Edinburgh aerospace inspection startup spreads its wings in Asia

Anomalous and three other UK companies – Iotic, Digital Fineprint, and Unmanned Life – beat 400 businesses from across the world to join 28 finalists in Tokyo.

Anomalous won recognition for its pitch, being awarded a “Zamma Award” by Kotaro Zamma, head of open innovation at NTT Data.

Chief product officer Matt Davies said: “What an amazing event. We are honoured simply to have been invited to attend. Most of the companies taking part in this competition are already well funded and highly successful. To be a bootstrapped company, only 15 months old and included with other businesses of this calibre is fantastic. We’re currently raising capital and I think this event has proven that with additional funds we will be able to scale quickly.”

Tom Winstanley, VP of new ventures and innovation at NTT Data, added: “Anomalous’ laser focus on inspection technology impressed the judges. By working together we believe that there is an opportunity to create a ‘triple win’ for Anomalous, NTT DATA and, of course, our clients in aerospace and manufacturing, improving quality and efficiency in the inspection process using AI.”

Since launching its product in March 2019, the startup has shown impressive growth, winning work with aerospace giants such as Rolls-Royce, Collins Aerospace, and BAE Systems. And just last month Anomalous announced its success joining the inaugural ATI Boeing accelerator sponsored by GKN.

Anomalous now hopes to forge new relationships with the Japanese manufacturing giants that lead aerospace development in Asia.

Anomalous CEO, Euan Wielewski concluded: “I’m proud of our progress to date and am looking forward to pushing forward with our ambitious plans for 2020. We already have excellent relationships with some of the world’s largest aerospace companies. To expand into the Asia Pacific market would be a step forward in our mission to become the de facto standard tool for aerospace visual inspection.”

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