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Best Industrial Goods and Manufacturing Companies in Los Angeles, United States
The 75 best Industrial Goods and Manufacturing companies in Los Angeles, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Hadrian.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
75companies tracked
$544Mdisclosed funding
2unicorns
21have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · INDUSTRIAL GOODS AND MANUFACTURING × LOS ANGELES
Our analysis of 81 Industrial Goods and Manufacturing companies
$7.0b in tracked funding; 85% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
81companies analysed
85%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
8unicorns
2019median founding year
246kcombined LinkedIn audience
37%of audience held by top 3
2companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Industrial Goods and Manufacturing companies in Los Angeles
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founded | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hadrian 🦄 Builder of AI‑driven autonomous factories that manufacture precision components 64Funding top 12%Moat top 26%Growth top 37%Tech top 41% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 12% Moattop 26% Growthtop 37% Techtop 41% Markettop 47% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 43% Funding: Raised $234M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 5 yrs (1.4/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Unicorn rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $234M | 6 mo ago | 77 | 2021 | Chris Power Founder & CEO & CPO | Apple iCloud MailNode.jsTailwind CSS+14 | — | — |
| 2 | graymatter robotics GrayMatter Robotics creates solutions to assist humans in tedious and ergonomically challenging tasks. 80Innovation top 13%News top 20%Funding top 23%Patents top 23% All 12 signals ▾Innovationtop 13% Newstop 20% Fundingtop 23% Patentstop 23% Growthtop 25% Moattop 25% Producttop 30% Techtop 34% AItop 45% Partnersbottom 43% Marketbottom 38% Globalbottom 32% Innovation: 69 patents (top 14% of patent-holders) · 69 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 News: 7 BI events in 12 mo (of 16 tracked, 5 types) · 3 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 80/100 | $69M | 24 mo ago | 36 | 2020 | — | WordPressSentryMySQL+36 | 69 patents Autonomous robotic surface finishing and inspection, including sanding, blasting, and digital twin monitoring. | 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 3 | UpKeep Offers web-enabled asset operations and maintenance management solutions | $49M | 73 mo ago | 94 94 → 153 (+63%) | 2015 | — | DatoCMSSentryApple iCloud Mail+35 | — | 1 launch |
| 4 | ANINE BING Anine Bing: Globally inspired fashion brand offering timeless wardrobe staples | $34M | 83 mo ago | — | 2012 | Anine Bing Founder & Creative Director | Cart FunctionalityShopifyApple iCloud Mail+51 | — | — |
| 5 | First Resonance Cloud-based MES solutions for the manufacturing industry 48Funding top 29%Innovation top 36%Talent top 38%Tech top 44% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 29% Innovationtop 36% Talenttop 38% Techtop 44% Productbottom 45% Growthbottom 42% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 36% Newsbottom 18% Funding: Raised $28.3M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 5 yrs (0.8/yr) Innovation: 3 new-product events in 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $28M | 18 mo ago | 47 | 2020 | Karan Talati Co-Founder & CEO | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+27 | — | 1 award |
| 6 | Nominal 🦄 Provider of a unified industrial data stack for hardware engineering 76Growth top 20%Funding top 23%News top 24%Talent top 28% All 9 signals ▾Growthtop 20% Fundingtop 23% Newstop 24% Talenttop 28% Moattop 31% Techtop 35% Producttop 49% Markettop 50% Globalbottom 37% Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $27.5M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 4 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 76/100 | $28M | 4 mo ago | — | 2017 | Bryce Strauss Co-Founder | SanityNode.jsTailwind CSS+21 | — | — |
| 7 | Atomic Manufacturer of industrial automation equipment 35Funding top 28%Innovation top 30%Patents top 33%Talent top 38% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 28% Innovationtop 30% Patentstop 33% Talenttop 38% Moatbottom 49% Newsbottom 42% Globalbottom 36% Techbottom 30% Marketbottom 20% Funding: Raised $20.2M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr) Innovation: 15 patents (top 46% of patent-holders) · 12 filings since 2022 vs 3 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $20M | 9 mo ago | 10 | 2019 | Lou Young Jr Co-Founder | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+7 | 15 patents AI-driven biopolymer/RNA modeling and secure communication protocols for biotech data | — |
