Founded in 2018, Makersite offers an AI-powered platform that helps manufacturers make sustainable decisions during product design by organizing fragmented supply chain data and creating digital twins for rapid sustainability assessments.

Neil D'Souza, with a background in environmental physics and prior experience as CTO at Thinkstep, leads Makersite, focusing on integrating sustainability into manufacturing processes.

The platform links customer data with comprehensive supply chain information, including component composition, costs, environmental impacts, and regulatory compliance, enabling real-time analysis.

Lightrock, a global sustainability-focused investment firm managing over $5.5 billion, is a major backer of Makersite, supporting its mission to transform manufacturing through sustainable practices.

Makersite plans to expand its workforce from 155 to 200 employees by year-end to meet growing demand in North America and Europe for sustainable product development.

Investors have strong confidence in Makersite’s vision of embedding sustainability into product development as a strategic advantage, highlighting its market traction and potential for impact.

A PwC study projects that by 2030, one-third of business revenue will come from climate transition practices, emphasizing the importance of sustainable manufacturing solutions.

Since manufacturing contributes about 19% of global greenhouse gas emissions, there is an urgent need for sustainable innovations, especially as the sector plans to introduce a billion new products in the next decade.

Makersite secured €60 million in Series B funding, led by Lightrock and Partech, with participation from SE Ventures and previous investors, to enhance its AI-driven Product Lifecycle Intelligence platform.

CEO Neil D'Souza emphasized that this funding is vital for advancing sustainable product design, especially in the current economic climate, and will support platform development and global impact.

Major clients like Microsoft and Schneider Electric have used Makersite’s platform to significantly reduce their carbon footprints, with Microsoft cutting emissions of its Surface Pro 10 by up to 28%.

Makersite’s platform creates digital twins of products and supply chains, enabling rapid sustainability evaluations across thousands of SKUs in minutes, a process that traditionally takes months.