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Best Manufacturing Tech Companies in United States
The 2095 best Manufacturing Tech companies in United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: HD Supply Holdings.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
2095companies tracked
$25Bdisclosed funding
12unicorns
584have raised
The best Manufacturing Tech companies in the United States, ranked by disclosed equity funding and recent funding momentum, are gathered here across 2,095 tracked companies carrying $25.0B in total disclosed funding. That's a serious capital base. Synopsys leads the directory at $2.0B raised, and its revenue tells you something bigger: $9.6B at 36% YoY growth, which is 36x the sector's median revenue of $268M. Autodesk sits at $7.2B in revenue, up 18%. So when you look at those two names alone, the combined revenue pool of the nine filers we track already hits $18.8B. Twelve unicorns have emerged from this cohort, with Vulcan Forms ($356M), Hadrian ($234M), and Tulip ($171M) among the better-capitalized names behind the leaders.
App-layer momentum confirms the direction. Median install growth of +19% YoY across 216 motor vehicle and electrical manufacturing apps isn't a rounding error, it's a signal that operators are actually deploying software on the floor. I'd flag that tariff negotiations and manufacturing PMI are driving a lot of the current conversation, which makes funding timing matter more than usual right now. Groyyo's turn to EBITDA positivity and a Lightspeed-backed materials science bet on Whizzo both land this quarter as proof that global manufacturing tech is moving fast, and the U.S. directory below reflects exactly that pressure.
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FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · MANUFACTURING TECH × UNITED STATES
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
686kcombined LinkedIn audience
31%of audience held by top 3
7companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Manufacturing Tech companies in United States
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Market signals (1y) | 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 | 19,000 | David Gregory Co-Founder | Adobe Experience ManagerJavaFroala Editor+30 | 87 signals ▲81% Earnings · Lawsuit · Regulatory | 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 | 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 | Vulcan Forms 🦄 Provider of industrial metal additive manufacturing system 67Funding top 14%Growth top 24%Moat top 26%News top 41% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 14% Growthtop 24% Moattop 26% Newstop 41% Markettop 42% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 44% Globalbottom 37% Funding: Raised $356M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 4 yrs (0.5/yr) Growth: Headcount 50 → 182 (+264%) across vintages · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $356M | 4 mo ago | 182 182 → 265 (+46%) · sector median +78% | John Hart Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+16 | 4 signals ▲33% Funding · Capital raise | — | 1 award |
| 4 | Augury 🦄 Provider of IoT and cloud-based machine analytics and predictive maintenance solutions 50Funding top 24%Moat top 26%AI top 30%Tech top 35% All 12 signals ▾Fundingtop 24% Moattop 26% AItop 30% Techtop 35% Talenttop 35% Producttop 38% Globalbottom 48% Growthbottom 47% Fin. healthbottom 39% Customersbottom 34% Newsbottom 33% Marketbottom 31% Funding: Raised $294M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 12 yrs (0.7/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 9/10 · Unicorn rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $294M | 15 mo ago | 4 | Saar Yoskovitz Co-Founder & Executive Chairman | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+35 | — | — | — |
| 5 | 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 | 77 | Chris Power Founder & CEO & CPO | Apple iCloud MailNode.jsTailwind CSS+14 | — | — | — |
| 6 | Gecko Robotics 🦄 AI and robotics for infrastructure inspection, maintenance, and operational excellence 87Innovation top 11%Patents top 15%Funding top 19%Moat top 22% All 12 signals ▾Innovationtop 11% Patentstop 15% Fundingtop 19% Moattop 22% Partnerstop 24% Growthtop 36% Newstop 38% Talenttop 38% Markettop 39% Techtop 41% AItop 45% Globalbottom 42% Innovation: 199 patents (top 6% of patent-holders) · 149 filings since 2022 vs 50 in 2017-21 Patents: 199 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 149 filings since 2022 vs 50 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 87/100 | $229M | 13 mo ago | 145 145 → 322 (+122%) · sector median +78% | Jake Loosararian Co-Founder & CEO | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+22 | 5 signals Contracts | 199 patents Robotic ultrasonic inspection and corrosion mapping for industrial assets | 2 partnerships |
| 7 | 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 | 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 |
