CoLab · Jul 2026
Major platform release introducing AutoReview 2.0 and Operator, plus new collaboration tools and integrations.
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 28, 2026
CoLab Software (CoLab AI Inc.) is a St. John’s-founded engineering-software company building an AI-powered collaboration and decision platform for mechanical engineering and hardware product-development teams. Its software centralizes 2D/3D design reviews, feedback, product data, and organizational engineering knowledge so teams can make faster, better design decisions.
Primary product
EngineeringOS, including virtual design reviews, browser-based 2D/3D CAD review, automatic issue and feedback tracking, PLM integrations, and AI agents such as AutoReview (an AI peer checker) and lessons-learned/knowledge agents.
Founded
2017
Headquarters
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Team size
Approximately 200–250 as of July 2026; official company materials reported 150+ and 160 at earlier dates.
Work style
Remote
Industry
29 jobs at CoLab
Software Development
Sub-industry
B2B SaaS; AI-enabled engineering, CAD/design-review, and product-lifecycle collaboration software
Offices
Business model
Leadership
Co-Founder & CEO
Co-Founder & CTO
Chief Strategy Officer
MJ Smith
Chief Marketing Officer
Robert Percy
Chief Information Officer
Jake Kornreich
Chief Financial Officer
Taylor Jones
SVP Sales
Sydney Strader
SVP Customer Success
Jessie Wheeler
SVP Operations
Tom Greever
SVP Design
Investors
The company describes a culture built around kindness, respect, teamwork, ownership, continuous improvement ('better everyday'), and grit. It is rooted in Atlantic Canada but operates as a distributed, globally oriented scale-up across Canada, the United States, Europe, and other countries.
Work style
Remote
Compensation
Public materials confirm stock options and retirement matching but do not provide reliable salary bands. Visa sponsorship and role-specific compensation were not publicly established.
Benefits
Pricing
Enterprise/demo-led pricing; public materials direct prospects to discovery, a tailored demo, and a workshop rather than publishing standard list prices.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
Approximately $20M–$30M annual revenue based on a third-party company estimate; management separately described eight-figure ARR and projected more than $100M annualized revenue in 2027.
CoLab · Jul 2026
Major platform release introducing AutoReview 2.0 and Operator, plus new collaboration tools and integrations.
ION Analytics · Apr 2026
Adam Keating said CoLab may seek at least $100M in additional capital within 12–18 months; the company reported eight-figure ARR, more than 150% net retention, and interest in tuck-in acquisitions, but no new financing had been completed at publication.
CoLab / Business Wire · Apr 2026
CoLab announced a multi-year, multimillion-dollar agreement to deploy AI in Bombardier’s business-jet design and manufacturing processes.
CoLab · Nov 2025
CoLab announced its $72M Series C led by Intrepid Growth Partners, with Insight Partners, Y Combinator, Pelorus, Killick, and Spider returning; the announcement highlighted AutoReview and a 47,000-plus engineer waitlist.
CoLab news page · Jun 2025
Major product launch: AutoReview, CoLab’s first AI agent for engineering design review, introduced in June 2025 and later highlighted as having a 47,000+ engineer waitlist.