| 8 | Epsilon3 Developer of AI-powered software for procedure and resource management solutions | $19M | 48 mo ago | 22 22 → 37 (+68%) | 2021 | Aaron Sullivan ex-Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+33 | — | 2 launchs · 1 award |
| 9 | Lumi Packaging marketplace platform for buyers and manufacturers | $19M | 68 mo ago | 42 | 2010 | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | Duro Cloud-based product lifecycle management software | $12M | 25 mo ago | 38 | 2016 | Kellan O'connor Co-founder | WordPressSentryMySQL+25 | 6 patents Hydraulic hose reel mechanisms, log splitter lift attachments, and data normalization algorithms. | 1 job opening · 1 launch |
| 11 | Quilter Developer of AI-driven electronics design software for hardware development programs 50Growth top 28%AI top 30%Funding top 32%Tech top 48% All 10 signals ▾Growthtop 28% AItop 30% Fundingtop 32% Techtop 48% Moatbottom 49% Talentbottom 49% Innovationbottom 45% Patentsbottom 40% Globalbottom 40% Marketbottom 26% Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: ai-driven rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $10M | 8 mo ago | 8 | 2019 | Sergiy Nesterenko Founder & CEO | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+19 | 8 patents Design and manufacturing of guitar amplification electronics | 1 award |
| 12 | Cove Provider of plant protein-based bottles for water packaging for enterprises | $5M | 32 mo ago | 16 | 2014 | — | Framer SitesReactcore-js+8 | — | — |
| 13 | Rollup Collaborative platform for engineering teams to view projects in virtual workspace | $5M | 37 mo ago | — | 2021 | Collin M Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 14 | Topanga.io Online reusable packaging containers return management system | $3M | 13 mo ago | 6 | 2021 | Page Schult Co-Founder | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+23 | 77 patents Electrodeless plasma lighting systems with advanced dielectric waveguides and grounding. | — |
| 15 | BLNG Developer of AI-powered design and marketing tools for the jewelry industry 35Growth top 35%AI top 45%Tech top 50%Talent bottom 49% All 10 signals ▾Growthtop 35% AItop 45% Techtop 50% Talentbottom 49% Moatbottom 48% Fundingbottom 45% Globalbottom 36% Innovationbottom 31% Patentsbottom 31% Marketbottom 29% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo AI: Product described with: ai-powered rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $3M | 14 mo ago | — | 2020 | Valerie Leblond Co-Founder & CEO | SanityApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+19 | 2 patents AI-driven automated jewelry design generation using machine learning models. | 1 launch |
| 16 | WorkClout Provider of MES software for automotive parts manufacturers | $2M | 74 mo ago | 3 | 2018 | — | Webflow EcommerceWebflowAmazon Web Services+18 | — | — |
| 17 | Robomart Provider of autonomous delivery vehicles and mobile smart-shops for on-demand delivery and retail | $2M | 34 mo ago | 18 | 2017 | Tigran Shahverdyan Co-Founder & CTO | Framer SitesReactStripe+6 | 3 patents Autonomous mobile retail kiosks with sensor-driven inventory tracking and checkout‑free ordering | — |
| 18 | Mi Terro Global Manufacturer of biomaterials using agricultural waste | $2M | 51 mo ago | 10 | 2018 | Robert Luo CEO | — | 2 patents Recovering milk proteins from expired/spoiled milk for food ingredient reuse | — |
| 19 | Hawkeye Systems Multi-camera array system for defense and entertainment industry | $735K | 87 mo ago | — | 2018 | Corby Marshall Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 20 | Nexscient Provider of AI solutions including predictive analytics and computer vision 32AI top 26%Funding top 45%Tech top 50%Talent bottom 49% All 6 signals ▾AItop 26% Fundingtop 45% Techtop 50% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 25% AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: computer vision, machine learning Funding: Raised $180k across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 2 yrs (1.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $180K | 2 mo ago | — | 2023 | Fred Tannous CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+24 | — | — |
| 21 | HatchCollective Brand of multi category beauty care products | — | 85 mo ago | 50 | 2009 | Alen Mamrout CEO | — | — | — |
| 22 | Pyur Solutions Contract manufacturer of natural pest-control solutions | — | 103 mo ago | 2 | 2015 | Nandeet Mehta Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 23 | Reliance Steel & Aluminum Contract manufacturer of chemical, automotive, aircraft, and other products | — | 207 mo ago | 15,000 | 1939 | Thomas Neilan Founder | — | — | — |
Top 12 Industrial Goods and Manufacturing companies in Los Angeles
#1
Hadrian 🦄Series C · Los Angeles, California · founded 2021 · 77 employees$233.7Mraised▾
Hadrian 🦄
Series C · Los Angeles, California · founded 2021 · 77 employees
