Katana raises $11M Series A to be the SaaS powering ‘manufacturing entrepreneurs’

by RJ Shara | Feb 23, 2021 | Fundings and Exit, Startups

Katana, an Estonian start-up that has constructed manufacturing-specific enterprise resource planning (ERP) software for SMBs, has actually raised $11 million in Series A funding. Leading the round is European equity capital company Atomico, with participation from angel financiers Ott Kaukver (Checkout.com CTO), Sten Tamkivi (CPO Topia, previously Skype), Sergei Anikin (CTO, Pipedrive) and Kairi Pauskar (previous […] Founded in 2017 by Kristjan Vilosius (CEO), Priit Kaasik (engineering lead) and Hannes Kert (CCO), Katana positions itself as the “entrepreneur manufacturer’s secret weapon” with a plug-and-play ERP for small to medium-sized producers. The issue, however, is that little and medium-sized producers don’t have the right software application to support workflows necessary to sell through multiple channels– and this is where Katana comes in. When set up, Katana pulls in orders from Shopify and understands whether or not the product is available so it can be delivered right away. If it’s not available, Katana displays if the necessary raw products needed to manufacture are in stock and by when the product might be finished. …