SOFTWEAR AUTOMATION, INC.
Sewbots®: automated sewing robots for on-demand garment manufacturing
- Sector
- Robotics
- Headquarters
- Cumming, GA
- Latest Form D
- $20M, Aug 2025
- Total capital
- $36.9M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $36.6M
- 3 Form D · last Aug 2025
- 15 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- $299K
- 1 award · Defense
- Rank in Robotics#59 of 544
- Granted patents
- 26
- 14 pending · first 2018
- Rank in peer group#14 of 164
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$20M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$12.1M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$4.5M
- Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf MENTOR2 Program - It Is Proposed To Develop The Computer Application That Provides The Necessary Files To Drive The Completely Automated Production Process For Sewn Items.$299K
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.
Federal first
28months
from SOFTWEAR AUTOMATION, INC.’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Feb 2015
- Defense · $299K
- First Form D · Jun 2017
- $4.5M · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 1 award
An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.
Standing among 164 peers
Line = medianRobotics · Device
- Granted patents#14 · top 9%
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- Ajay JindiaExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Bob CiaruffoliDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Genevieve BosDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Harish MamtaniDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- John AbsmeierDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- John LeeExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 13 people
- Michael GreenleeExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Palaniswamy RajanExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Peter SchoenthalerExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Richard CookDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Sashi ReddiDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Steve MacDonaldDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Thomas Borglum JensenDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 26 granted of 40- GrantedTape Attachment Systems And MethodsUSPTOUS 12,628,892
- GrantedMaterial Moving Apparatus, Systems And MethodsUSPTOUS 12,312,183
- GrantedGarment Sleeve Attachment Systems And MethodsUSPTOUS 11,939,714
Show all 40 patent records
- Tape Attachment Systems And MethodsMay 19, 2026 · US 12,628,892Granted
- Material Moving Apparatus, Systems And MethodsMay 27, 2025 · US 12,312,183Granted
- Garment Sleeve Attachment Systems And MethodsMar 26, 2024 · US 11,939,714Granted
- Garment Band Attachment Systems And MethodsOct 17, 2023 · US 11,787,065Granted
- Palletless Sewing Methods And SystemsOct 10, 2023 · US 11,781,256Granted
- Adaptive Apparatus For Transporting And Sewing Material Along Arbitrary Seam ShapesAug 8, 2023 · US 11,718,937Granted
- Tape Attachment Systems And MethodsJul 25, 2023 · US 11,707,099Granted
- Material Product Holding Systems And MethodsJan 10, 2023 · US 11,547,164Granted
- Automated Product Loading Onto A PalletDec 13, 2022 · US 11,524,411Granted
- Material AlignerNov 15, 2022 · US 11,499,257Granted
- Systems And Methods For Color Agnostic Material Face DetectionAug 25, 2022 · Application 17740402Pending
- Methods And Systems For Making A Sewn Product Using A RobotAug 23, 2022 · US 11,421,363Granted
- Systems And Methods For Color Agnostic Material Face DetectionMay 10, 2022 · US 11,328,408Granted
- Garment Sleeve Attachment Systems And MethodsMar 8, 2022 · US 11,268,223Granted
- Garment Band Attachment Systems And MethodsMar 8, 2022 · US 11,267,134Granted
- Unwrinkling Systems And MethodsJul 6, 2021 · US 11,053,618Granted
- Seam Finishing Systems And MethodsMay 18, 2021 · US 11,008,686Granted
- Material AlignerApr 27, 2021 · US 10,988,880Granted
- Compliant Perimeter End EffectorsApr 27, 2021 · US 10,987,814Granted
- Sensor Systems And Methods For Sewn Product Processing ApparatusFeb 2, 2021 · US 10,906,189Granted
- Material Moving Apparatus, Systems And MethodsFeb 2, 2021 · US 10,906,755Granted
- Palletless Sewing Methods And SystemsJan 19, 2021 · US 10,895,030Granted
- Adaptive Apparatus For Transporting And Sewing Material Along Arbitrary Seam ShapesJan 12, 2021 · US 10,889,929Granted
- Unwrinkling Systems And MethodsAug 18, 2020 · US 10,745,839Granted
- Sensor Systems And Methods For Sewn Product Processing ApparatusAug 18, 2020 · US 10,744,647Granted
- Methods And Systems For Making A Sewn Product Using A RobotAug 11, 2020 · US 10,738,398Granted
- Feed Mechanism That Advances FabricApr 10, 2018 · US 9,938,651Granted
- Methods And Systems For Making A Sewn Product?using A RobotApplication PCTUS2020059970Pending
- Sensor Systems And Methods For?sewn Product Processing ApparatusApplication PCTUS2020059986Pending
- Systems And Methods For Color Agnostic Material Face DetectionApplication PCTUS2021044999Pending
- Garment Band Attachment Systems And MethodsApplication PCTUS2021072462Pending
- Automated Product Loading Onto A PalletApplication PCTUS2022070427Pending
- Adaptive Control For Transport And Sewing Of MaterialApplication PCTUS2025035676Pending
- Garment Sleeve Attachment Systems And MethodsApplication PCTUS2022070936Pending
- Material Product Holding Systems And MethodsApplication PCTUS2022072552Pending
- Adaptive Control For Transport And Sewing Of MaterialApplication 63664993Pending
- Material Moving Apparatus, Systems And MethodsApplication PCTUS2021035127Pending
- Compliant Perimeter End EffectorsApplication PCTUS2021035123Pending
- Automated Garment Loading Onto A PalletApplication 63143226Pending
- Palletless Sewing Methods And SystemsApplication PCTUS2021040158Pending
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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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