Manufacturing Startups

Relativity Space designs, builds, and launches rockets, including Terran 1 (a 3D-printed rocket) and Terran R, a reusable medium-heavy lift launch vehicle. The company uses a vertically integrated approach combining 3D printing, AI, and autonomous robotics to manufacture launch vehicles with fewer parts.

37 investors

Solugen develops a biomanufacturing platform using fermentation and bioprocessing technology to produce specialty chemicals at scale. The company serves customers in energy, chemicals, and related industries with cost-effective alternatives to traditional petrochemical-based manufacturing.

26 investors

Future Fields uses fruit flies as bioreactors to produce difficult-to-express proteins at scale for pharmaceutical, agricultural, and food applications. The company aims to enable the development of novel biological products across healthcare, agriculture, and nutrition sectors.

14 investors

Atomic Industries uses artificial intelligence and custom software to design plastic molds for manufacturing, enabling faster production of injection-molded parts for customers.

13 investors

Overview.ai builds custom hardware, edge AI, and software systems that give manufacturers real-time visibility into their production processes to catch defects earlier and reduce waste. It serves industrial manufacturers seeking to improve quality control at scale.

12 investors

AON3D builds industrial 3D printers that print with advanced thermoplastics at a lower cost than prior options, and develops new materials for additive manufacturing. Its customers worldwide use the technology across applications including automotive tooling, aircraft interiors, foundry molds, prosthetics, and surgical oncology guides.

11 investors

NOX operates AI-powered metal manufacturing facilities that provide cut-to-spec metal products to American manufacturers with quote and delivery times measured in milliseconds rather than days. The company uses machine learning for inventory optimization, job scheduling, and bin-packing to reduce lead times and scrap in metal supply.

11 investors

Inversion Semiconductor develops next-generation semiconductor lithography equipment based on miniaturized particle accelerators that increase transistor density and improve chip manufacturing precision. The platform enables semiconductor fabricators to scale transistor production toward physical limits while improving throughput and uniformity in advanced chip production.

10 investors

Lucid Bots is a B2B robotics company that builds drones and ground-based robots for cleaning tasks such as windows, roofs, stadium domes, and industrial tanks. It engineers, manufactures, and supports its cleaning robots for commercial property customers across the United States.

10 investors

Mobius Materials operates a certified marketplace enabling contract manufacturers and OEMs to buy and sell excess electronic components directly, addressing annual waste of $15B in discarded components despite ongoing demand. The platform serves industries including consumer electronics, oil & gas, healthcare, gaming, and industrial systems globally.

9 investors

Sensible Biotechnologies develops a cell-based mRNA design and manufacturing platform that produces pure, low immunogenicity mRNA therapeutics for drug development. The platform addresses limitations of synthetic mRNA by enabling design-based biology approaches.

9 investors

Outerport automates the design of electrical and control systems within heavy industrial equipment, using AI agents to convert specifications into verified CAD drawings and structured design models. The platform serves manufacturers and OEMs building complex machines across semiconductors, process plants, and mechanical equipment.

7 investors

Synvivia develops chemical control technology over cell behavior to optimize the biomanufacturing of high-value biopharmaceutical products. It operates in the synthetic biology and drug discovery space.

7 investors

Applied Electrodynamics is building WaveSight, a hardware sensing product designed to see through walls and detect objects otherwise not visible. The company is developing consumer/industrial sensing hardware based on electrodynamics technology.

6 investors

Cerrion develops AI solutions for the manufacturing industry to improve efficiency, safety, and resilience in production operations.

6 investors

Diode Computers designs and manufactures custom circuit boards using AI-powered tools, offering services from initial design through volume production for electronics manufacturers. The company provides code-based PCB design, AI-assisted specification generation, and integration with traditional electronic design automation software.

6 investors

Distro builds an AI sales platform for wholesale distributors in HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and industrial sectors. The software integrates with existing ERP systems to help distribution reps with quoting, order entry, invoicing, and customer intelligence while maintaining human relationships as the core value.

6 investors

Paloma builds operations management software for companies in manufacturing, logistics, and agriculture. The company works directly with physical operations teams to diagnose and solve workflow inefficiencies that are typically managed through spreadsheets and manual processes.

6 investors

Proglix is a B2B digital procurement platform for metal and steel raw materials in Indonesia that connects suppliers and buyers globally. The platform offers price quotes, inventory liquidation, logistics, customization, and financing solutions for SMEs and large enterprises in metal manufacturing.

6 investors

Reditus Space builds reusable spacecraft systems that enable routine return of cargo from low Earth orbit, supporting in-space manufacturing and physical industrialization of space. The company provides infrastructure for commercial operators and manufacturers to deliver products and materials back to Earth economically.

6 investors

Singularity manufactures counter-weapon systems and air defense equipment designed to protect military personnel and civilians. The company focuses on producing affordable, mass-produced defense technology to help the US and allied nations maintain defensive capabilities against evolving threats.

6 investors

Cutr operates a B2B marketplace and software platform that connects architects, interior designers, project furnishers, and builders with a network of wood manufacturing partners. The platform provides price comparisons, fast quotations, production-ready files, and order workflow management to reduce costs and lead times in wood manufacturing.

5 investors

Kara engineers single-crystal diamond, handling growth in its own reactors as well as processing and characterization in-house. Its diamond materials target thermal management, power electronics, quantum sensing, photonics, quantum networks, and characterized research substrates.

5 investors

Sourcify operates a sourcing platform that helps ecommerce brands and Fortune 500 companies manufacture products in Asia. It focuses on connecting businesses with manufacturers for supply chain and production needs.

5 investors