Our brand has evolved from Safi to Guidewheel to reinforce its strength as a tool to help guide teams to manufacturing excellence.
Location: United States, California, Oakland
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $48M
Founded date: 2017
Investors 3
| Date | Name | Website |
| 01.10.2021 | Musha Vent... | mushaventu... |
| - | Greycroft | greycroft.... |
| - | Indicator ... | indicatorf... |
Funding Rounds 3
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 14.08.2024 | Series B | $31M | - |
| 19.12.2022 | Series A | $9M | - |
| 25.07.2021 | Series A | $8M | Greycroft |
Mentions in press and media 17
| Date | Title | Description |
| 14.08.2024 | The Steel Revolution: Why Your Home Needs a Steel Roof | In the world of home construction, steel is making waves. It’s not just a trend; it’s a revolution. Steel roofing is becoming the go-to choice for homeowners. Why? Let’s dive into the benefits. First, consider durability. Steel roofs can la... |
| 14.08.2024 | Decarbonization Partners leads $31m funding in US AI platform Guidewheel | Guidewheel, a US-based AI platform for factories, has announced raising $31 million in its Series B funding round led by Decarbonization Partners, a partnership between asset manager BlackRock and Singapore state investor Temasek. |
| 13.08.2024 | Guidewheel: AI-Based FactoryOps Company Closes $31 Million (Series B) | Guidewheel, a leader in AI-powered FactoryOps, raised an oversubscribed $31 million Series B funding round led by Decarbonization Partners, a partnership between BlackRock and Temasek. And Ecolab, Rethink Impact, and GSBackers also particip... |
| 13.08.2024 | FactoryOps startup Guidewheel gets $31M to make machines smarter with plug-and-play sensors Your vote of support is important to us and it helps us keep the content FREE. One click below supports our ... | Factory software startup Guidewheel said today it’s looking to usher in a new era of artificial intelligence-powered automation for the manufacturing industry, after closing on an oversubscribed $31 million early-stage round of funding. Tod... |
| 01.07.2024 | Guidewheel Launches AI-Driven Predictive Maintenance Solution to Prevent Downtime and Failures | Guidewheel, the leading AI-powered FactoryOps platform, announced the launch of Scout, a new product to help manufacturers predict maintenance needs and detect early warning signals of issues before they lead to machine downtime or failure.... |
| 15.12.2022 | Guidewheel Adds $9M in Series A-1 Funding | Guidewheel, a San Francisco, CA-based FactoryOps platform, raised $9M in Series A-1 funding. The round was led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures. The company intends to use the funds to reach more manufacturers. Led by CEO Lauren Dunford, Gui... |
| 14.12.2022 | Guidewheel lands $9M Series A-1 for SaaS that boosts manufacturing and trims carbon emissions | It may seem like SaaS is everywhere, but there’s one sector that’s been slow to adopt it — manufacturing. By itself, manufacturing drives almost 11% of the U.S. economy, contributing $2.77 trillion to GDP as of Q2 2022. All that activity al... |
| 29.07.2021 | Kenya-founded formerly Safi now Guidewheel raised $8 M in Series A | GuideWheel is a pioneer in cloud operations based on Nairobi as a safi from 2018 to 2020 and enables companies to digitise operations and achieve sustained high performance. The plug-and-play platform clips any machine on the plant floor pr... |
| 27.07.2021 | Guidewheel, formerly Safi, a Kenyan firm, has raised $8 million in a Series A round to expand into the United States | Guidewheel, a manufacturing technology pioneer founded in Nairobi, Kenya as Safi, has raised $8 million in Series A funding to support its continuous expansion in the United States (US). Greycroft led the round, which included angel investo... |
| 26.07.2021 | The Trump crackdown hits the SPAC world | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox. A close advisor to former President Donald Trump and one of his top fundraisers in 2016, private ... |
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