Builder of AI‑driven autonomous factories that manufacture precision components. It designs and operates software-defined precision factories that produce mission‑critical metal parts for rockets, satellites, jets, and other defense systems, aiming to deliver components faster and significantly cheaper than traditional suppliers. By tightly integrating advanced software, robotics, and full‑stack machining workflows, the company streamlines quoting, programming, machining, and inspection, giving customers real‑time visibility into production while tackling skilled‑labor bottlenecks and cutting lead times from months to weeks.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 64how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 12%Moat
top 26%Growth
top 37%Tech
top 41%Market
top 47%Talent
bottom 49%Funding: Raised $234M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 5 yrs (1.4/yr) · Last round Series C (Dec 2025)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Unicorn · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Growth: 1 acquisition/expansion move in 24 mo · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 33k LinkedIn followers — 13.5% of this cohort's audience · 215 engagements/post (10.4× cohort median)
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Dec 2025Series C$131.3M
- Jul 2025Conventional Debt—
- Jun 2025Series C$260M
- Feb 2024Series B$117M
Founders & team
Investors
Lux Capital, Founders Fund, Construct Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Caffeinated Capital, 137 Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailBunnyGoogle AnalyticsGsap
#2
Nominal 🦄Series B · Los Angeles, California · founded 2017$27.5Mraised▾
Nominal 🦄
Series B · Los Angeles, California · founded 2017
Provider of a unified industrial data stack for hardware engineering. The platform offers tools and infrastructure for engineers to test and operate technology. It provides edge and cloud applications for a connected view of reality. The platform captures telemetry, logs, video, and simulation results. It enables trend analysis, performance monitoring, and automated reporting. The system supports secure cloud, private environments, and on-premise deployments.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 76how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 20%Funding
top 23%News
top 24%Talent
top 28%Moat
top 31%Tech
top 35%Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding: Raised $27.5M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 4 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series B (Feb 2026)
News: 7 BI events in 12 mo (of 15 tracked, 2 types) · 7 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo · Top themes: Funding
Audience (LinkedIn): 18k LinkedIn followers — 7.4% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Series B$80M
- Jun 2025Series B$75M
- Apr 2024Series A$20M
- Nov 2022Seed$7.5M
Founders & team
Investors
General Catalyst, Haystack, XYZ Venture Capital, Human Capital, BoxGroup, Overmatch
Tech stack
Base UiCloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsCore-JsFathomGoogle Workspace
#3
Series A · Los Angeles, California · founded 2019 · 10 employees$20.2Mraised▾
Series A · Los Angeles, California · founded 2019 · 10 employees
Manufacturer of industrial automation equipment
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 35how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 28%Innovation
top 30%Patents
top 33%Talent
top 38%Moat
bottom 49%News
bottom 42%Funding: Raised $20.2M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Series A (Sep 2025)
Innovation: 15 patents (top 46% of patent-holders) · 12 filings since 2022 vs 3 in 2017-21
Patents: 15 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 12 filings since 2022 vs 3 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Funding rounds
- Sep 2025Series A$25M
- Dec 2023Seed$17M
- Apr 2022Seed$3.2M
Founders & team
Investors
Narya, 8090 Industries, Acequia Capital, Porsche Ventures, Yamaha Motor Ventures, Toyota Ventures
#4
Series B · Los Angeles, California · founded 2019 · 8 employees$10Mraised▾
Series B · Los Angeles, California · founded 2019 · 8 employees
Developer of AI-driven electronics design software for hardware development programs. The software generates multiple design candidates and validates traces using physics. It automates PCB layout, enabling engineers to focus on complex tasks. The software supports existing workflows and provides transparent design reviews.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 50how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 28%AI
top 30%Funding
top 32%Tech
top 48%Moat
bottom 49%Talent
bottom 49%Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: ai-driven
Funding: Raised $10.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series B (Oct 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 5k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Oct 2025Series B$25M
- Feb 2024Series A$10M
Founders & team
Investors
Benchmark, Coatue, Root Ventures, Harrison Metal, Index Ventures
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCloudflareEmotionGoogle Tag ManagerGoogle WorkspaceHsts
