Human and AI design review for hardware
CoLab is on a mission to accelerate the pace of innovation by helping engineering teams deliver better products faster. CoLab’s Design Engagement System (DES) enables engineering teams to have more effective design conversations, design reviews and ultimately make better engineering decisions. CoLab launched AutoReview in 2025 - an AI peer checker that marks up 2D and 3D files. CoLab is trusted by Fortune 500 organizations like Ford, Komatsu, Johnson Controls, GE Appliances and Lockheed Martin.
Total raised
$117.0M
Last stage
Series C
Investors
Adam Keating
Mechanical engineer turned founder. Previously worked at ExxonMobil and RefleXion Medical. Co-founded CoLab in 2017 to modernize engineering design collaboration.
LinkedInJeremy Andrews
Mechanical engineer turned technologist. Previously worked at Tesla (Model 3 team) and General Dynamics. Co-founded CoLab in 2017 after experiencing slow, fragmented design collaboration firsthand.
LinkedInAdam Keating
Mechanical Engineer building collaboration software to give other mechanical engineers and their teams the tools they need for efficient agile hardware development. Previously worked on one the world's first hyperloop vehicles, a patent-pending electric propulsion system for large-scale aircraft, the world's first biology-guided radiotherapy system and several multi-billion dollar energy projects.
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