About aPriori
aPriori Technologies is a manufacturing simulation software company offering a Manufacturing Insights Platform that uses AI and digital twins to deliver real-time analysis of product cost, manufacturability, and carbon footprint directly from 3D CAD models. The platform serves engineering, procurement, and manufacturing teams at discrete manufacturers in industries such as aerospace, automotive, and industrial machinery. Customers can optimize product designs for cost efficiency and sustainability early in the development lifecycle.
Company details
Funding
Total raised
$30M
Last stage
Series A
Investors
Founders
Michael Philpott
Led research on process cost modeling at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign since 1993, which formed the technical foundation for aPriori.
Eric Hiller
Architected the aPriori software and brought product management experience from Ford Motor Company; attended Harvard Business School.
What happens next.
No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.
Confirm the fit
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I pitch you to the company
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
A meeting lands on your calendar
If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.