In this episode of The Dynamo Show, Skyler Salman, Co-Founder and CEO of PreScalar, shares how his manufacturing experience at companies including Google, Waymo, Rivian, and Cruise led him to tackle the challenges of software-defined products on traditional factory lines. He explains how PreScalar combines hardware, automated testing, software deployment, and connected manufacturing data to help manufacturers catch defects earlier and update production processes without waiting for scheduled downtime. The conversation also covers the company’s $7 million seed round, its customer and competitive landscape, and its vision for flexible, high-mix factories where manufacturing can be deployed, monitored, and rolled back more like software.

Highlights from their conversation include:

• Skyler’s Manufacturing Background (0:41)
• The Factory-Floor Problem That Inspired PreScalar (2:03)
• What PreScalar Does (4:00)
• Why Software Updates Challenge Traditional Manufacturing (5:08)
• Supporting Software-Defined Products Across Industries (7:40)
• PreScalar’s Data Layer and Its Benefits (9:31)
• Catching Defects and Improving Factory Efficiency (12:29)
• Competitors, Partners, and Target Customers (14:56)
• PreScalar’s $7 Million Seed Round and BMW i Ventures (19:30)
• Scaling Deployments and Automating Testing by 2027 (24:12)
• The Vision for High-Mix, Software-Enabled Factories (26:24)

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