Kipo AI
"Making hardware less hard"
San Francisco AI-native sourcing platform helping engineers find, evaluate, and procure mechanical and electronic automation components via LLM.
Kipo AI is a San Francisco-based software startup founded in 2023 that offers an AI-native sourcing and procurement platform targeted at hardware engineers and supply chain teams. The platform automates the end-to-end component sourcing workflow: it matches BOM line items to verified parts using datasheets and manufacturer catalogs, sends and follows up on RFQs, compares supplier quotes, tracks pricing and lead times across thousands of OEMs and distributors, and flags alternates and second sources to reduce costs and mitigate shortages. Library teams use Kipo AI to auto-generate schematic symbols and PCB footprints directly from datasheets.
Target users include machine builders, system integrators, equipment engineers, and component engineers in semiconductor, battery, aerospace, and industrial automation sectors. The company raised $2.4 million in seed funding from Engineering Capital and Plug and Play Tech Center. As of 2026 Kipo AI has approximately 10 employees and describes itself as a stealth startup dedicated to making hardware procurement less difficult.
Primary type & automation activities this supplier delivers:
Kipo AI
AI-native part search and sourcing platform for hardware teams that matches technical requirements to components and suppliers and automates RFQs, quote comparison and procurement.
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WEBSITE
https://kipo.aiHEADQUARTERS
United States
Company Facts
Founded
2023
Primary Role
Software/Algorithm
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Primary Region
North America
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