AI Manufacturing ReadinessDefense · Aerospace · Robotics

The AI-native Operating Layer
for Industrial Execution.

Kepler AI is the AI-native Operating Layer for Industrial Execution. We autonomously transform engineering intent into manufacturable, compliant, and resilient production.

$890B
Defense procurement spend
8–12 wk
Pilot to production
70%+
RFQ cycle reduction
AI Procurement Engineer
ITAR_BOM_v7.xlsx · 847 line items
Live
BOM ingested
Rev C BOM · 847 line items
Parts enriched
Lifecycle, inventory, compliance
Risk scored
23 EOL · 14 ITAR · 6 long-lead
Alternates found
31 compliant alternates proposed
Suppliers qualified
8 suppliers across 23 line items
RFQs dispatched
Award recommended
Next action required
Review 8 supplier RFQ packages before dispatch. 3 require ITAR authorization verification.
DESIGN PARTNERS & VOC
AndurilSaronicTeledyneMach IndustriesAboitiz GroupLight / IsembardBlue Point Controls

The Intelligence Layer Between Engineering and Manufacturing.

Each layer sells and adopts independently. Together, they create a compounding decision graph that makes Kepler AI more defensible with every workflow executed.

1
Engineering Intelligence
BOM, drawings, PLM, revisions → risked BOM, manufacturability signals
2
Procurement Intelligence
Alternates, RFQs, quote normalization, award recommendation
3
Compliance Intelligence
ITAR, NDAA, DFARS, AVL, country-of-origin → compliance score + audit trail
4
Supplier Intelligence
Certifications, performance, capacity → supplier readiness score
5
Manufacturing Intelligence
Factory capacity, tooling, process fit → readiness score + gap analysis
6
Program Intelligence
Schedule, procurement status, risks → executive view + next-best actions
Manufacturing Readiness Score
The executive metric above every program.

Updated continuously at program, assembly, BOM, and component levels. Every blocker ranked. Every mitigation recommended. Every decision auditable.

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Sentinel

The AI-native Control Plane for Industrial Execution.

Each agent has explicit roles, tools, permissions, escalation rules, and audit trails. Governed autonomy: the system executes routine work, escalates exceptions, and preserves evidence for every decision.

HUMAN-GOVERNED AUTONOMY

Agents never bypass configured approval policies. Human approval required for new suppliers, compliance exceptions, spend over threshold, sole-source justifications, and engineering tradeoffs.

AI Procurement Engineer

Ingests BOMs, finds alternates, launches RFQs, normalizes quotes, recommends award.

Core wedge
AI Compliance Officer

Validates ITAR, NDAA, AVL, country of origin, and customer-specific rules.

Governance
AI Commodity Manager

Optimizes supplier strategy, pricing, dual-source coverage, category savings.

Strategy
AI Program Manager

Forecasts milestone risk, orchestrates mitigations, generates readiness briefs.

Visibility
AI Risk Analyst

Monitors disruptions, obsolescence, supplier health, geopolitics, logistics.

Resilience
AI Manufacturing Planner

Evaluates capacity, process fit, tooling, test readiness against build plan.

Feasibility

One platform. One source of execution truth.

Faster production, resilient supply chains, and confidence that every program will ship.

VP Supply Chain
Economic buyer

Delivery risk, cost overruns, resilience

On-time delivery
COO / VP Ops
Economic buyer

Can we actually build on schedule?

Program execution
Director Procurement
Champion

Manual RFQs, quote chaos, shortages

Cycle time
Procurement Eng.
Technical buyer

Alternates, compliance, design-fit tradeoffs

Design-safe sourcing
Program Manager
Influencer

Milestone surprises, late risk discovery

Risk visibility
Engineering Leader
Influencer

Designs that can't be sourced

Release confidence

Engineering Intent → Production Readiness.

We start by solving mission-critical procurement and manufacturing workflows. As customers rely on Kepler AI every day, the platform becomes the trusted operating layer connecting manufacturers, suppliers, and partners.

UC 1
AI Procurement Engineer

BOM to compliant sourcing recommendation. The core workflow that earns trust.

UC 2
Procurement Execution

Approval workflows, ERP sync, and full compliance audit trail.

UC 3
Manufacturing Readiness

Manufacturing Readiness Score across every program and assembly.

UC 4
Supplier Collaboration

Shared RFQ, capacity, and forecast workspace with supplier network.

UC 5
Industrial Decision Platform

Autonomous coordination across engineering, procurement, and manufacturing.

Land with one workflow. Transform the entire operation.

Enterprise platform ARR + forward deployment services. Every tier includes audit trail, compliance logging, and human-in-the-loop approval gates.

Procurement Essentials
$75K–$150KARR
BOM intelligence & enrichment
Alternate recommendations
RFQ automation
Quote normalization
Supplier qualification
★ MOST POPULAR
Execution Platform
$150K–$350KARR
All Essentials
Approval workflows
ERP sync read/write
Compliance policy engine
Delivery tracking & audit trail
Readiness Platform
$300K–$750KARR
All Execution
Manufacturing Readiness Score
Executive dashboards
Risk agents & scenario planning
Program risk briefs
Enterprise AI Workforce
$750K–$1.5M+ARR
All Readiness
Custom AI agents
Forward deployment engineers
Multi-site rollout
Premium analytics + integrations
Forward Deployment
Workflow design, integrations, supplier onboarding, managed optimization — positioned as strategic acceleration, not one-time services.
$50K–$500K+
implementation / annual services

The system of record captures what happened. Kepler AI executes what should happen next.

The world is reindustrializing as supply chains become more fragile. High-complexity manufacturers must now coordinate thousands of parts, suppliers, certifications, design revisions, and approval paths. Existing systems record transactions — they do not make readiness decisions.

Why now

NDAA mandates, CMMC enforcement, and defense industrial base urgency converge with agentic AI maturity.

The moat

Proprietary decision graph from real execution outcomes — every procurement completed compounds the intelligence that makes Kepler AI more defensible.

ILLUSTRATIVE REVENUE TRAJECTORY
Y1
4 customers$0.66M
Y2
20 customers$3.4M
Y3
40 customers$13.2M
Y4
85 customers$37.8M
Y5
150 customers$87.75M
Illustrative model only. Not a forecast. Assumes 4→150 customers, ACV expansion $90K→$525K.
SEED ROUND
Raising$4M
UseProduct 40% · GTM 35% · Ops 25%
Runway18–22 months
ICPsDefense tech · A&D suppliers · EMS/CEM
Get started

Give us one painful BOM.

In 8–12 weeks, Kepler AI will show which parts are risky, which alternates preserve design intent, which suppliers are qualified, and whether your program is ready to build.