MentionFox lists 34 Manufacturing and industrial companies for 2024. Of them, 27 are Y Combinator companies (the newest batch here is Fall 2024, with 3); 7 won an SBIR or STTR award. The median SBIR or STTR award in the table is $1.9M, across 7 awards.
Companies34
Y Combinator27
SBIR/STTR winners7
Other years
All years (401) 2026 (248) 2025 (56) 2022 (15)
Manufacturing and industrial startups in 2024
| Company | What it does | Date | Amount | Round / stage | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Materials Research & Design Inc | Materials research & design: sbir phase ii proposal number:l2s-0059 proposal title: high-temperature composite nozzle extensions for… | Award starts Dec 23, 2024 | $1.9M | SBIR Phase II | Federal award record |
| Solve Technology And Research, Inc | Solve technology: sbir phase ii proposal number:l2s-0048 proposal title:" advanced recovery and reuse technology of metal powder for… | Award starts Dec 23, 2024 | $2.1M | SBIR Phase II | Federal award record |
| Vibrant Corporation | Vibrant corp | Award starts Dec 16, 2024 | $4.1M | SBIR Phase II | Federal award record |
| Figure Inc | Mil-prf-85285 capable controlled-spray head | Award starts Dec 3, 2024 | $1.6M | SBIR Phase II | Federal award record |
| Robocasting Enterprises LLC | Zeolite, silver-doped ceramics, and catalyst 3D printed lattices for carbon dioxide removal and conversion and potable water disinfection | Award starts Nov 19, 2024 | $150,000 | SBIR Phase III | Federal award record |
| United Protective Technologies, LLC | Small business innovation research (sbir), topic# a20-147, "light-weight internal-combustion high-power, transformative, novel,… | Award starts Oct 21, 2024 | $2M | SBIR Phase II | Federal award record |
| Branch Technology, Inc. | Branch technology - sbir phase ii, for 3D printed composite bio-walls for sustainable construction, for ceerd gsl. | Award starts Sep 30, 2024 | $1.9M | SBIR Phase II | Federal award record |
| HumanLayer | The multiplayer control plane for your software factory | Fall 2024 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Loombotic | Wire Harnesses in as little as 7 days | Fall 2024 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Tiny | A new kind of ERP system for factories | Fall 2024 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Ares Industries | Building low-cost cruise missiles | Summer 2024 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Autumn Labs | Datadog for industrial robots | Summer 2024 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Bucket Robotics | Defect detection for manufacturing built from CAD and synthetic data. | Summer 2024 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Diode Computers, Inc. | Automate circuit board design using AI | Summer 2024 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Distro | The AI co-pilot for sales reps at industrial wholesale distributors. | Summer 2024 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Ligo Biosciences | Enzyme design models. | Summer 2024 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| No Logo | Turn ideas into physical products | Summer 2024 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| omnidock | OS for global e-commerce expansion of brands & manufacturers | Summer 2024 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Outerport | EDA for Industrial Control Systems | Summer 2024 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Party | Secure multiplayer software factory for your whole team in minutes | Summer 2024 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Plume | Renewable infrastructure deployment at scale. | Summer 2024 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Poka Labs | Helping industrial manufacturers win deals fast, at the right price. | Summer 2024 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Rastro | The fastest way to launch product catalogs. | Summer 2024 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Soff | AI Agents for Distributors | Summer 2024 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Spherecast | AI Supply Chain Manager for CPG | Summer 2024 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Synnax | Unified Hardware Control and Data Processing Software | Summer 2024 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Ultra | Practical, general-purpose robots for repetitive industrial tasks | Summer 2024 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Vendra | Custom Parts, Manufactured in America 🇺🇸 | Summer 2024 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Draftaid | Go from 3D models to CAD drawings using AI | Winter 2024 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Garage | Marketplace for America's most essential assets | Winter 2024 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Pivot Robotics | AI for Robot Arms in Factories | Winter 2024 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Tekton Dynamics | AI control layer for welding robots | Winter 2024 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Vista Power | Batteries and solar for $0 upfront to help businesses save money | Winter 2024 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Yoneda Labs | Foundation Model for Chemical Manufacturing | Winter 2024 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing |
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