INGU

INGU is a pipeline integrity inspection technology company headquartered in Calgary, Canada with a US office in Houston, Texas, providing in-line inspection services for water and wastewater, oil and gas, and mining pipelines. The company's core technology is Pipers, a baseball-sized free-floating multi-sensor device that travels with product flow inside operational pipelines, paired with AI-powered analytics and a GIS-based Pipeline Viewer dashboard. Since its market introduction in 2018, Pipers have been deployed in over 900 pipelines across more than 6,000 km in 25 countries. The Pipers platform delivers nine distinct inspection capabilities: leak detection (verified to 0.029 GPM sensitivity), air and gas pocket detection, confirmation of containment, deposit inspection for capacity loss assessment, hydraulic grade line inspection capturing 100 pressure measurements per second (every 2.5 cm at 2 m/s flow), magnetic feature detection identifying metallic components in non-metallic pipes, magnetic inspection, hot tap detection, and bend detection for pipeline geometry mapping. For water and wastewater applications, INGU offers specialized force main inspection, leak detection on pressurized wastewater lines, deposit buildup assessment, and containment verification. The technology operates across all pipeline diameters and materials without requiring shutdowns, special launchers, or external reference devices. Results are displayed on an interactive GIS Pipeline Viewer showing pipeline paths, launch and receive locations, and clickable markers for detected anomalies. The company is backed by Chevron Technology Ventures and Energy Innovation Capital.