Kr-Asia · Jun 2026
Summarizes LineWise’s YC X25 participation and funding, describing it as a Thai-founded startup scaling a virtual engineer to reduce downtime and defects.
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
LineWise is a Y Combinator-backed AI company for manufacturing that captures frontline know-how from videos and factory data, then uses AI-guided troubleshooting and training to reduce downtime, defects, and onboarding time.
Primary product
AI assistant/copilot for manufacturing teams that captures expert knowledge from videos and connects siloed factory data to provide guided troubleshooting, live visual support, and automated SOP creation.
Founded
2025
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Team size
1-10
Industry
Technology, Information and Internet
Sub-industry
AI for manufacturing / industrial automation / root-cause analysis
Offices
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Business model
Stage
seed
Total raised
$1.7M
Latest round
Pre-Seed Round · Sep 2025
Latest amount
$1.1M
Leadership
James Kujareevanich
CEO & Co-Founder
Zhichu Ren
Co-founder, CTO
Wenbo Zhang
Co-Founder / CPO
Napon Tang-Aromsuk
COO
Varanya Upatising
UX/UI Designer
Jerry Durst
Industry Advisor & Performance Manager
Rich Cisek
Industry Advisor
Investors
Public materials emphasize engineering, design, and operations expertise, with a mission-oriented culture focused on continuous learning, smarter operations, and preserving factory knowledge.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Kr-Asia · Jun 2026
Summarizes LineWise’s YC X25 participation and funding, describing it as a Thai-founded startup scaling a virtual engineer to reduce downtime and defects.
Fondo · Feb 2026
Describes the product launch and reiterates the core workflow of connecting factory data, triaging faults, and capturing resolutions for future troubleshooting.
Crowdfund Insider · Sep 2025
Covers the $1.1M round and states the startup had secured paid pilots with large manufacturers while reducing downtime and defect-driven yield loss.
TNGlobal / TechNode Global · Sep 2025
Reports the company’s $1.1M pre-seed round and notes plans to expand across North America and Asia, scale engineering, and focus on defect prevention and troubleshooting.
Y Combinator · May 2025
YC launch describes LineWise as an AI assistant for manufacturing teams that connects siloed factory data to triage faults, rank probable causes, and guide step-by-step repairs.