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Violet

15 employees on LinkedIn · 8 known investors

Violet Labs builds software tools for engineers designing and building physical products across industries including aerospace, defense, robotics, and energy. The company also develops WIKO, a task management platform for team collaboration and workflow organization.

Also known as Violet · Violet Labs · Violet Labs, Inc.

Founders & leadership

LHLucy Hoag
Lucy HoaginFounder & CEO

Investors · 8

Also in the syndicate · 2

Mass General Brigham Ventures (MGBV)UTEC (University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners)lead

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.

Company profile

researched Aug 2026

Violet (Violet Labs, Inc.) develops a software platform that acts as an integration and data layer for teams engineering complex physical products. The company positions the product as the "connective tissue" between the disparate tools used in hardware development, offering no-code connectors that pull data from PLM, ERP, CAD, and manufacturing systems into a unified source of truth.

Core product areas described by the company include: configurable integrations built with no-code connectors; workflows for synchronizing and orchestrating data with Violet acting as a control plane; parameters, described as a dynamic data backbone spanning product development; scripting in Python, Julia, or MATLAB executed against live data; and reporting built on a proprietary ontology. Documentation additionally lists dashboards, analytics, an API, a data explorer, an inventory engine, programs, reports, requirements (described as math-aware and connected to underlying data), SysML support, AI features including MCP and chat, and beta modules for change orders and schedules.

Named connectors include Teamcenter, Windchill, Solidworks (via a proprietary sync that the company says does not require API access), NetSuite, Manufacturo, and Altium/Altium365. Documented example workflows include Teamcenter-to-Manufacturo part revision and BOM syncing, ION-to-Ramp purchase order and supplier syncing, and Manufacturo-to-NetSuite syncing of purchase orders, work orders, and inventory.

Business model

Violet sells a B2B software platform to hardware engineering organizations. Product packaging spans a commercial cloud offering and a separately branded government offering (Violet Gov / VioletGov) for ITAR- and EAR-regulated workloads, with deployment options including multi-tenant cloud, single tenant, and on-premises. The site references a pricing page and a 'Book a demo' sales motion, but no pricing levels, contract structures, or revenue figures are disclosed in the available sources.

Full profile — history

History

The available sources do not state a founding date or funding history for Violet Labs. Company blog and press items dated February 2026 through June 2026 indicate the company was publishing content and being covered by industry channels (including an Altium Academy segment) during that period. Documentation on docs.violetlabs.com shows an expanding feature set, including beta modules for Change Orders and Schedules.

Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.

Key figures

latest reported
Listed product advisorsJan 20263 people
Named team members listed on company siteJan 202610 people

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

Competitors · 2

by search overlap

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

Timeline · 1

launches, deals, and filings
Feb 2026
Altium Academy feature: Violet as integration hub for hardware data

Violet published a press item noting an Altium Academy segment describing Violet as an integration hub addressing hardware data fragmentation.

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Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.

In the news

Research sources · 8

primary sources listed

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

Frequently asked questions

What does Violet do?
Violet Labs builds software tools for engineers designing and building physical products across industries including aerospace, defense, robotics, and energy. The company also develops WIKO, a task management platform for team collaboration and workflow organization.
Who founded Violet?
Violet was founded by Lucy Hoag.
Who are Violet's investors?
Violet's investors include Felicis Ventures, MaC Venture Capital, V1 VC, Dementia Discovery Fund, Ono Venture Investment, Inc., UTEC.