Radar · Manufacturing Tech in California
Best Manufacturing Tech Companies in California, United States
The 495 best Manufacturing Tech companies in California, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: United Rentals.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
495companies tracked
$9.3Bdisclosed funding
4unicorns
238have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · MANUFACTURING TECH × CALIFORNIA
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.
50companies analysed
95%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
8unicorns
2019median founding year
460kcombined LinkedIn audience
26%of audience held by top 3
4companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Manufacturing Tech companies in California
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Synopsys Provider of engineering solutions from silicon to systems, including EDA tools, semiconductor IP, and systems… 93Funding top 15%Patents top 16%Market top 18%Partners top 24% All 14 signals ▾Fundingtop 15% Patentstop 16% Markettop 18% Partnerstop 24% Techtop 25% Talenttop 25% Newstop 26% Producttop 29% Fin. healthtop 30% Innovationtop 32% Globaltop 32% Growthtop 40% Moattop 40% AItop 45% Funding: Raised $2.0B across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 32 yrs (0.0/yr) Patents: 5,498 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 1196 filings since 2022 vs 1296 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 93/100 | $2.0B | 6 mo ago | Public | 19,000 | David Gregory Co-Founder | Adobe Experience ManagerJavaFroala Editor+30 | 5,498 patents Electronic design automation tools for circuit design, verification, simulation, and cloud workflow optimization | — |
| 2 | Bright Machines Provider of software-defined microfactories automating AI infrastructure hardware assembly 91Patents top 17%Innovation top 18%Funding top 21%Moat top 21% All 12 signals ▾Patentstop 17% Innovationtop 18% Fundingtop 21% Moattop 21% AItop 25% Growthtop 28% Talenttop 28% Markettop 39% Techtop 41% Producttop 45% Globaltop 46% Newsbottom 24% Patents: 84 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 65 filings since 2022 vs 19 in 2017-21 Innovation: 84 patents (top 22% of patent-holders) · 65 filings since 2022 vs 19 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 91/100 | $385M | 23 mo ago | Series C | 500 | Lior Susan Co-Founder | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+26 | 84 patents Automated robotic assembly and vision‑based inspection for electronics manufacturing | 1 job opening |
| 3 | 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 | 5 mo ago | Series C | 77 | Chris Power Founder & CEO & CPO | Apple iCloud MailNode.jsTailwind CSS+14 | — | — |
| 4 | Dexterity 🦄 AI that powers robots to do physical tasks 83Patents top 12%Moat top 22%Funding top 23%Innovation top 26% All 13 signals ▾Patentstop 12% Moattop 22% Fundingtop 23% Innovationtop 26% AItop 30% Techtop 32% Markettop 36% Producttop 39% Talenttop 41% Growthtop 45% Partnerstop 45% Globalbottom 48% Newsbottom 21% Patents: 538 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 470 filings since 2022 vs 64 in 2017-21 Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 9/10 · IP moat: 538 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 83/100 | $200M | 15 mo ago | Series B | 217 | Samir Menon Founder & CEO | TurbopackApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+21 | 538 patents Automated robotic material handling: loading, unloading, palletizing, and simulation systems. | 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 5 | Collaborative Robotics Developer of collaborative robots and related intelligence and automation software | $140M | 26 mo ago | Series B | 23 | Brad Porter Founder & CEO | SanityApple iCloud MailTailwind CSS+17 | 13 patents AI-driven learning and control systems for collaborative industrial robots | 1 launch |
| 6 | MaintainX 🦄 Provider of a platform for maintenance and operations management solutions 78Funding top 21%Customers top 22%Tech top 23%Moat top 28% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 21% Customerstop 22% Techtop 23% Moattop 28% Markettop 34% Newstop 34% Growthtop 35% Producttop 43% Patentstop 44% Innovationtop 48% Globalbottom 49% Funding: Raised $104M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 7 yrs (0.7/yr) Customers: Play-Store rating 4.65★ across 5,262 ratings (1 apps) · Review volume +20% in 6 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 78/100 | $104M | 14 mo ago | Series D | 187 | — | Amazon WebstoreWebflowSentry+36 | 7 patents AI-driven predictive maintenance and data standardization for industrial asset management | — |
| 7 | Cognichip Developer of artificial intelligence software for semiconductor design automation tools 62Funding top 17%AI top 26%Talent top 28%Global bottom 45% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 17% AItop 26% Talenttop 28% Globalbottom 45% Techbottom 42% Marketbottom 40% Funding: Raised $93.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: artificial intelligence, machine learning rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $93M | 2 mo ago | Series A | — | Simon Sabato Co-Founder | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+12 | — | — |
| 8 | Instrumental Provider of production analysis for manufacturing industry 62Funding top 19%Moat top 31%Innovation top 34%Tech top 36% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 19% Moattop 31% Innovationtop 34% Techtop 36% Producttop 36% Talenttop 38% AItop 45% Growthbottom 44% Marketbottom 41% Globalbottom 39% Newsbottom 27% Funding: Raised $81.7M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 9 yrs (0.4/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $82M | 3 mo ago | Series C | 51 51 → 95 (+86%) | Samuel Weiss Co-Founder & CTO | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+39 | — | — |
