Opdo has raised $2.3 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Angular Ventures to automate optical engineering workflows with its AI-driven design and simulation platform. The Berlin and Los Angeles–based startup says the technology aims to shorten development cycles for complex optical systems used in aerospace, quantum computing and advanced sensing.
Opdo’s focus and technology
Opdo, founded in 2025 by Stephan Kuehr and Yousef Arzhangnia, is an AI-native optical engineering company that connects AI-driven design and simulation with real‑world manufacturing data. Its platform interoperates with established optical design software, including Zemax and CODE V, to help engineers accelerate the development of optical systems and components.
Funding and plans
The pre-seed round was led by Angular Ventures, with participation from Inflection and Tiny.vc. Opdo intends to use the capital to expand its engineering team, further develop its AI-driven software tooling and take on additional customer projects. Funding details list the raise as $2.3M in November 2026. Company website: https://opdo.ai. Software category: Artificial Intelligence.
