RIIICO is a German deep-tech startup that digitalizes existing brownfield factories by automatically converting LiDAR scans into precise 3D digital twins. Its AI detects machines, equipment and building infrastructure within the scan, then lets engineers redesign layouts and plan production changes 'like building with LEGO bricks'. The company says this makes process redesign about four times faster and accelerates new-product launches. Founded in 2021 at RWTH Aachen by Patrick Mertens, Jan Buechsenschuetz and Felix Fink, RIIICO raised a $5M (EUR 4.3M) seed round in June 2025 led by Pi Labs with backing from Earlybird Venture Capital and the Volvo Cars Tech Fund.
RIIICO
ActiveAI digital twins to redesign and optimize existing factories
Total raised
$5M
1 round
Stage
Seed
Team
11-50
since 2021
Pricing
Freemium
free plan
Founded
2021
Duesseldorf, Germany
Agent-ready
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LiDAR-to-digital-twin conversion
AI detection of machines and equipment
3D factory layout planning
Modular drag-and-drop redesign
Production change simulation
Collision and clearance checking
Collaboration on factory plans
10/100
Early
MCP server
Public API
Webhooks
OAuth 2.0
SDKs
No public agent surfaces detected yet.
— Seed $5M incl. Earlybird Venture Capital +4
Capital network
$6.5M raised ·5 backers·9 network links
- Backers5
- Shared portfoliocompanies these backers also fund
- Extended networkfunds that co-invest alongside them
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- What does RIIICO do?
- It converts LiDAR scans into AI-generated 3D digital twins of factories for redesign and planning.
- Who founded RIIICO?
- Patrick Mertens, Jan Buechsenschuetz and Felix Fink at RWTH Aachen in 2021.
- How much has RIIICO raised?
- About $5M (EUR 4.3M) seed in June 2025, led by Pi Labs.
- How does RIIICO speed up redesign?
- Its AI auto-detects equipment in scans and lets teams replan layouts modularly, about 4x faster.
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