
High-precision metal parts are crucial for the manufacturing sector; yet programming machines to produce these components remains a time-consuming and repetitive task. As the shortage of skilled workers intensifies, this process increasingly becomes a bottleneck. Manukai, a spinoff from ETH Zürich, addresses this challenge by developing a novel AI, which automates repetitive programming tasks by leveraging available production data.

High-precision metal parts are crucial for the manufacturing sector; yet programming machines to produce these components remains a time-consuming and repetitive task. As the shortage of skilled workers intensifies, this process increasingly becomes a bottleneck. Manukai, a spinoff from ETH Zürich, addresses this challenge by developing a novel AI, which automates repetitive programming tasks by leveraging available production data.
What: On‑premise AI platform that automates and standardizes CNC/CAM programming by learning from a manufacturer's CAM/NC history
Origin: Spin‑off from the Chair of Computational Science at ETH Zürich
Founders / Leadership: Dr. Pascal Weber (CEO & Co‑Founder); Dr. Daniel Wälchli (CTO & Co‑Founder)
Stage / Team: Closed beta; ~11 employees
Funding (reported): Pre‑seed round announced Mar 31, 2025; reported investors include QBIT Capital, Innosuisse, Bloomhaus Ventures
Manufacturing software: CNC/CAM programming automation and process optimization for metal machining
Industrial / Manufacturing Software
$3,000,000
Reported pre‑seed round; investors listed include QBIT Capital, Innosuisse, Bloomhaus Ventures.
“QBIT Capital, Innosuisse, Bloomhaus Ventures participated in a reported pre‑seed round”
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