Advanced Manufacturing Startups

FlexXray provides offline, third-party X-ray inspection services that food manufacturers use to detect foreign material contamination in products flagged by their inline systems, enabling rework and recovery instead of full disposal or recalls. It serves large food companies across the United States and Canada from FDA- and USDA-registered facilities.

2 investors

FloUV provides non-thermal UV-C processing systems for opaque and viscous liquids, primarily serving dairy, beverage, and functional ingredient producers. The technology preserves native proteins and bioactives while delivering microbial safety without heat.

2 investors

Flow Control Group is a solutions provider offering technically oriented products and services for flow control, industrial automation, and life sciences across North America. The company operates as an employee-owned entity managing over 115 brands.

2 investors

FlowSight offers Brewcast, a software platform for maintenance management of brewery equipment, using AI methods to determine optimal maintenance timing and to plan, assign, and document maintenance tasks and inventory. It serves breweries aiming to reduce maintenance costs and avoid unplanned equipment downtime.

2 investors

Fluence Technology manufactures high-power fiber lasers for advanced manufacturing applications, offering femtosecond laser products designed for precision and uptime in industrial production.

2 investors

Flutura offers the Accenture Industrial Intelligence Suite, an analytics platform that applies AI and multi-domain physics to industrial operations. It provides predictive and prescriptive analytics by extracting insights from connected devices and sensors to help engineers optimize industrial facilities.

2 investors

Foeth is Europe's largest dealer of pre-owned, refurbished process equipment for the chemical, food, pharmaceutical, and recycling industries, operating with over 2,800 items in stock. The company focuses on sustainability by enabling clients to reuse industrial machinery rather than purchase new equipment, thereby reducing CO2 emissions.

2 investors

Forg3d is developing ANVIL OS, a control platform for advanced metal manufacturing that governs how metal is produced to deliver repeatable, auditable, and traceable outcomes. It targets mission-critical industries where reliability and traceability are essential.

2 investors

Forge Nano develops the Atomic Armor platform, based on its patented ALDˣ atomic layer deposition architecture, to apply atomically precise coatings that improve batteries, semiconductor wafers, powders, and structural components. It sells lithium-ion cells and ALD coating equipment to energy, defense, aerospace, semiconductor, and quantum hardware customers, and operates a North Carolina gigafactory for domestic lithium-ion cell manufacturing.

2 investors

Forge Robotics develops fully modular autonomous factories composed of self-contained, self-operating production modules (welding, scanning, engraving) that can be reconfigured in software and relocated physically for manufacturers. The company serves metal goods manufacturers including automotive suppliers, contract fabricators, and industrial equipment OEMs requiring precision welding, engraving, and scanning.

2 investors

Forged Solutions Group manufactures precision forgings from various metal alloys for aerospace, defence, and space applications, offering design support, heat treatment, machining, and materials testing. The company serves global blue-chip customers through facilities in the UK and USA.

2 investors

Forgis builds AI-native orchestration software for industrial manufacturing, running causal AI agents on edge devices to connect machines, predict failures, configure production lines, and optimize output in real time. The platform serves Western manufacturers and engineers, positioning itself as the intelligence layer for factory automation.

2 investors

Fortera produces ReAct, a low-carbon cement that serves as a replacement for Portland cement in construction and concrete applications. The company manufactures high-performance cement products designed to reduce CO2 emissions while meeting all major strength and performance standards.

2 investors

Foundation Industries provides low-volume, high-mix manufacturing services to hardware companies in the United States, enabling faster prototyping and domestic production of complex components.

2 investors

Foundation EGI is an AI platform that helps manufacturers of physical products create, manage, and distribute technical documentation. Originating from research at MIT's CSAIL, it automates documentation work in manufacturing engineering workflows.

2 investors

FrameMax Systems designs and manufactures prefabricated buildings using Cold-Formed Steel (CFS) for multi-story and affordable housing construction, offering an alternative to concrete and wood. It works with local governments and companies to deliver housing projects internationally, including in Algeria, the Philippines, Ethiopia, Sudan, Qatar, and Madagascar.

2 investors

Frankenburg Technologies develops affordable, mass-manufacturable guided missile systems and counter-drone platforms for European defence. The company builds air and missile defence solutions for rapid replenishment and sustained industrial-scale operations.

2 investors

Frontier Machines builds FR-1, an AI-powered industrial robot that learns repetitive manual tasks such as packing, bagging, kitting, and assembly at workstations before end-of-line. It targets U.S. manufacturers, offering the robot on a subscription basis (starting at $25k/yr) as a lower-cost alternative to manual labor.

2 investors

Frontier Nutrition makes fortified snacks aimed at improving pediatric and maternal nutrition, focusing on affordability and cultural relevance for low-income communities. Based in Bangladesh, the company develops, manufactures, and distributes nutrient-enriched food products.

2 investors

FuelActive provides fuel efficiency optimization technology for fleet operators in mining, rail, and construction sectors, helping reduce fuel consumption, emissions, and operational costs.

2 investors

Fujifilm is a diversified manufacturer operating across healthcare (prevention, diagnosis, and treatment), electronics, business innovation, and imaging, producing products and services including film, photography, medical technology, and digital transformation solutions. It serves consumers and business customers globally across these fields.

2 investors

FXI develops products and chemistry formulations that help customers address consumer market needs through innovative processes and applications.

2 investors

Innovotech is a Russian developer of SMART LR software and robotic systems designed to automate the repair of thermal units at metallurgical and cement plants. The company builds robotics solutions for industrial maintenance in the metallurgy and cement sectors.

2 investors

Gartner Studios designs, manufactures, and distributes party goods and stationery products for do-it-yourself celebration occasions. The company serves North American retailers and consumers seeking stylish occasion-themed products.

2 investors