Khenda is an AI-Powered Continuous Improvement Platform for the manufacturing industry to achieve operational excellence.
Founded
2021
First Invested
2021
Headquarter
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Founders
- Cagkan Ekici
- Aykan Ekici
Investment Manager
Selma Bahcivanoglu
Company web page
Khenda specializes in AI-powered video analytics technology, offering automated data collection and manufacturing insights through existing security camera infrastructure. Its innovative platform addresses the challenge of gathering hard-to-capture production metrics by comprehensively monitoring unit time, machine operations, and scrap quantities. Manufacturing companies benefit from the SaaS platform’s ability to drive efficiency improvements and deliver real-time process analysis, lean manufacturing tools, and rapid cycle time measurements, enabling engineers to identify and resolve production bottlenecks without manual data entry quickly.
Cagkan Ekici
Çağkan Ekici co-founded Khenda in 2021 and currently serves as its Co-CEO. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering and a Master’s degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering with a focus on computer vision. Before Khenda, he spent over 10 years developing computer vision solutions and worked on numerous customized projects for major manufacturing companies from 2011 to 2021. He currently leads Khenda’s technology and R&D initiatives, focusing on applying computer vision and AI in industrial process optimization.