Advanced Manufacturing Startups

Purple Rhombus designs and manufactures uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) using standard U.S. sheet-metal manufacturing processes for rapid, industrial-scale production. The company serves military and defense customers requiring affordable, production-ready systems for warfighting applications.

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PV Nano Cell develops silver and copper conductive inks and pastes based on single-crystal nanoparticles for low-temperature metallization of solar cells, including HJT and perovskite tandem architectures. Its high metal-loading formulations are also used in other high-volume manufacturing industries.

2 investors

PVpallet makes reusable, recyclable packaging for the solar and renewable energy industry, including its HDPE plastic Series X solar panel pallets, bulk bins, and handheld totes. It also offers packaging consulting, custom solutions, and a reverse logistics program with product tracking, cleaning, and refurbishment to replace single-use packaging.

2 investors

Pyran produces 1,5 PDO (pentanediol), a 5-carbon diol made from renewable agricultural feedstocks using a proprietary chemical process, as an alternative to petroleum-derived diols. Its products serve polyol and diol customers seeking improved heat, water, oil, and weather resistance, and are certified 100% biobased by the USDA BioPreferred Program.

2 investors

QIMA provides testing, inspection, audit, and certification services to help consumer products, food, and life sciences companies ensure product quality, safety, and regulatory compliance across global supply chains. The company also offers SaaS platforms and professional services to digitize quality and compliance management.

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QMS2GO is a software platform that helps ISO 9001 manufacturers build a quality management system, connect it to their existing operations, and maintain audit-ready evidence. It uses a voice or text intake to generate a QMS tailored to a company's industry, processes, and documentation, and produces an audit-readiness score.

2 investors

Qsee's Zer0-Defect uses AI algorithms to predict manufacturing failures and detect quality issues early in production processes. The product automates inspections and real-time production monitoring for manufacturers in automotive, electronics, and related industries.

2 investors

Qualia Studios trains and deploys robotic foundation models for factory and warehouse automation, handling tasks like multi-object grasping from mixed, unstructured bins across a real SKU mix without jigs or fixed poses. It works on-site with manufacturers through teleoperation, fine-tuning, deployment, and reinforcement learning, delivering fine-tuned weights and datasets on the customer's own hardware.</parameter> <parameter name="founders">[]

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Quantica develops additive manufacturing (3D printing) technology, with expertise spanning printheads, hardware, software, and electronics for digital manufacturing. The company operates from Berlin and Barcelona.

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Quantum Boost offers an AI formulation assistant that helps R&D teams develop chemicals and materials, using AI algorithms to speed up formulation, experimental design, and data analysis. It targets product developers working on chemical and materials research.

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Quarter20 builds a connected workspace that generates the visual and written documentation hardware teams need to communicate design and manufacturing details across the product development process. It targets hardware engineers and manufacturing teams, aiming to standardize hardware documentation.

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Questas supplies hydraulic solutions and flow control services to industrial sectors across Australia including manufacturing, construction, mining, and energy through a network of 35 branches.

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Quick Clean operates a laundry-as-a-service platform targeting hospitals and hospitality businesses in India. The company provides hygienic laundry solutions designed to reduce hospital-acquired infections and address a non-core activity for hotels and healthcare facilities.

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Radix designs and manufactures specialized electrical wire and cable for high-temperature and extreme-environment applications, including fire-protective solutions certified to major safety standards. The company serves engineers, contractors, and facility owners requiring mission-critical cabling for applications ranging from 150°C to 1,000°C.

2 investors

Ramp USA makes customizable wheelchairs designed for comfort and independence, built for both on-road and off-road use. Customers can work with the company's team to configure a chair to fit their needs.

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Ravee Optics develops ultracompact optical communication systems and laser links for small satellites, space, and airborne platforms.

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RBC Bearings is an international manufacturer and marketer of engineered precision bearings and related products, serving industrial, aerospace, and defense customers. Founded in 1919, it operates manufacturing and distribution facilities across the US, Mexico, France, Germany, Poland, and China, and offers a B2B ordering portal for customers.

2 investors

Re:Build Manufacturing operates a network of specialized manufacturing facilities across the United States, providing design, engineering, prototyping, and production services for embedded systems, composites, chemical processes, and medical consumables. The company supports product development at scale with over 1,200 technical experts and advanced manufacturing capacity.

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Reactory develops patented maturation technology that accelerates spirit aging from decades to days while reducing production costs and environmental impact. The technology enables distilleries to produce aged spirits at scale using controlled maturation with minimal material waste and energy consumption.

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Reason Robotics builds technology to make deploying industrial robots easier, targeting small and medium-sized manufacturers in the United States to automate dangerous and repetitive tasks. The company focuses on accelerating automation for SMB manufacturers so workers can shift to more engaging work.

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Recochem is a privately held multinational manufacturer and distributor of chemical and automotive-aftermarket products, supplying major retailers and customers worldwide. It operates ISO 9001:2015-certified production plants across North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa, and the Gulf, with technical support and ASTM testing capabilities.

2 investors

Red Metals manufactures high-conductivity copper rod using domestic feedstocks in a single continuous operation for power, mobility, and industrial applications. The company addresses supply chain inefficiencies by consolidating refined copper production domestically, reducing lead times and intermediaries compared to the traditional multi-country refining process.

2 investors

Resortecs provides pre- and post-consumer textile waste management services and design-for-disassembly technology, connecting brands, sorters, and recyclers to make textile recycling easier. It serves the fashion, workwear, bedding, and automotive industries.

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Relief is an AI copilot for the quoting and cost-estimation process, letting teams standardize their pricing methods, centralize quotes in one tool, and automate a large share of estimation work by ingesting plans and specifications. It is aimed at manufacturers, integrating with existing tools such as ERP and Excel.

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