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Footeon

Every pair, perfectly made.

Seed · May 2026 Footwear manufacturing autonomy Active

The autonomous operations layer for footwear and sports-shoe manufacturing — defect-aware cutting and material nesting, AI stitching and lasting control, sole-molding and bonding/adhesive optimization, robotic assembly and finishing, defect and fit vision, yield and energy intelligence, and a shoe-and-line digital twin that hits target fit, bond, and yield before the run.

Illustrative profile. Footeon is presented to show how AWSM VC lists a portfolio company. Concept and funding date are indicative; founders, team size, and roles are illustrative until publicly announced.

The team

Muhammad Arfan

Muhammad Arfan

Co-founder & CEO

Leads Footeon's product direction and factory partnerships, starting with the line where leather waste and sole-bond returns cost the most.

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Leon Rio

Leon Rio

CTO

Leads engineering on the edge-vision, nesting, and bond-control models Footeon runs on, and the shoe-and-line digital twin behind them.

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Jobs at Footeon

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Founding Controls Engineer

London / Hybrid · 4+ years

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Footwear Solutions Lead

Remote (UK) · £120K – £155K

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Applied AI Engineer

London · 3+ years

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