# Vention: robotics company

Canonical ID: `f2b946ff-08bf-4cd7-9c35-fe1dfd9814eb`

## 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)

- **Slug:** vention
- **Founded:** 2016
- **HQ:** Montreal, Canada

## Models

- [Manufacturing Automation Platform](/models/vention-map.md) (industrial_robot) (id: `7f327123-5904-4cce-9de4-ceb90d601400`)

## Current leadership (2)

- [Etienne Lacroix](/people/etienne-lacroix-vention.md) Founder & CEO
- [Max Windisch](/people/max-windisch-vention.md) Co-founder

## Founders (2)

- [Etienne Lacroix](/people/etienne-lacroix-vention.md) _no longer at company_
- [Max Windisch](/people/max-windisch-vention.md) _no longer at company_

## Partnerships (3)

- [Vention x FANUC](/partnerships/vention-x-fanuc.md) with FANUC _technology_
- [Vention x Universal Robots](/partnerships/vention-x-universal-robots.md) with Universal Robots _technology_
- [Vention x OnRobot](/partnerships/vention-x-onrobot.md) with OnRobot _technology_

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

_Outbound supply edges. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is Vention?

Vention is a Montreal-based company behind the world's only AI-powered full-stack [manufacturing automation platform](/models/vention-map), 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.


## Sources (2)

1. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/vention-raises-110m-usd-150m-cad-to-accelerate-physical-ai-deployment-across-global-manufacturing-302670544.html
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vention

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