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Best Manufacturing Tech Companies in New South Wales, Australia

The 35 best Manufacturing Tech companies in New South Wales, Australia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Reach Robotics.

35companies tracked
$18Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
8have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · MANUFACTURING TECH × NEW SOUTH WALES

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
55kcombined LinkedIn audience
50%of audience held by top 3
1companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Manufacturing Tech companies in New South Wales

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackRecent signals
1Reach Robotics
Designs and manufactures game battle robots
$10M111 mo agoSeries AArnaud Didey
Co-Founder
2013WordPressMySQLPHP+38—
2Presien
Provider of physical artificial intelligence solutions for heavy industry applications
$4M76 mo agoSeries ANathan Kirchner
Co-Founder
2019——
3Atelier
Contract manufacturer of health wellness and beauty products
$2M58 mo agoSeedNick Benson
Co-Founder
2010——
4Factory
Manufacturing execution software solution
$1M7 mo agoSeries AMichael Lutkajtis
Co-Founder
2018WordPress Block EditorWordPressCanny+30—
5Donesafe
cloud based EHS compliance software
$920K106 mo agoAcquired—2013WordPressMySQLPHP+35—
6ADAPT Ideations
Provider of asset tracking and cold storage monitoring solutions
$10K54 mo agoSeedAnirban Gupta
Founder
2017Dudastyled-componentsReact+20—
7Factory AI
Provider of asset availability through data analysis and predictive maintenance
—44 mo agoSeedJean Picard
Co-Founder & CEO
2023Node.jsRadix UITailwind CSS+13—
8LexX Technologies
Developer of AI-powered knowledge management platform for industrial maintenance operations
—87 mo agoSeedHersh Sahai
Co-Founder & Strategic Advisor
2012——

Top 8 Manufacturing Tech companies in New South Wales

#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.

Funding rounds
  • Jan 2026Series A$3.3M
  • Oct 2023Seed$1.1M
Founders & team
Michael LutkajtisCo-FounderPaul LutkajtisFounder + CEO
Investors
Investible, 1in100 Ventures, Beachhead Venture Capital, Shearwater Capital
Tech stack
AlbacrossAmazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerCannyCloudflare
#2
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.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 9k LinkedIn followers — 16.5% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2017Series A$7.9M
  • Mar 2016Seed$1.9M
  • May 2015Seed$120K
Founders & team
Arnaud DideyCo-FounderPaul PhillipsCo-Founder & CEOMark SprouleCo-Founder
Investors
Techstars, Qualcomm, IGlobe Partners, NC, Lvp, Passion Capital
Tech stack
Alpine.JsApache Http ServerCart FunctionalityCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#3
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.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers — 4.3% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • May 2020Series A$4M
Founders & team
Nathan KirchnerCo-Founder
Investors
Main Sequence, Cicada Innovations, In-Q-Tel, Flying Fox Ventures
#4
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.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 11k LinkedIn followers — 20.5% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 6 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum -6 · hiring: GrowthOperationsCoordinator, Product Development Manager
Activity: 2 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2021Seed$2.3M
Founders & team
Nick BensonCo-Founder
Investors
OIF Ventures, Point King Capital, Cornish Group Investment, ACN 163 625 054, Ordinary Equity, Kessler Holdings
#5
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%

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 6k LinkedIn followers — 10.3% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2017Seed$919.8K
Investors
Adventure Capital, Black Nova Group
Tech stack
AceAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#6
Seed · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2017 · 51 employees
$10Kraised
▾

Provider of asset tracking and cold storage monitoring solutions. These solutions offer real-time visibility into supply chains, enabling the monitoring of critical assets and temperature-sensitive goods across various industries, including life sciences, cold chain logistics, and sea freight. The technology facilitates compliance with stringent regulations and reduces losses due to damage or spoilage. Data collected provides enhanced asset intelligence, supporting improved decision-making. The offerings include both hardware devices and a cloud-based platform for data analysis and reporting.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 7k LinkedIn followers — 12.5% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2022Seed—
  • Jul 2019Grant (prize money)$10K
Founders & team
Anirban GuptaFounder
Investors
Qualcomm, Red Door Capital Partners, Stone & Chalk, Maharashtra State Innovation Society
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementDudaFont AwesomeGodaddyGoogle Ads
#7
Seed · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2023
—raised
▾

Provider of asset availability through data analysis and predictive maintenance. It is a data driven AI platform that helps engineering, maintenance, and operations teams manage machine maintenance and analyzing asset data to predict performance degradation or failures. It offers AI predictive maintenance solutions to reduce downtime for manufacturers.