| 9 | 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 | 23 mo ago | Series B | 36 | — | WordPressSentryMySQL+36 | 69 patents Autonomous robotic surface finishing and health monitoring for sanding and blasting operations | 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 10 | RoboForce Developer of AI-powered robotic labor systems for various outdoor and industrial applications 57Funding top 26%Growth top 28%Moat top 40%AI top 45% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 26% Growthtop 28% Moattop 40% AItop 45% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 46% Marketbottom 40% Globalbottom 33% Funding: Raised $67.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 1 yrs (3.0/yr) Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $67M | 3 mo ago | Series B | — | Calvin Zhou Co-Founder | WebflowGSAPSplide+15 | — | — |
| 11 | Guidewheel Provider of platform to empower factories to reach sustainable peak performance 60Funding top 27%Talent top 28%Tech top 34%Growth top 35% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 27% Talenttop 28% Techtop 34% Growthtop 35% Partnerstop 45% Producttop 49% Moatbottom 48% Marketbottom 39% Globalbottom 38% Newsbottom 18% Funding: Raised $48.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 5 yrs (0.6/yr) Talent: 4 named leaders on record · 4 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $48M | 22 mo ago | Series B | 50 | Lauren Dunford Co-Founder & CEO | Squarespace CommerceSquarespaceYouTube+30 | — | 2 awards |
| 12 | Litmus Provider of an edge data platform for industrial artificial intelligence 62Tech top 21%Funding top 26%Talent top 28%Growth top 35% All 11 signals ▾Techtop 21% Fundingtop 26% Talenttop 28% Growthtop 35% AItop 35% Moattop 41% Globalbottom 39% Innovationbottom 37% Marketbottom 33% Patentsbottom 25% Newsbottom 22% Tech: 48 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Azure, Cloudflare Funding: Raised $42.6M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 11 yrs (0.3/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $43M | 7 mo ago | Series C | 24 | John Younes Co-Founder & COO | ContentfulSentryZendesk+29 | 2 patents Rapid immunoassay-based detection of pathogens and hazardous chemicals | — |
| 13 | 3deo Provider of metal 3D printing services for prototypes and production 45Moat top 25%Funding top 27%Patents top 35%Product top 35% All 10 signals ▾Moattop 25% Fundingtop 27% Patentstop 35% Producttop 35% Innovationtop 40% Talenttop 41% Techtop 46% Marketbottom 44% Globalbottom 40% Growthbottom 31% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 43 patents Funding: Raised $39.5M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 9 yrs (0.9/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $39M | 21 mo ago | Series B | 96 | Payman Torabi Co-Founder & CTO | WordPressMySQLPHP+28 | 43 patents Aerial LiDAR mapping systems and additive manufacturing (3D printing) technologies. | — |
| 14 | Voxel AI Provider of artificial intelligence software for industrial workplace safety monitoring 67Funding top 24%Tech top 29%Growth top 30%Partners top 32% All 12 signals ▾Fundingtop 24% Techtop 29% Growthtop 30% Partnerstop 32% Newstop 37% AItop 45% Talenttop 45% Moattop 46% Patentstop 48% Innovationbottom 49% Marketbottom 41% Globalbottom 39% Funding: Raised $36.0M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 5 yrs (1.0/yr) Tech: 34 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $36M | 7 mo ago | Series B | 54 | Tilia Gode Co-Founder & Advisor | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+21 | 11 patents Advanced display panel locking, pixel architecture, and 3D modeling/manufacturing technologies | — |
| 15 | Vinci Developer of physics-based AI software for manufacturing-resolution simulation and design 53AI top 20%Funding top 25%Talent top 28%Global bottom 48% All 6 signals ▾AItop 20% Fundingtop 25% Talenttop 28% Globalbottom 48% Techbottom 38% Marketbottom 31% AI: Classified as an AI company Funding: Raised $36.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $36M | 6 mo ago | Series A | — | Vincent Rerolle Co-Founder & CCO | WordPressMySQLPHP+17 | — | 1 award |
| 16 | Foundation EGI Provider of AI-powered platform for hardware engineering 50Talent top 28%Funding top 29%AI top 45%Global bottom 48% All 6 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 29% AItop 45% Globalbottom 48% Techbottom 41% Marketbottom 35% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $30.6M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $31M | 12 mo ago | Series A | — | Michael Foshey Co-Founder & Head of Research | WebflowZURB FoundationCloudflare Turnstile+7 | — | 1 launch |
| 17 | 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 | 17 mo ago | Series A | 47 | Karan Talati Co-Founder & CEO | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+27 | — | 1 award |
| 18 | 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 | Series B | — | Bryce Strauss Co-Founder | SanityNode.jsTailwind CSS+21 | — | — |
