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Best Manufacturing Tech Companies in Wisconsin, United States

The 31 best Manufacturing Tech companies in Wisconsin, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: SmartUQ.

31companies tracked
$10.7Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
6have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · MANUFACTURING TECH × WISCONSIN

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
93kcombined LinkedIn audience
76%of audience held by top 3
2companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Manufacturing Tech companies in Wisconsin

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1SmartUQ
AI-powered Uncertainty Quantification software for engineering simulation, testing, and manufacturing
$6M82 mo agoSeed—2014BootstrapjQuery UIjQuery+8——
2Vimoc
Provides AI-enabled solutions for edge computing
$2M129 mo agoSeedAnthony Laskovski
Co-Founder & Director
2012———
3Golgix
AI based solution for preventive machine maintenance solution
$800K23 mo agoSeedBruce Crain
Co-Founder
2021Webflowcore-jsjQuery+14——
4Indeavor
Platform offering workforce management software solutions
$590K186 mo agoEarly StageGregory Flessas
Founder & CEO
1996WordPress Block EditorElementorWordPress+40——
5ScheduleSoft Corporation
Workforce management solution
$590K186 mo agoEarly StageGregory Flessas
Founder & CEO
1996Material Design LiteReactEmotion+13——
6Esker
Provider of an AI-driven document automation and business process solutions
$64K268 mo agoPublicJean Berard
Founder & CEO
1985Cart FunctionalityDrupalUnbounce+2511 patents
Intelligent document capture, OCR, data extraction, and automated document classification.
—
7Imperial Supplies
Fleet maintenance supply experts providing comprehensive solutions for heavy-duty truck parts
—280 mo agoAcquiredRob Gilson
CEO & President
1958PrismicCart FunctionalityEmotion+21——
8Applied Net Solutions
Provider of software solutions for process manufacturing
——Deadpooled—2010———

Top 6 Manufacturing Tech companies in Wisconsin

#1
Seed · Milwaukee, Wisconsin · founded 2021 · 5 employees
$800Kraised
▾

AI based solution for preventive machine maintenance solution. It uses existing machine data to prevent machine failures and eliminate unplanned downtime and improve production efficiency.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: ML Engineer
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2024Seed$1.2M
  • Aug 2023Seed$800K
Founders & team
Bruce CrainCo-FounderCharlie ScottCo-Founder & CMONitin RanjanFounder & CEO
Investors
Gateway Capital Partners, Idea Fund, BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation, Milwaukee Venture Partners
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGoogle Hosted Libraries
#2
Seed · Madison, Wisconsin · founded 2014 · 15 employees
$6.3Mraised
▾

AI-powered Uncertainty Quantification software for engineering simulation, testing, and manufacturing. They provide modern Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Uncertainty Quantification tools that help customers save time, decrease costs, improve quality, increase reliability, and reduce risk. Their software is optimized for engineering applications including simulation, digital twins, testing, and manufacturing. They offer capabilities like Data Sampling, Design of Experiments, Emulation and Machine Learning, Sensitivity Analysis, Uncertainty Propagation, Model Calibration, Optimization, and Inverse Analysis. They provide solutions by Industry, Application, Method, and Role, including University & Academic Services. They offer Software Services and Consulting Services, including Trials and Demonstrations. They also provide custom analytics tool development, integration and process automation, and software deployment services. They are a B2B tech company offering SaaS and software products.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 854 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2020Seed$864.8K
  • Apr 2018Seed$993.5K
  • Apr 2017Seed$1.9M
  • May 2016Seed$750K
Investors
Madworks
Tech stack
BluehostBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsGoogle AdsGoogle Ads Conversion Tracking
#3
Seed · Mountain, Wisconsin · founded 2012 · 9 employees
$2.4Mraised
▾

Vimoc provides AI-powered solutions for edge computing. Its product Rosella is a software stack for end-to-end IoT solution starting from the edge of the network to the cloud. It allows data capture and processing at the edge of the network. This includes data normalization, message parsing, edge processing pipeline and storage, as well as machine learning implementation. Its cloud platform provides advanced features including visualization, data mining/analytics etc. It has applications in smart building, smart factory, smart cities, etc.

