Best Manufacturing Tech Companies in Australia
The 113 best Manufacturing Tech companies in Australia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: IronPlanet.
Manufacturing Tech in Australia is crowded enough to track 113 companies and still have room to move. This directory ranks them by disclosed equity funding and recent momentum, with $159M in total capital on the board and IronPlanet sitting at the top with $85M raised. That's not a typo. One company holds more than half the sector's disclosed stack, which tells you something about how concentrated early capital gets before a wave breaks open. XY Sense ($21M) and Conflux Technology ($17M) round out the serious fundraises, while most of the 113 sit well below that watermark.
So what's driving attention right now? Median app installs across motor vehicle and electrical/electronic manufacturing are up roughly 19% year-on-year, and the hot themes are EV powertrain advancements, next-generation EV platforms, and battery technology, all of which I'd argue are pushing Australian founders toward hardware-adjacent plays. Groyyo's path to EBITDA positivity and a Lightspeed-backed materials science bet on Whizzo both signal that global investors are writing checks in this space right now. If you're mapping the sector, the active local backers to watch are Flying Fox Ventures, ACAC Innovation, and Techstars.
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Our analysis of 50 Manufacturing Tech companies
$5.6b in tracked funding; 95% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Manufacturing Tech companies in Australia
| # | Company | Last round | Disclosed funding | Employees | Founded | Founder | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 Clicks Apparel Provider of app-based platform for production management | — | — | — | 2004 | Trent Hailes CEO | — | 1 job opening · 1 launch |
| 2 | 365 Software Cloud-based platform for industrial equipment rentals | — | — | — | 2014 | Anthony Roche Founder | — | 1 partnership |
| 3 | Agile Equipment Hire Online platform for industrial equipment rentals | — | — | — | — | Lex Moir CEO | — | — |
| 4 | agito group Agito Group is an engineering and technology company that designs and manufactures automation solutions. | — | — | 19 | 2012 | — | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+12 | — |
| 5 | AI-NC Online product design and development suite solutions for the manufacturing sector | — | — | 7 | 2020 | — | — | — |
| 6 | Ailytic Artificial Intelligence for manufacturing and Industrial processing | — | — | 10 | 2016 | James Balzary CEO | — | — |
| 7 | All Cranes Online marketplace for contract manufacturers | — | — | — | 2014 | — | Cart FunctionalityWooCommerceWordPress+32 | — |
| 8 | AMPRO Applications Provider of cloud-based maintenance management software | — | — | — | 2000 | David Powell Managing Director | — | — |
Top 12 Manufacturing Tech companies in Australia
#1
Series A · New South Wales · founded 2018 · 23 employees$1.1Mraised▾
Factory is a manufacturing execution software solution. The product is a cloud-based solution for manufacturers and fabricators to manage the end-to-end manufacturing processes. The product features include order management, production process management, monitoring, workflow management, delivery schedules, invoicing, etc.
- Jan 2026Series A$3.3M
- Oct 2023Seed$1.1M
#2
Series B · Waurn Ponds, Victoria · founded 2014 · 23 employees$17.4Mraised▾
Provider of on-demand industrial 3D metal printing services. It uses metal 3D printing technology to print heat exchangers and fluid flow products. The company offers production and post-processing using direct metal are technology. It also provides additive manufacturing thermal and fluid engineering systems.
- Oct 2024Series B$11M
- Oct 2021Series A$6.4M
- Jul 2017Seed—
#3
Seed · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2016 · 44 employees$20.8Mraised▾
Provider of workplace management solutions. It leverages technologies like AI, cloud computing, and Bluetooth, and motion sensors to capture data on office occupancy, space utilization, and movement paths, and performs real-time analytics to provide office space plans and workplace strategies. It enables space booking, live wayfinding, and organizations to maintain social distance.
- Jul 2022Seed$8M
- Jul 2022Venture Debt$2M
- Apr 2021Seed$7.8M
- 2017Seed$5M
#4
Acquired · Brisbane, Queensland · founded 1998 · 525 employees$84.6Mraised▾
App-based platform that provides auctions for used heavy equipment. Users can buy & sell anything from backhoes & dozers to farm tractors & trucks. Has a consignment model. Seller consigns equipment to an auction, which preps the equipment & makes it available for inspection at his own place. Their app is available for iOS devices.
