Squint, a leading Manufacturing Intelligence Platform, has secured $40 million in Series B funding, bringing its total funding to over $59 million. Led by The Westly Group and TCV, with participation from Sequoia Capital and Menlo Ventures, this investment will fuel Squint’s mission to transform manufacturing through AI and augmented reality (AR).
Funding: $40M Series B, totaling over $59M, led by The Westly Group and TCV.
Impact: Used by tens of thousands of operators in Fortune 500 factories.
Goals: Advance AI capabilities, expand to energy, logistics, and field services.
Results: $4M+ profit increase for a Fortune 50 site, 50% faster procedures, 91% operator satisfaction.
Leadership: Devin Bhushan, CEO, emphasizes empowering frontline workers.
Growth: Expanding operations with new San Francisco office and hiring across departments.
Squint’s platform, utilized by tens of thousands of operators across hundreds of Fortune 500 factories, enhances quality, reduces downtime, and supports diverse manufacturing processes, from tires to tortilla chips. The $40M funding will advance Squint’s AI capabilities, deepen integration into manufacturing workflows, and expand into new sectors like energy, logistics, and field services. "For operators in the heat of the factory floor, Squint already feels like magic," said Devin Bhushan, Squint founder and CEO. "With this round of funding, we're doubling down — empowering a broader range of frontline teams with the world's most advanced Manufacturing Intelligence Platform."
Manufacturing, contributing over 10% to U.S. GDP and employing 13 million Americans, faces a knowledge gap due to retiring workers and increasing operational complexity. Squint bridges this gap with a mobile-first AI and AR platform that captures tribal knowledge, standardizes work, and improves frontline execution. "As operational complexity increases and a generation of experienced workers retires, the industrial workforce is facing a widening knowledge gap," said Shaun Chaudhuri, Partner at The Westly Group. "Squint bridges that gap by delivering AI-powered workflows to the factory floor, equipping operators with real-time intelligence that can scale."
Squint’s impact is evident in its metrics: a Fortune 50 customer achieved over $4M in increased profit at a single site in one year, a consumer goods leader reduced procedure execution time by 50% for first-time operators, and operators reported 91% satisfaction across thousands of sessions. These outcomes highlight Squint’s ability to drive efficiency and profitability.
Unlike traditional industrial software, Squint focuses on the intersection of machines, processes, and people, enabling seamless collaboration for operators, progress tracking for supervisors, and data-driven insights for executives. "It’s rare to ever hear factory workers rave about technology — let alone ask to bring it home so their kids can run chores off of it," said Evan Hochhauser, Vice President at TCV. "We haven’t seen that kind of product love in an industrial context. It’s a signal Squint is doing something special."
With surging demand—evidenced by a Fortune 50 customer expanding to over 70 sites and a Global Fortune 500 manufacturer deploying Squint to 10,000 field technicians—Squint is poised for growth. The company has moved into a new San Francisco office and is hiring across all departments to support its mission.
Squint’s Series B funding marks a pivotal step in the Agentic Manufacturing revolution, empowering frontline workers and redefining industrial software to accelerate human potential and operational efficiency.
TechIntelPro empowers B2B technology decision-makers with the latest industry trends, deep insights, leadership perspectives and actionable intelligence to drive both organizational and professional milestones—and thrive on the tech pulse.