Berlin-LA startup Opdo raises $2.3M to automate optical engineering with AI

Opdo, an AI-native optical engineering company, has raised $2.3 million in pre-seed funding to accelerate its ambition of automating optical engineering, from initial design to finished components. The Los Angeles and Berlin startup is developing a self-improving system that connects AI-driven design and simulation with real-world manufacturing data, and has already demonstrated its ability to reduce end-to-end development and manufacturing cycles from months to weeks. For more than a year, Opdo has worked alongside customers to design complex optical systems, combining AI agents with specialist engineering expertise. Its technology operates within established optical design software, including Zemax and CODE V, allowing engineers to accelerate their workflows without replacing existing tools. Opdo’s own engineers provide additional design expertise, and customers can also source prototypes and finished components through the company. Optics underpins technologies ranging from quant