| 19 | Kinetic Eye Developer of an artificial intelligence platform for industrial risk management 13Funding top 35%AI top 35%Talent bottom 45%Global bottom 29% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 35% AItop 35% Talentbottom 45% Globalbottom 29% Marketbottom 9% Funding: Raised $25.6M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) AI: Product described with: artificial intelligence, computer vision rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 13/100 | $26M | 15 mo ago | Series B | 3 | Josh Butler Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 20 | Sift Provider of unified observability platform for hardware sensor data management 45Funding top 24%Growth top 28%Moat top 41%Tech top 44% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 24% Growthtop 28% Moattop 41% Techtop 44% Talenttop 45% Marketbottom 36% Globalbottom 36% Innovationbottom 33% Patentsbottom 32% Funding: Raised $25.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 3 yrs (1.0/yr) Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $25M | 2 mo ago | Series B | — | Karthik Gollapudi Co-Founder & CEO | WebflowAmazon Web ServicesGSAP+25 | 4 patents Fraud detection and risk scoring via collaborative network analytics | 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 21 | Squint Provider of AI-powered platform for industrial operations knowledge capture and management 55AI top 24%Funding top 29%Tech top 30%News top 38% All 12 signals ▾AItop 24% Fundingtop 29% Techtop 30% Newstop 38% Moattop 41% Patentstop 44% Growthtop 45% Producttop 46% Innovationtop 47% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 28% AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) · Product described with: ai-driven, ai-powered Funding: Raised $19.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 3 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $19M | 10 mo ago | Series B | 10 | Devin Bhushan Founder & CEO | WebflowApple iCloud MailVideoJS+20 | 5 patents AI-powered visual verification and AR guidance for surgical procedures | 4 launchs |
| 22 | Uptime AI Provider of AI reasoning agents for industrial operational excellence solutions 62AI top 20%Growth top 31%Moat top 37%Funding top 38% All 12 signals ▾AItop 20% Growthtop 31% Moattop 37% Fundingtop 38% Techtop 38% Talenttop 38% Innovationtop 46% Patentstop 46% Fin. healthbottom 48% Globalbottom 46% Marketbottom 32% Newsbottom 18% AI: Classified as an AI company Growth: Revenue +114% YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $19M | 15 mo ago | Series A | 28 | Vamsi Yalamanchili Co-Founder & CTO | WordPressMySQLPHP+30 | 10 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 23 | CircuitHub On-demand circuit board assembly for rapid prototyping and production 57Growth top 28%Funding top 30%Innovation top 34%Product top 36% All 7 signals ▾Growthtop 28% Fundingtop 30% Innovationtop 34% Producttop 36% Techtop 41% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 30% Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $18.0M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 14 yrs (0.4/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $18M | 1 mo ago | Series A | 21 | — | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+22 | — | — |
| 24 | C-Infinity Developer of AI software for mechanical design and manufacturing automation 48Patents top 17%Innovation top 22%Funding top 27%Moat top 32% All 8 signals ▾Patentstop 17% Innovationtop 22% Fundingtop 27% Moattop 32% Talenttop 38% Techbottom 45% Globalbottom 40% Marketbottom 25% Patents: 65 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 65 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 Innovation: 65 patents (top 16% of patent-holders) · 65 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $16M | 1 mo ago | Series B | — | Mats Bergstrom Co-Founder | TurbopackNode.jsTailwind CSS+10 | 65 patents Patents concentrated in its core technology | 1 partnership |
| 25 | Luminary Cloud Developer of a platform for building and deploying physics AI models 67AI top 18%Funding top 30%Innovation top 34%Tech top 34% All 11 signals ▾AItop 18% Fundingtop 30% Innovationtop 34% Techtop 34% Newstop 34% Patentstop 36% Moattop 37% Producttop 49% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 43% Globalbottom 33% AI: Classified as an AI company · Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) Funding: Raised $15.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 6 yrs (0.3/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $15M | 11 mo ago | Series B | 86 | Juan Alonso Co-Founder & CTO | ContentfulApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+30 | 13 patents Cloud‑based scientific visualization and GPU/CPU‑accelerated high‑performance analysis pipelines | — |
| 26 | Diode Provider of an AI-powered platform that automates circuit board design 72Growth top 20%Funding top 30%AI top 35%Talent top 38% All 9 signals ▾Growthtop 20% Fundingtop 30% AItop 35% Talenttop 38% Techtop 44% Innovationtop 47% Marketbottom 47% Globalbottom 42% Patentsbottom 41% Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 1,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $15.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $15M | 14 mo ago | Series B | — | Davide Asnaghi Co-Founder & CEO | Turbopackstyled-componentsApple iCloud Mail+16 | 7 patents High-efficiency laser pump diodes and organic LED display technologies | — |
| 27 | Industrial Next Developer of AI-powered robotic systems for automating manufacturing processes 35Funding top 36%Talent top 38%AI top 45%Global bottom 37% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 36% Talenttop 38% AItop 45% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 27% Funding: Raised $12.1M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 4 yrs (0.5/yr) Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $12M | 13 mo ago | Series A | 17 | Lukas Pankau Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 28 | Flux AI Developer of an AI-powered platform for PCB design and layout 74Tech top 22%Funding top 30%AI top 30%Growth top 35% All 10 signals ▾Techtop 22% Fundingtop 30% AItop 30% Growthtop 35% Moattop 36% Talenttop 38% Patentstop 39% Innovationtop 43% Marketbottom 45% Globalbottom 37% Tech: 44 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare Funding: Raised $12.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 5 yrs (0.6/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $12M | 3 mo ago | Series B | 46 | Lance Cassidy Co-Founder & CDO | WebflowSentryStripe+26 | 22 patents In‑situ soil contamination detection and remediation monitoring technologies | 1 launch |
