Advanced Manufacturing Startups

EPIC AEROSPACE builds last-mile delivery for satellites, providing in-space transportation to move payloads to their final orbits for the commercial space launch market.

5 investors

Estes designs and manufactures advanced battery platforms using domestically-sourced magnesium and new material compositions to achieve higher energy density for electrified marine, aviation, rail, and commercial vehicles. The company employs first-principles engineering and fully domestic production to meet supply chain resilience and Buy America requirements.

5 investors

Exosonic develops supersonic unmanned aircraft for military adversary training, with plans to advance the technology toward crewed supersonic passenger aircraft. The company is building a subscale test vehicle to validate autonomous flight and human-unmanned aircraft coordination.

5 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.

5 investors

FarmWise builds AI and computer vision weeding equipment that performs precision intra-row cultivation for farmers to remove weeds and reduce field passes. Its technology targets agricultural growers seeking to lower per-acre costs and increase productivity.

5 investors

Fast Radius was a Chicago-based digital manufacturing company offering on-demand 3D printing, CNC machining, and injection molding through a cloud manufacturing platform. After filing for bankruptcy in 2022, its assets were acquired by SyBridge Technologies.

5 investors

FCTRY LAb is an end-to-end footwear studio in Los Angeles that takes shoe concepts from sketch to finished product under one roof, pairing 3D design and fast sampling with hand-built craftsmanship. It works with athletes, artists, indie founders, and brands to design, prototype, and release their own sneakers and boots.

5 investors

Feanix Autopilot is an AI-powered platform that combines whole-genome sequencing, farm performance data, and economics to provide herd-level breeding and culling recommendations for dairy farmers. The system integrates existing farm management tools and generates ranked, priced decisions to maximize farm profitability.

5 investors

Flai is an AI communications platform that handles incoming calls, SMS, and email for automotive dealerships, answering customer inquiries, scheduling appointments, and qualifying leads 24/7. The platform integrates with existing dealership systems to automate routine customer engagement while enabling human staff to focus on closing deals.

5 investors

FloVision retrofits meat processing lines with computer-vision and machine-learning inspection that measures yield, giveaway, quality, throughput, and foreign bodies in real time across beef, pork, and poultry. It serves food processors, providing per-piece grading, defect flagging, and dashboards that roll up results by line, shift, SKU, and supplier.

5 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.

5 investors

Flux retrofits existing material handling equipment with AI-powered autonomy hardware, enabling warehouses to automate pallet movement, material transport, and logistics tasks without purchasing new machines or modifying infrastructure. The company serves warehouse and logistics operations seeking to reduce labor costs and improve fleet utilization.

5 investors

Foundation EGI builds an AI platform that helps manufacturers of physical products create, manage, and distribute technical documentation. It targets engineering teams at physical product companies, automating the manual work of producing manufacturing documentation.

5 investors

Furnishka is a Bengaluru-based furniture brand that designs and manufactures solid wood, space-saving, and customizable furniture — including sofas, beds, dining sets, wardrobes, and home décor — sold through offline stores and online across India. It operates an in-house manufacturing facility and offers quick-ship and made-to-order pieces with warranty, free assembly, and returns.

5 investors

Gauzy is a vision and light control company that develops and manufactures smart glass, camera monitoring systems, and driver-assistance technologies using nanotechnology, mechatronics, and AI image analysis. It serves the automotive, aeronautics, and architecture markets through OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, and distribution partners across more than 30 countries.

5 investors

GEM makes whole-food nutritional supplements in the form of plant-based bites designed to address nutrient deficiencies using real food ingredients rather than isolated vitamins. The products are formulated by a team of scientists and doctors using integrative and functional medicine principles, targeting consumers seeking natural wellness solutions.

5 investors

GROPYUS designs and builds multi-family residential buildings using technology-enabled prefabrication and robotics, delivering affordable housing with optimized planning, manufacturing, assembly, and digital building management. The company serves residential real estate developers and operators in Germany and Austria.

5 investors

Haddy operates a U.S. microfactory that uses AI-powered large-format robotic 3D printing and integrated milling to manufacture parts for defense (drone hulls and components), entertainment (props and set pieces), marine and construction (components and cement/concrete molds), and custom furniture and lighting. It offers full-service production from CAD files or early concepts through design optimization, printing, finishing, and delivery.

5 investors

Heartwork manufactures modular steel storage and furniture units designed for flexible workspace configuration in offices, educational institutions, and healthcare facilities. The Building Block collection features magnetic backs and customizable finishes for diverse storage and organizational needs.

5 investors

Helogen builds fully automated, AI-driven factories in orbit that produce high-value biomaterials impossible to manufacture on Earth by leveraging the microgravity environment. The company targets pharmaceutical, biotech, and health-focused industries, enabling superior product purity and carbon-positive manufacturing at unprecedented scale.

5 investors

Hertha Metals develops a proprietary pyrometallurgical process to produce iron and steel more efficiently and cost-effectively. The company operates in the industrial materials and steelmaking sector, moving its technology from pilot to commercial-scale plants.

5 investors

Hop Aero develops rocket-based cargo delivery systems designed to transport supplies to remote or contested locations at high speeds, primarily serving U.S. military and allied defense applications.

5 investors

Imperium Technologies builds an integrated electro-mechanical steam trap paired with a real-time steam system intelligence platform to detect and manage steam system waste, faults, and emissions. It serves industrial operators and service providers who traditionally relied on manual inspections and older infrastructure.

5 investors

InventWood produces SUPERWOOD, a wood-based structural material engineered at the nanoscale to be stronger than steel while lighter, offering properties like fire resistance and transparency for use in construction and buildings. Spun out of research at the University of Maryland and Yale, it operates a manufacturing facility in Maryland.

5 investors