Cerrion, a company developing AI agents for industrial production environments, has raised an $18 million Series A round led by Creandum, with participation from new and existing investors including Hanel Baveja, Y Combinator, Robin Chan, Justin Kan, 10x Founders, Session, Harry Stebbings, Garrett Langley, Filip Kaliszan, Oskar Hjertonsson, Thomas Wolf, Marc Maurer, Johannes Schildt, Carl Rivera, Christian Floerkemeier, Roman Hölzl, and others.
Founded to bring agentic AI into factory operations, Cerrion has built a system that plugs into standard camera infrastructure and monitors critical production areas around the clock. The company says its AI detects process deviations, quality issues, and safety risks in real time and can intervene automatically—such as by shutting down or slowing machinery or triggering alerts—while working alongside human production teams.
Cerrion’s CEO, Karim Saleh, said the inspiration for the platform stems from his experience growing up in a manufacturing family and later engaging with more than 500 production teams globally. He noted that factories often face the same recurring challenges: issues that go unnoticed until they escalate, costly downtime, preventable scrap, and significant stress on frontline teams.
The company reports that manufacturers across glass, wood, beverages, consumer packaged goods, food, and building materials are already using its system in 15 countries and across three continents. Cerrion claims its customers are resolving issues up to 50% faster while reducing downtime and scrap by half.
According to Saleh, Cerrion has grown more than tenfold since 2024. The new funding will support expanded deployment into more factories, continued development of its AI agents, and team growth across functions. The company is actively hiring.
