Advanced Manufacturing Startups

Heartland Steel designs, engineers, and manufactures steel pallet racking systems, mezzanines, stairways, and ladders for warehouse projects. It provides in-house design, engineering, and project management with dedicated sales representatives for clients.

2 investors

HEAVN sells the HEAVN One, a lighting fixture that customers can configure, buy, and test for 30 days with a money-back guarantee. The product is marketed for its positive lighting effects, available through an online shop.

2 investors

Hebbian Robotics builds open-source SDKs and data-quality infrastructure for Physical AI data pipelines, helping robotics foundation model labs filter, label, and curate large volumes of egocentric video data. Its tools let data teams write quality checks as Python functions with durable execution, observability, and auditability.

2 investors

Helicon Industries manufactures advanced composite parts for unmanned systems.

2 investors

Helios develops technology to extract oxygen from lunar regolith through molten regolith electrolysis, producing rocket fuel oxidizer for space missions. The company aims to reduce the cost of space exploration by sourcing materials on the Moon rather than transporting them from Earth.

2 investors

Helixia is an agentic automation platform that deploys AI agents to run customer operations for distributors and manufacturers, handling tasks such as product consultation, price and availability checks, quoting, and order entry. It integrates with existing ERP, CRM, and e-commerce systems and is delivered by a forward-deployed engineering team within two weeks.

2 investors

Hermes Robotics manufactures autonomy retrofit kits that enable low-speed vehicle automation for any vehicle type. The company serves vehicle operators and fleet owners seeking autonomous capability retrofits.

2 investors

Hexigone develops corrosion-inhibition technology through its Intelli-ion "smart-release" platform (including the bio-based PX1 series) used in protective coatings, supplying coatings manufacturers with lower-carbon, safer inhibitors at over 800 MT per year. The company, spun out of Swansea University's Corrosion Group, serves multinational and smaller coatings manufacturers worldwide.

2 investors

Highcast provides AI-powered software for industrial manufacturers to optimize electricity costs and manage energy procurement by calculating real-time total cost of electricity (CTE) and simulating production scenarios. The platform helps factories reduce electricity bills by 3-20% through AI-driven price forecasting, consumption prediction, and constraint-based optimization algorithms.

2 investors

Highcon builds digital cutting and creasing machines for manufacturers of folding carton and corrugated packaging and displays, offering an alternative to conventional die-making and setup processes. Its systems serve global and local brands to address shorter time-to-market, smaller job sizes, and sustainability demands driven by e-commerce.

2 investors

Hipp is a precision engineering manufacturer that produces custom, high-quality technical components made to customer specifications. It serves industries including automotive, aerospace, medical technology, and electronics.

2 investors

Hipp Technology Group is a holding of companies specializing in precision machining and manufacturing, producing precision-turned and milled components and orthopedic and dental implants and instruments. It serves industries such as machinery, aerospace, medical technology, and automotive, with operations in Germany and Switzerland.

2 investors

Holy Technologies produces composite parts using an automated manufacturing process that optimizes fiber placement and design for lightweight, load-bearing components across industries.

2 investors

Horwitz provides mechanical, electrical, plumbing, building automation, insulation, and industrial ventilation services for commercial, industrial, and institutional clients. It covers design, preconstruction, fabrication, construction, and ongoing maintenance and repair across the Midwest United States.

2 investors

HotGreen develops high-temperature heat pump systems that convert electricity into low-carbon process heat for industrial manufacturers. The company initially targets food and beverage processors, with plans to expand into pharmaceuticals, chemicals, pulp and paper, and textiles.

2 investors

Protolabs Network operates a digital platform connecting product designers and engineers with a global network of over 250 manufacturing partners to accelerate time-to-market for innovations. The company serves the manufacturing and industrial product development sectors with on-demand manufacturing services.

2 investors

Hummink develops NAZCA, a precision printing machine for manufacturing miniaturized electronics and nano-electronic components at nanometer-to-micrometer scales. The system enables direct printing of patterns onto various substrates with dedicated inks for research and manufacturing applications.

2 investors

Husky manufactures injection molding systems designed to optimize productivity and consistency across industries including beverage packaging, medical devices, food containers, and diagnostics. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of specialized molding platforms for high-volume and mid-volume production applications.

2 investors

Hydrasun designs and supplies integrated fluid transfer, power and control products for traditional and emerging energy sectors, with specialised solutions for hydrogen applications.

2 investors

HyperTunnel develops extended reality (XR) solutions for frontline workers in high-stakes industries including aerospace, defense, manufacturing, and logistics. The platform enables workers to visualize complex data, collaborate intuitively, and perform operational tasks with greater precision through spatial computing and digital twin technologies.

2 investors

Hypertype is an AI-powered tool that integrates into email workflows to help support and engineering teams quickly respond to tickets with context-aware answers by accessing historical documentation and emails without leaving their inbox.

2 investors

Hypetex develops FlaxTex, a coloured natural flax fibre technology that serves as a sustainable, biodegradable alternative to carbon and glass fibre for manufacturing applications. The material is designed for automotive, construction, and consumer product manufacturers seeking lightweight, strong composites with positive environmental credentials.

2 investors

i-flow builds a unified data infrastructure platform that automatically connects machines, systems, and factory locations into a central namespace, enabling clean and contextualized industrial data for manufacturing companies. The solution eliminates manual data integration and provides the foundation for smart factories and industrial AI applications.

2 investors

Hefei Ekt Optoelectronics Technology (stock code 688610) develops, manufactures, and sells high-end industrial sensing products, including industrial cameras, frame grabbers, and smart optical units. Its products are used by manufacturers in electronics, displays, semiconductors, lithium batteries, photovoltaics, and life sciences, primarily in China.

2 investors