MentionFox lists 401 Manufacturing and industrial companies. Of them, 166 are Y Combinator companies (the newest batch here is Fall 2026, with 9); 191 filed a Form D notice with the SEC; 44 won an SBIR or STTR award.
Companies401
Y Combinator166
Form D filers191
SBIR/STTR winners44
By year
- 2026: 248 companies (45 Y Combinator, 189 Form D filers, 14 SBIR/STTR winners); median amount sold $2M across 187 Form D notices
- 2025: 56 companies (32 Y Combinator, 1 Form D filer, 23 SBIR/STTR winners)
- 2024: 34 companies (27 Y Combinator, 7 SBIR/STTR winners)
- 2022: 15 companies (14 Y Combinator, 1 Form D filer)
Manufacturing and industrial startups from other years
Companies from before 2020, or from a year with fewer than 15 of them. Every other year has its own full list, linked above.
| Company | What it does | Date | Amount | Round / stage | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandel AI | AI Coordination Layer for Supply Chain | Summer 2023 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Osium AI | Speed up materials innovation with Artificial Intelligence | Summer 2023 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Proglix | B2B Marketplace for Steel Raw Materials | Winter 2023 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Speedy Labs | Maximize profits with AI-powered rebate management. | Winter 2023 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| AI Tech Packs | Build factory ready tech packs in minutes. | Summer 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Epsilon3 | AI-Powered ERP, MES, and Test Software for Complex Operations | Summer 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Protex AI | Computer vision that makes the industrial workplace, safer | Summer 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Rmfg | Advanced Contract MFG for fast moving hardware companies | Summer 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Sensible Biotechnologies | Unlocking the next generation of mRNA medicines | Summer 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Waterplan | Water risk mitigation for industrial sites | Summer 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Atomic Industries | Software orchestrated mass production of plastics | Winter 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Flux Auto | Physical AI for Warehouses and Factories | Winter 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| GreaseBoss | GreaseBoss verifes industrial machinery is greased correctly | Winter 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Jiga | Source better parts by partnering directly with vetted manufacturers | Winter 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Nano Technologies | Payroll app to pay workers daily for retailers & manufacturers in SEA | Winter 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Tractian | Physical AI for asset-heavy industries | Winter 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Vendease | Where restaurants in Africa buy food supplies | Winter 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Future Fields | We make unmakeable proteins with radical advanced biomanufacturing | Summer 2020 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Mobius Materials | The spot market for semiconductors | Summer 2020 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Nextera Robotics | DIDGE.ai | AI-native Robotics | Summer 2020 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Ansa Biotechnologies | Next-generation DNA synthesis using enzymes | Winter 2020 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Daedalus | AWS for precision manufacturing | Winter 2020 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Tough Commerce | Shopify for construction. | Winter 2020 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Binks | A zero inventory, zero returns factory-to-consumer apparel company | Summer 2019 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Overview | Reshaping industrial quality with AI, hardware, and software | Winter 2019 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| PatternFast (prior: Tailornova/Couturme) | The fashion product engineering intelligence | Winter 2019 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| WorkClout | Safety & quality software for industrial sectors | Winter 2019 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| 64x Bio | Enabling next generation medicines | Summer 2018 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Mytos | Robotic human cell manufacturing | Summer 2018 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Rebellyous Foods | Rebellyous Foods is a food manufacturing technology and production… | Summer 2018 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| AesculaTech | Responsive materials, better lives | Winter 2018 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Nuvocargo | Your AI partner for North America truckload freight | Winter 2018 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Sourcify | Sourcify helps brands manufacture products in Asia. | Winter 2018 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Srtx | Powering a better future for textiles. | Winter 2018 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Skyscrape | Skyscrape makes temperature-responsive insulation | Summer 2017 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| VIDA & Co. | Platform for unique products produced on-demand at mass-scale | Summer 2017 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| AON3D | Additive Manufacturing with advanced materials | Winter 2017 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Indee Labs | Enabling T cell immunotherapy discovery, development and manufacturing | Winter 2017 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Nuvola | Nuvola is transforming battery manufacturing, making EV batteries… | Winter 2017 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| The Essential | E-commerce 2.0 | Winter 2017 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Multiply Labs | Robotic production capacity for the pharma manufacturing industry | Summer 2016 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Prime Lightworks | Prime Lightworks Inc | Summer 2016 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Synvivia | Synvivia applies chemical control over cell behavior | Summer 2016 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Relativity Space | Building humanity’s multiplanetary future. | Winter 2016 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Assembly | Advanced manufacturing and distribution solutions (for China-based… | Summer 2015 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Asseta | Marketplace for industrial spare parts and capital equipment. | Summer 2013 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Vastrm | Mass customized active apparel | Summer 2012 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| CircuitHub | On-Demand Electronics Manufacturing | Winter 2012 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing |
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