Yowza
Develops AI-powered shape-based search and recognition technology for 3D content, enabling real-time search across CAD repositories without text or image inputs.
- CEO / Founder
- John Hauer
- Team Size
- 11-50
- Stage
- Active
Technology & Products
Key Products
3D shape-based search engine; Real-time object indexing; 3D scene segmentation technology
Technological Advantage
Patented algorithms for accurate segmentation and shape recognition (claims 3 patents pending), with defensible IP in AI-driven 3D perception; replicable only with significant R&D investment.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Eliminates linguistic barriers in 3D content search, reducing design retrieval time from hours to seconds and improving reuse of existing CAD assets by 70%+.
How They Differentiate
Unlike Materialise's text-based search or nTopology's simulation focus, Yowza offers pure shape-based search with 10x faster retrieval (seconds vs minutes) and handles any 3D format without metadata requirements.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Enterprise and industrial product design teams, CAD/PDM users, 3D printing service bureaus, e-commerce platforms with 3D content
Industry Verticals
3D Printing; CAD/PDM; E-commerce; Augmented/Virtual Reality; Robotics
Competitors
Materialise (Magics); nTopology (nTop Platform); Ansys (Discovery)
Growth & Milestones
Major Milestones
Founded in 2021; Technology showcased at NXTBLD conference 2023