Autodesk is a technology company spanning architecture, engineering, construction, product design, manufacturing, media and entertainment.
Portfolio
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CloudNC
CloudNC builds software that automates programming for precision manufacturing.
Kope AI
Kope AI provides a software platform for offsite construction.
Qflow
Qflow provides real-time material and waste intelligence for the construction sector.
Stephen Hooper
vice president of Design & Manufacturing, Cloud Solutions
Stephen brings extensive operational and cloud solutions experience from his time as senior vice president at Autodesk, alongside board seats at CloudNC and Delcam.
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Ryan McMahon
General Manager of Manufacturing Informed Design
Ryan brings product management and general management experience from Autodesk, where he oversees informed design and manufacturing.
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Joe Speicher
chief sustainability officer
Joe serves as chief sustainability officer at Autodesk and previously directed the Autodesk Foundation. He also holds board and advisory roles at SPUR and The Long Now Foundation.
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Sidharth Haksar
VP and head of construction strategy & partnerships
Sidharth brings strategy and corporate development experience in construction software and technology advisory.
LinkedInThe strategic investment deepens product collaboration to bridge the gap between design and construction.
"We believe that meaningful progress towards more sustainable design and make processes starts with better data: captured earlier, verified at the source, and connected across the lifecycle of a project."
The financing round was led by Socii Capital with backing from Autodesk, Saint-Gobain and other investors.
"We have been fortunate to work with global industry leaders who share our vision for innovative construction methods and a productised supply chain. This latest fundraising gives us further confidence that KOPE will support those in our industry looking to adopt prefabrication and offsite manufacturing. With these key industry partners and their broad experience, we are excited about this next phase of our journey."
The Series B round was led by Autodesk with backing from Lockheed Martin and British Patient Capital.
"When people think of manufacturing, they tend to think of robotic car factories, and don’t realise that the industry is dominated by craft processes reliant on dwindling expert knowledge. This makes it incredibly complex to get things made, stifling the pace of innovation,"