| 29 | 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 | Series B | 8 | Sergiy Nesterenko Founder & CEO | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+19 | 8 patents Design and optimization of guitar audio amplification circuits and components | 1 award |
| 30 | SirenOpt Developer of non-destructive material analysis systems using cold atmospheric plasma 50Talent top 28%Funding top 32%Innovation top 40%Patents top 42% All 9 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 32% Innovationtop 40% Patentstop 42% AItop 45% Moatbottom 49% Newsbottom 40% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 24% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $9.6M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 3 yrs (1.3/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $10M | 8 mo ago | Series A | 6 | Ali Mesbah Co-Founder | — | 9 patents Cold atmospheric plasma systems for material characterization and process control | 3 job openings · 1 partnership |
| 31 | Novity Provider of predictive maintenance software platform for manufacturers 55AI top 20%Innovation top 28%Patents top 33%Moat top 37% All 8 signals ▾AItop 20% Innovationtop 28% Patentstop 33% Moattop 37% Fundingtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 33% AI: Classified as an AI company Innovation: 16 patents (top 42% of patent-holders) · 16 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $8M | 0 mo ago | Series A | 22 | Markus Larsson Co-Founder & CEO | — | 16 patents Predictive maintenance and fault diagnosis for industrial manufacturing equipment | 1 partnership |
| 32 | Mantis Robotics Manufacturer of an arm-based collaborative robot | $7M | 15 mo ago | Series A | 2 | Gerry Vannuffelen Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | 7 patents Industrial robot safety and protection via hand-guided control, robust casings, and object sensors | 2 launchs |
| 33 | Feather Manufacturer of modular mobile robots for physical artificial intelligence deployment 62Funding top 41%AI top 45%Talent top 45%Global bottom 48% All 4 signals ▾Fundingtop 41% AItop 45% Talenttop 45% Globalbottom 48% Funding: Raised $7.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) AI: Product described with: artificial intelligence rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $7M | 1 mo ago | Series A | — | Hoa Duc Mai Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 34 | Altara Developer of artificial intelligence agents for physical science engineering workflows 72Funding top 35%Talent top 38%AI top 45%Global bottom 48% All 4 signals ▾Fundingtop 35% Talenttop 38% AItop 45% Globalbottom 48% Funding: Raised $7.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $7M | 1 mo ago | Seed | — | Catherine Yeo Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 35 | Spector AI-powered platform designed for industrial asset health management 37Talent top 28%Funding top 36%AI top 45%Tech bottom 42% All 6 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 36% AItop 45% Techbottom 42% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 25% Talent: 4 named leaders on record · 4 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $6.4M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $6M | 5 mo ago | Series A | — | Nikhil Chauhan Co-Founder & Chief Commercial Officer | TurbopackApple iCloud MailNode.js+10 | — | 1 launch |
| 36 | Allie Ai Provider of AI-powered solutions for manufacturing optimization 48Growth top 28%AI top 35%Funding top 49%Talent bottom 49% All 8 signals ▾Growthtop 28% AItop 35% Fundingtop 49% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 48% Productbottom 40% Globalbottom 33% Marketbottom 31% Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo AI: Product described with: ai-driven, ai-powered rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $5M | 7 mo ago | Seed | — | Alex Sandoval Founder & CEO | WebflowGSAPLenis+17 | — | 1 job opening · 1 launch |
| 37 | Dryft Developer of artificial intelligence to optimize and automate manufacturing operations 45Funding top 39%AI top 45%Global bottom 48%Talent bottom 45% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 39% AItop 45% Globalbottom 48% Talentbottom 45% Techbottom 35% Funding: Raised $5.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) AI: Product described with: artificial intelligence rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $5M | 7 mo ago | Seed | — | Anna-Julia Storch Co-Founder & CEO | Framer SitesReactPriority Hints+5 | — | — |
| 38 | Parallax Worlds Developer of AI that converts video to 3D assets for robots 72AI top 20%Funding top 37%Talent top 38%Global bottom 48% All 4 signals ▾AItop 20% Fundingtop 37% Talenttop 38% Globalbottom 48% AI: Classified as an AI company Funding: Raised $4.9M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $5M | 6 mo ago | Seed | — | Aumkar Renavikar Co-Founder & CTO | — | — | — |
| 39 | Jiga Provider of marketplace for finding part manufacturer 50Talent top 28%Growth top 35%Funding top 40%News top 44% All 9 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 40% Newstop 44% Techtop 48% Moattop 48% Productbottom 45% Marketbottom 38% Globalbottom 36% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $4M | 6 mo ago | Series A | 36 | Assaf Geuz Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalityWordPressSentry+27 | — | 1 job opening |
| 40 | Omni Instrument Developer of edge AI robotics for applications in manufacturing environments | $4M | 12 mo ago | Series A | — | Theodore Paris Co-Founder | Node.jsTailwind CSSReact+7 | — | — |
| 41 | Launchpad AI-based software for analyzing and providing quotations from CAD files 21Talent top 38%Funding top 39%Moat top 41%AI top 45% All 9 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 39% Moattop 41% AItop 45% Techbottom 40% Patentsbottom 37% Globalbottom 37% Innovationbottom 26% Marketbottom 20% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $4.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 21/100 | $4M | 8 mo ago | Series A | 7 | Yoav Zingher Co-Founder & CEO | Webflowcore-jsjQuery+14 | 2 patents Ankle‑foot orthosis components: tuning kits and stirrup devices for gait support | 2 expansions |
