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Instrumental

Instrumental

Private
Palo Alto, CaliforniaFrontier & Industrial Techhttps://instrumental.com/

Last Round

VC Round

Mar 9, 2026

Total Funding Raised

$135.3M

Momentum

Top 25%

of companies Caplight tracks

Company Overview

Instrumental is a manufacturing optimization platform that utilizes artificial intelligence and data analytics to help electronics companies improve production processes, reduce waste, and accelerate time-to-market.

Sector

Frontier & Industrial Tech

Verticals

Smart Manufacturing, Quality Management, Computer Vision, Supply Chain

Business Model

B2B

Customer Profile

Subscription SaaS, Hardware + Subscription

AI Layer

Application

Keywords

quality managementcomputer visionsmart manufacturingdefect detectionindustrial AImanufacturing analyticsnew product introductionNPIroot cause analysismachine visionfactory automationyield improvementSaaS platformindustry 4.0visual inspection

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Instrumental Funding Rounds

Historical fundraising activity

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RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
VC RoundMar 9, 2026
Growth EquityApr 23, 2025
Series CFeb 16, 2022
Series BJun 30, 2020
Series AJun 21, 2017
Seed
Dec 17, 2015

Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

Samuel Weiss

CTO, Founder

Founding Team

Anna-Katrina Shedletsky

CEO, Founder

Founding Team

Scott Sundvor

Chief Product Officer

Executive Team

Instrumental Investors

Notable investors and investment history

Instrumental investors
InvestorRounds
BAM ElevateSeries C
StartXSeries B
Root VenturesSeries B, Series A, Seed, VC Round, Series C
Eclipse VenturesSeries C, Series B, Series A
Canaan PartnersSeries C, Series B
First Round CapitalSeries B, Series A, Seed
NVenturesVC Round

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  • Mar 16, 2026

    Launched an AI-powered quality control system for connector defect detection.

  • Mar 1, 2026

    Partnering with Bose and SolarEdge for product deployments.

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersPalo Alto, California
Employee Range95
Year Founded2015
Last FundingMar 9, 2026

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