Tractian, physical AI for factories, hits $100M ARR, raises $130M at $1.4B valuation
ycombinator · x · 2026-11-06
Tractian (W21) builds physical AI for asset-heavy industries, combining proprietary sensors and software to monitor hundreds of thousands of factory assets in real time and predict equipment failures.
Key facts:
- Crossed $100M ARR, growing 90% year over year
- Raised a $130M Series D at a $1.4B valuation
- Co-founder Igor Marinelli grew up with the problem via his father's work as a plant manager; made 88 factory visits in year one
The YC fireside covers winning first enterprise customers, selling without social proof, structuring paid pilots, how AI changed industrial maintenance economics, why smaller models can win, and the road from machine monitoring toward self-operating factories.
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