Vention overview
Vention provides a digital platform for designing, ordering and deploying modular automation equipment, including robot cells. Its importance is in changing how small and mid-sized manufacturers build automation: users can configure frames, actuators, conveyors, safety components and robots online, then receive parts and software that shorten deployment time.
Company fact | Detail |
Founded | 2016 |
Country | Canada |
Address | 4767 Dagenais Street, Montreal, QC H4C 1L8 |
Employees | Approx. 300-500; public estimates vary |
Specializes in | Cloud-based machine design, modular automation, robot cells, machine tending and palletizing systems |
Products | MachineBuilder, MachineMotion, robot cells, palletizers, machine tending kits, modular extrusions and actuators |
Typical projects | Cobot palletizers, machine tending cells, custom fixtures, conveyors, industrial workstations, SME automation projects |
Management and ownership | Vention is privately held and venture backed. Co-founder and CEO: Etienne Lacroix. Ownership includes founders, employees and private investors. |
Website: vention.io
Vention review summary
Vention is a Canadian company whose platform lets manufacturers design, order, program and run automated equipment online, using modular parts. Founded in 2016, it reports more than 4,000 factories using its products and over 28,000 of its machines in the field. This profile sets out its history, funding, products and leadership.
Verified key facts from the review
Fact | Detail |
Company | Vention |
Founded | 2016 |
Headquarters | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
European headquarters | Berlin, Germany, since 2021 |
Users | More than 4,000 factories |
Installed base | More than 28,000 Vention machines |
Industries | More than 25 manufacturing industries |
Latest funding | Series D, 2026 |
Stock listing | None; privately held |
Founder and CEO | Etienne Lacroix |
Strengths
One platform covering design, hardware, programming and operation.
A large installed base across many industries.
Investors and partners that include NVIDIA, FANUC and Universal Robots.
Challenges
Competition from system integrators and from robot makers' own application kits.
No published revenue figures.
Read the full review: Vention Company Profile: History, Funding, Products and Leadership
Products in the All Things Cobots Catalogue
2 associated product records; the following links are representative catalogue entries.