| 8 | Seeq Industrial data analytics solutions provider 74AI top 15%Funding top 22%Tech top 28%Product top 34% All 12 signals ▾AItop 15% Fundingtop 22% Techtop 28% Producttop 34% Moattop 35% Talenttop 42% Growthtop 43% Patentstop 44% Innovationtop 46% Markettop 48% Globalbottom 43% Newsbottom 29% AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) Funding: Raised $198M across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 13 yrs (0.7/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $198M | 22 mo ago | 138 138 → 307 (+122%) · sector median +78% | Brian Parsonnet Co-Founder & CTO | SentrySalesforceHeadless UI+22 | — | 5 patents Industrial process analytics: time-series visualization, multivariate analysis, streaming computation, data integration. | — |
| 9 | AssetWatch Provider of end-to-end condition monitoring and AI-driven predictive maintenance solutions 74Funding top 17%Growth top 35%Tech top 35%AI top 45% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 17% Growthtop 35% Techtop 35% AItop 45% Markettop 47% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 48% Funding: Raised $184M across 14 rounds · 14 rounds over 11 yrs (1.3/yr) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $184M | 13 mo ago | 108 | Brian Graham CEO | WebflowApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+31 | — | — | — |
| 10 | Tulip 🦄 Digitalized Manufacturing System 74Funding top 16%Tech top 20%Moat top 28%Product top 37% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 16% Techtop 20% Moattop 28% Producttop 37% Talenttop 38% Growthtop 40% Markettop 41% Newstop 42% Innovationtop 45% Patentsbottom 46% Globalbottom 43% Funding: Raised $171M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 10 yrs (0.5/yr) Tech: 68 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $171M | 5 mo ago | 113 | Rony Kubat Co-Founder & CIO & CISO | Craft CMSSentryApple iCloud Mail+41 | 3 signals M&A · Funding | 8 patents Manufacturing cold‑formed battery terminals with undercut rings and acid sealing | 1 partnership |
| 11 | CADDi Provides procurement and manufacturing services for sheet metal, machining, framing, and plastics 60Funding top 21%Tech top 28%Moat top 33%Talent top 38% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 21% Techtop 28% Moattop 33% Talenttop 38% Markettop 39% Growthtop 45% Globalbottom 44% Patentsbottom 42% Innovationbottom 32% Newsbottom 22% Funding: Raised $171M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 8 yrs (0.5/yr) Tech: 58 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $171M | 14 mo ago | 590 | Aki Kobashi Co-Founder & CTO | WordPressMySQLPHP+35 | — | 2 patents Automated metrology and decision‑making for computer‑aided manufacturing processes | — |
| 12 | nTop Developer of computational design software for engineering teams 67Funding top 23%Tech top 25%Growth top 32%Market top 49% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 23% Techtop 25% Growthtop 32% Markettop 49% Talentbottom 49% Moatbottom 48% Globalbottom 37% Funding: Raised $133M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 10 yrs (0.6/yr) Tech: 48 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Vercel rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $133M | 21 mo ago | 118 118 → 108 (-8%) · sector median +78% | Bradley Rothenberg Co-Founder & CEO | SanityApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+32 | — | — | — |
| 13 | 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 | 187 | — | Amazon WebstoreWebflowSentry+36 | 3 signals Funding · Capital raise | 7 patents AI-driven predictive maintenance and data standardization for industrial asset management | — |
| 14 | 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 | — | Simon Sabato Co-Founder | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+12 | — | — | — |
| 15 | 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 | 51 51 → 95 (+86%) · sector median +78% | Samuel Weiss Co-Founder & CTO | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+39 | — | — | — |
| 16 | Lumafield Provider of industrial X-ray CT scanners and cloud-based analysis software 82AI top 15%Funding top 18%Patents top 23%Innovation top 24% All 12 signals ▾AItop 15% Fundingtop 18% Patentstop 23% Innovationtop 24% Techtop 29% Talenttop 38% Moattop 43% Growthtop 45% Newstop 45% Producttop 45% Markettop 47% Globalbottom 37% AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) Funding: Raised $67.5M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 4 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 82/100 | $68M | 6 mo ago | 98 | Jonathan Aharon Co-founder & Head of Strategy & Finance | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+28 | — | 51 patents Advanced X-ray CT imaging hardware, shielding, and AI-driven reconstruction algorithms | — |
| 17 | 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 | — | Calvin Zhou Co-Founder | WebflowGSAPSplide+15 | — | — | — |
