Invisible AI
"Visual Intelligence for Manufacturing"
San Francisco vision AI company (est. 2018) delivering on-premise cycle-level factory analytics to Toyota, Ford, BMW, GM, and Mercedes-Benz.
Invisible AI Inc. is a San Francisco, California-based computer vision and artificial intelligence company founded in 2018, with a founding team drawn from the autonomous vehicle industry. The company develops edge-based visual intelligence platforms specifically designed for manufacturing facilities, with deployment concentrated in automotive and aerospace sectors. Invisible AI's core technology is a Vision Execution System that uses high-resolution 3D cameras equipped with onboard AI chipsets and up to 1 TB of on-device storage to capture and analyze every assembly cycle at every workstation — entirely on-premise without cloud connectivity or additional bandwidth requirements.
The platform converts manual assembly operations into structured, cycle-level data automatically, replacing traditional manual time studies conducted by industrial engineers with clipboards and stopwatches. Key solutions include: Continuous Improvement (cycle-time analysis, variability detection, opportunity identification for industrial engineering teams); Production Management (real-time alerts for line slowdowns, cycle time drift, and throughput shortfalls); Quality (process deviation detection at the station level with video root-cause traceability by serial number or body number); and Safety & Ergonomics (automated ergonomic risk scoring pushed to safety teams and team leads). Confirmed customers include Toyota Motor North America, Ford, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, General Motors, and Nissan.
Toyota has publicly stated that Invisible AI has been a key partner in building manufacturing processes of the future. The platform delivers claimed ROI of 3–5x per device, with customers reporting $1,000 saved per minute of downtime prevented and $200,000 per year per workstation removed. The company raised a $15 million Series A round in September 2022, led by Van Tuyl Companies, with participation from FM Capital, 8VC, Sierra Ventures, K9 Ventures, and Vest Coast Capital, bringing total funding to $21 million.
In early 2026, Invisible AI announced it is working to acquire nFlux, a NASA-born AI company specializing in real-time worker guidance and assembly tracking for manual assembly. Invisible AI is ISO 27001 certified and deploys exclusively on-premise for security-sensitive manufacturing environments.
Primary type & automation activities this supplier delivers:
Vision Execution System
- Model: Vision Execution System
- Launch Year: 2018
On-premise edge AI cameras capturing 100% of factory assembly cycles for IE teams to improve throughput, quality, and ergonomics.
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Founded
2018
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North America
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