CADDi
CADDi is a Tokyo- and Chicago-based manufacturing AI data platform provider that ingests, structures, and connects fragmented engineering and supply-chain data (drawings, CAD files, ERP) to make it searchable and actionable for manufacturers.
- CEO / Founder
- Yushiro Kato
- Team Size
- 501-1000
- Stage
- Growth Stage
- Total Funding
- $234M
- Latest Round
- Series D
- Key Investors
- Atomico; Globis Capital Partners; JPS Growth Investment; Moore Strategic Ventures; Coreline Ventures; HR Tech Fund LLC (Recruit Holdings); Woven Capital (Toyota); Salesforce Ventures; DST Global
Technology & Products
Key Products
CADDi Explorer (discovery engine, formerly CADDi Drawer), CADDi Agent (AI agent for part standardization and quality impact assessment), CADDi Composer (design reuse simulator), CADDi ALM (asset lifecycle management), CADDi Process Review, CADDi Design Review, CADDi Cost Review, CADDi Quote (RFQ platform).
Technological Advantage
Proprietary AI model that understands manufacturing-specific data (2D drawings and 3D CAD files) which general-purpose LLMs cannot; vertically integrated platform spanning data ingestion, semantic layer, discovery/agents, and workflow products; 100+ customer success staff to drive adoption.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
CADDi provides a vertically integrated Manufacturing AI Data Platform that ingests, structures, and connects fragmented manufacturing data (drawings, CAD files, ERP, HR systems) so both people and AI agents can search, reason, and execute across it, capturing tacit engineering knowledge as an enterprise asset.
How They Differentiate
Unlike general-purpose horizontal AI tools, CADDi's proprietary AI model is trained to interpret manufacturing-specific product data (drawings and CAD files), and its workflow products (Design Review, Cost Review, Quote, Process Review) capture tacit engineering knowledge, targeting measurable returns such as lower direct material costs and shorter engineering lead times.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Manufacturers across automotive, semiconductor equipment, industrial machinery, and other discrete manufacturing verticals; more than half of Japan's 100 largest manufacturers are customers.
Industry Verticals
Automotive OEMs, semiconductor equipment manufacturers, industrial machinery manufacturers, and general discrete manufacturing.
Competitors
Oqton; Ollo; Zetwerk
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
Sales more than doubling year over year; headcount grew from ~600 (early 2025) to ~900; customers in 22 countries; more than half of Japan's 100 largest manufacturers are customers.
Major Milestones
Founded 2017; launched CADDi Drawer (now CADDi Explorer); Series B (2021, ¥8.03B); Series C (2023, ¥11.8B); Series C extension (2025, $38M, total $202M); Series D (Sep 2026, $114M at $1.2B valuation, total $234M); ~910 employees; customers in 22 countries.
Notable Customers
Denso (machinery tools division); more than half of Japan's 100 largest manufacturers.
Recent coverage of CADDi
- CADDi Raises $114M Series D at $1.2B Valuation for Manufacturing AI Data Platformadvancedmanufacturing.org