Advanced Manufacturing Startups

Ecore transforms reclaimed rubber waste into performance products for various industries, keeping discarded rubber out of landfills through circular manufacturing processes. The company develops innovative materials and products designed to deliver performance, health, safety, and wellness benefits.

3 investors

Efference builds robotic-grade perception and compute hardware and devices for distributed data collection and real-time inference, serving robotics companies and applications at scale.

3 investors

Ekstera develops Stirling engines that convert industrial waste heat into electricity, serving manufacturers seeking to reduce energy costs and carbon emissions. The technology complements renewable energy sources and reduces reliance on fossil fuel-based power generation.

3 investors

Electroninks develops and manufactures metal complex inks for semiconductor packaging, consumer electronics, and medical device manufacturing, offering improved conductivity and sustainability compared to traditional metallized inks. The company's proprietary formulations serve customers seeking high-performance materials for miniaturized and functionally advanced electronic products.

3 investors

Elodin provides a cloud-based simulation platform for building autonomous systems, targeting developers and engineers creating satellites, drones, and robots. The company aims to make advanced autonomy tooling accessible and affordable to innovators in aerospace and robotics.

3 investors

Emanate offers a configurable sales automation engine designed for industrial operations that handles prospect tracking, opportunity management, customer nurturing, and inbound qualification across accounts, emails, and agents.

3 investors

Emmi AI builds AI foundation models for physics simulation, using transformer-based models to accelerate engineering workflows across industrial verticals such as power transformers and injection molding. It integrates with existing engineering platforms to provide simulation acceleration for industrial design and CFD applications.

3 investors

EMPEL develops a PFAS-free water-repellent coating technology that chemically bonds to fibers for durable, long-lasting performance. The technology is used in textile and apparel manufacturing to provide water repellency without the environmental and health concerns of traditional PFAS-based treatments.

3 investors

Enlyze provides a cloud-based manufacturing data platform that connects industrial machines and enables real-time production monitoring and analytics. The platform serves manufacturers seeking to digitize operations without extensive IT infrastructure or upfront capital investment.

3 investors

Enovix develops and manufactures silicon-anode lithium-ion batteries with an architecture designed for higher energy density and capacity while maintaining safety. Its batteries target applications including IoT, mobile and computing devices, and vehicles.

3 investors

A Japanese manufacturer and seller of billiard equipment, including cues, tips, and chalk, serving players and retailers worldwide through overseas distributors across 25+ countries.

3 investors

The company manufactures electromechanical products including rotary clutches, linear brakes, and voltage drivers for industrial applications.

3 investors

Evari Thermal manufactures miniature oil-free gas-bearing turbocompressors for heat pumps, aimed at improving heat pump efficiency across building heating and cooling, vehicles, refrigeration, healthcare, and industrial process heating. The technology originated as satellite compressor technology developed for NASA and is now being produced for consumer products.

3 investors

Exlens builds a unified factory operating system that connects MES, warehouse management, inventory, controls, and QMS into a single platform with native AI reasoning. It serves manufacturers such as makers of cars, batteries, circuit boards, and medical devices.

3 investors

Extrality develops AI-augmented simulation technology for digital engineering that accelerates design exploration and performance prediction. The platform enables engineers to simulate new designs faster than traditional methods while maintaining physics-based validation.

3 investors

EyePick develops robotic systems that use computer vision to identify, sort, and handle objects in settings where items are not arranged in fixed positions. The robots are offered to manufacturers on a service basis, aimed at repetitive handling tasks on production and packing lines.

3 investors

Fabri operates a software-defined, technology-enabled foundry that produces investment castings for applications such as jet engines, AI data center turbines, and missiles. The company aims to lower cost and lead times for domestic U.S. manufacturing of these precision metal components.

3 investors

Faction is an AI platform for distributors and manufacturers that automates quoting, order entry, sourcing, product data enrichment, accounts payable, and collections by connecting directly to a company's ERP, CRM, and other systems. It targets industrial-economy businesses such as PVF, electrical, packaging, and plumbing distributors seeking to scale operations without adding headcount.

3 investors

Ferrum Technologies develops a proprietary melter technology to produce zero-emission steel and cement at cost parity with conventional fossil-based production methods.

3 investors

FibreCoat produces bi-component multi-filament yarns that combine basalt or glass fiber cores with metallic or polymer sheaths. Its coated fibers provide properties such as thermal and electrical conductivity, EMI shielding, radiation protection, and lightweight high strength for use as reinforced composite materials.

3 investors

Flexciton develops AI-driven production planning and scheduling software for semiconductor fabs, using mathematical optimization to improve throughput, tool utilization, and on-time delivery. It serves chipmakers transitioning toward autonomous factory operations, with clients including Seagate Technology, Renesas, and Microchip.

3 investors

FLIR designs and manufactures thermal imaging and infrared camera technology used for applications such as search and rescue, security, navigation, energy conservation, and environmental protection. The company has decades of expertise in infrared cameras and thermography.

3 investors

Fluence is a decentralized "cloudless" computing platform that combines blockchain with high-performance computing to let developers build and scale applications without relying on centralized cloud providers. It operates as a DePIN (decentralized physical infrastructure) project offering a trustless, verifiable compute framework.

3 investors

Fluent Metal makes a metal 3D printer that uses a single-step wire-to-drop process to print metal parts directly, without post-sintering, laser, or powder. The printer runs on a standard electrical outlet, allowing it to be set up in a lab, office, or home for building standalone parts or adding features to existing components.

3 investors