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Vention

Vention is a Montreal-based manufacturing automation company offering an integrated hardware, software, and AI platform for factory automation. Its Manufacturing Automation Platform spans MachineBuilder (browser CAD for designing automated equipment), MachineLogic (no-code, AI Copilot, and Python programming plus digital-twin simulation), MachineMotion AI (an automation controller with a built-in NVIDIA Jetson GPU that drives robots, motors, and sensors), and MachineAnalytics (remote monitoring). Developers program and control MachineMotion hardware through the official Vention Python SDK (machine-logic-sdk, imported as `from MachineMotion import *`), which exposes motion control, digital I/O, robot coordination, and path execution. Vention reports 28,000+ machines running globally and use by 90 of the Fortune 500.

Vention is profiled on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, Physical AI, Manufacturing, Industrial Automation, and Robotics.

Vention’s developer surface includes documentation, API reference, getting-started guide, engineering blog, support, signup flow, changelog, and 15 more developer resources.

30.0/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 0/100 human only saas Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0
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CompanyPhysical AIManufacturingIndustrial AutomationRoboticsMotion ControlPython SDKDigital Twin

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scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0
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Security Posture 3

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

Vention Domain Security

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Vention Vulnerability Disclosure

security.txt · contact published

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Vention Trust Center

ISO 27001, GDPR

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Resources

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Company 2

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Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: vention
name: Vention
description: Vention is a Montreal-based manufacturing automation company offering an integrated hardware, software, and AI
  platform for factory automation. Its Manufacturing Automation Platform spans MachineBuilder (browser CAD for designing automated
  equipment), MachineLogic (no-code, AI Copilot, and Python programming plus digital-twin simulation), MachineMotion AI (an
  automation controller with a built-in NVIDIA Jetson GPU that drives robots, motors, and sensors), and MachineAnalytics (remote
  monitoring). Developers program and control MachineMotion hardware through the official Vention Python SDK (machine-logic-sdk,
  imported as `from MachineMotion import *`), which exposes motion control, digital I/O, robot coordination, and path execution.
  Vention reports 28,000+ machines running globally and use by 90 of the Fortune 500.
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://assets.vention.io/marketing/page-assets/thumbnails/default-with-text.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/vention/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- bain-capital-ventures
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
specificationVersion: '0.23'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-21'
tags:
- Company
- Physical AI
- Manufacturing
- Industrial Automation
- Robotics
- Motion Control
- Python SDK
- Digital Twin
tags_raw:
- Company
- Physical Ai
- Manufacturing
- Industrial Automation
- Robotics
- Motion Control
- Python SDK
- Digital Twin
apis: []
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://vention.com/
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://docs.vention.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.vention.com/
- type: APIReference
  url: https://docs.vention.com/docs/en/vention-python-api
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://vention.io/resources/guides/machinelogic-python-programming-514
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/VentionCo
- type: Blog
  url: https://vention.com/blogs
- type: Support
  url: https://vention.com/contact
- type: SignUp
  url: https://vention.com/signup
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://vention.com/terms-of-use
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://vention.com/privacy-policy
- type: Packages
  url: packages/vention-packages.yml
- type: SDKs
  url: packages/vention-packages.yml
- type: ChangeLog
  url: changelog/vention-changelog.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/vention-llms.txt
- type: WellKnown
  url: well-known/vention-well-known.yml
- type: SecurityTxt
  url: well-known/vention-security.txt
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/vention-domain-security.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/vention-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: Security
  url: https://vention.com/security
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/vention-trust-center.yml
- type: Compliance
  url: https://vention.com/security
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-21'
  status: enriched
  artifacts_added: 8
  pass: local-v1

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