Apprentice FS, Inc.
AI-native manufacturing execution system (MES) platform with digital work instructions and agentic AI agents
- Sector
- Software
- Headquarters
- JERSEY CITY, NJ
- Founded
- 2017
- Latest Form D
- $8M, Mar 2023
- Total capital
- $177M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $177M
- 5 Form D · last Mar 2023
- 43 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 17
- 23 pending · first 2021
- Rank in peer group#84 of 2705
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 5th filing$8M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$20M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$140M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$7.5M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$1.6M
Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.
Standing among 2705 peers
Line = medianSoftware · Platform
- Granted patents#84 · top 3%
Cumulative measures favor older companies. Rankings describe position today, not outcome. Below the median, ranks show as a band rather than a number.
Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Angelo StracquatanioExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Christopher E GirgentiDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Gary PignataPromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Mike DoddDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Nikhil SachdevDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 17 granted of 40- PendingSystem For Remote Operation Of Non-networked Production Equipment UnitsUSPTOApplication 19387476
- PendingSystem And Method For Autonomously Generating Digital Procedures And Procedure Guidance Within A FacilityUSPTOApplication 19549597
- PendingMethod For Controlling Dissemination Of Instructional Content To Operators Performing Procedures Within A FacilityUSPTOApplication 19359556
Show all 40 patent records
- System For Remote Operation Of Non-networked Production Equipment UnitsJul 16, 2026 · Application 19387476Pending
- System And Method For Autonomously Generating Digital Procedures And Procedure Guidance Within A FacilityJul 2, 2026 · Application 19549597Pending
- Method For Controlling Dissemination Of Instructional Content To Operators Performing Procedures Within A FacilityApr 16, 2026 · Application 19359556Pending
- System And Method For Autonomously Generating Digital Procedures And Procedure Guidance Within A FacilityMar 24, 2026 · US 12,586,037Granted
- System And Method For Autonomously Generating Digital Procedures And Procedure Guidance Within A FacilityJan 29, 2026 · Application 19347573Pending
- System And Method For Autonomously Generating Digital Procedures And Procedure Guidance Within A FacilityJan 29, 2026 · Application 19347580Pending
- Method For Distributing Censored Videos Of Manufacturing Procedures Performed Within A Facility To Remote ViewersJan 15, 2026 · Application 19337748Pending
- System For Remote Operation Of Non-networked Production Equipment UnitsDec 9, 2025 · US 12,493,276Granted
- Method For Controlling Dissemination Of Instructional Content To Operators Performing Procedures Within A FacilityNov 11, 2025 · US 12,468,876Granted
- Method For Distributing Censored Videos Of Manufacturing Procedures Performed Within A Facility To Remote ViewersOct 21, 2025 · US 12,452,490Granted
- Method For Automatically Capturing Data From Non-networked Production EquipmentOct 16, 2025 · Application 19252384Pending
- Method For Automatically Capturing Data From Non-networked Production EquipmentJul 29, 2025 · US 12,374,062Granted
- Method For Augmenting A Digital Procedure For Production Of Pharmacological Materials With Automatic VerificationJul 10, 2025 · Application 19094115Pending
- Assisting Execution Of Manual Protocols At Production EquipmentJun 5, 2025 · Application 18891285Pending
- Method For Augmenting A Digital Procedure For Production Of Pharmacological Materials With Automatic VerificationApr 29, 2025 · US 12,288,396Granted
- System And Method For Autonomously Generating Digital Procedures And Procedure Guidance Within A FacilityApr 24, 2025 · Application 18936551Pending
- Assisting Execution Of Manual Protocols At Production EquipmentOct 22, 2024 · US 12,127,076Granted
- Method For Transferring Digital Procedures Within A Corpus Of Manufacturing SitesAug 15, 2024 · Application 18440309Pending
- Method For Transferring Digital Procedures Within A Corpus Of Manufacturing SitesAug 8, 2024 · Application 18440334Pending
- Method For Distributing Censored Videos Of Manufacturing Procedures Performed Within A Facility To Remote ViewersJul 2, 2024 · US 12,028,574Granted
- System And Method For Remote Observation In A Non-networked Production FacilityMay 7, 2024 · US 11,979,685Granted
- System And Method For Autonomously Supporting Operators Performing Procedures Within A FacilityMar 21, 2024 · Application 18511656Pending
- Method For Augmenting Procedures Of A Locked, Regulated DocumentMar 14, 2024 · Application 18512401Pending
- System And Method For Remote Observation In A Non-networked Production FacilityMar 14, 2024 · Application 18512414Pending
- Method For Automatically Capturing Data From Non-networked Production EquipmentFeb 13, 2024 · US 11,900,549Granted
- Method For Augmenting Procedures Of A Locked, Regulated DocumentDec 7, 2023 · Application 18204837Pending
- Method For Automatically Capturing Data From Non-networked Production EquipmentNov 7, 2023 · US 11,810,257Granted
- System And Method For Autonomously Delivering Supplies To Operators Performing Procedures Within A FacilitySep 14, 2023 · Application 18120292Pending
- System And Method For Autonomously Delivering Supplies To Operators Performing Procedures Within A FacilitySep 14, 2023 · Application 18120284Pending
- Method For Augmenting Procedures Of A Locked, Regulated DocumentJul 25, 2023 · US 11,710,100Granted
- Assisting Execution Of Manual Protocols At Production EquipmentDec 13, 2022 · US 11,528,582Granted
- System And Method For Remote Observation In A Non-networked Production FacilityNov 29, 2022 · US 11,516,438Granted
- Method For Controlling Dissemination Of Instructional Content To Operators Performing Procedures At Equipment Within A FacilitySep 15, 2022 · Application 17719120Pending
- Method For Controlling Dissemination Of Instructional Content To Operators Performing Procedures At Equipment Within A FacilityMay 10, 2022 · US 11,326,886Granted
- Method For Augmenting Procedures Of A Locked, Regulated DocumentApr 12, 2022 · US 11,301,793Granted
- Method For Automatically Capturing Data From Non-networked Production EquipmentOct 12, 2021 · US 11,145,130Granted
- Blocks With Multiple Layers Including Logic For ManualsApplication 62658562Pending
- System And Method For Autonomously Generating Digital Procedures And Procedure Guidance Within A FacilityApplication 63547301Pending
- System And Method For Autonomously Generating Digital Procedures And Procedure Guidance Within A FacilityApplication 63522843Pending
- System And Method For Autonomously Generating Digital Procedures And Procedure Guidance Within A FacilityApplication 63522840Pending
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Sources
Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.
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