Opdo raised $2.3 million in Pre-Seed funding to automate optical engineering with AI. The startup has offices in Berlin and Los Angeles. Angular Ventures led the round, with participation from Inflection and Tiny.vc.
Funding use
Opdo will use the capital to expand its engineering capabilities. The company also plans to develop its AI tooling. It will take on more customer projects after more than a year of customer work.
Founding team
Opdo was founded by Stephan Kuehr and Yousef Arzhangnia. Kuehr previously co-founded 3YOURMIND, which automates distributed manufacturing. The founders bring experience in manufacturing, optical engineering, artificial intelligence, and automation.
What Opdo builds
Opdo's system connects AI-driven design and simulation with real-world manufacturing data. It works within established tools such as Zemax and CODE V. Data from manufactured and tested components can feed back into its AI models.
Companies can submit a use case at opdo.ai to begin an optical design project. Opdo can source prototypes and finished components for those customers. The company has already reduced development and manufacturing cycles from months to weeks.
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