Industrial Next
YC W22San Francisco, US · Founded 2021 · 9 employees · 3 known investors
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Industrial Next develops AI-powered automation solutions for factory and manufacturing environments, leveraging autonomous systems expertise from automotive and robotics backgrounds.
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Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W22)
Industrial Next was founded in 2021 by Lukas Pankau and Allen Pan.
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Lukas PankauinCo-Founder / CEOLukas Pankau was an electrical architect at Ford working on the Fusion and Edge platforms, then spent five years at Tesla as lead on electrical systems for multiple vehicle models and autonomous manufacturing projects. He subsequently held a role at Waymo defining sensor and communications architecture.
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Allen PaninCo-Founder / CEO / CTOAllen Pan held engineering roles at Tesla as an autonomous factory lead, at General Motors in advanced autonomous control, and served as chief architect at Neolix, bringing over a decade of experience in industrial automation, flexible manufacturing, and autonomous systems.
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2 people who came through Industrial Next went on to found or lead other companies.
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- What does Industrial Next do?
- Industrial Next develops AI-powered automation solutions for factory and manufacturing environments, leveraging autonomous systems expertise from automotive and robotics backgrounds.
- Who founded Industrial Next?
- Industrial Next was founded by Lukas Pankau, Allen Pan in 2021.
- Who are Industrial Next's investors?
- Industrial Next's investors include G Vision Capital, Y Combinator, Khosla Ventures.
- Where is Industrial Next headquartered?
- Industrial Next is headquartered in San Francisco, US.