London-based AI workflow company Scope has secured €17.2 million ($20 million) in funding to accelerate the adoption of its inspection automation platform across global industrial markets.
The round was led by Index Ventures, with participation from Susa Ventures, Entrepreneurs First, and Syndicate 1. Several angel investors from companies including DeepMind, MongoDB, Omio, and Microsoft AI also joined the round.
Bringing AI Into Industrial Inspection Workflows
Founded in 2024 by Jonathan Low and CTO Jakob Cassiman, Scope develops AI-powered software designed for the testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) sector.
The platform helps inspection teams capture field information, automate reporting, and retrieve operational context in real time, reducing the heavy administrative burden that still dominates many industrial inspection workflows.
Instead of relying on paper forms and manual reporting processes, inspectors can use Scope to record observations through voice, video, and notes directly in the field. The system then structures the information automatically and generates reports within minutes.
The company says its technology can reduce reporting times by up to tenfold while significantly lowering operational errors.
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Tackling Inefficiencies Across The TIC Industry
Scope is targeting one of the industrial sector’s largest operational bottlenecks.
While inspections remain critical for infrastructure safety, compliance, and maintenance, the reporting and documentation process often takes far longer than the inspection itself. Many inspectors still spend hours or even days compiling reports after completing site visits.
The company also points to a growing workforce challenge across the industry, as experienced inspectors retire and onboarding new specialists becomes increasingly time-intensive.
Its AI platform is designed to support both experienced and newer inspectors through guided workflows, automated context retrieval, and access to historical inspection data.
According to CEO Jonathan Low, the goal is not to replace industry experts but to help them operate more efficiently.
“The inspection industry doesn’t need AI that replaces human expertise,” Low said. “It needs systems that allow experts to spend more time on-site and less time buried in administrative work.”
About Scope
Scope develops AI-driven workflow software for the testing, inspection, and certification industry. Its platform automates reporting, streamlines field operations, and improves asset integrity workflows for industrial inspection teams worldwide.