| 42 | Interface AI-powered platform to audit, fix, and rewrite industrial procedures 72Patents top 27%Innovation top 38%Talent top 38%Global top 42% All 6 signals ▾Patentstop 27% Innovationtop 38% Talenttop 38% Globaltop 42% Fundingtop 45% AItop 45% Patents: 358 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 17 filings since 2022 vs 52 in 2017-21 Innovation: 358 patents (top 4% of patent-holders) · 17 filings since 2022 vs 52 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $4M | 6 mo ago | Seed | — | Aaryan Mehta Co-Founder & CTO | — | 358 patents Floor and carpet tile manufacturing, digital printing, and textile design technologies | 1 internship |
| 43 | GroundControl Developer of software for first article inspection and supplier quality | $3M | 12 mo ago | Seed | — | Nick Warren Co-Founder & COO | — | 3 patents Cloud‑based enterprise mobile device management and administration solutions | — |
| 44 | Nullspace Delivers engineering simulation software for electromagnetic and electrostatic applications | $2M | 9 mo ago | Seed | 7 | Daniel Faircloth Founder | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+18 | — | — |
| 45 | Sonibel Instruments Provider of real-time weld defect detection solutions for fabricators and manufacturers 60Talent top 28%AI top 45%Funding top 50%Global bottom 33% All 4 signals ▾Talenttop 28% AItop 45% Fundingtop 50% Globalbottom 33% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated AI: Product described with: ai-powered rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $2M | 2 mo ago | Seed | — | Hooman Pirouz Co-Founder & CPO | — | — | — |
| 46 | Industrialmind Developer of AI platform for process design, monitoring, and analysis 37AI top 20%Talent top 38%Funding top 41%Tech bottom 45% All 6 signals ▾AItop 20% Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 41% Techbottom 45% Globalbottom 33% Marketbottom 25% AI: Classified as an AI company Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $2M | 7 mo ago | Seed | — | Steven Gao Co-Founder & CEO | Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365React+10 | — | — |
| 47 | LineWise Provides an AI-powered platform for manufacturing companies to reduce machine downtime | $2M | 9 mo ago | Seed | — | Wenbo Zhang Co-Founder | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+15 | — | — |
| 48 | Aurorin CAD Provider of CAD software solutions for hardware companies | $500K | 5 mo ago | Seed | — | Michael Baron Founder & CEO | Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365Node.js+16 | — | — |
| 49 | Rev1 Developer of AI-powered GD&T automation software for mechanical engineers | $500K | 5 mo ago | Seed | — | Alex Rivero Co-Founder & CEO | — | 2 patents Optimized nestable tray designs reducing axial spacing for compact storage | — |
| 50 | 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 | 1 mo ago | Series A | — | Fred Tannous CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+24 | — | — |
Top 12 Manufacturing Tech companies in California
#1
Public · Sunnyvale, California · founded 1986 · 19000 employees$2Braised▾
Public · Sunnyvale, California · founded 1986 · 19000 employees
Provider of engineering solutions from silicon to systems, including EDA tools, semiconductor IP, and systems verification. The company supplies software and IP for designing, verifying, and testing integrated circuits and electronic systems, along with simulation, analysis, and AI-driven design optimization platforms used across industries such as computing, automotive, AI, and communications. The company offers solutions for custom design, digital design, and silicon lifecycle management. Offerings extend to verification, including simulation, static and formal verification, and debug and coverage. The company provides silicon IP, including interface, processor, and foundation IP. Systems verification and validation solutions include emulation, prototyping, and virtual prototyping platforms.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 93how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 15%Patents
top 16%Market
top 18%Partners
top 24%Tech
top 25%Talent
top 25%Funding: Raised $2.0B across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 32 yrs (0.0/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Dec 2025)
Patents: 5,498 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 1196 filings since 2022 vs 1296 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Market: 19,000 employees (top 1% of Industrial Goods and Manufacturing) · Revenue ~$7.1B · Top-500,000 web property
Funding rounds
- Dec 2025Post IPO$2B
- 1994Post IPO—
Founders & team
Investors
New Enterprise Associates, Nvidia, VentureTech Alliance, Oak Investment Partners
Tech stack
Adobe Audience ManagerAdobe Client Data LayerAdobe Experience ManagerAdobe Experience Platform LaunchAkamaiAmazon Alb
#2
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 — 7.2% of this cohort's audience · 215 engagements/post (3.5× 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
#3
Series A · Redwood City, California · founded 2024$93Mraised▾
Series A · Redwood City, California · founded 2024
Developer of artificial intelligence software for semiconductor design automation tools. Provides software that assists engineers with chip architecture planning, circuit layout generation, and verification workflows. The software applies machine learning methods to analyze design constraints, optimize performance characteristics, and support simulation processes across semiconductor development stages.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 62how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 17%AI
