Yushiro Kato
Co-founder and CEO
AI data platform that unlocks manufacturing knowledge from drawings and operations data
CADDi is a manufacturing AI company founded in 2017 by Yushiro Kato and Aki Kobashi. It builds software that digitizes and connects engineering drawings, procurement records, and related manufacturing data so teams and AI agents can search, reuse, and act on that knowledge. Headquartered between Tokyo and Chicago, CADDi publicly announced a $114M Series D in September 2026 as it expands its Manufacturing AI Data Platform in North America.
Co-founder and CEO
Co-founder and CTO