MONTREAL – Cadstrom, an AI startup that aims to allow electrical engineers to design electronic devices with minimal respins, announced that it has raised $6.8 million in seed funding.

Founded in 2023 by Margot Blouin and Scott Bright, Cadstrom builds AI tools enabling electrical engineers to create devices that work correctly on their first attempt. Its proprietary Sigma Engine uses a first-principles understanding of physics, electronics and generative AI to identify mistakes while automatically validating complex designs – cutting development costs, accelerating GTM timeline and shortening design cycles up to 66% by eliminating respins, the company said.

“We founded Cadstrom to address the reality that most electronics designs require several time-consuming revisions, and the problem is getting worse as electronics, AI, and connectivity becomes increasingly ubiquitous. Our vision is one where every engineer can achieve robust designs on their first build and get to market faster,” said Blouin. “This funding represents a critical milestone for our team, and we’re excited to put the capital to work to further develop our automated verification tools that detect and address the most common issues that electrical engineers face.”

The round was led by Bison Ventures and included participation from Innovation Endeavors and AI2 Incubator, which previously invested $650K in a pre-Seed round.

"Cadstrom’s approach is bringing unprecedented progress to the Testing, Inspection, and Certification market,” said Tom Biegala, founding partner, Bison Ventures. "Margot and Scott built the product they desperately needed as hardware engineers: By improving one of the most tedious parts of PCB development, Cadstrom helps engineers be more productive and bring validated hardware to market at remarkable speeds. This is in stark contrast to tools seeking to replace engineers with ineffective AI."

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