Maneva
Toronto · Founded 2025 · Delaware corporation · 95 employees on LinkedIn · 9 known investors
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Maneva develops Video-to-Action AI for manufacturers, converting production-floor visual data into real-time actions for quality control, machine integrity, and line supervision (via its ALIS AI Line Supervisor). The company builds AI and computer-vision systems aimed at creating autonomous, AI-driven factories.
Also known as Maneva AI
Founders & leadership
Maneva was founded in 2025 by Kelvin Chan.

Investors · 9
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Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$38.4M disclosed across 1 round · 2026
▶$38.4MraisedMay 2026 · 37 investors · OtherRule 506(b)
- Rae Chan JeongExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $38.4M
- Amount sold
- $38.4M
- Minimum investment
- $1
- First sale
- Apr 2026
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2025
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Maneva develops deep-learning computer vision for industrial operations, described by the company as "Video-to-Action AI." Its systems analyze video from cameras on the production floor and convert what they see into actions across four solution areas: quality assurance (defect, mislabel, packaging, size and product-tracking detection), downtime reduction (identifying issues before they cause line stoppages), production efficiency (automating repetitive checks and factory tasks), and health and safety (real-time worker protection and compliance).
The product line comprises an orchestration platform plus two named applications. VITA covers quality and downtime use cases including label verification, packaging quality, product defects, product tracking, size accuracy detection, counting and hazard detection. ALIS, an AI line supervisor, addresses productivity and safety use cases including line efficiency, product tracking, PPE compliance and danger-zone monitoring. Maneva positions itself as an intelligence or orchestration layer for factories rather than a collection of point applications.
Deployment is designed to be plug-and-play: customers own the hardware and can use existing cameras or off-the-shelf models recommended by Maneva, with Maneva supporting installation and configuration and equipment rental available in some cases. The AI can be trained on X-ray, infrared or thermal imagery where such cameras are in use. Customer data is stored on cloud infrastructure under Maneva's governance, by default AWS S3 and RDS, with encrypted storage and transmission and configurable support for data residency, export controls and privacy compliance.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Maneva do?
- Maneva builds Video-to-Action computer-vision AI that turns factory camera feeds into quality, uptime and safety actions.
- Who founded Maneva?
- Maneva was founded by Kelvin Chan in 2025.
- Who are Maneva's investors?
- Maneva's investors include 640 Oxford, Arka Venture Labs, Bling Capital, Evolution VC Partners, Freestyle Capital, N49P, US Venture Partners, CRV (Charles River Ventures) and 1 more.
- How much funding has Maneva raised?
- Maneva has disclosed $38.4M raised across 1 round.
- Where is Maneva headquartered?
- Maneva is headquartered in Toronto.









