Nextech3D.ai Launches KATE to Expand Into AI Training

Nextech3D.ai introduced KATE, an AI-powered training platform, on September 22, adding workforce education to its software portfolio. The company says the product uses digital AI avatars, automated assessments, surveys and analytics to help organizations evaluate training.

KATE is designed to turn executives, trainers and subject-matter experts into digital trainers. Nextech says the platform will use assessments and dashboards to help employers spot knowledge gaps and measure whether training is working, rather than simply deliver courses.

The company is targeting employee onboarding, compliance education, sales training and customer learning. KATE grows out of Krafty Labs, an existing Nextech business focused on events, education and employee engagement, and is intended to create a new software revenue stream.

Nextech says its event platforms, including Eventdex and Map D, will continue operating separately. Management plans to use relationships across those businesses and Krafty Labs to introduce KATE to a customer base of more than 1,000 organizations, according to the company.

The platform is being built to work with multiple AI providers, including Anthropic, OpenAI, xAI and Google, based on customer needs. Nextech has started an application to join Anthropic’s Claude Partner Network, but has not been accepted; the company says participation is not guaranteed and may bring no specific commercial benefit.

The announcement did not disclose KATE pricing, customer contracts or expected revenue. Nextech also warned that adoption, product development and commercialization remain uncertain, leaving customer uptake and paid deployments as key measures of whether the launch becomes a meaningful business.

The product arrives as Nextech remains a small company by reported revenue. For the quarter ended June 30, it reported revenue of $660,159, up 101% from a year earlier, and a continuing-operations net loss of $840,759.

The company says KATE complements its event business rather than replacing it. Investors will be watching for evidence that existing customers adopt the platform and generate recurring software sales.