Today, we’re excited to share our first portfolio company: Ropterra.

Aviation is entering a new reality. The airspace pilots operate in is no longer limited to manned aircraft alone. Drones, unmanned systems, and autonomous platforms are now part of the environment, often operating nearby, sometimes unpredictably, and increasingly in mission critical contexts like firefighting, emergency response, and infrastructure inspection.

That shift has created a real problem for pilots: how do you maintain situational awareness and safety when unmanned aircraft are sharing the sky without adding cognitive load or disrupting the flow of flight?

Ropterra was built to solve exactly that.

Designed for the Cockpit, Not the Dashboard

Ropterra provides pilots with real time awareness of nearby unmanned aircraft directly in the cockpit. The system integrates seamlessly into existing workflows, delivering clarity without distraction. No head down dashboards. No competing alerts. No disruption to the mission.

This matters because in aviation, especially firefighting and emergency operations, decisions are made quickly, often under pressure, and always with limited margin for error. Any system that demands extra attention or pulls focus away from flying is part of the problem, not the solution.

Ropterra understands that reality because it was designed with pilots, not just for them.

Built in the Field, Not Just the Lab

Ropterra wasn’t conceived in a vacuum. It has been shaped by real world aviation and firefighting operations, stress tested in the field, and refined in environments where reliability is non negotiable.

This is not speculative technology. It’s embedded intelligence built for clarity, trust, and fast decision making, where safety is the outcome, not a feature checkbox.

Why Ropterra Fits Encore

Ropterra reflects how we approach company building at Encore Industrial.

We focus on embedded systems developed alongside operators, grounded in real use cases, and deployed into critical infrastructure. We believe the next decade of value creation won’t come from software layered on top of the physical world, but from intelligence built directly into it, where it can actually change outcomes.

From airspace to energy systems to industrial infrastructure, safety and reliability are foundational. Ropterra sits squarely at that intersection.

We’re proud to support the team and excited to share the new Ropterra brand as they continue to scale.

Onward.

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