Company
Vention
Vention is a Montreal-based company behind the world's only AI-powered full-stack [manufacturing automation platform](/models/vention-map), unifying hardware,…
- Founded
- 2016
- HQ
- Montreal, Canada
Models
1
Overview
Vention is a Montreal-based company behind the world's only AI-powered full-stack manufacturing automation platform, unifying hardware, software, and Physical AI into one seamless experience. Founded in 2016 by Etienne Lacroix and Max Windisch, Vention serves over 4,000 factories and has deployed 25,000+ machines worldwide across automotive, aerospace, logistics, and consumer goods. Its platform includes MachineBuilder (3D CAD), MachineLogic (code-free programming), and the MachineMotion controller, enabling manufacturers to design, program, deploy, and operate automation equipment in days rather than months.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
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Key facts
CEO
Etienne Lacroix
Co-founder
Max Windisch
Total funding
$263M USD
Valuation
Over $1B USD (unicorn, Jan 2026)
Employees
~360
Machines deployed
25,000+
Factories served
4,000+
Offices
Montreal, Berlin, Boston
Financial stage
Growth (Series D, unicorn)
Data & sources
Web sources
2
2 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Vention on the deployment map
Where Vention's robots are verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- Etienne Lacroix Founder & CEO
- Max Windisch Co-founder
Founders (2)
- Etienne Lacroixno longer at company
- Max Windischno longer at company
Safety record
No incidents on record for Vention.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Vention in third-party press
Partnerships (3)
- Vention x FANUC with FANUCtechnology
- Vention x Universal Robots with Universal Robotstechnology
- Vention x OnRobot with OnRobottechnology
Funding rounds (5)
- Series D2026-01-27
$110M
Investors: Investissement Quebec, Desjardins Capital, Fidelity Investments Canada, NVentures (NVIDIA)
- Series C2022-05-10
$95M
Investors: Georgian Partners (lead), Fidelity Investments Canada, White Star Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, Bolt
- Series B2020-06-02
$30M
Investors: Georgian Partners (lead), Bain Capital Ventures, White Star Capital
- Series A2019-01-15
$13M
Investors: Bain Capital Ventures (lead)
- Seed2017-06-01
$4M
Investors: White Star Capital (lead), Bolt, Real Ventures
Sources (2)
Common questions
- What is Vention?
- Vention is a Montreal-based company behind the world's only AI-powered full-stack manufacturing automation platform, unifying hardware, software, and Physical AI into one seamless experience. Founded in 2016 by Etienne Lacroix and Max Windisch, Vention serves over 4,000 factories and has deployed 25,000+ machines worldwide across automotive, aerospace, logistics, and consumer goods. Its platform includes MachineBuilder (3D CAD), MachineLogic (code-free programming), and the MachineMotion controller, enabling manufacturers to design, program, deploy, and operate automation equipment in days rather than months.
- What does Vention make?
- Vention has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Manufacturing Automation Platform (Vention builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).
- Where is Vention headquartered?
- Vention is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.
- Where does Vention operate robots?
- Vention is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.
- When was Vention founded?
- Vention was founded in 2016.
- Is Vention safe?
- Vention has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-14
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-14
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 1
- knowledge-base
- Knowledge base
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Vention.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Vention from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/vention.md
- RSS feed: /companies/vention/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/f2b946ff-08bf-4cd7-9c35-fe1dfd9814eb
- Revision history: /companies/vention/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Video
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