ai – Proprietary AI Sensors for Gas Leaks
- Founding Year: 2023
- Location: Houston, United States
US-based startup Oiler.ai offers optical gas imaging (OGI) devices that identify and quantify methane and other hydrocarbon leaks with high precision and cloud or local analytics. Its AI-based solutions reduce false-positive alarms by around 90%, and make emissions surveillance cost-effective and scalable.
The startup’s OE-GM650-EX and OE-GM650PT-EX devices monitor leaks in real-time, prepare reports based on leakage data from a given period, and send alarms. The devices are fit for upstream and downstream oil & gas assets such as wells, refineries, LNG facilities, and offshore platforms. Oiler.ai enables operators to detect leaks early, cut emissions, and meet regulatory demands.
8. Biber Infrastruktur – Actuators for Pipeline Maintenance
- Founding Year: 2023
- Location: Baar, Switzerland
Swiss startup Biber Infrastruktur develops battery-powered actuators and valve-turning tools for water, gas, wastewater, and district heating networks. Its self-powered actuators run up to 24 months per charge and allow remote operation via the LTE protocol. An actuator is installed in less than a day without requiring an external power source to operate.
Biber Infrastruktur’s actuators capture operation and condition data for valves to accommodate predictive maintenance and quick leak response. This allows pipeline operators to reduce emissions and operational expenses compared to traditional automation.
9. Dubotech – Underwater Robots for Monitoring & Maintenance
- Founding Year: 2023
- Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Funding: Raised 5M BDT (41K USD) on Shark Tank Bangladesh
Bangladeshi startup Dubotech builds ROVs and AUVs for complex underwater missions. Its ROV, Octopus 2.0, features smart thrusters, an integrated robotic arm, and a waterproof gripper. It is also equipped with imaging sonar, depth sensors, and cameras for real-time control.
Octopus 2.0’s Doppler Velocity Log (DVL) sensing makes it possible to operate in high-current, turbulent environments, as well as low visibility conditions. This allows for inspection of underwater pipelines and critical infrastructure even in challenging weather conditions.
10. Folks Automation – Proprietary PLC for IoT Automation
- Founding Year: 2023
- Location: Depok, Indonesia
Indonesian startup Folks Automation develops the IoT Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) that coordinates various categories of devices on industrial sites. Its product IOT-PLC FC100 is a 24-Volt quad-core ARM controller equipped with 4-gigabyte RAM, Wi-Fi, Gigabit Ethernet, serial, and remote I/O for industrial automation.
The PLC executes real-time control across engines, sensors, actuators, HVAC, marine systems, and production lines. Its small footprint, IP20 rating, and modular extensions fit a variety of industrial environments such as renewable energy, petrochemical, crude palm oil, oil & gas, and more.
Further, IOT-PLC FC100 supports open source programming and features an in-built power backup to ensure flexibility and reliable operation even in emergencies.
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