Ashwin Ramanathan, founder of Gridpath

$35M Series A

Gridpath

Gridpath raises $35M Series A to put agentic automation on the factory floor

  • Physical AI
  • Manufacturing
  • Agentic Automation

Gridpath orchestrates CNC and cell-level workflows with shop-floor agents that plan, verify, and escalate when metal, power, or safety constraints bite.

Ashwin Ramanathan · ex-Tesla Autopilot

“Physical AI is not a chatbot next to a lathe. It is a production surface with sensors, locks, and operator overrides.”

— Founder

“One process engineer overseeing what used to take a shift is the unit economics story we underwrite.”

— Jordan Hale · a16z