Cerrion was founded by Karim Saleh, Nikolay Kobyshev in 2021.

Who are Cerrion's investors?

Cerrion's investors include 10x Founders, Creandum, Maiora Rebel Ventures, Rebel Fund, Soma Capital, Y Combinator, 20VC, Agrolimen Ventures and 7 more.

How much funding has Cerrion raised?

Cerrion has disclosed $18M raised across 1 of its 3 known rounds.

Where is Cerrion headquartered?

Cerrion is headquartered in Zürich, CH.

Cerrion

YC S22

Zürich, CH · Founded 2021 · 16 employees · Hiring · 15 known investors

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Cerrion develops AI solutions for the manufacturing industry to improve efficiency, safety, and resilience in production operations.

Advanced Manufacturing AI & Machine Learning Enterprise Software Artificial Intelligence Deep Learning Computer Vision Video ManufacturingSwitzerlandEurope

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S22)

Cerrion was founded in 2021 by Karim Saleh and Nikolay Kobyshev.

Karim Saleh Founder & CEOHe earned a degree in electrical engineering from ETH Zurich and previously founded Unicorn Labs, which worked with over 30 startups on product development.

Nikolay Kobyshev Founder & CTOHe previously founded Spectando, which used AI to generate 3D real estate models, and Assaia, a computer vision platform for airport operations analysis. He holds an MSc and PhD in Computer Vision from ETH Zurich.

Karim Saleh; Nikolay KobyshevFounder

Paul UhlVice President Value Engineering

Anton MedvedevSenior Software Engineer

Elena SteimerPeople

Michael GygliFounderuntil 2024

Alberto Lenzi CesselAssociateformer

Investors · 15

10x Founderslisted by 10x FoundersMünchen · $270K – $2.7M

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Creandumlisted by CreandumSan Francisco · $216K – $8.6M

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Maiora Rebel Ventureslisted by Maiora Rebel Ventures

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Rebel Fundlisted by Rebel FundSan Francisco · $100K – $5M

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Soma Capitallisted by Soma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K

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Y Combinatorlisted by Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

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20VCreportedLondon · $250K – $5M

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Agrolimen Venturesreported

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Coho DeeptechreportedSan Francisco

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CRV (Charles River Ventures)reportedBay Area · $250K – $5M

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Goat CapitalreportedSan Francisco

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Peterson Venture PartnersreportedSalt Lake City · $5M – $25M

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Sequoia CapitalreportedMenlo Park · $100K – $50M

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Spark Invest Fund I – A Subfund Of RAM Alternative Sicav, C/O 1741 Fund Management AGreportedGeneva

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Stride VCreportedLondon · $317.5K

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Funding

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$18M disclosed across 1 of 3 rounds · 2024–2025

$18MraisedNov 2025 · 3 sources
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Undisclosed amountSeries ANov 2025
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In the news

With factory downtime up 319%, Cerrion secures €15.6 million to scale its AI video-agent platform | EU-Startupseu-startups.com · Nov 2025

Cerrion Raises $18M in Series A Fundingfinsmes.com · Nov 2025

Cerrion ⚡️ Computer Vision to automatically detect problems on production linesycombinator.com · Aug 2022

Frequently asked questions

What does Cerrion do?: Cerrion develops AI solutions for the manufacturing industry to improve efficiency, safety, and resilience in production operations.
Who founded Cerrion?: Cerrion was founded by Karim Saleh, Nikolay Kobyshev in 2021.
Who are Cerrion's investors?: Cerrion's investors include 10x Founders, Creandum, Maiora Rebel Ventures, Rebel Fund, Soma Capital, Y Combinator, 20VC, Agrolimen Ventures and 7 more.
How much funding has Cerrion raised?: Cerrion has disclosed $18M raised across 1 of its 3 known rounds.
Where is Cerrion headquartered?: Cerrion is headquartered in Zürich, CH.