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CERPRO
Techstars '23Berlin, DE · Founded 2023 · 14 employees on LinkedIn · 6 known investors
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CERPRO provides AI-powered software that automatically extracts specification features from technical drawings and generates quality inspection reports for manufacturing companies. The solution reduces manual documentation work in industrial quality assurance by up to 70%.
Also known as Cerpro GmbH · QualiSpec
Investors · 6
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Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements- Undisclosed amountpre-seed funding roundNov 2025 · 4 sources
seed + speed Ventures (lead), seed+speed Ventures (lead), D11Z, EIT Manufacturing, Techstars
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Company profile
researched Sep 2026CERPRO (Cerpro GmbH) is a Berlin-based software company developing AI-based applications for industrial quality assurance. Its first product, QualiSpec, ingests technical drawings in formats such as PDF, JPG and DXF, automatically detects and interprets inspection features including dimensions, tolerances and drill holes, and exports the structured characteristics into customer-specific templates such as VDA forms, EMPB initial-sample reports and inspection plans. The company positions the product as a replacement for manual stamping of drawings and transfer of characteristics into Excel spreadsheets, which it describes as slow and error-prone.
The platform is delivered as a cloud-based software-as-a-service accessed through a web browser, with no local installation or special hardware required. Data processing runs on AWS infrastructure in Germany under ISO 27001 certification and is handled in accordance with the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) and the GDPR; the company states a 95% availability service level agreement. Beyond inspection documentation, CERPRO describes reducing administrative work such as transferring quotation requests into ERP systems, and is extending its AI models from inspection into design and engineering so that potential issues can be flagged during product development. A longer-term aim described by the company is a shared quality data foundation linking OEMs and suppliers across company boundaries.
Founding story
The company was founded in 2023 in Berlin by Frederik Frei (CEO, management and sales), Sascha Müller (CTO, software development and data science) and Henrik Pitz (COO, corporate development and finance), a team described as combining experience from industry, software development and quality management.
Business model
CERPRO sells a cloud-based software-as-a-service product, QualiSpec, to manufacturing companies, with a free seven-day trial account offering full feature access and demo bookings as entry points.
Traction
The company reports more than 100 SME customers across five European countries since the December 2024 launch, with its website citing over 170–180 manufacturing companies using QualiSpec. Customers report up to 80% faster quality processes, around 30% fewer errors and implementation within days; the company's own site claims up to 70% time savings.
Latest developments
In November 2025 CERPRO announced a pre-seed round of approximately €2 million led by seed + speed Ventures with D11Z as co-lead and participation from EIT Manufacturing and Techstars. The capital is intended to accelerate product development — including design-for-manufacture and predictive capabilities — expand sales, and scale the company's European presence and partnerships.
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Market position
CERPRO operates in the European industrial-AI software segment alongside other 2025-funded manufacturing software ventures, and is described by its investors as a potential leading technology in industrial quality assurance; it aims to establish a unifying quality standard between OEMs and suppliers.
CERPRO emphasises automated extraction of all inspection features from drawings with direct export into the customer's existing report templates, avoiding post-processing, combined with rapid implementation and integration into existing systems; investors cite the combination of analysis precision and usability.
Technology
AI models that recognise and interpret technical and CAD drawings, automatically extracting inspection characteristics (dimensions, tolerances, holes) and structuring them into digital inspection plans and reports. The product supports multiple input file formats and exports into customer templates. It is deployed as browser-accessible SaaS on AWS servers in Germany, certified to ISO 27001 and operated under BDSG and GDPR requirements.
Go-to-market
The company markets directly through its website with demo bookings and a free seven-day trial, publishes a blog on the metal-working and contract manufacturing industry, and plans to expand sales operations and European market presence and partnerships using its pre-seed capital.
Manufacturing companies, particularly small and mid-sized firms in sectors with high quality requirements such as aerospace, medical devices and mechanical engineering.
Geography
Headquartered in Berlin, Germany, with customers in five European countries; the website is published in German and English and the company has stated plans to expand further into European markets.
History
CERPRO was founded in 2023 by Frederik Frei, Sascha Müller and Henrik Pitz. Its first product, QualiSpec, launched in December 2024, and by November 2025 more than 100 small and mid-sized manufacturers across five European countries had adopted it. In November 2025 the company announced a pre-seed round of around €2 million.
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Timeline · 2
launches, deals, and filingsBerlin-based CERPRO raised approximately €2 million in a pre-seed round led by seed + speed Ventures with D11Z as co-lead and participation from EIT Manufacturing and Techstars. Proceeds are earmarked for product development, sales expansion and European international scaling.
CERPRO launched QualiSpec, its first product, which detects, interprets and structures features from technical drawings to generate digital inspection plans.
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In the news
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Frequently asked questions
- What does CERPRO do?
- Berlin-based CERPRO builds AI software that extracts features from technical drawings to automate manufacturing inspection reports.
- Who are CERPRO's investors?
- CERPRO's investors include D11Z, Seed+Speed, Techstars.
- Where is CERPRO headquartered?
- CERPRO is headquartered in Berlin, DE.