On the TechTO stage ×1
First seen on the TechTO stage in 2025. Every talk is searchable — ask the archive about Rae ↗
In their words
Probably the biggest outcome of AI is not going to be the most obvious. It's going to be in these kinds of industries where it's only brought forward because of AI.
In the next 10, 20 years, the next way of manufacturing better steel, better wood, better different products is going to be discovered by AI.
In terms of getting our early customers, it was really just literally showing up at the plant.
Around the web ×1
Quick answers
Who is Rae Jeong?
The co-founder and CEO of Maneva, a Toronto and Palo Alto company applying computer vision and agentic AI to manufacturing camera feeds. Jeong previously worked on robotics and reinforcement learning at Google DeepMind.
What did Rae Jeong say on the TechTO stage?
That the biggest outcomes in AI will come from unglamorous industries, and that Maneva narrowed from all of manufacturing to high-volume food, wood, steel and plastic production after firing early customers that did not fit.
How much has Maneva raised?
US$38.4 million in total, including a US$27-million Series A led by U.S. Venture Partners announced on 10 June 2026.