Cognitive Design Systems
A product design platform that uses AI to help designers and engineers generate manufacturable designs, accelerating and automating design workflows.
- CEO / Founder
- Rhushik Matroja
- Team Size
- 11-50
- Stage
- Active
- Total Funding
- €2M
- Latest Round
- Seed
- Key Investors
- DAA Capital Partners, Iron Hands Capital, SpaceFounders
Technology & Products
Key Products
A manufacturable generative design platform that uses AI to automate engineering design workflows, including CAD and FEA loops. Products include "Cognitive Additive" for Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM), with integrations into platforms like Synera and GrabCAD Print. The platform also features an autonomous engineering design workflow by integrating Anthropic’s Claude via a secure on-premises Model Context Protocol (MCP) server.
Technological Advantage
Accelerates engineering processes and reduces manual design iterations with advanced AI algorithms.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Enables design automation through manufacturing-driven design workflows, reducing time-to-market and improving design quality.
How They Differentiate
Focus on manufacturable generative design using AI, enabling design automation that is closely aligned with manufacturing requirements. They differentiate by introducing AI and automation to assist CAD designers, significantly reducing design cycle times, and offering solutions for both additive and conventional manufacturing processes.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Designers and Engineers in industrial sectors
Industry Verticals
["Artificial Intelligence","CAD","Multimedia and Design Software"]
Competitors
Autodesk; Ansys; Hyperganic; nTop
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
Grew from 12 to 18 team members between CDFAM NYC 2023 and 2024. Secured €2 million in funding. Achieved 91% reduction in new product development time through integration of Cognitive Design and Cognitive Additive. Demonstrated 15% to 30% weight reduction in complex machined metal aerospace components. Released Cognitive Additive in December 2021 and Cognitive Design 2.0 in November 2025.
Major Milestones
["Secured €2 million funding to accelerate platform development"]
Notable Customers
Thales Alenia Space; French armed forces; MBDA; Leonardo; Libra Aerospace