Best Manufacturing Tech Companies in Austria
The 51 best Manufacturing Tech companies in Austria in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Metaloop.
- Future Market Insights
- IDC
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 Austria
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Metaloop B2B online scrap metal marketplace | $17M | 34 mo ago | Series A | Alexander Schlick Co-Founder & CEO | 2022 | Google MapsMUIReact+24 | — | — |
| 2 | Emmi AI AI-powered physics simulation models to accelerate industrial engineering processes | $17M | 15 mo ago | Acquired | Miks Mikelsons Co-Founder | 2024 | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+10 | — | 1 partnership |
| 3 | ToolSense IoT analytics platform for manufacturing applications | $4M | 3 mo ago | Series A | Rostyslav Yavorskyi Co-Founder & CTO | 2016 | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+31 | — | 2 partnerships |
| 4 | nxtControl Automation software solutions for distributed control systems | $3M | 69 mo ago | Series A | — | 2007 | — | 6 patents Industrial automation runtime platforms and modular electronics assembly position identification | — |
| 5 | bionic surface Developer of microstructured surface technologies for drag reduction | $3M | 43 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 2009 | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 6 | Mything B2B platform for 3-D printed fashion products | $2M | 106 mo ago | Seed | — | 2017 | — | — | — |
| 7 | Silana Fashion production automation solution using sewing robots | $2M | 26 mo ago | Seed | Michael Hofmannrichter Co-Founder & CEO | 2022 | — | 22 patents Automated multi-layer fabric handling and robot-assisted sewing systems for garment manufacturing | — |
| 8 | Global TCAD Solutions Developer of advanced TCAD and physical device simulation solutions | $451K | 67 mo ago | Acquired | Markus Karner Co-Founder & CEO | 2008 | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+13 | — | — |
Top 12 Manufacturing Tech companies in Austria
#1
Series A · Vienna, Vienna · founded 2016 · 33 employees$3.5Mraised▾
IoT analytics platform for manufacturing applications. The solution consists of an analytics platform that interfaces with the sensors for processing the collected data and compresses the same to provide actionable insights. It provides tools for asset and maintenance management, lifecycle product development, equipment safety inspections, forms creation, language integrations, etc. The offering sectors include manufacturing, mining, construction, real estate, hospitality, etc. It is a tool available on the subscription based pricing model.
- Apr 2026Series A—
- Dec 2022Series A—
- Jul 2020Seed$3.5M
- Oct 2018Seed—
#2
Acquired · Linz, Upper Austria · founded 2024$17Mraised▾
AI-powered physics simulation models to accelerate industrial engineering processes. The company's AI builds foundation models inspired by physics and driven by AI, targeting sectors such as aerospace, automotive, semiconductors, and energy.
- Apr 2025Seed$17M
#3
Series A · Graz, Styria · founded 2022 · 50 employees$17.1Mraised▾
B2B online scrap metal marketplace. The platform offers solutions for scrap metal trading. The company combines deep industry experience with digital service to digitize the scrap metal industry.
- Sep 2023Series A$17.1M
#4
Seed · Vienna, Vienna · founded 2022$1.6Mraised▾
Fashion production automation solution using sewing robots
#5
Funding Raised · Graz, Steiermark · founded 2009 · 16 employees$2.6Mraised▾
Developer of microstructured surface technologies for drag reduction. This company develops and optimizes surface textures, primarily focusing on riblet surfaces—nano- or micro-structures that minimize fluid-dynamic drag. Services include computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis across various industries, specializing in pulp & paper, acoustics, and microfluidics. In-house testing facilities evaluate surface texture solutions. Research efforts advance riblet technology through publicly and privately funded projects. The company's expertise supports diverse applications, from aviation and industrial fans to racing.
