Bright Machines vs Fortive
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SF intelligent manufacturing with Microfactory robotic cells and Brightware AI software; $400M+ total ($126M BlackRock/NVIDIA/Microsoft Series C Jun 2024) from Autodesk co-CEO co-founder competing with Covariant for AI-driven flexible factory automation.
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Bright Machines is a San Francisco, California-based intelligent manufacturing automation company — backed with $400+ million in total funding including a $126 million Series C in June 2024 led by BlackRock with NVIDIA, Microsoft, Eclipse Ventures, and Jabil — providing discrete manufacturers in electronics, industrial, and consumer goods sectors with a full-stack automation solution combining Microfactory robotic cells (reconfigurable hardware for assembly, inspection, and testing) with the Brightware intelligent software platform that uses AI and computer vision to enable flexible, self-adapting automation lines that can be reconfigured between products within hours rather than weeks. Founded in 2018 by co-CEO Amar Hanspal (former co-CEO and Chief Product Officer at Autodesk, the $36 billion design software company) and other founding team members with Autodesk and manufacturing automation backgrounds.
Fortive Corporation (FTV) reported ~$6.3B revenue in FY2024. Industrial technology company providing precision instruments, workflow software, and service platforms for industrial and healthcare applications. HQ: Everett, WA.
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Fortive Corporation is an industrial technology company providing precision instruments, professional workflow software, and services for the industrial, healthcare, and utility sectors. Spun off from Danaher Corporation in 2016, Fortive inherited Danaher's disciplined operating system (Fortive Business System, modeled on the Danaher Business System) and a portfolio of businesses spanning Intelligent Operating Solutions (Fluke multimeters, Tektronix oscilloscopes, Gordian facilities intelligence), Precision Technologies (Pacific Scientific instruments, Sensing), and Advanced Healthcare Solutions (ASP sterilization, Provation clinical documentation).
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