Our Mission

Consumer Goods

Rapidly design and deploy automation systems that scale with evolving consumer demand, reducing time-to-market for consumer goods manufacturers.

Intralogistics

Vention automates material handling and internal logistics operations, improving warehouse efficiency and reducing operational bottlenecks.

Aerospace & Defense

Vention enables precision automation for complex manufacturing processes, helping aerospace and defense companies maintain strict quality and compliance standards.

Food & Beverage

Vention supports sanitary and high-speed automation workflows, enhancing safety, consistency, and throughput in food and beverage production.

Industrial Goods

From heavy machinery to complex assemblies, Vention accelerates industrial automation, boosting productivity while maintaining precision and reliability.

Max Windisch

Co-founder & CSO

Max is a computer scientist who contributed to the early development of today's cloud infrastructure through roles at Microsoft, EMC, and PI. He began his career in industrial automation, progressed through 2D–3D compositing at Softimage-Microsoft, 3D animation at Kaydara-Autodesk, and cloud infrastructure at PI-EMC, before returning to automation at GE. In 2016, he co-founded Vention to reinvent how manufacturers design, automate, and scale.

François Giguère

Chief Technology Officer

François is Vention's CTO, driving technology across automation, software, robotics, and R&D. Formerly Head of Automation, he helped shape Vention's growth and product direction. He began at GE as a power electronics designer and later expanded into embedded systems, real-time control, and software. He holds engineering degrees from McGill and Queen's University.

Brendan Sterne

Chief Product Officer

As Vention's Chief Product Officer, Brendan drives product vision and innovation across the platform. His experience spans CPO leadership at Xometry, senior roles at Indeed, and product incubation at Bazaarvoice. He earned a B.Math from the University of Waterloo and a Master's degree from California State University.

Rob Lorbetskie

Chief Finance Officer

Rob is Vention's Chief Financial Officer, leading financial strategy, operational excellence, and scalable performance management. He previously held senior finance leadership roles at Shopify, including VP Finance for Merchant Services and Corporate Finance, and spent over a decade at BlackBerry overseeing global P&Ls and finance operations. He earned Master's and Bachelor's degrees in Accounting from the University of Waterloo.

Joe Wykes

Chief Revenue Officer

Joe leads Sales and Customer Success at Vention to drive scalable growth and long-term customer impact. Previously Chief Sales Officer at StormForge, he also spent eight years on Acquia's executive team during its expansion from 100 to 1,000 employees and its acquisition by Vista Equity Partners.

Rob Spivock

Chief Supply Chain Officer

Rob is Vention's Chief Supply Chain Officer, leading Operations, Supply Chain and Logistics, bringing deep operational leadership shaped by his experience in Ford manufacturing and two decades as a global GE business leader. Known for solving tough problems, he builds empowered, high-performing teams and drives lean transformation to deliver scalable and resilient operational growth.