Insight M

Insight M

Aerial methane detection and emissions consulting

Overview

Insight M provides methane emissions management services for oil and gas operators. Its core offering is a high-frequency aerial methane detection platform that surveys pipelines and production facilities to locate leaks, quantify their size, and map where to repair first. The company combines data collection with consulting to help clients keep gas in their infrastructure, cut emissions, and improve regulatory and ESG performance. Compared with others, Insight M leverages founders’ backgrounds in satellite imaging and atmospheric science to deliver actionable, location-specific data and prioritized maintenance plans, aiming to reduce emissions cost-effectively. Its goal is to help operators reduce methane losses, lower regulatory risk, and protect their bottom line by turning emissions data into targeted operational improvements.

Significant Headcount Growth

About Insight M

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Why Insight M is rated
B-
Rated B on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Data & Analytics

Consulting

Industrial & Manufacturing

Energy

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Late Stage VC

Total Funding

$130.4M

Headquarters

Mountain View, California

Founded

2014

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What believers are saying

  • Zeitview acquisition on February 11, 2026, integrates methane detection with AI asset intelligence.
  • $30M Series E from Morgan Stanley's 1GT expands proprietary sensor technology in 2026.
  • Saved operators $900M in gas value, prevented 255B cubic feet methane emissions.

What critics are saying

  • Zeitview prioritizes AI platform, eroding Insight M's oil & gas focus and causing customer churn.
  • GHGSat and MiQ's satellite tech surpasses aircraft detection, stealing Occidental and BP clients.
  • Operators adopt free MethaneSAT data in-house, terminating Insight M's recurring contracts.

What makes Insight M unique

  • Insight M pioneered high-frequency aerial methane detection using LeakSurveyor technology since 2014.
  • Founders Tom and Ryan Ingersoll combine satellite imaging and NOAA atmospheric science expertise.
  • LeakSurveyor approved as EPA MATM-004 alternative for OOOOb and OOOOa regulations.

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Funding

Total Funding

$130.4M

Below

Industry Average

Funded Over

9 Rounds

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Flexible Work Hours

Remote Work Options

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

14%

1 year growth

18%

2 year growth

18%
The Associated Press
Feb 12th, 2026
Zeitview acquires Insight M to expand AI-driven asset intelligence into oil and gas sector

Zeitview, a leader in AI-driven asset intelligence for critical infrastructure, has acquired Insight M, a methane detection and analytics company serving major oil and gas operators. The acquisition marks Zeitview's entry into the oil and gas sector and expands its coverage across all key energy generation sources. Insight M uses aircraft-based methane detection to identify emissions at scale, helping operators save approximately $900 million in product value and prevent over 255 billion cubic feet of methane from entering the atmosphere. The company serves clients including Occidental Petroleum, BP and Targa. The combined offering will integrate Zeitview's global inspection operations and AI platform with Insight M's methane detection capabilities. Zeitview operates in over 80 countries and has inspected more than 200,000 assets across telecom, wind, solar, property and utility sectors.

Zeitview
Feb 11th, 2026
Zeitview Acquires Insight M to Bring ROI-Driven Methane Detection and Asset Intelligence to Oil & Gas Operators

Zeitview acquires Insight M to bring roi-driven methane detection and asset intelligence to oil & gas operators. Insight M's methane detection expertise combined with Zeitview's predictive asset health strengthens an end-to-end critical infrastructure offering for the AI era Los Angeles, CA - February 11, 2026 - Zeitview, the leader in AI-driven asset intelligence for critical infrastructure, today announced that it has acquired Insight M, a leading methane detection and analytics company trusted by the largest oil and gas operators in the world. Uniquely, Zeitview now serves all key sources of energy generation (wind, solar, oil, gas), distribution, and consumption (commercial/industrial facilities, data centers). The acquisition marks Zeitview's entry into the oil and gas sector and significantly expands the company's ability to help operators maximize the return, reliability, and predictability of diverse energy assets, while supporting efforts to reduce emissions. Industry data shows that most methane emissions come from a small percentage of assets, where a few large leaks drive disproportionate product loss, operational risk, and regulatory exposure. Historically, operators lacked scalable tools to reliably identify these high-impact events, relying on legacy labor-intensive manual leak detection that couldn't keep pace with the scale of modern energy systems.

Business Wire
Jun 23rd, 2025
Morgan Stanley Investment Management’s 1GT Leads Series E Investment in Insight M

Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) announced today that the 1GT climate private equity strategy (1GT) invested $30 million to lead a growth equity f...

Stock Titan
Jun 20th, 2025
Insight M Secures $30M from MSIM

Morgan Stanley Investment Management's 1GT climate private equity strategy invested $30 million to lead a Series E funding round in Insight M, a company specializing in methane management solutions for the energy sector. The investment aims to support Insight M's efforts in detecting and repairing methane emissions using proprietary sensor technology. Existing investors DCVC, Climate Investment, and Energy Innovation Capital also participated in the funding round.

ACCESS Newswire
Feb 15th, 2024
Kairos Aerospace, Rebranding as Insight M, Raises $52 Million in Series D Funding

SUNNYVALE, CA / ACCESSWIRE / February 15, 2024 / Kairos Aerospace, the leader in high-frequency aerial methane detection for the energy industry, announced today the initial closing of its Series D funding at $52 million. The round was led by funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, with participation from Hartree Partners, as well as existing investors DCVC, Climate Investment (an investment firm backed by 12 of the largest oil and gas companies in the world), and Energy Innovation Capital. Kairos will be rebranding as Insight M to better align with its go-forward vision, a change that will officially launch later in Q1.

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