Who We Are
HyLight started with a mission: to make our societies smarter, safer, and more resilient.
Every society runs on invisible lifelines: the powerlines, railways, and pipelines that keep the world moving.
But when infrastructure fails, entire societies are at risk.
From blackouts caused by powerline faults to railway disruptions and gas leaks, failures cost billions and put lives at risk.
We believe technology can prevent that.
That’s why we built HyLight: hydrogen-powered airships, carrying advanced sensors and AI for a new way to watch over our infrastructure, detect risks early, and protect what matters most.
Key Figures
+
Teammates
across engineering, AI, and operations
+
flight hours
already completed
+
$
M
raised
already completed
+
patents
protecting our breakthrough tech
Who We Are
HyLight started with a mission: to make our societies smarter, safer, and more resilient.
Every society runs on invisible lifelines: the powerlines, railways, and pipelines that keep the world moving.
But when infrastructure fails, entire societies are at risk.
From blackouts caused by powerline faults to railway disruptions and gas leaks, failures cost billions and put lives at risk.
We believe technology can prevent that.
That’s why we built HyLight: hydrogen-powered airships, carrying advanced sensors and AI for a new way to watch over our infrastructure, detect risks early, and protect what matters most.
Key Figures
+
Teammates
across engineering, AI, and operations
+
flight hours
already completed
+
$
M
raised
already completed
+
patents
protecting our breakthrough tech
Who We Are
HyLight started with a mission: to make our societies smarter, safer, and more resilient.
Every society runs on invisible lifelines: the powerlines, railways, and pipelines that keep the world moving.
But when infrastructure fails, entire societies are at risk.
From blackouts caused by powerline faults to railway disruptions and gas leaks, failures cost billions and put lives at risk.
We believe technology can prevent that.
That’s why we built HyLight: hydrogen-powered airships, carrying advanced sensors and AI for a new way to watch over our infrastructure, detect risks early, and protect what matters most.
Key Figures
+
Teammates
across engineering, AI, and operations
+
flight hours
already completed
+
$
M
raised
already completed
+
patents
protecting our breakthrough tech
Who We Are
HyLight started with a mission: to make our societies smarter, safer, and more resilient.
Every society runs on invisible lifelines: the powerlines, railways, and pipelines that keep the world moving.
But when infrastructure fails, entire societies are at risk.
From blackouts caused by powerline faults to railway disruptions and gas leaks, failures cost billions and put lives at risk.
We believe technology can prevent that.
That’s why we built HyLight: hydrogen-powered airships, carrying advanced sensors and AI for a new way to watch over our infrastructure, detect risks early, and protect what matters most.
Key Figures
+
teammates
across engineering, AI, and operations
+
flight hours
already completed
+
$
M
raised
already completed
+
patents
protecting our breakthrough tech
Scaling & Certification
Scaling inspections with major European utilities. Obtained European flight certification.
Funding & Growth
Raised $6M. Team expanded from 5 to 15 people. First pilot projects with utilities.
YC & First Contracts
Joined Y Combinator. 6 product iterations. First contracts signed.
Origins & Acceleration
Idea emerges. Acceleration at SkyDeck Europe. First LOIs signed. First patents filed.
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Origins & Acceleration
Idea emerges. Acceleration at SkyDeck Europe. First LOIs signed. First patents filed. & Acceleration
Origins & Acceleration
Idea emerges. Acceleration at SkyDeck Europe. First LOIs signed. First patents filed. & Acceleration
Origins & Acceleration
Idea emerges. Acceleration at SkyDeck Europe. First LOIs signed. First patents filed. & Acceleration
C0-FOUNDER & CEO
Martin Bocken
C0-FOUNDER & CEO
Martin Bocken
C0-FOUNDER & CEO
Martin Bocken
C0-FOUNDER & CTO
Josef Rokusek
C0-FOUNDER & CTO
Josef Rokusek
C0-FOUNDER & CTO
Josef Rokusek
C0-FOUNDER & CBO
Thomas Laporte
C0-FOUNDER & CBO
Thomas Laporte
C0-FOUNDER & CBO
Thomas Laporte
Head of Safety
Lois Leboulanger
Head of Safety
Lois Leboulanger
Head of Safety
Lois Leboulanger
Head of Regulation
Nathan Terrien
Head of Regulation
Nathan Terrien
Head of Regulation
Nathan Terrien
Head of Science
Louis Catar, Ph.D.
Head of Science
Louis Catar, Ph.D.
Head of Science
Louis Catar, Ph.D.
Head of Mechanical engineering
Quentin Dedeurwaerdere
Head of Mechanical engineering
Quentin Dedeurwaerdere
Head of Mechanical engineering
Quentin Dedeurwaerdere
Chief of Staff
Erwan Piquet
Chief of Staff
Erwan Piquet
Chief of Staff
Erwan Piquet
Weather Engineer
Christophe Béesau
Weather Engineer
Christophe Béesau
Weather Engineer
Christophe Béesau
Sales
Kriya Kanunga
Sales
Kriya Kanunga
Sales
Kriya Kanunga
Embedded system engineer
Robinson Vaitilingom
Embedded system engineer
Robinson Vaitilingom
Embedded system engineer
Robinson Vaitilingom
GNC Engineer
Amine Slimoune
GNC Engineer
Amine Slimoune
GNC Engineer
Amine Slimoune
GNC Engineer - PhD
Ghadeer Shaaban
GNC Engineer - PhD
Ghadeer Shaaban
GNC Engineer - PhD
Ghadeer Shaaban
GNC Engineer - PhD
Mohamad Hachem
GNC Engineer - PhD
Mohamad Hachem
GNC Engineer - PhD
Mohamad Hachem
Aerospace Engineer
Mischa Masson
Aerospace Engineer
Mischa Masson
Aerospace Engineer
Mischa Masson
Head Of Operations
Charbel Bou Malham
Head Of Operations
Charbel Bou Malham
Head Of Operations
Charbel Bou Malham
AIT Technician
Luis Emiliano
AIT Technician
Luis Emiliano
AIT Technician
Luis Emiliano
Technician driver
Hamdane Aoudia
Technician driver
Hamdane Aoudia
Technician driver
Hamdane Aoudia
Software engineer
Fares Saade
Software engineer
Fares Saade
Software engineer
Fares Saade
Mechanical engineer
Martin Blanco Prego
Mechanical engineer
Martin Blanco Prego
Mechanical engineer
Martin Blanco Prego
Embedded systems engineer
Dimitrii Benoit
Embedded systems engineer
Dimitrii Benoit
Embedded systems engineer
Dimitrii Benoit