#5
Series A · Los Angeles, California · founded 2020 · 47 employees$28.3Mraised▾
Series A · Los Angeles, California · founded 2020 · 47 employees
Cloud-based MES solutions for the manufacturing industry. Its products are 'Ion execute' is to plan production process and sync team, it also offers tools to connect machines, processes, and teams with ion’s APIs.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 48how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 29%Innovation
top 36%Talent
top 38%Tech
top 44%Product
bottom 45%Growth
bottom 42%Funding: Raised $28.3M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 5 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Series A (Dec 2024)
Innovation: 3 new-product events in 24 mo
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 5k LinkedIn followers — 2.1% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Dec 2024Series A$12.5M
- Oct 2024Series A$10.8M
- Sep 2023Series A—
- Dec 2021Series A$14M
Founders & team
Investors
Blue Bear Capital, Wavemaker Partners, Fika Ventures, Craft Ventures, Stage Venture Partners, WaveMaker
Tech stack
WebflowJsdelivrJqueryGoogle Tag ManagerGoogle Hosted LibrariesGoogle Analytics
#6
Series A · Los Angeles, California · founded 2023$180Kraised▾
Series A · Los Angeles, California · founded 2023
Provider of AI solutions including predictive analytics and computer vision. The company offers services such as big data engineering, cloud computing, and digital transformation. It provides AI applications, industrial automation, and machine learning operations. The company serves industries including financial services, healthcare, logistics, manufacturing, retail, and travel.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 32how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 26%Funding
top 45%Tech
top 50%Talent
bottom 49%Global
bottom 37%Market
bottom 25%AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: computer vision, machine learning
Funding: Raised $180k across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 2 yrs (1.5/yr) · Last round Series A (Apr 2026)
Tech: 27 technologies across 3/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Security: Cloudflare Bot Management, Http/3
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Series A$475K
- Dec 2025Series A$760K
- Sep 2024Seed$180K
Founders & team
Investors
SRG
Tech stack
ChoicesCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookieyesCore-JsDropzone
#7
Series B · Los Angeles, California · founded 2020 · 36 employees$69.1Mraised▾
Series B · Los Angeles, California · founded 2020 · 36 employees
Developer of industrial robots designed for high-mix low-volume manufacturing applications. The company's robots help to assist humans in tedious and ergonomically challenging tasks and make artificial intelligence brains for robots to make them easy to use for complex operations, enabling clients to improve their efficiency and productivity by leveraging robotics and artificial intelligence.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 80how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 13%News
top 20%Funding
top 23%Patents
top 23%Growth
top 25%Moat
top 25%Innovation: 69 patents (top 14% of patent-holders) · 69 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 · 7 product lines
News: 7 BI events in 12 mo (of 16 tracked, 5 types) · 3 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo · Top themes: Capital raise, Funding, Contracts
Funding: Raised $69.1M · 5 rounds over 5 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round round (Jun 2024)
Audience (LinkedIn): 22k LinkedIn followers — 9.1% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships · 1 awards (incl. Terex Corporation) announced in 12 mo
Investors
Wellington, NGP Capital, Advance Venture Partners, SQN Venture Partners, 3M, B Capital
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesAutoptimizeBootstrapBunnyCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#8
Series A · Los Angeles, California · founded 2021 · 6 employees$3.2Mraised▾
Series A · Los Angeles, California · founded 2021 · 6 employees
Online reusable packaging containers return management system. It offers a reusable packaging program that allows users to manage returns, track containers, measure sustainability metrics, and monitor inventory. It provides an API for custom integration with existing enterprise systems.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- May 2025Series A—
- Jan 2025Series A$8M
- May 2023Seed$3.2M
Founders & team
Investors
Amasia, Blue Bear Capital, Struck Capital, Wonder Ventures, Groundswell Ventures, Jetstream
#9
Seed · Los Angeles, California · founded 2020$3Mraised▾
Seed · Los Angeles, California · founded 2020