| 18 | Phaidra AI-powered control systems for industrial facilities 67Funding top 20%Innovation top 27%AI top 30%Moat top 31% All 12 signals ▾Fundingtop 20% Innovationtop 27% AItop 30% Moattop 31% Patentstop 33% Talenttop 38% Partnerstop 45% Techtop 47% Growthtop 48% Marketbottom 39% Globalbottom 39% Newsbottom 33% Funding: Raised $60.5M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 6 yrs (0.8/yr) Innovation: 18 patents (top 38% of patent-holders) · 18 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $60M | 8 mo ago | 54 54 → 96 (+78%) · sector median +78% | Vedavyas Panneershelvam Co-Founder | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceNode.js+14 | — | 18 patents AI-driven deterministic control systems for industrial processes and HVAC optimization | 1 job opening |
| 19 | 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 | 24 | John Younes Co-Founder & COO | ContentfulSentryZendesk+29 | — | 2 patents Rapid immunoassay-based detection of pathogens and hazardous chemicals | — |
| 20 | Flyntlok Provider of software development services 53Funding top 26%Growth top 28%Tech top 42%Talent bottom 49% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 26% Growthtop 28% Techtop 42% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 24% Funding: Raised $41.8M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 9 yrs (0.3/yr) Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $42M | 8 mo ago | 17 | Sean Mclaughlin CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+16 | — | — | 1 job opening · 2 launchs |
| 21 | 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 | 54 | Tilia Gode Co-Founder & Advisor | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+21 | 4 signals ▲33% Funding · Leadership | 11 patents Advanced display panel locking, pixel architecture, and 3D modeling/manufacturing technologies | — |
| 22 | 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 | — | Vincent Rerolle Co-Founder & CCO | WordPressMySQLPHP+17 | — | — | 1 award |
| 23 | Infinite Uptime Provider of AI-powered predictive maintenance solutions for industrial equipment reliability 60Funding top 25%Moat top 29%Talent top 34%AI top 35% All 13 signals ▾Fundingtop 25% Moattop 29% Talenttop 34% AItop 35% Producttop 35% Growthtop 37% Techtop 38% Markettop 46% Globaltop 48% Fin. healthbottom 49% Patentsbottom 27% Innovationbottom 26% Newsbottom 18% Funding: Raised $33.3M across 10 rounds · 10 rounds over 10 yrs (1.0/yr) Moat: Top 6% by revenue among 262 tracked Manufacturing Tech companies · Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $33M | 3 mo ago | 175 | Raunak Bhinge Co-Founder & Managing Director | WordPress Block EditorElementorWordPress+29 | — | 2 patents Magnetically mounted vibration/acoustic sensors for real-time machining tool health monitoring | 1 launch |
| 24 | 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 | — | Michael Foshey Co-Founder & Head of Research | WebflowZURB FoundationCloudflare Turnstile+7 | — | — | 1 launch |
| 25 | MultiSensor AI AI-based predictive maintenance and process control solutions 64Growth top 20%Funding top 23%Product top 26%News top 31% All 10 signals ▾Growthtop 20% Fundingtop 23% Producttop 26% Newstop 31% Innovationtop 40% Techtop 40% AItop 45% Talenttop 46% Marketbottom 29% Globalbottom 25% Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $29.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $29M | 7 mo ago | — | Gary Strahan CEO | WebflowMarkerGSAP+18 | 13 signals ▲117% Leadership · Announcements · New product | — | — |
| 26 | 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 | — | Bryce Strauss Co-Founder | SanityNode.jsTailwind CSS+21 | 7 signals Funding | — | — |
| 27 | Sphera Solutions Provider of software and consulting for sustainability and operational risk management 62News top 19%Funding top 28%Product top 28%Tech top 30% All 11 signals ▾Newstop 19% Fundingtop 28% Producttop 28% Techtop 30% Moattop 37% Markettop 44% Innovationtop 44% Growthtop 45% Globaltop 48% Talentbottom 49% Patentsbottom 42% News: 10 BI events in 12 mo (of 45 tracked, 7 types) · +150% YoY Funding: Raised $26.5M across 13 rounds · 13 rounds over 25 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $27M | 9 mo ago | 265 | Paul Marushka CEO & President | WordPress Block EditorwpBakeryWordPress+41 | 10 signals ▲150% New product · Funding · Leadership | 6 patents Load balancing and virtual hosting enabling multiple web domains on a single IP address. | — |
| 28 | 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 | — | Karthik Gollapudi Co-Founder & CEO | WebflowAmazon Web ServicesGSAP+25 | — | 4 patents Fraud detection and risk scoring via collaborative network analytics | 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 29 | Keychain CPG manufacturing platform that connects brands and retailers with a global network of vetted manufacturers 64News top 23%Funding top 24%Talent top 28%Growth top 30% All 7 signals ▾Newstop 23% Fundingtop 24% Talenttop 28% Growthtop 30% Techtop 37% Marketbottom 40% Globalbottom 39% News: 9 BI events in 12 mo (of 19 tracked, 4 types) · +80% YoY Funding: Raised $20.5M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 3 yrs (2.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $20M | 7 mo ago | — | Jordan Weitz Co-Founder | SentryZendeskApple iCloud Mail+21 | 9 signals ▲80% Funding · Capital raise | — | — |
