Vitesse Automation
Vitesse Automation digitizes and automates industrial processes to help manufacturers increase production while reducing consumption, waste, and downtime. It delivers the Vitesse platform, a B2B SaaS industrial AI and edge-computing solution that connects new and legacy equipment, industrial robots, and PLCs via containerized applications and high-reliability controllers. The platform runs on Linux with Docker and Kubernetes, uses distributed databases and Google Coral tensor processors for on‑edge AI inference (sub‑millisecond), supports digital twins, and includes built-in cybersecurity. Vitesse serves manufacturers in the US and Europe under a subscription model, enabling rapid deployment and iteration for discrete and continuous manufacturing environments.
Vitesse Automation
Vitesse Automation digitizes and automates industrial processes to help manufacturers increase production while reducing consumption, waste, and downtime. It delivers the Vitesse platform, a B2B SaaS industrial AI and edge-computing solution that connects new and legacy equipment, industrial robots, and PLCs via containerized applications and high-reliability controllers. The platform runs on Linux with Docker and Kubernetes, uses distributed databases and Google Coral tensor processors for on‑edge AI inference (sub‑millisecond), supports digital twins, and includes built-in cybersecurity. Vitesse serves manufacturers in the US and Europe under a subscription model, enabling rapid deployment and iteration for discrete and continuous manufacturing environments.
TL;DR
Founded: 2020 (Aug 25, 2020)
Headquarters: Los Gatos, California, United States
Product: Generative-AI powered, no-code/low-code platform for industrial automation that replaces traditional PLC programming
Seed funding: $3.2M (Mar 4, 2021)
Founders / CEO: Luc Leroy (CEO & Co‑founder); Hugues Gontier (Co‑founder)
Acquired Niagara Tech (Jan 23, 2024)
Company Overview
Problem Domain
Orchestrating manufacturing production processes and enabling interoperability between new and legacy industrial equipment and PLCs to cut downtime, waste, and engineering effort.
Founded
2020
Industry
Industrial automation / Manufacturing
Tech Stack
Funding Track Record
3,200,000 USD
Participating investors included Kima Ventures, Seedcamp, Serena, Catapult Ventures, Diaspora Ventures and angel Bruno Bouygues.
Investor Signal
“Seed round led by HCVC with participation from Seedcamp and Kima Ventures, plus other institutional and angel investors.”