top 26%Talent
top 28%Global
bottom 45%Tech
bottom 42%Market
bottom 40%Funding: Raised $93.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) · Last round Series A (Apr 2026)
AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: artificial intelligence, machine learning
Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 18k LinkedIn followers — 4.0% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Series A$60M
- May 2025Seed$33M
Founders & team
Investors
Mayfield, Lux Capital, FPV Ventures, Candou Ventures, Seligman Ventures, SBI Investment
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCloudflareGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGoogle Hosted LibrariesGoogle Tag Manager
#4
Series C · Palo Alto, California · founded 2015 · 51 employees$81.7Mraised▾
Series C · Palo Alto, California · founded 2015 · 51 employees
Provider of production analysis for manufacturing industry. It offers inspections stations and intelligent software tools for optimizing products and manufacturing lines through machine learning algorithms. Its product offerings include Instrumental DEV for issue discovery, failure analysis, and corrective actions during the hardware development process, and Instrumental MP for operations and manufacturing teams to save rework costs and field failure analysis. It enables companies to identify the defective unit, carry out the root cause analysis, monitor the manufacturing line remotely, and others.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 62how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 19%Moat
top 31%Innovation
top 34%Tech
top 36%Product
top 36%Talent
top 38%Funding: Raised $81.7M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 9 yrs (0.4/yr) · Last round Series C (Mar 2026)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Innovation: 12 product lines
Audience (LinkedIn): 16k LinkedIn followers — 3.5% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Series C—
- Feb 2022Series C$50M
- Jul 2020Series B$20M
- Mar 2018Series A$4.2M
Founders & team
Investors
Digital Venture Builder, Blenheim Chalcot, Root Ventures, First Round Capital, Eclipse, Canaan
Tech stack
CdnjsCloudflareElementorFont AwesomeGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#5
Series B · Milpitas, California · founded 2023$67Mraised▾
Series B · Milpitas, California · founded 2023
Developer of AI-powered robotic labor systems for various outdoor and industrial applications. It builds robotic systems to automate tasks in sectors like solar energy, mining, manufacturing, and space exploration. The company's robots are designed to operate autonomously in challenging environments, performing construction, inspection, maintenance, and precision-critical tasks.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 57how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 26%Growth
top 28%Moat
top 40%AI
top 45%Talent
bottom 49%Tech
bottom 46%Funding: Raised $67.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 1 yrs (3.0/yr) · Last round Series B (Mar 2026)
Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Moat: Soonicorn · 10 curated direct competitors tracked
Audience (LinkedIn): 7k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Series B$52M
- May 2025Series A$5M
- Jan 2025Series A$10M
Founders & team
Investors
Carnegie Mellon University, YZi Labs
Tech stack
CdnjsCloudflareFancyboxGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGoogle Hosted Libraries
#6
Series A · San Jose, California · founded 2011 · 21 employees$18Mraised▾
Series A · San Jose, California · founded 2011 · 21 employees
On-demand circuit board assembly for rapid prototyping and production. This company offers a platform for on-demand circuit board assembly, providing rapid, low-cost manufacturing solutions. They cater to fast-moving robotics companies and other hardware innovators, enabling them to accelerate their product development cycles. The platform streamlines the process from design to delivery, offering instant quotes, automated manufacturing, and real-time order tracking. They provide both prototype and batch production services, leveraging automation to achieve economical on-demand production at low volumes. Their services include PCB fabrication, parts sourcing, and assembly, with a focus on speed, reliability, and quality. The platform supports various EDA file formats and offers features like BOM reconciliation and a board viewer. They also provide resources like design rules, PCB stackup information, a blog, and a podcast. This is a B2B tech company offering a SaaS platform.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 57how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 28%Funding
top 30%Innovation
top 34%Product
top 36%Tech
top 41%Global
bottom 37%Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding: Raised $18.0M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 14 yrs (0.4/yr) · Last round Series A (Apr 2026)
Innovation: 10 product lines
Audience (LinkedIn): 4k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Series A$28M
- Nov 2023Series A$9.7M
- Feb 2020Series A$4.3M
- Jun 2017Series A$4M
Investors
Initialized Capital, Google Ventures, Y Combinator, Plural, Haiyin Capital
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCloudflareGoogle Font ApiGoogle Hosted LibrariesGoogle WorkspaceHsts
#7
Series B · El Segundo, California · founded 2022$25Mraised▾
Series B · El Segundo, California · founded 2022
Provider of unified observability platform for hardware sensor data management. The platform facilitates data ingestion, storage, visualization, and review for modern machines. It offers centralized insights without code, alongside purpose-built storage for high cardinality telemetry. The platform supports rule-based anomaly detection, root cause analysis, and data sharing. It also aids in reporting, certification, and hardware genealogy across various industries.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 45how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 24%Growth
