In a major step toward reinventing industrial design and manufacturing, Foundation EGI has announced a $23 million Series A funding round, bringing its total raised to over $30 million.
This round reflects investor confidence in the company’s mission: to build the world’s first Engineering General Intelligence (EGI) platform — purpose-built AI that empowers engineers to rethink what’s possible.
Led by Translink Capital and backed by institutional and strategic investors — including RRE Ventures, McRock Capital, Escape Investment Management, Fifth Growth Fund, and others — Foundation EGI is set to change how the manufacturing industry approaches design, innovation, and problem-solving.
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The Vision: Engineering That Thinks Outside the Blueprint
While many AI tools aim to automate routine tasks, Foundation EGI is going a step further. Its platform is designed to challenge assumptions, encourage innovation, and co-create solutions with human engineers — not just follow best practices, but rewrite them.
“We’re not just using AI to optimize — we’re building AI that knows when to break the rules,” said Wojciech Matusik, Co-founder and CSO, and a professor at MIT.
The company’s proprietary system blends large language models with physics-based reasoning and engineering context, transforming outdated specs, scattered knowledge, and tribal workflows into structured, actionable intelligence.
How Foundation EGI Is Redefining Engineering Workflows
✅ Converts disorganized and outdated engineering instructions into auditable, machine-executable workflows
✅ Brings AI-native thinking to manufacturing domains such as automotive, appliances, energy, and industrial equipment
✅ Provides engineers with tools that speak their language — facilitating human-AI collaboration from ideation to execution
✅ Enables creative exploration beyond what traditional design software would ever suggest
“This is the kind of AI that helps you discover what the old tools told you wasn’t possible,” said Mok Oh, Co-founder and CEO of Foundation EGI.
From MIT Labs to Factory Floors
Born from groundbreaking research at MIT — including the influential 2024 paper Large Language Models for Design and Manufacturing — Foundation EGI was founded by Mok Oh, and Michael Foshey to bring state-of-the-art AI to real-world industrial settings.
The platform is already gaining traction across sectors, from heavy industry to consumer appliances, and is being adopted by Fortune 500 companies looking to streamline complex engineering tasks and unlock new forms of innovation.
Investor Confidence in a Generational Shift
Leading investors aren’t just betting on the technology — they’re backing a foundational shift in how entire industries will operate.
“This is core infrastructure for the next generation of industrial AI,” said Vic Singh, General Partner at RRE Ventures.
“Foundation EGI is building an intelligence layer that understands engineering itself,” added Jim Scapa, Founder of Altair Engineering.
“They’re empowering engineers to dream bigger, move faster, and stay in control of the creative process,” noted Whitney Rockley, Co-founder of McRock Capital.
A New Frontier for Innovation, Efficiency, and Sustainability
Foundation EGI’s potential extends far beyond factory walls. By dramatically reducing time, cost, and waste in the design-to-manufacture process, the platform could:
🌱 Accelerate development of sustainable products
🔧 Empower smaller teams to compete on a global stage
📉 Cut material waste and design errors
⚡ Increase speed to market for cleantech and climate solutions
🌍 Democratize engineering breakthroughs across geographies and industries
At its core, Foundation EGI supports a world where innovation is more accessible, resources are used more wisely, and engineers can focus on solving humanity’s most pressing challenges.
