Venti
Venti makes autonomous vehicle logistics software for ports and warehouses, with a fleet that has moved 230,000+ containers over 373,000 miles without safety drivers. The 129-person company raised $37M in a 2023 Series A.
The growth story
Venti grew from 10 to 129 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $37M along the way, most recently a Series A in March 2023.
About
Venti sells AI-powered autonomous vehicle systems that move shipping containers in ports and industrial sites. Its vehicles operate in mixed human-and-robot traffic without requiring dedicated lanes or infrastructure changes, claiming 1-inch precision and 40% productivity gains.
The company has deployed its technology in one of the world's busiest ports, a rare operational milestone for autonomous logistics. Its $37M Series A in 2023 suggests scaling ambitions, though headcount growth data is unavailable.
Founders and leadership
Engineering dominates Venti's 129-person team, accounting for 38 roles. The company has MIT roots and a median tenure of 2 years, indicating a technical workforce with moderate turnover.
The Venti org chart
Saman Amarasinghe (Co-Founder) leads 22 mapped leaders with 4 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
- Principal Scientist and Head of Localization and Mapping Team | co-founderExecutive
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 58 (-5% YoY), Information Technology 13 (+8% YoY), Business Development 9 (+29% YoY), Quality Assurance 9 (+80% YoY), Operations 9 (-18% YoY), Human Resources 4 (+33% YoY).
Talent flow
Venti draws heavily from autonomous vehicle firms like Motional (22 hires) and nuTonomy (10). Alumni frequently join robotics startups, with Lumilens and Tesla being top destinations.
Most common previous employers of Venti staff: Motional (22), nuTonomy (10), Nanyang Technological University Singapore (7), National University of Singapore (4), DigiPen Institute of Technology Singapore (4), A*STAR Institute for Infocomm Research (A*STAR I2R) (3). Former Venti employees most often moved to Lumilens (2), Tesla (2), Liquid AI (1), Botsync (1), Aether VC (1), Oakseed Ventures (1).
Alumni worth knowing
The Venti mafia
Five alumni-founded companies exist, including Lumilens (138 staff) and Biolyraa. Most ventures remain small, with four having under 5 employees.
5David Friedman, was Board Member & CFO until 2023Loshethran Thinagaran, was Autonomous Vehicle Engineer until 2025Darren Chan, was Full Stack Developer Intern until 2025Dionysis Panagiotopoulos, was Member Board of Directors until 2025Nithin Sabu, was Autonomous Vehicle Hardware Engineer until 2024Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 47% direct, 34% search, 4% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Venti: Python (Programming Language) (56), C++ (56), C (Programming Language) (42), Project Management (33), Robot Operating System (ROS) (32), Leadership (29), Microsoft Excel (27), Linux (26).
Where the team actually sits
Venti people are concentrated in Singapore (39), Singapore, Singapore (29), Massachusetts, United States (2), California, United States (1).
Search footprint
Venti attracts about 37 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $1K a month if bought through ads. It gained 2 ranking keywords and lost 3 in the last period.
Frequently asked
Venti has 129 employees as of September 2026.
Venti has raised $37M in total, most recently a Series A round in March 2023.
Venti was founded in 2018 by Saman Amarasinghe, Mahdi Abolfazli Esfahani.
Saman Amarasinghe (Co-Founder) sits at the top of Venti's reporting structure, with 4 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Venti staff are Motional (22 people), nuTonomy (10 people), Nanyang Technological University Singapore (7 people).
Former Venti employees most often move to Lumilens (2), Tesla (2), Liquid AI (1).
At least 5 companies have a founder who previously worked at Venti, including Lumilens, Biolyraa, NuPoint.
Venti attracts about 37 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $1K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Venti staff are Python (Programming Language), C++, C (Programming Language), Project Management, Robot Operating System (ROS).
Venti staff are concentrated in Singapore (39), Singapore, Singapore (29), Massachusetts, United States (2).
Venti has about 58 people in Engineering, down 5% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Venti has about 13 people in Information Technology, up 8% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 78 current and 75 former Venti profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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