top 28%Moat
top 41%Tech
top 44%Talent
top 45%Market
bottom 36%Funding: Raised $25.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 3 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series B (Mar 2026)
Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 4 patents · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Audience (LinkedIn): 13k LinkedIn followers — 2.9% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships · 1 awards (incl. Astrolab) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Series B$42M
- Apr 2024Series A$17.5M
- Nov 2023Series A$7.5M
Founders & team
Investors
Riot, Fika Ventures, First Resonance, Datum, Duro Ventures, Google Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesBunnyCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#8
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 — 3.9% 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
#9
Series B · Mountain View, California · founded 2023$16Mraised▾
Series B · Mountain View, California · founded 2023
Developer of AI software for mechanical design and manufacturing automation. The software plans and reasons about complex 3D geometry, motion, spatial constraints, physical feasibility, and production logic. It connects directly to CAD and PLM environments to automate process planning. The software accelerates ECO reviews and generates production-ready assembly instructions. It identifies design intent and detects fitment issues before physical production. Virtual builds are automatically generated from CAD. Teams can collaborate on the virtual build.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 48how this company ranks against its industry peers
Patents
top 17%Innovation
top 22%Funding
top 27%Moat
top 32%Talent
top 38%Tech
bottom 45%Patents: 65 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 65 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Innovation: 65 patents (top 16% of patent-holders) · 65 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21
Funding: Raised $16.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series B (Apr 2026)
Audience (LinkedIn): 837 LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 partnerships (incl. Aras Corporation, Booz Allen Hamilton, Mobiltech Co.,Ltd., Qualcomm, SGDL Innovation SA, and XGRIDS) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Series B$16M
Founders & team
Investors
Canaan, Inventus Capital Partners, Bee Partners, Radius Capital
Tech stack
GodaddyHstsMicrosoft 365Next.JsNext.Js App RouterNode.Js
#10
Series A · San Carlos, California · founded 2022 · 22 employees$7.8Mraised▾
Series A · San Carlos, California · founded 2022 · 22 employees
Provider of predictive maintenance software platform for manufacturers. It is a predictive maintenance solution that uses industrial internet of things technology to predict the lifespan of assets for industrial plants. It selects IoT sensors allocated to individual machine types to monitor status and performance using AI, and ML algorithms. It allows plant managers and operators to plan maintenance activities, detect failures, and rectify errors. The offering sectors include oil, gas, and chemicals.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 55how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 20%Innovation
top 28%Patents
top 33%Moat
top 37%Funding
top 45%Talent
bottom 49%AI: Classified as an AI company
Innovation: 16 patents (top 42% of patent-holders) · 16 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 · Deep-tech classification: Artificial Intelligence
Patents: 16 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 16 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2024
Audience (LinkedIn): 1k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. Chyoda Corporation) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- May 2026Series A—
- Feb 2024Series A$7.8M
Founders & team
Investors
WERU Investment, Myriad Venture Partners, Metawater, Acario Innovation
#11
Series A · San Francisco, California · founded 2025$7Mraised▾
Series A · San Francisco, California · founded 2025
Manufacturer of modular mobile robots for physical artificial intelligence deployment. These units provide mobility for industrial tasks such as machine tending. The hardware features a modular design to allow for retrofitting and customization based on specific operational requirements. The systems support remote operation for tasks requiring human intelligence or safety management. An application programming interface is available for integrating software solutions with the hardware. The design focuses on mechanical durability to withstand repetitive use in industrial environments.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 62how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 41%AI
top 45%Talent
top 45%Global
bottom 48%Funding: Raised $7.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) · Last round Series A (May 2026)
AI: Product described with: artificial intelligence
Talent: 2 named leaders on record
Audience (LinkedIn): 4k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- May 2026Series A$1M
- Mar 2026Series A$6M
Founders & team
Investors
SEED Innovations
#12
Series C · Santa Clara, California · founded 2013 · 24 employees$42.6Mraised▾
Series C · Santa Clara, California · founded 2013 · 24 employees
Provider of an edge data platform for industrial artificial intelligence. The platform facilitates connectivity to operational technology assets and systems. It transforms raw data into normalized formats, enabling integration with cloud and enterprise systems. The platform offers edge analytics for monitoring trends and key performance indicators. It also supports running artificial intelligence and machine learning models at the edge.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 62how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 21%Funding