- Aug 2016Series B$18M
- Sep 2015Conventional Debt$55M
- Jan 2015Series B$20.7M
- Aug 2000Series B$36M
#5
Public · Notting Hill, Victoria · founded 2013 · 16 employees$9Mraised▾
Online on demand metal manufacturing and 3d printing solutions. It manufactures complex components in metal with laser-based additive manufacturing processes that also include research, design, prototyping, manufacturing, and materials. It provides solutions for contract manufacturing, designing, prototyping, material planning, tooling, engineering consultancy, and more. The offering sectors include aerospace, defense, and tooling.
- Dec 2020Post IPO$9M
- Jan 2016Grant (prize money)—
#6
Series A · Glebe, New South Wales · founded 2013 · 10 employees$9.7Mraised▾
Reach Robotics is founded in 2013 to design and develop gaming monster robots. Its first product, the Mecha Monsters, can be controlled by smartphones and tablets using the free Mecha Monster app which communicates using Bluetooth. The application uses augmented reality technology for the gaming. With each battle it levels up and becomes stronger and can be customized with additional armor and weapons. It comes along with a developer software which can be used to create custom motions.
- Jun 2017Series A$7.9M
- Mar 2016Seed$1.9M
- May 2015Seed$120K
#7
Seed · Brisbane, Queensland · founded 2010 · 7 employees$2.6Mraised▾
Online platform for equipment financing. It enables businesses to obtain financing options for equipment purchases and repay installments based on the usage of the equipment. Users must add the required details and apply for the loan. Once approved, the IoT hardware is attached to the equipment, and the repayments are collected based on the readings from the device.
- Mar 2022Seed$2.6M
#8
Seed · Brisbane, Queensland · founded 2017 · 12 employees$3.2Mraised▾
Provider of wearable and cloud-based visual intelligence management platform. Provides geo-located site data including images, videos, walkthroughs, handovers, biometrics, and sensor data from wearables. Users can receive task-specific, geo-located micro-learning content and the technology supports real-Time IIoT third-party sensor visualization & diagnostics solutions. Allows users to reduce the time of resolution through data interaction on the VIEW (Visual Intelligence Education Wearables) platform through the use of the hd streaming calling feature and smart glasses. Enables visual intelligence management and has applications in enterprise data, industrial media, and observational learning.
- Nov 2021Seed$3.2M
- 2018Seed—
#9
Seed · Mansfield, Queensland · founded 2019$1.6Mraised▾
Developer of AI-powered robotic solutions for object handling and packing. The software enhances robotic capabilities, enabling precise object handling using intelligent vision. It streamlines robotics, facilitating the rapid implementation of advanced vision and control algorithms. This allows for superior precision and adaptability across diverse operational settings. The software detects, identifies, grasps, and repositions objects with precision.
- Jul 2022Seed$1.5M
- Apr 2022Grant (prize money)$100K
- Mar 2020Seed—
#10
Seed · Darlinghurst, New South Wales · founded 2010 · 48 employees$2.3Mraised▾
Contract manufacturer of health wellness and beauty products. It is a product development company that enables users to create formulations and packaging concepts on the platform. It offers a manufacturing network tools that allows vendors to connect t producers for multiple needs. The model includes custom sampling, product lifecycle, and development management, time to market tracking, predictable inventory ordering and timelines, and more. It is a tool available on the subscription based pricing model.
- Nov 2021Seed$2.3M
#11
Series A · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2019 · 35 employees$4Mraised▾
Provider of physical artificial intelligence solutions for heavy industry applications. The company offers computer vision and on-machine solutions designed for integration with existing hardware and software. It provides modular artificial intelligence components and custom models to support specific use cases. The company’s solutions aim to enhance equipment and software platforms with artificial intelligence capabilities.
- May 2020Series A$4M
#12
Acquired · Pyrmont, New South Wales · founded 2013 · 67 employees$919.8Kraised▾
Donesafe provides cloud based software solution to manage enterprise environment, health and safety. It has 4 modules: Observe (H&S inspection, audits, ergonomic assessments, pre-start checks), Manage (report hazards & incidents), Monitor(compliance report) and Learn (learning management & knowledge base). The pricing options for 20 worker business:Compliance management: $100/ month, Health management: $60/month, Both:$160/month. Annual subscriptions are discounted by 20%
- Nov 2017Seed$919.8K
Funding & investor landscape
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Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Manufacturing Tech coverage by sub-theme.
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