Sight Machine provides an analytics platform purpose-built for discrete and process manufacturing, using artificial intelligence, machine learning and advanced analytics to address quality and productivity challenges across the enterprise. The solution creates AI-enabled digital twins of the entire production process to enable continuous improvement in productivity, quality and profitability. Its platform is optimized to run on major cloud providers including Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform and AWS. The company serves Global 500 customers and large enterprises across automotive, food and beverage, packaging, and pulp and paper sectors. The business is led by CEO and co-founder Jon Sobel and is based in San Francisco, CA. No financial metrics or revenue figures were disclosed in the article. Sight Machine is a San Francisco-based digital manufacturing platform led by CEO Jon Sobel. Its analytics platform uses artificial intelligence, machine learning and advanced analytics to address quality and productivity challenges across the enterprise. The solution is optimized to run on major cloud platforms including Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform and AWS, and the company partners with system integrators such as Fujitsu, consultancies, and E.ON. Sight Machine stream-processes and continuously analyzes manufacturing data across North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Global 500 companies in the automotive, food and beverage, and pulp and paper sectors use the platform, including Nissan Motor Co., Heineken N.V. and Westrock Co. The company announced a $29.4M Series C in April 2019. Sight Machine offers an end-to-end big data platform built specifically for manufacturing that transforms process, parts, and people data into real-time production, quality, and supply chain insights. The platform provides retrospective analysis of product variation and failures, predictive analytics to support process improvement, and benchmarking at contractor, factory, line and tool levels. Enterprise customers include auto OEMs and Tier One suppliers, a major consumer brand, and global leaders in pharmaceuticals, medical devices and industrial materials. Early results cited include detecting and eliminating five times the quality defects for a Detroit Three automaker, reducing asset downtime by more than 50%, and improving asset performance by 25% over a one-month period. Sight Machine will use the Series B proceeds to expand its sales and marketing efforts and continue technology development. Investors and partners such as GE Ventures framed the company as central to the digital transformation of manufacturing and the realization of the "brilliant factory." Sight Machine develops a cloud-based manufacturing analytics platform that captures, processes, and analyzes the torrent of structured and unstructured sensor and machine data generated on the factory floor. The platform delivers real-time reporting of quality problems, retrospective analysis of product variation and failures, predictive analytics for process improvement, and defensive recordkeeping. Sight Machine targets global manufacturers with complex operations and supply chains that are adopting Industrial IoT. Customers include a major automotive OEM and one of the world’s largest apparel manufacturers. The company operates offices in San Francisco, southeastern Michigan, and Asia and plans additional hiring across those locations. Sight Machine will use the proceeds from its recent venture round to fund ongoing technical and market development efforts.

Total raised

$48M

Funding rounds

4

Latest round

Series C

Latest activity

Apr 2019