Vantora Secures More Than $100 Million From Silversmith

Sep 19, 2026
Vantora secured more than $100 million in its first outside funding round to expand its industrial AI venture model and develop its COSMOS data product.
Vantora Secures More Than $100 Million From Silversmith
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Vantora, formerly known as UP.Labs, secured more than $100 million from Silversmith Capital Partners, the company announced in a press release. The growth investment is the profitable company's first outside funding and will support new corporate partnerships, development of its COSMOS data ontology product, and hiring across AI and commercial roles.

Vantora embeds founders, product engineers, and AI engineers within industrial companies to build ventures and internal capabilities around their operations and data. Corporate partners invest in each venture, serve as its first customer, receive equity at formation, and can later bring it into their core business.

The company works across energy, aviation, logistics, manufacturing, and automotive markets. Its partners include Porsche, Alaska Airlines, J.B. Hunt, Wabash, and TDG. Vantora has launched 17 ventures and plans to reach 20 by the end of 2026.

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