| 30 | LeanDNA AI supply chain software optimizing inventory and production for discrete manufacturers 50Product top 30%Innovation top 34%Funding top 34%Moat top 39% All 10 signals ▾Producttop 30% Innovationtop 34% Fundingtop 34% Moattop 39% Techtop 42% Talenttop 45% Growthbottom 46% Marketbottom 44% Globalbottom 32% Newsbottom 26% Product: 7 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series B Innovation: 7 product lines rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $20M | 7 mo ago | 74 74 → 91 (+23%) · sector median +78% | Richard Lebowitz Founder & Chief Strategy Officer | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+33 | — | — | 3 awards |
| 31 | 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 | 10 | Devin Bhushan Founder & CEO | WebflowApple iCloud MailVideoJS+20 | 3 signals Funding | 5 patents AI-powered visual verification and AR guidance for surgical procedures | 4 launchs |
| 32 | 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 | 21 | — | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+22 | — | — | — |
| 33 | 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 | — | Mats Bergstrom Co-Founder | TurbopackNode.jsTailwind CSS+10 | — | 65 patents Patents concentrated in its core technology | 1 partnership |
| 34 | Elevat Cloud-based IoT platform for managing connected assets 16Funding top 30%Talent top 38%Product top 46%Global bottom 32% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 30% Talenttop 38% Producttop 46% Globalbottom 32% Marketbottom 24% Techbottom 23% Funding: Raised $13.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 9 yrs (0.3/yr) Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 16/100 | $13M | 4 mo ago | 11 11 → 18 (+64%) · sector median +78% | Adam Livesay Co-Founder & Co-CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | 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 | 46 | Lance Cassidy Co-Founder & CDO | WebflowSentryStripe+26 | — | 22 patents In‑situ soil contamination detection and remediation monitoring technologies | 1 launch |
| 36 | Steelhead Technologies Developer of manufacturing process management software for job shops 48Tech top 18%Funding top 32%News top 34%Moat top 42% All 7 signals ▾Techtop 18% Fundingtop 32% Newstop 34% Moattop 42% Growthtop 45% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 31% Tech: 47 technologies across 7/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare Funding: Raised $10.3M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 4 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $10M | 6 mo ago | 18 | — | DrupalApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+25 | 4 signals Funding | — | 1 partnership |
| 37 | 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 | Sergiy Nesterenko Founder & CEO | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+19 | — | 8 patents Design and optimization of guitar audio amplification circuits and components | 1 award |
| 38 | 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 | 6 | Ali Mesbah Co-Founder | — | — | 9 patents Cold atmospheric plasma systems for material characterization and process control | 3 job openings · 1 partnership |
| 39 | Normal Computing Developer of AI software for hardware engineering and EDA solutions 60AI top 18%Talent top 28%Growth top 35%Funding top 36% All 10 signals ▾AItop 18% Talenttop 28% Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 36% Innovationtop 42% Moattop 42% Patentstop 46% Techbottom 40% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 32% AI: Classified as an AI company · Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $8M | 2 mo ago | — | Matthias Tan Co-Founder | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+14 | — | 6 patents Thermodynamic computing hardware for high‑dimensional probabilistic sampling in generative AI | 2 launchs |
| 40 | 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 | 22 | Markus Larsson Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | 16 patents Predictive maintenance and fault diagnosis for industrial manufacturing equipment | 1 partnership |
| 41 | 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 | — | Hoa Duc Mai Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 42 | 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 | — | Catherine Yeo Co-Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 43 | 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 | — | Nikhil Chauhan Co-Founder & Chief Commercial Officer | TurbopackApple iCloud MailNode.js+10 | — | — | 1 launch |
