Location
Headquarters: Montréal, Quebec, Canada, North America
Region: Quebec
Country: CA
Continent: North America
About
Vention is a cloud-based manufacturing automation platform that enables design, automation, ordering, and deployment of industrial equipment from a web browser. It provides a unified suite of software and hardware solutions to design and configure automation equipment, program and simulate robot cells, deploy software updates, and monitor factory performance. Serving enterprises, SMEs, integrators, and research labs, Vention operates globally with a modular hardware ecosystem including machine frames, actuators, conveyors, robot arms, and automation controllers. By combining AI-assisted design, no-code and Python programming options, and cloud-to-factory deployment, the company aims to accelerate automation projects for manufacturing operations across industries.
Vention provides a cloud-based platform that enables the design, ordering, and deployment of modular industrial automation equipment. Serving manufacturers and integrators, the company combines software tools with a hardware ecosystem of frames, actuators, and robot arms to streamline factory automation projects.
Vention Inc.
2016
for_profit
active
Industries
Primary Industry: Software
Categories
Funding & Financials
Series C
156600000
1m-10m
private
Investors
Founders
Etienne Lacroix
Max Windisch
Leadership
Technology Stack
Products
Manufacturing Automation Platform: An integrated hardware and software system for designing, programming, simulating, and deploying automated manufacturing equipment and robot cells.
MachineBuilder: A design tool within the platform for creating automated equipment and robot cells using modular parts and templates.
MachineLogic: A programming and simulation environment for factory floor-ready digital twins, supporting code-free and Python programming of automation devices.
MachineAnalytics & RemoteView: A monitoring and analytics service providing real-time equipment health, performance data, and remote video streaming from the factory floor.
Remote Support: On-demand remote technical support with screen sharing, dual-camera streaming, and contextual assistance based on the digital twin.
Modular Plug & Play Automation Components: A comprehensive library of modular hardware components certified for plug-and-play compatibility in industrial automation systems.
Funding rounds
Series D · $90M · (2026-01-27) · Lead: Investissement Quebec
Debt Financing · $20M · (2026-01-27)
Series Unknown · $15M · (2023-10-10) · Lead: Fonds de solidarité FTQ
