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Smartex

Smartex is an AI and computer-vision company founded in 2018 and headquartered in Porto, Portugal that builds hardware-enabled software for the textile manufacturing industry. Its systems inspect fabric in real time on the knitting machine to detect defects at the source, cutting textile waste, CO2 emissions, water, energy and rework. The product suite spans CORE (a machine-vision inspection add-on for circular knitting machines), FACT (an all-in-one digital factory-management platform for production visibility and quality control) and LOOP (supply-chain communication and traceability). Smartex is backed by Lightspeed Venture Partners, DCVC, Tony Fadell's Build Collective, H&M Group, SOSV/HAX, Spider Capital, Momenta Ventures and Fashion for Good. It does not currently publish a public developer API, SDK, or developer portal; customer access is through the FACT platform login. This profile was surfaced from the VC-portfolio pipeline and enriched from Smartex's public web surface.

Smartex is profiled on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, Textiles, Manufacturing, Computer-Vision, and Artificial Intelligence.

Smartex’s developer surface includes engineering blog, support, and 6 more developer resources.

11.9/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 0/100 human only saas Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0
0 APIs
CompanyTextilesManufacturingComputer-VisionArtificial IntelligenceQuality ControlSustainabilityIndustrial IoTHardware

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scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0
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Security Posture 1

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Smartex Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Commercial 2

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Company 3

The organization behind the API

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: smartex
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: false
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/smartex.png
name: Smartex
description: Smartex is an AI and computer-vision company founded in 2018 and headquartered in Porto, Portugal that builds
  hardware-enabled software for the textile manufacturing industry. Its systems inspect fabric in real time on the knitting
  machine to detect defects at the source, cutting textile waste, CO2 emissions, water, energy and rework. The product suite
  spans CORE (a machine-vision inspection add-on for circular knitting machines), FACT (an all-in-one digital factory-management
  platform for production visibility and quality control) and LOOP (supply-chain communication and traceability). Smartex
  is backed by Lightspeed Venture Partners, DCVC, Tony Fadell's Build Collective, H&M Group, SOSV/HAX, Spider Capital, Momenta
  Ventures and Fashion for Good. It does not currently publish a public developer API, SDK, or developer portal; customer
  access is through the FACT platform login. This profile was surfaced from the VC-portfolio pipeline and enriched from Smartex's
  public web surface.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/smartex/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- dcvc
- lightspeed-venture-partners
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
x-headquarters: Porto, Portugal
x-founded: '2018'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-21'
tags:
- Company
- Textiles
- Manufacturing
- Computer-Vision
- Artificial Intelligence
- Quality Control
- Sustainability
- Industrial IoT
- Hardware
tags_raw:
- Company
- Textiles
- Manufacturing
- Computer Vision
- Artificial Intelligence
- Quality Control
- Sustainability
- Industrial IoT
- Hardware
apis: []
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/smartex-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.smartex.ai
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.smartex.ai/blog
- type: Press
  url: https://www.smartex.ai/press
- type: Login
  url: https://fact.smartex.ai/
- type: Support
  url: https://www.smartex.ai/contact
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.smartex.ai/terms-and-conditions
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.smartex.ai/privacy-policy
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-21'
  status: minimal
  artifacts_added: 1
  pass: local-v1

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