| 44 | Axzon Provider of cloud and IoT-enabled asset tracking solutions for multiple industries 45Innovation top 27%Growth top 28%Funding top 40%Product top 48% All 8 signals ▾Innovationtop 27% Growthtop 28% Fundingtop 40% Producttop 48% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 41% Globalbottom 29% Marketbottom 20% Innovation: 3 product lines · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware 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 | $6M | 3 mo ago | 3 | Bruno Salvador Leano CEO | YouTubeBootstrapAmazon Web Services+8 | — | — | 1 launch |
| 45 | 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 | — | Aumkar Renavikar Co-Founder & CTO | — | — | — | — |
| 46 | 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 | 36 | Assaf Geuz Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalityWordPressSentry+27 | — | — | 1 job opening |
| 47 | ThirdAI Automation Industrial AI platform for root cause analysis and knowledge mining 22Talent top 38%Funding bottom 49%Global bottom 48%Tech bottom 45% All 5 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Fundingbottom 49% Globalbottom 48% Techbottom 45% Marketbottom 25% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $3.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 22/100 | $3M | 4 mo ago | — | Sainyam Galhotra Co-Founder | Framer SitesApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+9 | — | — | 1 job opening |
| 48 | Renterra Cloud-based equipment rental management software 53Tech top 26%Growth top 28%Talent top 38%News top 44% All 8 signals ▾Techtop 26% Growthtop 28% Talenttop 38% Newstop 44% Fundingtop 48% Moatbottom 38% Globalbottom 32% Marketbottom 31% Tech: 47 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services Growth: Web rank 5,000,000 → 1,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $3M | 4 mo ago | 10 | Andy Feis Co-Founder & CEO | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+21 | — | — | 2 launchs |
| 49 | Boulder Imaging Developer of machine vision inspection systems with artificial intelligence capabilities 40AI top 30%News top 38%Growth top 47%Tech top 47% All 8 signals ▾AItop 30% Newstop 38% Growthtop 47% Techtop 47% Talentbottom 49% Fundingbottom 45% Marketbottom 33% Globalbottom 32% AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: artificial intelligence News: 3 BI events in 12 mo (of 6 tracked, 2 types) · +200% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $2M | 2 mo ago | 40 40 → 85 (+112%) · sector median +78% | Carlos Jorquera Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+16 | 3 signals ▲200% Funding | — | — |
| 50 | 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 | — | Hooman Pirouz Co-Founder & CPO | — | — | — | — |
Top 12 Manufacturing Tech companies in United States
#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
Series D · Newburyport, Massachusetts · founded 2015 · 182 employees$355.6Mraised▾
Series D · Newburyport, Massachusetts · founded 2015 · 182 employees
Provider of industrial metal additive manufacturing system
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 67how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 14%Growth
top 24%Moat
top 26%News
top 41%Market
top 42%Talent
bottom 49%Funding: Raised $356M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 4 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Series D (Feb 2026)
Growth: Headcount 50 → 182 (+264%) across vintages · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 9/10 · Unicorn · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Audience (LinkedIn): 11k LinkedIn followers · 158 engagements/post (2.6× cohort median)
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Series D$220M
- Jul 2022Series D$355.6M
Founders & team
Investors
Fontinalis Partners, Simkins, Standard Industries, Industry Ventures, Boston Seed Capital, Atlas Innovate
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementFlickityGodaddyGoogle Tag ManagerGsap
#3
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 — 4.9% 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
#4
Tulip 🦄Series D · Somerville, Massachusetts · founded 2014 · 113 employees$171.1Mraised▾
Tulip 🦄
Series D · Somerville, Massachusetts · founded 2014 · 113 employees
Tulip provides IoT-based software solutions for manufacturing enterprises to improve efficiency, share practices, reduce downtime, and increase the consistency and safety of manual processes. It enables enterprises to integrate any sensor with existing equipment on the shop floor to collect data and provide insights into each step of the manufacturing process. It can also be integrated with the existing manufacturing legacy systems for reporting and intelligence.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 74how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 16%Tech
top 20%Moat
top 28%Product
top 37%Talent
top 38%Growth
top 40%Funding: Raised $171M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 10 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Series D (Jan 2026)
Tech: 68 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 · Devops: Nginx
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 8 patents · Unicorn
Audience (LinkedIn): 32k LinkedIn followers — 4.6% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. Blue Water Autonomy Inc.) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jan 2026Series D$120M
