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paperless parts

Boston, US · Founded 2017 · Delaware corporation · 142 employees on LinkedIn · 3 known investors

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Paperless Parts provides quoting and collaboration software designed for manufacturing shops. The platform automates costing, pricing, and quote generation to help manufacturers streamline their operations and serve customers more effectively.

Also known as Paperless Parts

Founders & leadership

paperless parts was founded in 2017 by Jay Jacobs and Jason Ray.

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Jay JacobsinFounder
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Jason RayinCo-Founder & CEOJason Ray is an Executive Officer and Director at Paperless Parts, which provides quoting and collaboration software for manufacturing shops.

Board

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James Jacobs IIBoard director

Investors · 3

Reported raises · per SEC filings

Form D private placements

$36.5M disclosed across 5 rounds · 2018–2023

$5MraisedDec 2023 · 1 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Jason RayExecutive Officer, Director
  • Elliot KatzmanDirector
  • Timothy KeeblerDirector
  • James P. BaumDirector
  • Ross BiestmanDirector
  • James L. Jacobs IIDirector
  • Jeffrey McCarthyDirector
Offering amount
$15M
Amount sold
$5M
First sale
Dec 2023
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
$21MraisedSep 2021 · 2 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Jason RayExecutive Officer, Director
  • Elliot KatzmanDirector
  • Richard PelletierDirector
  • James Jacobs IIDirector
  • Jeffrey McCarthyDirector
Offering amount
$30M
Amount sold
$21M
First sale
Sep 2021
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware, 2017
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
$7.1MraisedJan 2021 · 10 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Jason RayExecutive Officer, Director
  • Elliott KatzmanDirector
  • Jeffrey McCarthyDirector
  • James L. Jacobs IIDirector
Offering amount
$7.1M
Amount sold
$7.1M
First sale
Jan 2021
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware, 2017
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
$1MraisedOct 2019 · 6 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Ralph VerilliDirector
  • Jason RayExecutive Officer, Director
  • James L. Jacobs IIDirector
Offering amount
$3M
Amount sold
$1M
First sale
Oct 2019
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware, 2017
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
$2.4MraisedFeb 2018 · 9 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Jason RayExecutive Officer, Director
  • James Jacobs IIDirector
Offering amount
$3M
Amount sold
$2.4M
First sale
Jan 2018
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware, 2017
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.

Company profile

researched Aug 2026

Paperless Parts provides a cloud-native quoting and estimating platform for job shops and contract manufacturers. The software centralizes incoming requests for quote, part files and pricing data in a single searchable system, and automates analysis of uploaded part geometry to derive the variables that drive cost and price. The company positions the platform as a way to compress quoting cycles, with marketing material citing single-component quotes moving from up to two hours to roughly 15 minutes and complex assemblies from up to four days to about four hours.

The platform supports several manufacturing processes. For sheet metal fabrication it analyzes components and assemblies to identify bends, holes, thickness irregularities, cut lengths and punch hit counts. For CNC machining, including multi-axis milling and turning, automated part file analysis returns setup counts, process-specific feature detection, manufacturability warnings and volume removal figures. Swiss screw machining workflows identify live tooling requirements and assess manufacturability against a shop's stated capabilities, while additive manufacturing support covers FDM, SLS, SLA, PBF, MJF and binder jetting, estimating build times, support material, parts per build and material volumes. The product integrates with shop ERP systems.

Security and compliance are presented as a core part of the offering: the company states it is ITAR registered, uses 100% US-based system administrators and support, hosts the software on GovCloud, backs up all data and files nightly, maintains a site security plan with full disaster recovery, and is designed for CMMC compliance at a FedRAMP Moderate Equivalent level.

Business model

Paperless Parts licenses its quoting and estimating platform to manufacturing shops as cloud-delivered software, with prospective customers entering through a booked product demonstration.

Traction

Company materials cite use by hundreds of manufacturers across North America and publish customer case studies including Jax Precision, SPM and KMM Group.

Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography

Market position

Describes itself as a quoting and estimating software provider used by hundreds of manufacturers across North America.

The company emphasizes automated part-file geometry analysis across multiple manufacturing processes, a centralized searchable quoting workspace, and a security and compliance posture including ITAR registration, GovCloud hosting, US-based administration and design for CMMC compliance.

Technology

Cloud-native software hosted on GovCloud that ingests and automatically analyzes part files to detect geometric features and manufacturability issues, generating cost and price drivers for quotes, with integrations into ERP systems.

Go-to-market

Direct sales driven by free product demonstrations, supported by published customer case studies and educational content aimed at manufacturing operators.

Job shops and contract manufacturers, including sheet metal fabricators, CNC machining and Swiss screw machining shops, and additive manufacturing providers; the compliance posture also targets shops serving defense and government supply chains.

Geography

Serves manufacturers across North America and states that system administration and support staff are entirely US-based.

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Key figures

latest reported

Company-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.

Competitors · 3

by search overlap

Companies competing with paperless parts for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.

Legal entities · 1

corporate structure
paperless partsDelaware

Research sources · 1

primary sources listed

1 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.

Frequently asked questions

What does paperless parts do?
Paperless Parts sells cloud-based quoting and estimating software for job shops and contract manufacturers.
Who founded paperless parts?
paperless parts was founded by Jay Jacobs, Jason Ray in 2017.
Who are paperless parts's investors?
paperless parts's investors include Escalate Capital Partners, OpenView Venture Partners, Commonwealth Venture Management Corp..
How much funding has paperless parts raised?
paperless parts has disclosed $36.5M raised across 5 rounds.
Where is paperless parts headquartered?
paperless parts is headquartered in Boston, US.