Machina Labs
Chatsworth, US · Founded 2019 · Delaware corporation · 109 employees on LinkedIn · 17 known investors
Machina Labs builds and operates software-defined factories using AI-guided robotics to manufacture complex metal structures and components from digital designs. The company serves automotive, aerospace, defense, and industrial customers seeking rapid fabrication of custom metal parts without traditional tooling constraints.
Also known as Machina · Machina Labs
Founders & leadership
Machina Labs was founded in 2019 by Edward Mehr.
Board
Investors · 17
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$70.2M disclosed across 2 rounds · 2023–2025
▶$38.9MraisedFeb 2026 · 23 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Edward MehrExecutive Officer, Director
- Peter LeeDirector
- Scott BradyDirector
- Offering amount
- $52.6M
- Amount sold
- $38.9M
- First sale
- Jun 2025
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$31.2MraisedOct 2023 · 31 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Sam Smith-EppsteinerDirector
- Edward MehrExecutive Officer, Director
- Peter LeeDirector
- Babak Raeisi NiaExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $31.8M
- Amount sold
- $31.2M
- First sale
- Sep 2023
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2019
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Machina Labs builds and operates software-defined factories that convert digital design intent into complex metal structures. Its factories use AI-guided robotics to execute the full manufacturing process, with the stated aim of supporting parts from development through full-rate production within a single facility.
The company's core platform, RoboCraftsman, forms sheet metal and thin-walled, high-temperature alloys without dedicated tooling. Application areas described by the company include automotive body panels and mass customization for OEMs and custom builders; airframe skins and structures for military aircraft and weapons systems, offered as "Airframes-as-a-Service" through deployable "elastic" factories intended for depots, installations and forward-operating locations; hypersonic structures, missile bodies and restricted or classified programs; and emerging applications such as naval structures, energy systems and design projects. The company positions the platform for low-volume, high-variation work where changes are made digitally rather than through new tooling, and states that it enables rapid iteration and qualification without volume minimums.
Business model
Machina Labs both builds and operates its factories, manufacturing parts for customers rather than selling equipment outright; for defense airframes it describes a service model ("Airframes-as-a-Service") delivered through portable, Machina-operated elastic factories that can be positioned at depots, installations and forward-operating locations [0].
Traction
The company's site features endorsements from a Toyota representative describing a partnership, and statements from parties referencing NASA and aircraft sustainment applications of robotic metal forming and micro-forging [0].
Latest developments
Machina Labs publicly describes a partnership with Toyota aimed at delivering personalized, low-volume parts alongside mass production using the RoboCraftsman platform [0].
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography
Market position
Machina Labs describes engagement with automotive, aerospace and defense customers and partners; a Toyota representative describes a partnership around low-volume, high-variation customized production alongside mass production, and quoted representatives reference potential NASA structural, instrument, robotics and in-space or lunar manufacturing applications, as well as aircraft repair, modification, reclamation and rework use cases [0].
The company emphasizes tooling-free forming of production-grade metal parts, with digital rather than physical changeovers, no minimum volume requirements, and factories that can be deployed to the point of need [0].
Technology
The RoboCraftsman platform uses AI-guided robotics to form and assemble metal directly from digital designs, including robotic sheet-metal forming and robotic micro-forging. It handles thin-walled, high-temperature alloys and production-grade body panels without dedicated tooling, allowing design changes to be made digitally [0].
Go-to-market
Direct engagement with manufacturers and defense customers via inbound requests covering capabilities and design-for-manufacturing support, alongside named partnerships such as the one described with Toyota [0].
Automotive OEMs and custom vehicle builders; military aviation and sustainment organizations; advanced aerospace and defense programs covering missiles, hypersonics and classified work; and customers in naval, energy and design-oriented sectors [0].
Geography
Operations at 20559 Prairie St, Chatsworth, California; the company also markets deployable factories intended for customer depots, installations and forward-operating locations [0].
Compiled by commissioned research from 1 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Competitors · 1
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Non-dilutive funding · 6 SBIR/STTR awards
Federal grants — no equity taken| Agency | Phase | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Air ForceAir Force | Phase II | 2023 | $1.6M |
| U.S. Air ForceAir Force | Phase I | 2022 | $50K |
| U.S. Air ForceAir Force | Phase II | 2021 | $749K |
| NASA | Phase II | 2021 | $748.7K |
| U.S. Air ForceAir Force | Phase ISTTR | 2021 | $149.7K |
| NASA | Phase I | 2020 | $124.7K |
Source: SBIR.gov award data (U.S. Small Business Administration). SBIR/STTR awards are competitive federal R&D grants and contracts — non-dilutive capital alongside any venture rounds above.
Timeline · 1
launches, deals, and filingsA Toyota representative describes a partnership with Machina Labs in which the RoboCraftsman platform is used for low-volume, high-variation production of personalized parts alongside mass production, with digital changeovers and lower capital requirements.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
Legal entities · 1
corporate structureIn the news
▸Research sources · 1
primary sources listed
- Machina Labsmachinalabs.ai · web
1 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Machina Labs do?
- Machina Labs operates AI-guided robotic factories that form complex metal structures directly from digital designs, without tooling.
- Who founded Machina Labs?
- Machina Labs was founded by Edward Mehr in 2019.
- Who are Machina Labs's investors?
- Machina Labs's investors include AIX Ventures, Atento Capital, Balerion Space Ventures, Cadron Capital Partners, Congruent Ventures, Helium-3 Ventures, Predictive VC, Radius Capital Ventures and 9 more.
- How much funding has Machina Labs raised?
- Machina Labs has disclosed $70.2M raised across 2 rounds.
- Where is Machina Labs headquartered?
- Machina Labs is headquartered in Chatsworth, US.