Developer of AI-powered design and marketing tools for the jewelry industry. It offers solutions for design creation, photorealistic rendering, and marketing content generation. The company provides tools to transform designs into visuals for e-commerce, lookbooks, and marketing campaigns. It also offers features for product image and video creation, on-figure visuals, and still life images.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 35how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 35%AI
top 45%Tech
top 50%Talent
bottom 49%Moat
bottom 48%Funding
bottom 45%Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
AI: Product described with: ai-powered
Tech: 22 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Vercel · Security: Cloudflare Bot Management, Hsts
Audience (LinkedIn): 1k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Apr 2025Seed$3M
Founders & team
Investors
Speedinvest, Cove Fund, Focal, J. Orin Edson Entrepreneurship + Innovation Institute, Strange
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailAstroCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsGoogle Analytics
#10
Seed · Los Angeles, California · founded 2016 · 38 employees$11.5Mraised▾
Seed · Los Angeles, California · founded 2016 · 38 employees
Cloud-based product lifecycle management software. The features of the product include centralized product data and supply chain data, CAD integrations, automated part sourcing, quick, easy change order and revision management, tracking product variants, and component sourcing. The product is offered in three variants such as starter, pro, and enterprise.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: .NET dev
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- May 2024Seed$7.5M
- Nov 2021Seed$4M
Founders & team
Investors
Bonfire Ventures, Riot, Atypical
Tech stack
CalendlyChili PiperClickceaseCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#11
Series A · Los Angeles, California · founded 2021 · 22 employees$18.9Mraised▾
Series A · Los Angeles, California · founded 2021 · 22 employees
Developer of AI-powered software for procedure and resource management solutions. The software supports planning, manufacturing execution, procedure workflows, testing, data analysis, and reporting. It also handles issues, risk, document management, and integrations. The software caters to industries including space, aerospace, manufacturing, aviation, energy, automotive, medical, mining, oil and gas, defense, and government.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 6k LinkedIn followers — 2.4% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 2 product launches · 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jun 2022Series A$15M
- Jan 2022Seed$2.8M
- Sep 2021Seed$125K
- Mar 2021Seed$1M
Founders & team
Investors
MaC Venture Capital, Stage Venture Partners, Y Combinator, Lux Capital, Village Global, Broom Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon AlbAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAngularCart FunctionalityCloudflare
#12
Series B · Los Angeles, California · founded 2015 · 94 employees$48.7Mraised▾
Series B · Los Angeles, California · founded 2015 · 94 employees
Offers web-enabled asset operations and maintenance management solutions. The company offers solutions for asset operations maintenance and management. The CMMS solution helps in asset management, work order management, preventive maintenance, product inventory, and more. It caters to various industries like facilities, healthcare, farming, agriculture, restaurants, etc.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 31k LinkedIn followers — 12.6% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- May 2020Series B$36M
- Mar 2018Series A$10M
- Jun 2017Seed$2.7M
- Feb 2017Seed$12K
Investors
Y Combinator, Bain Capital Ventures, Battery Ventures, Mucker, FundersClub, Trifecta Capital
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailClickceaseCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser InsightsContentsquare
Funding & investor landscape
$544Mtotal disclosed funding
20companies funded
53disclosed rounds
1rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Y Combinator5 rounds
Notable founders
Chris Power
Founder & CEO & CPO · Hadrian
Bryce Strauss
Co-Founder · Nominal
Cameron McCord
Co-Founder & CEO · Nominal
Lou Young Jr
Co-Founder · Atomic
Aaron Slodov
Co-Founder & CEO · Atomic
Sergiy Nesterenko
Founder & CEO · Quilter
Karan Talati
Co-Founder & CEO · First Resonance
Neal Sarraf
Co-Founder & COO · First Resonance
Fred Tannous
CEO · Nexscient
Page Schult
Co-Founder · Topanga.io
Valerie Leblond
Co-Founder & CEO · BLNG
Kellan O'connor
Co-founder · Duro
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 3,362,276 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Industrial Goods and Manufacturing coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH SIGNALS · United States
How research on Additive Manufacturing / 3D Printing is moving in the United States
A read on the academic research around Additive Manufacturing / 3D Printing — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 7,448 United States-affiliated papers.