top 26%Talent
top 28%Growth
top 35%AI
top 35%Moat
top 41%Tech: 48 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Azure, Cloudflare · Devops: Nginx
Funding: Raised $42.6M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 11 yrs (0.3/yr) · Last round Series C (Nov 2025)
Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 30k LinkedIn followers — 6.6% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Nov 2025Series C—
- Sep 2022Series B$30M
- May 2019Series A$7M
- Feb 2017Seed—
Founders & team
Investors
Belden, Mitsubishi Corporation, Momenta, Alchemist Accelerator, Insight Partners, Munich Re
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailAzureAzure MonitorCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
Funding & investor landscape
$9.3Btotal disclosed funding
218companies funded
512disclosed rounds
10rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Intel Capital8 rounds
Sequoia Capital7 rounds
Notable founders
David Gregory
Co-Founder · Synopsys
Aart Geuss
Co-Founder · Synopsys
Chris Power
Founder & CEO & CPO · Hadrian
Simon Sabato
Co-Founder · Cognichip
Ehsan Kamalinejad
Co-Founder & CTO · Cognichip
Samuel Weiss
Co-Founder & CTO · Instrumental
Anna-Katrina Shedletsky
Co-Founder & CEO · Instrumental
Calvin Zhou
Co-Founder · RoboForce
Rowen Wu
Founding Product Manager · Sift
Karthik Gollapudi
Co-Founder & CEO · Sift
Bryce Strauss
Co-Founder · Nominal
Cameron McCord
Co-Founder & CEO · Nominal
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 1,659,482 docs
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
RESEARCH IN CALIFORNIA · Materials
How research on Additive Manufacturing in California is moving
A read on the academic research around Additive Manufacturing in California — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 455 papers.
California's UC Berkeley, USC, and UCLA lead optimistic additive-manufacturing research, predominantly advancing 3D printing technologies, biomedical applications, and materials processes across 455 papers.
455 papers · stance +0.58 · 43% breakthrough · 10% concern
top institutions
- University of California, Berkeley80
- University of Southern California70
- University of California, Los Angeles40
- University of California, Davis36
- University of California San Diego35
leading researchers
Yang Yang · Xiangjia Li · Yong Chen · Qiang Huang · Shaochen Chen · Wei Zhu
prism intelligence · tone & topics
98% positive · 0% critical tone
HealthcareDIY ProjectsRoboticsHealthBusinessMaterials Science
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Breakthroughs181 · 40%
▲ 39%→43% share
▲1.1× share momentum14 median citations55% since 2021mostly methods-led
Composite material breakthroughs surged 10x, with Microfluidics and Self-healing hydrogels newly emerging as frontier research areas.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- 3D printing14→60
- Nanotechnology4→18
- Fabrication7→19
- Composite material1→10
- Microfluidics1→9
Newly emergingPolymer 0→8 · Self-healing hydrogels 0→5 · Digital Light Processing 0→5
Landmark Volumetric additive manufacturing via tomographic reconstruction · 967 cites
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Advancements198 · 44%
▼ 49%→42% share
▼0.9× share momentum8 median citations48% since 2021mostly methods-led
Fused filament fabrication and Stereolithography advancements are newly intensifying, with Fused deposition modeling papers rising from 2 to 10.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- 3D printing17→53
- Fabrication4→16
- Fused deposition modeling2→10
- Composite material2→10
- Stereolithography2→8
Newly emergingFused filament fabrication 0→9 · Context (archaeology) 0→5 · Protein filament 0→4
Landmark 3D‐Printed Biomimetic Super‐Hydrophobic Structure for Microdroplet Manipulation and Oil/Water Separation · 510 cites
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Concerns40 · 9%
▼ 9%→6% share
▼0.7× share momentum21 median citations35% since 2021mostly empirical
Concern research is shrinking in field-share (9%→6%), though 3D printing safety concerns tripled from 3 to 9 papers.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- 3D printing3→9
- Nanotechnology2→3
Landmark Photopolymerizable Biomaterials and Light-Based 3D Printing Strategies for Biomedical Applications · 523 cites
Common questions
How many Manufacturing Tech companies are there in California, United States?
Radar tracks 495 indexable Manufacturing Tech companies headquartered in California, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Manufacturing Tech companies in California, United States?
The Manufacturing Tech companies in California, United States on this list have raised a combined $9.3B in disclosed equity funding across 218 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Manufacturing Tech company in California, United States?
United Rentals is the highest-funded Manufacturing Tech company in California, United States, with $2.1B in disclosed equity funding.
How many Manufacturing Tech companies in California, United States are funded?
218 of the 495 Manufacturing Tech companies in California, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Manufacturing Tech unicorns are there in California, United States?
4 Manufacturing Tech companies in California, United States on this list are valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in California, United States Manufacturing Tech companies?
The most active investors in California, United States Manufacturing Tech companies on this list include Y Combinator, Plug and Play Tech Center, Lux Capital, Alchemist Accelerator, Intel Capital.
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