"You don't just walk into Vietnam and build up a supply chain,"
"A lot of brands find one supplier, and they hang on for the rest of their life, because they really don't want to lose it."
"Making products involves a lot of text data, image data, diagrams, sketches, photos. This is kind of data that didn't play nice with technology up until AI,"
Anthony Sardain began developing Cavela in 2023 to automate supplier sourcing for brands. The platform uses AI agents that ingest complete product information — specifications, blueprints, images, and sketches — to identify dozens of potential manufacturers across more than 40 countries. The agents contact factories via WhatsApp, email, or text to collect production capacity, lead times, and pricing quotes, reducing manual back-and-forth. Advances in LLMs and image models enable parsing of complex text and visual product data. Cavela raised $6.6 million in seed funding co-led by XYZ Venture Capital and Susa Ventures, with participation from Crossover Capital.
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