The SAEKI team with its on-demand additive manufacturing robot. | Source: SAEKI
Global supply chains are under increasing pressure, and manufacturing costs continue to rise. Industries such as aerospace, automotive, and construction face long lead times and high costs for large-format components due to fragmented supply chains and labor-intensive processes. SAEKI, a manufacturing automation business, announced a $6.7M funding round to tackle these challenges with its digital manufacturing approach.
The seed round was led by Lightbird with participation from Founderful, 2100VC, Danobat, and multiple high-profile business angels.
SAEKI combines large-scale additive manufacturing with precision CNC machining in a unified production system. This hybrid approach enables the company to deliver precision-engineered components in days rather than weeks while maintaining its standards through automated inspection processes.
By incorporating automated quality assurance, the company said it ensures every part meets stringent industry standards, enabling faster delivery times and improved cost efficiency for large-format components.
SAEKI is also announcing the launch of its instant quoting platform, enabling customers to upload designs, configure requirements, and receive immediate pricing for precision-engineered parts. By eliminating traditional quoting bottlenecks, SAEKI reduced the procurement cycle from days to minutes.
SAEKI’s origins are in hands-on manufacturing
The 3D robot printer in action. | Source: SAEKI
“There’s an exponential and widening divide between what we can design and what we can actually build,” commented Andrea Perissinotto, co-founder and CEO of SAEKI. “While engineers can now use AI to create hundreds of optimized designs, legacy manufacturing simply can’t deliver these components cost-effectively. By automating the entire process, from quoting to final inspection, to make these advanced designs manufacturable at scale.”
“Our mission at SAEKI is to make manufacturing faster, more efficient, and more reliable. By integrating additive manufacturing with CNC machining and quality assurance, we’re giving industries the tools they need to innovate without constraints,” he continued. “This isn’t just about making parts; it’s about reshaping the way industries approach production. This is a defining moment for European manufacturing as we set out to build a future with fully autonomous factories.”
SAEKI’s origins are deeply rooted in hands-on manufacturing experience. The company’s CEO Andrea Perissinotto began his journey in his uncle’s workshop, where he witnessed first-hand how traditional production relied heavily on scarce, highly skilled craftsmen with decades of experience.
“We saw an opportunity to integrate advanced manufacturing technologies to overcome these limitations and scale production efficiently,” said Andrea Perissinotto.“The existing processes demand decades of experience and are incredibly hard to scale. With AI and robotics, we’re now able to abstract and automate these skills.”