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  "license": {
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  "cite_as": "Newsprint, \"Katana: what it sells, price and AI features\", https://www.newsprint.com/companies/katana/, updated 2026-11-11",
  "updated_at": "2026-11-11",
  "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/katana/",
  "markdown_url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/katana.md",
  "title": "Katana: what it sells, price and AI features",
  "opening_answer": "Katana is on 2 Newsprint research maps: the AI supply chain planning software map and the AI manufacturing operations software map. We record 3 dated launches and events for it. The latest is dated Aug. 31, 2026.",
  "period": "Oct. 2, 2025 to Aug. 31, 2026",
  "methodology_url": "https://www.newsprint.com/updates/pr-software/#methodology",
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    "name": "Katana",
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    "site": "https://katanamrp.com/",
    "summary": "Cloud inventory and manufacturing platform for small product brands that make and sell physical goods. It plans production from the bill of materials, tracks stock across locations and channels, and suggests purchases. The AI is a replenishment tool that forecasts 12 months ahead and drafts the purchase or manufacturing order, an AI assistant, and an MCP connection to Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini. Buyers are founders and operations leads.",
    "founded": 2017,
    "categories": [
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    ],
    "status": "active",
    "price_note": null,
    "update_channels": [],
    "updated_at": "2026-11-11",
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    "merged_into": null,
    "category_names": [
      "Manufacturing ERP and MRP"
    ]
  },
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  "summary": {
    "text": "Cloud inventory and manufacturing platform for small product brands that make and sell physical goods. It plans production from the bill of materials, tracks stock across locations and channels, and suggests purchases. The AI is a replenishment tool that forecasts 12 months ahead and drafts the purchase or manufacturing order, an AI assistant, and an MCP connection to Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini. Buyers are founders and operations leads.",
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      "map": "supply-chain-planning-software",
      "title": "The AI supply chain planning software map",
      "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/research/supply-chain-planning-software/#co-katana",
      "section": "companies",
      "name": "Katana",
      "site": "https://katanamrp.com/",
      "category": "Manufacturing ERP and MRP",
      "what": "Cloud inventory and manufacturing platform for small product brands that make and sell physical goods. It plans production from the bill of materials, tracks stock across locations and channels, and suggests purchases. The AI is a replenishment tool that forecasts 12 months ahead and drafts the purchase or manufacturing order, an AI assistant, and an MCP connection to Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini. Buyers are founders and operations leads.",
      "what_source": {
        "name": "katanamrp.com",
        "url": "https://katanamrp.com/"
      },
      "price": "not found on the pages opened",
      "price_published": false,
      "capabilities": {
        "label": "AI capabilities",
        "items": [
          "Assistant",
          "AI demand forecasting",
          "Inventory optimization",
          "MCP or agent API",
          "Replenishment",
          "Scenario planning"
        ]
      },
      "scale_tier": 3,
      "scale": "Funded challenger: institutional funding disclosed (Institutional funding disclosed: a EUR 14M Series B extension (2025-10-02) with total funding above EUR 60M. Katana says it serves more than 1,500 businesses in 70 countries (funding release) and 1,600+ customers (home page).)",
      "founded": "2017",
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        {
          "name": "katanamrp.com",
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        {
          "name": "katanamrp.com",
          "url": "https://katanamrp.com/newsroom/"
        },
        {
          "name": "katanamrp.com",
          "url": "https://katanamrp.com/newsroom/katana-series-b-extension/"
        },
        {
          "name": "katanamrp.com",
          "url": "https://katanamrp.com/blog/ai-replenishment/"
        },
        {
          "name": "katanamrp.com",
          "url": "https://katanamrp.com/blog/katana-mcp/"
        },
        {
          "name": "katanamrp.com",
          "url": "https://katanamrp.com/mcp/"
        }
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      "cross_listed": false
    },
    {
      "map": "manufacturing-operations-software",
      "title": "The AI manufacturing operations software map",
      "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/research/manufacturing-operations-software/#co-katana",
      "section": "companies",
