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Vention is a robotics company founded 2015, based in Canada, developing 2 robots primarily in the Cobot category.
CAPITAL & EVIDENCE
Vention has raised US$110.0M across 1 confirmed round and has 1 deployment on record, all maker-verified.
Raised
US$110.0M
across 1 confirmed round · latest Jan 2026
- Jan 2026· US$110.0M· Dealroom.co ↗· 8 outlets
Confirmed rounds recorded from January 2017. Every amount links to its source.
Correct this →Shipped
1deployment on record
1 maker-verified · on 1 robot
- University of Tulsa· UR20vention.io ↗
Also cited
- Universal Robots· 2023universal-robots.com ↗
Industrial automation platform for custom factory robotics
Vention builds factory automation products including its modular automation platform and application-specific systems such as Rapid Operator AI for autonomous deep-bin picking. The company targets manufacturers looking to automate unstructured tasks with integrated robot, software, gripper, and vision components, and it operates from Canada with a U.S. presence.
Company facts
- HQ
- Montreal, Canada
- Founded
- 2015 · 11 yrs
- Website
- vention.io
- View profile ↗
RoboScore
57.98 RoboScore + 4.00 Momentum· Strong evidence
Products, Range, Traction set the number — the three factors present for every company. Activity, Attention, Readiness describe the brand but never move it. A value we don't have reads —, never zero. Momentum is independently collected news coverage, worth at most 15 points and never a deduction — a maker we have heard nothing about keeps its full RoboScore. Claiming or paying moves nothing.
6 of 6 factors known. How it's calculated
Awards & recognition
- Best New Product – Automation Category2021automationworld.com ↗
- Innovative Product of the Year – Robotics2020controleng.com ↗
Milestones
Launched Rapid Operator AI, a turnkey autonomous deep-bin-picking solution.
Press coverage
- Vention releases Rapid Operator AI to automate deep bin picking
The Robot Report
- Getting a GRIIP on Physical AI: Vention's Rapid Operator AI
Control Engineering
In the news
4 events · last 90 days
+4.00momentumof 15 maxVention opens physical AI and robotics lab in Montreal
In the news
4 events · last 90 days
Why Vention has been in the news, across 13 outlets — collected and classified independently, so a maker cannot add to it. It never changes a robot's RoboScore — the evidence half of the RoboIndex — and it can move a robot up a board by at most 15 points.
Active products by Vention
2 shown| # | Category | Key specs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | UR20 | Cobot | Payload 30 kg·Reach 3.5 m | $110.4K | 2025 | 63.9 |
| 2 |  | Rapid-Operator AI | Cobot | — | — | — | 47.6 |
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