DeepHow
DeepHow sells AI-powered knowledge capture software for manufacturing and industrial frontline workers, helping standardize procedures across sites. The Detroit-based company has raised $23M in Series A funding and employs 65 people.
The growth story
DeepHow grew from 61 to 65 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $23M along the way, most recently a Series A in December 2022.
About
DeepHow's software records and structures expert knowledge into multilingual work instructions for industrial workers, aiming to speed up training and preserve institutional know-how. It targets manufacturers, pharma firms, and utilities needing to reduce errors and onboarding time.
The company last raised $23M in late 2022 from investors including Qualcomm Ventures and LG Technology Ventures. Its engineering team makes up nearly 20% of staff, with median tenure at 3 years suggesting stable core teams.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is the largest department with 12 staff. Leadership includes veterans from industrial tech firms like Zebra Technologies and Antuit.ai, reflecting domain expertise in manufacturing operations.
The DeepHow org chart
Siva Lakshmanan (Chief Executive Officer) leads 28 mapped leaders with 6 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 18 (+38% YoY), Business Development 8 (+33% YoY), Sales 5 (-17% YoY), Customer Success and Support 5 (-29% YoY), Information Technology 4 (-20% YoY), Operations 4 (0% YoY).
Talent flow
The team draws heavily from industrial tech peers, with multiple hires from Zebra Technologies, Antuit.ai, and IBM. Alumni have founded companies like Bunka.ai and joined firms like Tractian and Instructure.
Most common previous employers of DeepHow staff: antuit.ai (4), Zebra Technologies (3), Skillsoft (2), EdCast by Cornerstone (2), IBM (2), Uptake (2). Former DeepHow employees most often moved to Didero (2), Cove (2), Nunchi (2), NetEase Games (1), TRACTIAN (1), Instructure (1).
Alumni worth knowing
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Web traffic
Traffic mix: 0% direct, 0% search, 0% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at DeepHow: Management (22), Project Management (18), Leadership (18), Microsoft Office (14), Team Leadership (13), Customer Relationship Management (CRM) (13), Marketing (13), Strategy (13).
Where the team actually sits
DeepHow people are concentrated in Taipei City, Taiwan (6), California, United States (4), Taiwan (3), Beijing, China (2).
Search footprint
DeepHow attracts about 139 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $0K a month if bought through ads. It gained 28 ranking keywords and lost 22 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.90 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.10 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.00 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.10 / 5
Frequently asked
DeepHow has 65 employees as of September 2026.
DeepHow has raised $23M in total, most recently a Series A round in December 2022.
DeepHow was founded in 2018 by Sam Zheng, Patrik Matos, Wei-Liang Kao.
Siva Lakshmanan (Chief Executive Officer) sits at the top of DeepHow's reporting structure, with 6 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current DeepHow staff are antuit.ai (4 people), Zebra Technologies (3 people), Skillsoft (2 people).
Former DeepHow employees most often move to Didero (2), Cove (2), Nunchi (2).
DeepHow attracts about 139 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $0K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among DeepHow staff are Management, Project Management, Leadership, Microsoft Office, Team Leadership.
DeepHow staff are concentrated in Taipei City, Taiwan (6), California, United States (4), Taiwan (3).
DeepHow has about 18 people in Engineering, up 38% over the past year, as of September 2026.
DeepHow has about 8 people in Business Development, up 33% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 53 current and 102 former DeepHow profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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