Advanced Manufacturing Startups

Embark develops software that enables trucks to operate autonomously on public roads, initially focusing on long-haul trucking applications.

4 investors

Swatchon provides an in-stock catalog of fabric colors and materials for apparel manufacturers and designers to verify samples, test print quality, and scale production with transparent quotes from vetted mills.

4 investors

Factored Quality provides a technology platform that connects consumer goods brands and importers with trusted factories worldwide for manufacturing high-quality products.

4 investors

Factory provides online job management tools for small manufacturing fabricators, letting them create orders, collaborate on work, schedule jobs, and track time in one place. It also integrates with common accounting software to reduce reliance on paper and spreadsheets.

4 investors

Flow is a hardware development platform that uses AI to help engineering teams keep requirements, architecture, and verification aligned across complex vehicle programs. It serves automotive and hardware engineering organizations, such as those building software-defined vehicles.

4 investors

FlowFuse is an industrial application platform, built on the open-source Node-RED runtime, that lets manufacturing teams build, deploy, and govern operational workflows across multiple plant sites. It connects OT and IT systems (PLCs, MES, ERP, SCADA) and includes an AI assistant for generating flows, targeting industrial manufacturers.

4 investors

FoundryLab produces metal casting parts for defense, aerospace, and automotive industries using 3D-printed ceramic molds and automated processes, delivering production-grade parts from CAD to finished product in 72 hours without tooling delays.

4 investors

Freeform develops additive manufacturing (3D printing) technology aimed at bringing this production method to industrial applications across multiple sectors.

4 investors

Fusion Coolant Systems makes Pure-Cut, a machine-tool cooling and lubrication system that uses supercritical carbon dioxide instead of traditional cutting fluids to extend tool life, improve surface finish, and reduce health and environmental risks in CNC machining. It serves manufacturers, including the medical industry and other applications requiring clean, dry, precise machining.

4 investors

GRU Space develops technology for human habitation on the Moon and Mars. The company focuses on enabling humanity's transition to an interplanetary species through solutions for off-world settlement.

4 investors

Gathered Foods makes plant-based food products, positioning its brands around vegan eating, animal welfare, and environmental sustainability. It is a food company focused on delivering plant-based culinary experiences.

4 investors

GOOD PLANeT Foods makes plant-based cheese made with olive oil, offering products with minimal saturated fat and good melt as an alternative to dairy cheese for consumers. It positions its offerings as more sustainable options in the plant-based food category.

4 investors

H3X designs and manufactures advanced electric motors for industrial applications. The company operates a full-stack engineering facility with in-house manufacturing capabilities including CNC machining, power electronics labs, and test cells.

4 investors

A company that repurposes Earth observation satellites using software to capture images of other orbiting satellites for government and defense customers.

4 investors

HeyCharge provides hardware and software for companies to manage employee charging of company vehicles at home, with tax-compliant tracking and reimbursement capabilities across any OCPP-compatible wallbox.

4 investors

Hubble has created a Bluetooth connection to space and is building a global, battery-efficient, and cost-effective network using satellite technology.

4 investors

Human Archive is a data lab that collects, labels, and synchronizes multimodal sensor data (video, audio, tactile, motion capture) from 100,000+ contributors across homes, hospitality, agriculture, industrial, construction, and retail settings. The company provides foundational infrastructure for research and application development in human movement understanding, automation of manual labor, and advances in neuroscience and spatial computing.

4 investors

inBalance uses machine learning to predict electricity prices, helping energy storage operators, EV charging networks, and similar businesses optimize revenue.

4 investors

inPhocal develops laser marking systems for marking products, particularly in food and beverage manufacturing. The company's solution uses CO2 laser technology to print QR codes and product markings at high speed without toxic inks and on curved surfaces.

4 investors

IPercept provides condition monitoring and predictive maintenance for CNC machines, collecting motion and vibration data via a smart device on the machine's kinematic chain to detect developing faults in components like axes, spindles, and joints. It serves manufacturers using milling, turning, grinding, broaching, stamping, and pressing machines regardless of make or model.

4 investors

IronGrid provides foundation model-based software for industrial teams to assess risk and quality, with a focus on battery and energy storage systems. The platform helps teams identify quality issues, quantify uncertainty, and make more informed decisions in manufacturing and energy applications.

4 investors

Isochronic develops pick-and-place robotic systems using a proprietary simultaneous part transfer technology, offering laser automation and material handling solutions (the iSort product line) with intuitive HMIs and robot grip heads. It serves industrial manufacturers across multiple verticals, aiming to improve throughput, floorspace, and energy use in automated production. The Swiss (Vaud-based) company was founded in 2020.

4 investors

Jiga operates a global network that manufactures custom parts and components for hardware companies, including CNC machining, sheet metal work, injection molding, and 3D printing services. The company serves high-performance hardware teams building products like rockets, drones, data centers, and robotics.

4 investors

JITX develops software to automate hardware and circuit board design for electronics companies. The platform uses algorithms for physical design automation to help teams design better electronics.

4 investors