Advanced Manufacturing Startups

DarkVision designs and manufactures imaging technologies and software for industrial asset inspection and integrity evaluation. The company serves industrial sectors requiring advanced inspection capabilities across a full hardware and software technology stack.

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DART Aerospace designs and manufactures mission equipment, parts, and accessories for helicopters, including aerial firefighting systems, flotation systems, landing gear, fuel cells, cargo expansion systems, and interior/exterior upgrades. It serves rotorcraft operators and OEMs across sectors such as emergency medical services, firefighting, utility, law enforcement, and defense, supporting over 5,000 aircraft in more than 120 countries.

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Dartboard Energy processes raw alarms and state data from industrial systems into classified events with audit trails, eliminating manual log reconstruction for energy and industrial operations. The platform reads data from data lakes, historians, and energy management systems, then writes structured events back to existing workflow tools.

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Riff builds AI agents that automate the operational work behind manufacturing orders — quoting, procurement, planning, order confirmation, invoice matching, and flagging at-risk deliveries — running on top of existing ERP systems like Infor, SAP, Oracle, and Microsoft. It targets manufacturers' procurement, planning, and logistics teams, with data kept in the EU and SOC 2 / ISO 27001 aligned, GDPR-compliant infrastructure.

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Dataciders is a Microsoft Solutions Partner offering data analytics, AI, and cloud transformation consulting. The company helps enterprises implement Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, Azure, and related tools for data management, governance, and AI-driven decision-making.

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Datacor provides industry-specific software solutions designed for process manufacturers, chemical distributors, and engineers to address complex operational challenges. The company offers its platform through a partner channel program.

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Datagon builds industrial AI solutions that operate in production environments.

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ECI Solutions develops cloud and on-premises ERP software for job shops, discrete manufacturers, and batch & process manufacturers, with embedded AI for cost control, quality management, and compliance tracking. The company serves manufacturing operations requiring real-time visibility, inventory management, and production scheduling across make-to-order and complex regulatory environments.

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DataMesh provides an industrial digital twin platform that combines 3D visualization, real-time data integration, simulation, and AI agents to enable operational decision-making for manufacturing, construction, facility management, and logistics teams. The platform includes tools for work instruction authoring, facility operations management, and synthetic data generation for physical AI development.

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DataStories, part of Partners in Performance, provides prescriptive analytics software for industrial operations, delivering real-time optimization to improve recovery, quality, yield, and energy efficiency.

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Davis-Standard Corporation manufactures end-to-end processing and extrusion equipment used to produce products such as medical tubing, food packaging, pipe and profile, wire and cable, film, and fiber. It serves global manufacturers across markets including infrastructure, automotive, agriculture, packaging, and healthcare.

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Dawn Industries builds VIM, a system that connects to industrial automation cells—including PLCs, robots, CNC machines, and sensors—to diagnose faults, stage operator-approved fixes, and detect part deviations shortly after machining. It serves manufacturers looking to reduce equipment recovery time and fault-related costs.

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Dayton Superior is a single-source supplier of concrete accessories, concrete chemicals, and concrete forming products for the non-residential construction industry. It also offers engineering support and training programs covering products, safety, and construction techniques.

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DazPak manufactures flexible packaging using printing, laminating, and converting services for emerging and established brands. The company supplies national-level packaging expertise and inventory management to help brands meet market timelines.

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De Wave Group is an integrated company providing complete interior and outfitting solutions for the cruise and yacht industry, covering everything from design to final realization including carpentry, upholstery, metalwork, and glass. Founded in Genoa, Italy, it works with major shipyards through a global network spanning Europe, Asia, and the Americas.

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Deadwood Innovations converts low-value timber into premium lumber products using proprietary technology designed to increase profitability for lumber producers while reducing carbon emissions. The company operates in the forest industry with a focus on sustainability, wildfire resilience, and economic collaboration with First Nations communities.

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Specialty enzyme solutions combined with continuous manufacturing.

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Decisiv provides a software platform for managing service events across commercial asset fleets, connecting trucks, dealerships, fleet operators, and service providers through unified data and communication systems. The platform serves fleet owners, asset managers, OEMs, and service providers in the commercial vehicle maintenance and logistics sectors.

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Decom Engineering designs and deploys subsea and onshore "Chopsaw" cold-cutting tools and bespoke cutting systems for the offshore energy sector, including precision cuts on risers, conductors and mooring chains. The company serves oil and gas, industrial and energy transition operators, delivering projects across more than 10 countries.

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Silicon Valley Robotics Center is a full-stack robotics infrastructure provider offering hardware procurement, data collection, AI training, and fleet teleoperation services for robot learning and deployment. It serves academic labs, startups, and enterprises developing physical AI systems.

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Deep.Meta develops SLICE, an AI planning co-pilot for steel mills that optimizes slab selection and hot rolling operations to reduce yield loss and improve production efficiency.

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DeepSight offers an AI platform that captures field experts' knowledge via video and augmented reality, then turns it into interactive, multilingual training procedures, dashboards, and live remote assistance for industrial and manufacturing teams. The product suite (Capture, Studio, Holo, Console, Connect) helps enterprises document know-how, standardize procedures, and train workers on tablets and smart glasses.

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Deevio provides machine vision systems to automate quality control processes in manufacturing environments. The company addresses limitations in traditional manual inspection and existing vision systems by reducing false positives in defect detection.

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Definium designs and manufactures IoT devices and gateways supporting LoRaWAN, LTE Cat M1/NB1, Ethernet, and low earth orbit satellite communications, and offers electronics product design and contract manufacturing services. It also owns and operates a state-wide LoRaWAN network in Tasmania, Australia, serving asset management, industrial, urban, and rural infrastructure monitoring use cases.

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