Funding rounds
  • Jan 2023Seed—
Founders & team
Jean PicardCo-Founder & CEOTim CheungCo-Founder
Investors
Antler
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon SesAmazon Web ServicesHstsHttp/3Microsoft Clarity
#8
Seed · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2012 · 15 employees
—raised
▾

Developer of AI-powered knowledge management platform for industrial maintenance operations. The platform ingests existing information and creates new information about equipment. It transforms information into knowledge and actionable insights, delivered to devices. The AI-driven approach improves decision-making and operational efficiency, reducing equipment downtime.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1k LinkedIn followers — 2.6% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • 2019Seed—
Founders & team
Hersh SahaiCo-Founder & Strategic AdvisorAnant SahayFounder & CEO
Investors
EDP Starter, Startupbootcamp Australia, Xelerated
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpLitespeedUsercentricsPriority Hints

Funding & investor landscape

$18Mtotal disclosed funding
6companies funded
9disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Qualcomm2 rounds
1in100 Ventures1 rounds
ACN 163 625 0541 rounds
Adventure Capital1 rounds
Antler1 rounds
Archangel1 rounds
Beachhead Venture Capital1 rounds
Black Nova Group1 rounds
Cicada Innovations1 rounds
Cornish Group Investment1 rounds

Notable founders

Michael Lutkajtis
Co-Founder · Factory
Paul Lutkajtis
Founder + CEO · Factory
Arnaud Didey
Co-Founder · Reach Robotics
Paul Phillips
Co-Founder & CEO · Reach Robotics
Nathan Kirchner
Co-Founder · Presien
Nick Benson
Co-Founder · Atelier
Anirban Gupta
Founder · ADAPT Ideations
Jean Picard
Co-Founder & CEO · Factory AI
Tim Cheung
Co-Founder · Factory AI
Hersh Sahai
Co-Founder & Strategic Advisor · LexX Technologies
Anant Sahay
Founder & CEO · LexX Technologies
Prism market signals · Australia · country-scoped Prism corpus, 3,309,992 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 SIGNALS · Australia

How research on Additive Manufacturing / 3D Printing is moving in Australia

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 1,299 Australia-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
201520212026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 56% → 74% across 2015–2026.
top research entities
  • University College London152
  • Deakin University126
  • RMIT University111
  • UNSW Sydney104
  • Queensland University of Technology101
leading researchers
Ali Zolfagharian · Mahdi Bodaghi · Syed H. Masood · Cyrille Boyer · James I. Novak · Abbas Z. Kouzani · Nathaniel Corrigan · Geoffrey M. Spinks
▲ Breakthroughs298 · 23%
▲ 15%→27% share
▲1.8× share momentum11 median citations71% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (15%→27% of field), led by Nanotechnology.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Nanotechnology3→35
  • 3d printed7→34
  • Composite material2→22
  • Polymer1→12
  • Microstructure3→13
Newly emergingFabrication 0→47 · Extrusion 0→19 · Tissue engineering 0→13
Landmark 4D Printing with Mechanically Robust, Thermally Actuating Hydrogels · 513 cites
◆ Advancements621 · 48%
▼ 51%→46% share
▼0.9× share momentum11 median citations58% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements are cooling (51%→46% of field), led by Composite material.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Composite material14→78
  • 3d printed17→71
  • Nanotechnology17→43
  • Biomedical engineering3→29
  • Extrusion5→27
Newly emergingProcess engineering 0→17 · Sedimentation 0→10 · Fusion 0→8
Landmark From rapid prototyping to home fabrication: How 3D printing is changing business model innovation · 793 cites
▼ Concerns185 · 14%
▼ 17%→13% share
▼0.8× share momentum16 median citations56% since 2021mostly reviews
Concerns are cooling (17%→13% of field), led by 3d printed.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • 3d printed3→19
  • Mechanical engineering3→16
  • Nanotechnology5→17
  • Fused deposition modeling1→10
  • Composite material4→12
Newly emergingPolymer 0→6 · Fused filament fabrication 0→5 · Biocompatible material 0→5
Landmark FDM-Based 3D Printing of Polymer and Associated Composite: A Review on Mechanical Properties, Defects and Treatments · 948 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Australia

Where additive manufacturing is researched across Australia

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.

Melbourne450 · +0.40
Hot · 3D printingAdvancing · NanolithographyOpportunity · Key (lock)Concern · Aerospace
Sydney248 · +0.49
Hot · 3D printingAdvancing · SedimentationOpportunity · Inkjet printingConcern · Photopolymer
Brisbane183 · +0.42
Hot · Regeneration (biology)Advancing · ScaffoldOpportunity · BrachytherapyConcern · Risk analysis (engineering)
Perth73 · +0.38
Hot · Taguchi methodsAdvancing · Compressive strengthOpportunity · Polylactic acidConcern · Microstructure
Adelaide33 · +0.41
Hot · 3d printedAdvancing · InkwellOpportunity · Selective laser meltingConcern · 3D printing
Canberra28 · +0.53
Hot · PhotopolymerAdvancing · PhotoinitiatorOpportunity · Thermal expansion

Common questions

How many Manufacturing Tech companies are there in New South Wales, Australia?
Radar tracks 35 indexable Manufacturing Tech companies headquartered in New South Wales, Australia that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Manufacturing Tech companies in New South Wales, Australia?
The Manufacturing Tech companies in New South Wales, Australia on this list have raised a combined $18M in disclosed equity funding across 6 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Manufacturing Tech company in New South Wales, Australia?
Reach Robotics is the highest-funded Manufacturing Tech company in New South Wales, Australia, with $9.7M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Manufacturing Tech companies in New South Wales, Australia are funded?
6 of the 35 Manufacturing Tech companies in New South Wales, Australia on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Manufacturing Tech unicorns are there in New South Wales, Australia?
None of the Manufacturing Tech companies in New South Wales, Australia on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in New South Wales, Australia Manufacturing Tech companies?
The most active investors in New South Wales, Australia Manufacturing Tech companies on this list include Qualcomm, 1in100 Ventures, ACN 163 625 054, Adventure Capital, Antler.
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