The seed round was led by Lightbird with participation from Founderful, 2100VC, Danobat, and multiple high-profile business angels.
SAEKI has combined large-scale additive manufacturing with precision CNC machining in a unified production system.
A hybrid approach, it enables the company to deliver precision-engineered components in days rather than weeks, while maintaining quality standards through automated inspection processes. By incorporating automated quality assurance, the company can ensure that every part meets stringent industry standards, enabling faster delivery times and improved cost efficiency for large-format components.
SAEKI is also announcing the launch of its instant quoting platform, enabling customers to upload designs, configure requirements, and receive immediate pricing for precision-engineered parts. By eliminating traditional quoting bottlenecks, SAEKI has reduced the procurement cycle from days to minutes.
"There's an exponential and widening divide between what we can design and what we can actually build," commented Andrea Perissinotto, co-founder and CEO of SAEKI. "While engineers can now use AI to create hundreds of optimised designs, legacy manufacturing simply can't deliver these components cost-effectively. By automating the entire process, from quoting to final inspection, to make these advanced designs manufacturable at scale. Our mission at SAEKI is to make manufacturing faster, more efficient, and more reliable. By integrating additive manufacturing with CNC machining and quality assurance, we're giving industries the tools they need to innovate without constraints.
“This isn't just about making parts; it's about reshaping the way industries approach production. This is a defining moment for European manufacturing as we set out to build a future with fully autonomous factories".
SAEKI was founded by Andrea Perissinotto (CEO), Oliver Harley (CTO) and Dr. Matthias Leschok (COO), while studying at ETH Zürich and it’s there that they identified an opportunity to bring industrial-scale efficiency to large-format additive manufacturing and CNC machining, making the process faster and more cost-effective.
SAEKI's technology-driven approach not only reduces waste and shortens lead times but could also help in reshoring critical manufacturing capabilities to Europe. Moreover, by minimising reliance on overseas suppliers, the company aligns with broader industry trends toward sustainability and supply-chain resilience.
A global automotive manufacturer, for example, noted that using SAEKI’s 3D-printed composite tooling shaved 2 weeks off of their production schedule. The speed of delivery, 1 week vs 6 weeks from traditional suppliers, presented a significant opportunity.
The investment is intended to accelerate SAEKI's development of autonomous factories that integrate quoting, 3D printing, machining, and inspection into a seamless process.
