Squint
AI and AR platform that modernizes manufacturing by capturing tribal knowledge and standardizing frontline execution.
- Founded
- 2021
- Headquarters
- San Jose, CA
- Latest Round
- Series B
- Est. Valuation
- ~$265M
Investment Thesis
Squint uses a mobile-first combination of AI and augmented reality to help manufacturers capture tribal knowledge, standardize work procedures, and improve frontline operator execution. The platform serves tens of thousands of operators at hundreds of factories, with customers including PepsiCo, Michelin, and Ford.
Founded in 2021, Squint emerged from Menlo Labs and raised a $6M seed from Sequoia Arc and Menlo Ventures in 2023, followed by a $13M Series A led by Sequoia Capital. In August 2025, the company raised a $40M Series B at a $265M valuation led by The Westly Group and TCV, bringing total funding to over $59M. Squint is expanding from manufacturing into energy, logistics, and field services.
Factory workers reference hundreds of pages of SOPs, maintenance manuals, and inspection checklists on paper or tablets, leading to errors, inconsistent quality, and slow onboarding of new operators.
Squint overlays step-by-step AR instructions directly onto physical equipment using commodity devices, transforming static documentation into interactive, context-aware guidance that any worker can follow โ no specialized hardware required.
Deployed at major manufacturers including those in automotive, aerospace, and consumer goods, with measurable reductions in defect rates and training time for frontline workers.
The manufacturing workforce is facing a 2.1M worker shortage by 2030, AR hardware has become cheap enough for factory deployment, and computer vision can now reliably track and identify industrial equipment in real time.
Funding & Investors
Headcount Growth
Latest News
Squint raises $40 million at $265 million valuation to modernize manufacturing
Fortune
Squint Raises $40M Series B to Expand Agentic Manufacturing and Accelerate Human Potential with AI
PR Newswire
Squint Emerges From Menlo Labs With Funding From Sequoia and an Impressive Roster of Customers
Menlo Ventures