EP 222 - Young Innovators, Big Impact: Sahitya Senapathy’s AI Leap for Factories
Release Date: 08/18/2025
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EP 222 - Young Innovators, Big Impact: Sahitya Senapathy’s AI Leap for Factories
Industrial IoT Spotlight
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info_outlineIn this episode, we spoke with Sahitya Senapathy, Founder and CEO of Endeavor, about how generative AI and agentic platforms are redefining the future of manufacturing. Sahitya shared his journey from coding for FEMA to founding Endeavor from his college dorm room. We explored how Endeavor is using AI labor to tackle the chronic inefficiencies in back-office and front-office workflows, and how this technology could help revitalize U.S. manufacturing in the face of labor shortages and global competition.
Key Insights:
• Agentic AI for factories: Endeavor applies generative AI agents to automate medium-complexity tasks—such as supplier onboarding, sales order entry, and invoice reconciliation—that ERPs and SaaS tools still leave to humans.
• AI as a workforce multiplier: Clients gain the equivalent of hundreds of 24/7 digital employees, cutting cycle times from months to days while freeing human staff for higher-value activities.
• Native AI architecture: Unlike ERP add-ons or copilots, Endeavor’s platform is designed from the ground up for AI agents, delivering outcomes (e.g., documents processed, invoices reconciled) rather than seat-based licenses.
• Scaling with demand: Backed by US$7 million in funding from Kraft Ventures and others, Endeavor aims to become a generation-defining enterprise software provider for manufacturing, on par with SAP and Oracle in impact.
• Re-industrialization driver: As U.S. factories face a “silver tsunami” of retirements, Endeavor positions AI labor as the answer to labor shortages, helping new manufacturing plants scale without relying solely on human hiring.
• Partnership approach: Sahitya emphasizes humility and collaboration—working with veteran CIOs and digital leaders to deploy AI in ways that complement their deep industry expertise.
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