The AI Platform Accelerating Manufacturing.
What We Do
Rapta improves manufacturing yield day one by using Collaborative AI Cameras & Sensors To Prevent Human Errors Delivering:
- 90% Lower Rework Costs
- 98% Faster Inspection
- 5x Faster Training Time
- ROI in 6 months
- Easy Setup: Day 1 Productive
Our highly configurable AI platform is the only solution that automates the deployment of AI for manufacturing, inspection and process control. Our Platform supports video and sensor data, enabling deployment of multi-modal AI in just hours with our visual, no-code action builder. Our solutions help you master:
- Quality: Our AI Platform catches quality issues in real time and builds quality into your product.
- Training: Rapta’s video based instructions offer training that transcends language, literacy, and skill barriers.
- Portability: As the “manufacturing IP” resides in the AI Platform, it is easy to transfer the manufacturing process from one vendor to another or ensure consistent quality in a dual sourcing strategy.
- First pass yields: Higher first pass yields mean manufacturing capacity isn’t wasted on poor yields and rework.
- Near sourcing: With the trend toward bringing manufacturing back to the US, access to highly skilled talent may not be as critical since the AI Platform retains all the manufacturing IP.
- Resilience: Allows for de-coupling from engineering and a more self-directed workforce.
Mission Statement
Our mission is to transform productivity and sustainability in manufacturing through AI.
Executive Team
Our Team
Aaron J Brown, CEO
Aaron led the first innovation team at Stanley Black and Decker to commercialize an applied AI product for an industrial application in a career spanning 20 years. Working at the intersection of Software, AI and industrial systems, Aaron has deployed at scale IoT, ML and cloud solutions for Fortune 500 businesses and Startups. Aaron is passionate about developing people and loves to make products that are ridiculously easy for customers to use. Read more.
Matthew D Thornton, CMO
As a 22-year Siemens’ veteran, Matthew combines real-world customer experience with technology and strategy. He has been very successful with Industrial software and hardware sales, marketing, business development and product management. As a hardcore factory automation expert, he truly understands many of the issues that most customers face when they want to tackle an Industrial IoT project. Read more.
Trisha Fish, Senior Director AI Programs
Trisha established and led Elbit America’s new AI/ML rapid prototyping R&D organization, implementing a digital infrastructure for rapid development and deployment of disruptive AI/ML capabilities to aerospace, defense and medical technologies, operating at the edge. As an innovator and AI/ML thought-leader, Trisha’s 23-year career at Lockheed Martin and Elbit America focused on shaping cost effective, best-of-breed solutions, intersecting Physics, Mathematics, Software, Data Science, Machine Learning and leveraging state-of-the-art computing and sensing technologies to increase mission performance and de-burden humans. Read more.
Matthias Daue, CTO
Matt was formerly a Distinguished AI Architect at Cylance (acquired by BlackBerry) who led the deployment of AI enabled endpoint security technology with a focus on self-learning AI used in millions of endpoints. Ex Air Force veteran with 19 years of experience creating innovative solutions focused on AI & cyber security. Read more.
Stan Duffy, Director of Engineering
Stan is a veteran technology leader with over two decades of experience in software engineering, quality assurance, and technical support. Starting in systems integration in the late 1990s, he quickly advanced to senior technical support roles at companies like Xylan and Ixia, where he provided high-level support for complex networking products. This foundation in technical support informed his later career in quality assurance, where he has held key positions at companies like Zscaler Inc., Puppet, Inc., and Kandji. Throughout his career, Stan has demonstrated expertise in test automation, SaaS platforms, and AI, consistently showing skills in leadership, problem-solving, and strategic business initiatives. Read more.
Board of Directors
Ben Johnson, Non-Executive Director
Ben Johnson is a seasoned entrepreneur with successful ventures, including co-founding Obsidian Security and Carbon Black, which significantly advanced the cybersecurity sector. His expertise extends beyond founding companies; as an investor, advisor, and board member, Ben is instrumental in propelling tech companies forward, steering them clear of common early-stage challenges. Read more.
Matthias Daue, Executive Director
Matt was formerly a Distinguished AI Architect at Cylance (acquired by BlackBerry) who led the deployment of AI enabled endpoint security technology with a focus on self-learning AI used in millions of endpoints. Ex Air Force veteran with 19 years of experience creating innovative solutions focused on AI & cyber security. Read more.
Aaron J Brown, Executive Director
Aaron led the first innovation team at Stanley Black and Decker to commercialize an applied AI product for an industrial application in a career spanning 20 years. Working at the intersection of Software, AI and industrial systems, Aaron has deployed at scale IoT, ML and cloud solutions for Fortune 500 businesses and Startups. Aaron is passionate about developing people and loves to make products that are ridiculously easy for customers to use. Read more.
Matthew D Thornton, Executive Director
As a 22-year Siemens’ veteran, Matthew combines real-world customer experience with technology and strategy. He has been very successful with Industrial software and hardware sales, marketing, business development and product management. As a hardcore factory automation expert, he truly understands many of the issues that most customers face when they want to tackle an Industrial IoT project. Read more.
Advisory Team
David Calderwood, Advisor
David is an entrepreneur and inventor who has held executive leadership roles at both Fortune 10 enterprises and start-up companies with nothing but an idea and strong potential for growth. By joining and scaling up five successful start-ups, he earned a “Real World MBA.” Combined with innate business acumen, he knows how to leverage P&L, cash flow, product strategy, market intelligence, and sales enablement to cater to the voice of the customer and increase overall enterprise value. Read more.
Tom Wojszynski, Advisor
Tom is Founder and Managing Member of TWOJ2 LLC, an independent advisory services company based in Kamuela, Hawaii. With 35+ years of market expertise in Global Defense, Manufacturing, Retail, and Transportation & Logistics, Tom has varied leadership experience in software product design, software development, US Dept of Defense procurement, and software & cloud sales. Tom culminated a stellar career as founding member, and then leader of the Google Cloud sales team in the US Southeast where the team consistently delivered meteoric year-over-year growth. Read more.
Cody Anderson, Advisor
Cody is an experienced finance and operations leader who spent his career building high growth startups alongside their founders. Cody’s experience includes leading finance at Obsidian Security from pre revenue through their $90M Series C fundraising. Prior to Obsidian Security, Cody was part of the founding finance team at Cylance responsible for building the finance and operational foundation of the company. Read more.
Ryan Permeh, Advisor
Ryan was previously the Co-Founder and Chief Scientist of Cylance which was acquired by Blackberry for $1.4b in 2020. Mr. Permeh led the architecture behind Cylance’s mathematical engine and groundbreaking approach to security. Post-acquisition, Mr. Permeh worked within the office of the CTO to define technology strategy and architecture. Mr. Permeh has been in the security industry for over 20 years and has a long history in both offensive and defensive security. Read more.