- Jan 2023Grant (prize money)$563.3K
- Nov 2020Grant (prize money)$351.4K
- Jan 2020Grant (prize money)$419.9K
- Jan 2018Grant (prize money)$556.3K
#6
Series A · Leobersdorf, Lower Austria · founded 2007 · 13 employees$3Mraised▾
nxtControl offers software solutions to improve the control and visualization of industrial processes. The basis of their products is the IEC 61499 which defines a generic model for distributed control systems. It implements Distributed Control System at company level with seamless integration at HMI/SCADA level. It also provides ready-to-use software object librairies representing real devices and applications
- Nov 2020Grant (prize money)$452.2K
- Jul 2020Grant (prize money)$59.5K
- Jan 2020Grant (prize money)$437.3K
- Jan 2019Grant (prize money)$378.9K
#7
Seed · Graz, Styria · founded 2017 · 4 employees$2.5Mraised▾
Mything is a B2B platform for 3-D printed/laser-cut fashion products. It enables designers and manufacturers to get their jewelry, accessories, home decoration products, and more custom printed. The platform lest they choose the material and color of their choice. It can be linked to manufacturers' or designers' online shops, where their customers can order as per their choice. The designers/ manufacturer receives commissions on sales from Mything.
- Sep 2017Seed$2.5M
#8
Acquired · Vienna, Vienna · founded 2008$450.6Kraised▾
Global TCAD Solutions (GTS) develops TCAD software solution for physical semiconductor device simulation, including mixed-mode circuit simulation and professional TCAD services. It develops both classical and quantum-mechanical device simulation. It has in-house scientific research as well as collaborates with academia to bring the new approaches to TCAD software market.
- Jan 2021Grant (prize money)$450.6K
#9
Seed · Vienna, Vienna · founded 2018 · 12 employees—raised▾
Leasing company offering pay per use financing solutions to manufacturing companies. The platform transforms equipment financing costs and assists in managing equipment rental and sales for machine manufacturers and operators. The service model allows equipment operators to pay based on usage, including maintenance, insurance, and financing costs and enables users to buy the equipment at the end of contract.
- Jun 2025Seed—
- Jan 2023Seed—
#10
Seed · Linz, Upper Austria · founded 2019 · 811 employees—raised▾
Offers a digital customer platform for machinery and equipment manufacturers. Its platform enables machinery and equipment manufacturers to generate data-driven service revenues and digital business models by leveraging real-time data of assets, machines, and plants.
- Sep 2023Seed—
#11
Series A · Vienna, Vienna · founded 2012 · 31 employees—raised▾
Developer of laser-based acoustic sensors for non-destructive testing and process monitoring. The company provides optical microphone technology enabling contact-free ultrasound measurements. It offers solutions for acoustic in-line quality monitoring and water-free ultrasonic material inspection. Its products include sensors for ultrasound in air and liquid, ultrasound sources, and scanning systems. The company serves industries such as automotive, aerospace, and semiconductor, providing solutions for spot-weld inspection, quality control of carbon fiber composites, and non-contact end-of-line testing. It also offers acoustic quality monitoring for laser material processing, real-time monitoring of additive manufacturing processes, and intelligent in-line monitoring of production lines and machines.
- Dec 2016Series A—
#12
Seed · Vienna, Vienna · founded 2014 · 15 employees—raised▾
WorkHeld provides a work management platform for assembly and commissioning, production, assembly and service processes in industrial companies. Its products include WorkHeld Azure, WorkHeld SAP HANA, and WorkHeld On-Premise. The features include drag and drop order planning, defect management, auto reporting with a digital signature, intelligent voice-bot, material management, expense recording, facilities management, and integrated with existing ERP and CRM systems. It is awarded as Rising Star of 2017 by FinancesOnline.
- 2016Seed—
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Manufacturing Tech coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on Additive Manufacturing / 3D Printing is moving in Austria
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 427 Austria-affiliated papers.
- Montanuniversität Leoben78
- TU Wien53
- Graz University of Technology43
- Central European Institute of Technology42
- Erich Schmid Institute of Materials Science35
- Nanotechnology2→15
- Composite material1→13
- Photopolymer1→11
- 3d printed1→11
- Fabrication2→7
- Composite material2→44
- 3d printed2→23
- Fabrication2→22
- Nanotechnology1→18
- Selective laser melting5→18
- Selective laser melting9
- Microstructure7
- Composite material7
- Fabrication6
- 3d printed5
Where additive manufacturing is researched across Austria
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.
Common questions
Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.