Amar Hanspal
About Amar Hanspal
Amar Hanspal spent many years at Autodesk. He describes a formative period there from 1987 to 1999, then left to build a company of his own. He later served as Autodesk's co-CEO and chief product officer. In that role he oversaw the software portfolio, including the manufacturing and construction applications, and led the move to the cloud.
In 2018 he joined Bright Machines, a software-defined manufacturing company, and became its CEO. He is listed as a co-founder, and the company has raised over $200 million. He holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Bombay University and a master's from the State University of New York. He also completed the executive managerial program at Stanford.
He is now co-founder and CEO of Motif, based in San Francisco. Tracxn lists Motif as founded in 2023 with Brian Matthews and as having raised $46M from Redpoint Ventures and CapitalG. Crunchbase lists board roles at BeyondTrust (since July 2019) and Bright Machines.
PitchBook lists Hanspal as an active individual angel with six investments. Crunchbase also counts six. The earliest are pre-seed and seed rounds in Arcol in 2021 and 2022. Later ones include Higgsfield (2024), Mach9 (2024), Reshape Automation (2024), Cache (2025) and Wyre AI (2026). Tracxn also lists an angel investment in Swapp in June 2022.
The Lounge deals desk records Hanspal in the Wyre AI $5M Seed round in September 2026. PitchBook classes Wyre AI as business and productivity software. Higgsfield, a 2024 seed investment, is classed under multimedia and design software. Public sources do not describe his investment thesis for AI specifically.
Tracxn says his portfolio centers on enterprise applications and high tech, across the United States and Israel. Public records show mostly seed and pre-seed rounds, with Chef Robotics listed by PitchBook as a later-stage round in January 2024. Sectors in the record include design and construction software, robotics and hardware, and productivity software. No public statement of his check size or selection criteria turned up, so none is given here.
- Wyre AI: seed round of $5M in September 2026, per the Lounge deals desk.
- Cache: Series A, August 2025, per Crunchbase.
- Reshape Automation: seed round in September 2024, listed by Tracxn at $5M.
- Mach9 Robotics: seed round in July 2024.
- Higgsfield: seed round in 2024, listed by Tracxn at $8.16M.
- Chef Robotics: January 2024, listed by PitchBook as a later-stage round.
- Swapp: angel investment, June 2022.
- Arcol: pre-seed in 2021 and seed in March 2022, listed by Tracxn at $3.6M.
- pitchbook.com/profiles/investor/493811-38
- crunchbase.com/person/amar-hanspal
- crunchbase.com/person/amar-hanspal/person_overview_investor/timeline
- tracxn.com/d/people/amar-hanspal/__219i4FsQ-4KMyrwZHQ7ssx6tmzGB6L-qKlf
- tracxn.com/d/companies/motif/__wfr1dtEattmOlx-Utb7HNqvTRAihsne08Tt38Cn
- weforum.org/stories/authors/amar-hanspal
- alejandrocremades.com/amar-hanspal
Investing activity
Amar Hanspal appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the Lounge deals desk. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $5M. The most recent is Wyre AI (Seed, $5M, Sep 2026).
Amar Hanspal most often invests alongside Ironspring Ventures, Joseph Khoury, Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation and Rajesh Ram, and the companies they back on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Amar Hanspal
Who is Amar Hanspal?
He is co-founder and CEO of Motif and a former CEO of Bright Machines. He was also co-CEO and chief product officer of Autodesk. He invests his own money as an angel.
Did Amar Hanspal invest in Wyre AI?
Yes. The Lounge deals desk lists him in Wyre AI's $5M Seed round in September 2026. Crunchbase and PitchBook also list the round.
What stage does Amar Hanspal invest in?
Public records show mostly pre-seed and seed rounds, including Arcol, Higgsfield, Mach9 and Reshape Automation. They also show one Series A (Cache) and one later-stage round (Chef Robotics).
What is Amar Hanspal's check size?
His check size is not public. The round sizes in databases are totals for the rounds, not his individual checks.
What sectors does Amar Hanspal back?
Tracxn lists enterprise applications and high tech as his main sectors. His portfolio includes design software, robotics, construction technology and productivity software.
How should founders approach Amar Hanspal?
He has published no pitch process. His LinkedIn profile is the only public contact route we found. Founders in design, construction, manufacturing or robotics software may be the closest fit to his record.
Is Amar Hanspal an angel investor?
Yes. Amar Hanspal invests personally as an angel.
What AI companies has Amar Hanspal invested in?
Amar Hanspal's AI investments include Wyre AI. The 1 round on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
What stage does Amar Hanspal invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Amar Hanspal has invested at Seed, with a median round of $5M.
Who does Amar Hanspal co-invest with?
Amar Hanspal's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are Ironspring Ventures (1 deal), Joseph Khoury (1 deal), Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation (1 deal), Rajesh Ram (1 deal) and WND Ventures (1 deal).