research sentiment over time
201120192026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 57% → 71% across 2011–2026.
top research entities
- Purdue University West Lafayette227
- Georgia Institute of Technology200
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology180
- Pennsylvania State University154
- Texas A&M University149
leading researchers
H. Jerry Qi · Manos M. Tentzeris · Chi Zhou · Eva Blasco · Joshua M. Pearce · Jing Shi · Xiao Kuang · Yang Yang
▲
Breakthroughs2,248 · 30%
▲ 30%→31% share
▲1.0× share momentum6 median citations61% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (30%→31% of field), led by Fabrication.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Fabrication68→273
- Nanotechnology68→251
- Composite material35→164
- 3d printed63→167
- Polymer13→90
Newly emergingAerospace 0→22 · Fusion 0→22 · Fiber 0→17
Landmark Three-dimensional printing of complex biological structures by freeform reversible embedding of suspended hydrogels · 1,753 cites
◆
Advancements3,624 · 49%
48%→48% share
▲1.0× share momentum5 median citations59% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements are cooling (48%→48% of field), led by Composite material.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Composite material78→370
- 3d printed94→363
- Fabrication81→307
- Fused deposition modeling54→206
- Mechanical engineering38→184
Newly emergingCompressive strength 0→19 · Gyroid 0→15 · Taguchi methods 0→15
Landmark Additive manufacturing of Ti6Al4V alloy: A review · 2,331 cites
▼
Concerns657 · 9%
▼ 10%→9% share
▼0.9× share momentum5 median citations58% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are cooling (10%→9% of field), led by 3d printed.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- 3d printed16→76
- Fabrication5→48
- Nanotechnology16→51
- Composite material11→43
- Mechanical engineering15→40
Newly emergingFused filament fabrication 0→17 · Composite number 0→11 · Rheology 0→10
Landmark Recent advances in 3D printing of biomaterials · 1,691 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · United States
Where additive manufacturing is researched across United States
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Boston414 · +0.60
Atlanta208 · +0.57
SF Bay Area196 · +0.60
Pittsburgh178 · +0.63
New York168 · +0.58
Los Angeles134 · +0.63
Chicago133 · +0.56
Philadelphia111 · +0.63
San Diego102 · +0.56
Ann Arbor100 · +0.55
PATENT SIGNAL · United States
Who's filing additive manufacturing patents in the United States
United States additive manufacturing patent filing is accelerating — 61,539 filings from 8,000 assignees (2016–2025), led by Hewlett Packard Development, General Electric, Boeing; annual filings 3152→5421.
61,539 filings8,000 assigneespeak 8049/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
- Hewlett Packard Development6474
- General Electric4399
- Boeing1750
- Xerox1641
- Stratasys1297
- United Technologies1295
- Align Technology1277
- 3D Systems1201
Common questions
How many Industrial Goods and Manufacturing companies are there in Los Angeles, United States?
Radar tracks 75 indexable Industrial Goods and Manufacturing companies headquartered in Los Angeles, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Industrial Goods and Manufacturing companies in Los Angeles, United States?
The Industrial Goods and Manufacturing companies in Los Angeles, United States on this list have raised a combined $544M in disclosed equity funding across 20 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Industrial Goods and Manufacturing company in Los Angeles, United States?
Hadrian is the highest-funded Industrial Goods and Manufacturing company in Los Angeles, United States, with $233.7M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Industrial Goods and Manufacturing companies in Los Angeles, United States are funded?
20 of the 75 Industrial Goods and Manufacturing companies in Los Angeles, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Industrial Goods and Manufacturing unicorns are there in Los Angeles, United States?
2 Industrial Goods and Manufacturing companies in Los Angeles, United States on this list are valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Los Angeles, United States Industrial Goods and Manufacturing companies?
The most active investors in Los Angeles, United States Industrial Goods and Manufacturing companies on this list include Y Combinator, Lux Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Berkeley SkyDeck, Blue Bear Capital.
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