Advanced Manufacturing Startups

Vulcan Elements manufactures rare earth magnets for critical applications in defense, semiconductors, satellites, data centers, and industrial equipment. The company is building a Western supply chain focused on resilience and security for the U.S. and allied nations.

9 investors

Wandelbots develops Physical AI software for robotics that enables businesses to program and control robots without coding expertise. The platform serves manufacturing and industrial operators of all sizes seeking to scale automation.

9 investors

Zetwerk is a global digital manufacturing platform that connects customers with a network of manufacturers offering CNC machining, die casting, 3D printing, and related services across industries. The company helps manufacturers and product companies reduce costs, improve quality, and optimize inventory management.

9 investors

Advano manufactures silicon-based anode materials for lithium-ion batteries that improve energy density and reduce costs for electric vehicles. The company supplies engineered materials that integrate into existing battery designs.

8 investors

Amplio builds infrastructure to help manufacturers unlock value from surplus inventory and manage circular manufacturing. The platform analyzes surplus stock, moves inventory, and clears warehouse space for enterprise clients while keeping assets in productive use.

8 investors

Apprentice provides a manufacturing technology platform aimed at pharmaceutical and life sciences manufacturing, with capabilities extended through technical and solution partner integrations. The company works with technology and service partners to support digital transformation and operational efficiency across manufacturing verticals.

8 investors

Ateios develops electrode manufacturing techniques designed to accelerate production speed, reduce carbon emissions, and decrease the physical footprint of battery manufacturing and gigafactories. The company provides advanced battery, materials, and software solutions to battery manufacturers.

8 investors

Atomic Industries uses artificial intelligence and custom software to design plastic molds for manufacturing, enabling faster production of injection-molded parts for customers.

8 investors

Aurelius Systems builds Archimedes, an autonomous counter-UAS laser system that combines high-power directed energy, optical sensors, and AI to detect, track, and neutralize aerial drone threats without an operator. It targets defense applications, protecting military forces, facilities, and critical infrastructure.

8 investors

Automata provides lab automation and data management tools, enabling researchers and technicians to generate accurate data at scale through intuitive workflow creation.

8 investors

Bellwether Coffee makes an all-electric, ventless countertop coffee roaster along with a curated green coffee marketplace, roast profiles, and retail packaging for cafés and businesses to roast and sell coffee in-house. Its platform covers sourcing, menu and roast support, and retail program scaling for coffee shops.

8 investors

Beyond Aero develops electric business aircraft using hydrogen propulsion, designed to achieve range exceeding 800 nautical miles for aviation markets.

8 investors

Citrine provides an AI platform for product development used across organizations, with expertise in materials discovery and advanced manufacturing optimization.

8 investors

DeepHow creates video-based training and AI-powered standard operating procedure (SOP) verification for frontline operations workers in manufacturing. The platform captures operational knowledge to train both workers and AI systems, helping manufacturers ensure procedure adherence and optimize production.

8 investors

Fabric8Labs develops Electrochemical Additive Manufacturing (ECAM), a room-temperature metal 3D printing technology that produces dense, high-purity metal parts with micron-scale resolution and no post-processing. Its patented microelectrode array printhead enables mass-scale production of components, including direct printing onto temperature-sensitive substrates such as PCBs, silicon, and existing metal parts.

8 investors

Harvest Thermal combines high-efficiency heat pumps with a smart thermal battery (water-tank heat storage) and a controller (the Harvest Pod) to provide home heating, hot water, and air conditioning while lowering utility bills and emissions. The company sells to homeowners and offers a lease option (the Harvest Comfort Plan) with no upfront cost.

8 investors

Icarus designs and manufactures solar-powered autonomous aircraft that fly for months at the edge of space. The company serves applications requiring long-duration stratospheric surveillance and monitoring.

8 investors

Inversion Semiconductor develops next-generation semiconductor lithography equipment based on miniaturized particle accelerators that increase transistor density and improve chip manufacturing precision. The platform enables semiconductor fabricators to scale transistor production toward physical limits while improving throughput and uniformity in advanced chip production.

8 investors

Liminal Insights builds EchoStat, an inspection platform that combines ultrasound and machine learning for non-destructive analysis of prismatic, pouch, and cylindrical battery cells across chemistries. It serves battery manufacturers with quality control and analytics from cell and process development through factory ramp-up and high-volume manufacturing.

8 investors

MITO Material Solutions develops patented hybrid additive technology that enhances fiber-reinforced composites and thermoplastics by functionalizing materials like graphene oxide and biomaterials, serving the manufacturing industry. The platform improves strength, durability, flexibility, and sustainability without requiring changes to existing manufacturing processes.

8 investors

A space transportation and infrastructure services company providing launch capabilities and orbital logistics for satellites and cargo.

8 investors

Prima provides structural steel services covering the full Division 5 scope, including engineering, detailing, fabrication, delivery, and erection support for industrial infrastructure. Its offering spans beams, columns, trusses, joists, metal decking, stairs, and railings, with AISC-certified fabrication and AWS D1.1 welding standards.

8 investors

Rebellyous develops plant-based chicken nuggets and proprietary manufacturing systems designed to enable efficient, clean food production with improved working conditions. The company serves consumers seeking plant-based alternatives and operates in the alternative protein and food technology space.

8 investors

Sanctuary AI develops "Physical AI" software and autonomous task policies that run on commercially available robotic systems, including support for multiple hardware configurations, mobility options, end effectors, and a path to humanoids. It targets industrial customers seeking automation for dexterous and dynamic tasks that traditional automation cannot reliably handle.

8 investors