Skyebase
From innovative start-up to financially agile high-flyer
Drone technology
SkyeBase is an innovative tech company that combines industrial drone inspections, data analysis, and digital transformation. Using autonomous air, water, and land drones, they capture visual data and apply smart analysis to inspect critical assets—such as pipelines and storage tanks—more efficiently, safely, and sustainably. Their AI-powered platform, I-Spect, turns aerial imagery into actionable insights for maintenance and repair. Since its founding in 2020, SkyeBase has become a trusted partner in the industrial inspection technology sector, serving leading clients like BASF and the Port of Antwerp.
The challenge
As SkyeBase scaled rapidly, the company gained serious momentum. But with growth and increasing complexity came financial challenges. For a fast-developing tech company with the wind under its wings—one that had just secured growth capital—financial optimisation wasn't a luxury, but a necessity. Strong financial cockpit control was crucial. SkyeBase needed a professionally structured finance function, built on a flexible yet robust framework that could keep pace with the company's innovative and dynamic nature.
Our Solution
Unikoo stepped in as a finance co-pilot. The goal? To further professionalise SkyeBase’s financial operations, tailored to the specific needs of a rapidly growing tech company.
We restructured the general ledger and implemented analytical cost centres that directly link financial figures to business activities. In addition, we optimised the month-end close process and developed a new monthly reporting system that closely reflects the company’s operational reality. A forecasting model was also introduced, giving management deeper insights into cash position, cost structure, and financial runway.
Together, these tools provide SkyeBase’s leadership with the high-level perspective they need to make timely and informed decisions.
The Results
The collaboration with Unikoo not only helped SkyeBase structure its finance function, but also delivered tangible results:
- A fully restructured general ledger aligned with operational reality, enabling clear, segment-focused reporting.
- Faster reporting: month-end close now happens quicker and with fewer manual interventions.
- Real time insights into margins, cash flow, and runway, allowing management to adjust course and seize opportunities in time.
- Improved collaboration between finance and operations: financial data is now usable, understandable, and action-oriented for all internal stakeholders.
- Ready for scale-up: the financial structure is future-proof and adapts flexibly to new markets, services, and funding rounds.
In short, SkyeBase now operates with a robust and agile financial cockpit. Steady and clear-eyed, they’re well-equipped to keep climbing as an innovative industry leader.
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