      "name": "Katana",
      "site": "https://katanamrp.com/",
      "category": "Manufacturing ERP and MRP",
      "what": "Cloud inventory and manufacturing software for small product brands. Katana says to \"keep every build on schedule and on budget\", with production management, capacity-based scheduling and a shop floor app that shows operators what is next and logs time on each task. The AI that reaches production is Katana MCP, which lets Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini view and create manufacturing orders and flag missing materials after the user confirms. Buyers are founders and operations leads.",
      "what_source": {
        "name": "katanamrp.com",
        "url": "https://katanamrp.com/"
      },
      "price": "free up to 30 SKUs; Advantage plan has custom pricing",
      "price_published": false,
      "capabilities": {
        "label": "AI capabilities",
        "items": [
          "Assistant",
          "MCP or agent API"
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      },
      "scale_tier": 3,
      "scale": "Funded challenger: institutional funding disclosed (Institutional funding disclosed: a EUR 14M Series B extension (2025-10-02) with total funding above EUR 60M. Katana says it serves more than 1,500 businesses in 70 countries (funding release) and 1,600+ customers (home page).)",
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          "name": "katanamrp.com",
          "url": "https://katanamrp.com/"
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        {
          "name": "katanamrp.com",
          "url": "https://katanamrp.com/shop-floor-control/"
        },
        {
          "name": "katanamrp.com",
          "url": "https://katanamrp.com/blog/katana-mcp/"
        },
        {
          "name": "katanamrp.com",
          "url": "https://katanamrp.com/mcp/"
        },
        {
          "name": "katanamrp.com",
          "url": "https://katanamrp.com/pricing/"
        },
        {
          "name": "markets.financialcontent.com",
          "url": "https://markets.financialcontent.com/pennwell.laserfocusworld/article/bizwire-2025-10-2-katana-extends-series-b-with-cogito-capital-as-lead-joined-by-benchmarks-peter-fenton"
        }
      ],
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  "timeline": [
    {
      "id": "event-1",
      "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/katana/#event-1",
      "on": "2026-08-31",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Katana connects to Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini through MCP",
      "summary": "Katana MCP lets users ask about stock, orders, production and suppliers from their AI chat and create purchase, sales and manufacturing orders after reviewing and confirming each change.",
      "kind": "Launch",
      "from": {
        "name": "The AI supply chain planning software map",
        "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/research/supply-chain-planning-software/#co-katana"
      },
      "source": {
        "name": "Vendor blog",
        "url": "https://katanamrp.com/blog/katana-mcp/"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "event-2",
      "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/katana/#event-2",
      "on": "2026-07-14",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Katana launches AI replenishment with a 12-month forecast",
      "summary": "Katana now turns sales history into a 12-month demand forecast, three order scenarios (minimum, recommended, maximum), safety stock and a draft PO or MO in one flow. Users can type context such as a marketing push and see the forecast update.",
      "kind": "Launch",
      "from": {
        "name": "The AI supply chain planning software map",
        "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/research/supply-chain-planning-software/#co-katana"
      },
      "source": {
        "name": "Vendor blog",
        "url": "https://katanamrp.com/blog/ai-replenishment/"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "event-3",
      "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/katana/#event-3",
      "on": "2025-10-02",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Katana raises EUR 14M Series B extension",
      "summary": "Katana announced 'EUR 14 million in extension of its Series B funding round', led by Cogito Capital Partners, with the Fenton/Greer Family Trust (Peter Fenton of Benchmark) and existing investors Northzone, Atomico, 42Cap and Lightrock. Katana says it has tripled revenue since its 2022 Series B and total funding now exceeds EUR 60M.",
      "kind": "Funding round",
      "from": {
        "name": "The AI supply chain planning software map",
        "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/research/supply-chain-planning-software/#co-katana"
      },
      "source": {
        "name": "Business Wire (FinancialContent reprint)",
        "url": "https://markets.financialcontent.com/pennwell.laserfocusworld/article/bizwire-2025-10-2-katana-extends-series-b-with-cogito-capital-as-lead-joined-by-benchmarks-peter-fenton"
      }
    }
  ]
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