The Manufacturing AI Company

Our mission is to empower Manufacturing Teams with the latest frontier AI

Our Story

Apprentice is The Manufacturing AI Company. Since 2014 we've built intelligent, mission-critical systems that empower teams to automate workflows they never thought possible. Our proprietary AI model, Apprentice 4.1, is specifically trained and constrained for manufacturing—ensuring strict compliance and human-in-the-loop accountability. Apprentice 4.1 can be deployed as a stand-alone AI agent, or natively embedded within our next-gen Manufacturing Suite. From our Manufacturing Execution System (MES) and Laboratory Execution System (LES) to our Connected Manufacturing Network (CMN) and Manufacturing Intelligence (Analytics), Apprentice provides a complete suite of applications to run 24/7 operations and drive significant throughput and margin improvement.

Backed by $207 million in venture funding, our platform is trusted by the world's leading manufacturers—including Moderna, Catalent and Gilead—to execute over 30 million requests per month.

December 2014

Apprentice co-founded by Angelo Stracquatanio, Gary Pignata and Alexandra Buttke

September 2017

We raised our $2.5 million seed round after launching Apprentice 3.0 that offered Remote Telepresence and Augmented Guides.

December 2018

Raised an $8 million Series A round to meet the demands of a growing, global customer base and expand product capabilities.

March 2020

Customer demand exploded as our tech helped keep critical drug production going during COVID-19, leading to a $24 million Series B round

January 2022

Raised a $100 million Series C round and launched our vision for one unified manufacturing platform.

March 2023

Raised an additional $65 million in funding led by ICONIQ Growth, and launched the Connected Manufacturing Network.

September 2024

Launched GenAI capabilities to accelerate digital transformation in manufacturing

December 2024

Celebrated a successful decade of building GMP-compliant solutions for the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry.

March 2025

Launched Agentic AI Agents to support modern manufacturers

September 2025

Launched Predictive AI to proactively intervene and stop exceptions before they occur.

January 2026

Acquired Ganymede.bio to provide advanced analytics and Manufacturing Intelligence from R&D through the commercial lifecycle.

March 2026

Launched Apprentice 4.1 model and A1 Agent to help manufacturing teams automate workflows they never thought possible.