Cerrion vs PTC
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Zurich industrial vision AI detecting production line defects for Unilever and Riedel; $23M Creandum Series A with 10x revenue growth competing with Cognex for factory visual inspection across glass and food CPG.
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Cerrion is a Zurich-based industrial computer vision company developing video AI technology that detects production line defects and quality issues in real-time — providing manufacturers in glass, food and beverage, timber, and consumer packaged goods industries with automated visual inspection that replaces costly manual quality control and reduces factory downtime. Founded in 2021 and backed with $23 million raised including an $18 million Series A led by Creandum in November 2025, Cerrion serves major manufacturers including Unilever, Riedel (crystal glassware), and Schott Zwiesel across the US, Europe, and Latin America, achieving 10x revenue growth since 2024.
Boston industrial CAD/PLM software (NASDAQ: PTC); FY2025 8.5% ARR growth, Kepware/ThingWorx IoT divested to TPG (Nov 2025) under new CEO Neil Barua competing with Siemens Teamcenter for discrete manufacturer PLM.
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PTC Inc. is a Boston, Massachusetts-based industrial software company — publicly traded on NASDAQ (NASDAQ: PTC) as an S&P 500 component — providing computer-aided design (CAD), product lifecycle management (PLM), application lifecycle management (ALM), service lifecycle management (SLM), and industrial IoT software to manufacturers across aerospace, defense, automotive, medical devices, and industrial machinery. In FY2025 (fiscal year ended September 30, 2025), PTC reported 8.5% ARR growth and 16% free cash flow growth, with Q4 FY2025 revenue up 39% in constant currency and 18% year-over-year. CEO Neil Barua took over from long-tenured CEO James Heppelmann in February 2024 and introduced the "Barua Blueprint" refocusing PTC on its core CAD/PLM/ALM/SLM strengths. In November 2025, PTC announced the divestiture of its industrial IoT assets — Kepware and ThingWorx — to TPG, sharpening its portfolio around design and lifecycle management software. PTC's product portfolio includes Creo (3D parametric CAD for mechanical engineers), Windchill (PLM for product data and process management), Onshape (cloud-native CAD platform), and Arena (cloud-native PLM/QMS).
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