- Aug 2021Series C$100M
- Sep 2019Series B$39.5M
- Feb 2019Series B$18.4M
Founders & team
Investors
New Enterprise Associates, Pitango, Vertex Holdings, C4 Ventures, Vertex Ventures, Dmgmori
Tech stack
AlgoliaAmazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAngular
#5
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 — 2.7% 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
#6
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 — 2.3% 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
#7
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
#8
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
#9
Series C · Alpharetta, Georgia · founded 2015 · 175 employees$33.3Mraised▾
Series C · Alpharetta, Georgia · founded 2015 · 175 employees
Provider of AI-powered predictive maintenance solutions for industrial equipment reliability. The company offers a suite of applications designed to optimize equipment performance and overall plant efficiency. It utilizes artificial intelligence to identify equipment faults and process variance. The platform empowers teams with actionable insights to maximize availability and optimize efficiency.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 60how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 25%Moat
top 29%Talent
top 34%AI
top 35%Product
top 35%Growth
top 37%Funding: Raised $33.3M across 10 rounds · 10 rounds over 10 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series C (Feb 2026)
Moat: Top 6% by revenue among 262 tracked Manufacturing Tech companies · Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 2 patents
Talent: Analyst team rating 4/5 · 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 15k LinkedIn followers — 2.1% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Series C$121K
- Mar 2025Series C$35M
- Feb 2024Series B$353.5K
- Jul 2023Series B—
Founders & team
Investors
Ventureast, TDK Ventures, Tiger Global Management, Mayfield, GSR Ventures, THK
Tech stack
AddtoanyAddtoany Share ButtonsAnimate.CssApache Http ServerBootstrapCdnjs
#10
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
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
#11
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 — 2.6% 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
#12
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
Funding & investor landscape
$25Btotal disclosed funding
534companies funded
1,398disclosed rounds
12rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Techstars15 rounds
Insight Partners14 rounds
Notable founders
David Gregory
Co-Founder · Synopsys
Aart Geuss
Co-Founder · Synopsys
John Hart
Co-Founder · Vulcan Forms
Chris Power
Founder & CEO & CPO · Hadrian
Rony Kubat
Co-Founder & CIO & CISO · Tulip
Natan Linder
Cofounder & CEO · Tulip
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
Raunak Bhinge
Co-Founder & Managing Director · Infinite Uptime
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 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
Nanotechnology research is surging — U.S. breakthrough papers nearly quadrupled from 68 to 251.
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
Composite material advancement papers quadrupled from 78 to 370, signaling intensifying structural-performance research.
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
Fused filament fabrication concerns are newly emerging, flagging fresh scrutiny of desktop-extrusion process reliability.
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 Development6475
- General Electric4401
- Boeing1750
- Xerox1641
- Stratasys1297
- United Technologies1295
- Align Technology1278
- 3D Systems1201
Common questions
How many Manufacturing Tech companies are there in United States?
Radar tracks 2095 indexable Manufacturing Tech companies headquartered in United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Manufacturing Tech companies in United States?
The Manufacturing Tech companies in United States on this list have raised a combined $25B in disclosed equity funding across 534 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Manufacturing Tech company in United States?
HD Supply Holdings is the highest-funded Manufacturing Tech company in United States, with $6.1B in disclosed equity funding.
How many Manufacturing Tech companies in United States are funded?
534 of the 2095 Manufacturing Tech companies in United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Manufacturing Tech unicorns are there in United States?
12 Manufacturing Tech companies in United States on this list are valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in United States Manufacturing Tech companies?
The most active investors in United States Manufacturing Tech companies on this list include Y Combinator, Plug and Play Tech Center, National Science Foundation, Europa, OSTI.
Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
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