Funding rounds
  • Feb 2016Seed$2.4M
Founders & team
Anthony LaskovskiCo-Founder & Director
Investors
Morado Ventures, Flex, ET Capital
#4
Early Stage · Madison, Wisconsin · founded 1996 · 115 employees
$590.2Kraised
▾

Platform offering workforce management software solutions. The company offers software for process manufacturing and energy sector and for the government. Its products enable users to schedule workforce and manage their time, attendance and absence. Features include workforce matching as per demand and automated scheduling of employees. Also provides services for workforce management solution design.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 13k LinkedIn followers — 13.5% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • May 2011Unattributed$590.2K
Founders & team
Gregory FlessasFounder & CEO
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailAtlassian StatuspageCdnjsCloudflare
#5
Early Stage · Madison, Wisconsin · founded 1996 · 62 employees
$590.2Kraised
▾

Indeavor is a workforce management solution. The product is a cloud-based workforce management software solution with features such as automated employee scheduling, leave management, real-time scheduling analytics, vacation planning, notifications, etc. The product is used in industries such as manufacturing, food processing, transportation, government, oil & gas, etc. The clientele includes Kellogg's, LambWeston, Menasha, RJ Reynolds, New York Port Authority Police, ConAgra Foods, Steel Dynamics, Great River Energy, etc.

Funding rounds
  • May 2011Unattributed$590.2K
Founders & team
Gregory FlessasFounder & CEO
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesAtlassian StatuspageCdnjsCloudflareCookieyesElementor
#6
Public · Middleton, Wisconsin · founded 1985 · 223 employees
$63.6Kraised
▾

Provider of an AI-driven document automation and business process solutions. The company's cloud platform helps automate processes like accounts payable, order management, and order-to-cash to boost efficiency and cut costs.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 34k LinkedIn followers — 36.6% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 4 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +4 · hiring: Regional Administrative & Office Manager, Technical Support Consultant
Activity: 4 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2004Grant (prize money)$63.6K
Founders & team
Jean BerardFounder & CEO
Investors
OSTI, Herald Investment Management, Sigma Gestion, Eiffel Investment Group, Galileo Partners, Odyssee Venture
Tech stack
Acquia Cloud PlatformAmazon Web ServicesAnimate.CssApple Icloud MailCart FunctionalityCloudflare

Funding & investor landscape

$10.7Mtotal disclosed funding
6companies funded
11disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Bridgepoint Capital1 rounds
Bridgepoint Group1 rounds
BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation1 rounds
Byline Bank1 rounds
ET Capital1 rounds
Eiffel Investment Group1 rounds
Flex1 rounds
Galileo Partners1 rounds
Gateway Capital Partners1 rounds
Gener8tor1 rounds

Notable founders

Bruce Crain
Co-Founder · Golgix
Charlie Scott
Co-Founder & CMO · Golgix
Anthony Laskovski
Co-Founder & Director · Vimoc
Gregory Flessas
Founder & CEO · Indeavor
Jean Berard
Founder & CEO · Esker
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 WISCONSIN · Materials

How research on Additive Manufacturing in Wisconsin is moving

A read on the academic research around Additive Manufacturing in Wisconsin — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 64 papers.

64 papers · stance +0.50 · 28% breakthrough · 17% concern
breakthrough · advancement · concern
top institutions
  • University of Wisconsin–Madison53
  • University of Wisconsin–Stout5
  • University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee3
  • University of Wisconsin System2
  • Medical College of Wisconsin2
leading researchers
Andrew J. Boydston · Hantang Qin · Tim A. Osswald · Weijun Shen · Anne Schmitz · Kyle C. H. Chin
prism intelligence · tone & topics
98% positive · 0% critical tone
HealthcareDIY ProjectsBusinessSpace ExplorationMaterials ScienceIndustrial Automation
▲ Breakthroughs17 · 27%
▼ 33%→30% share
▼0.9× share momentum8 median citations65% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are cooling (33%→30% of field), led by 3D printing.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • 3D printing2→5
Newly emerging3d printed 0→3
Landmark Multimaterial actinic spatial control 3D and 4D printing · 325 cites
◆ Advancements33 · 52%
▼ 56%→54% share
▲1.0× share momentum15 median citations61% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements are cooling (56%→54% of field), led by 3D printing.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • 3D printing5→14
Newly emergingComposite material 0→6
Landmark In-situ full-field mapping of melt flow dynamics in laser metal additive manufacturing · 249 cites
▼ Concerns10 · 16%
▲ 0%→14% share
5 median citations50% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are rising (0%→14% of field), led by 3D printing.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • 3D printing6
  • Impact resistance3
  • Izod impact strength test3
  • Polymer2
  • Stereolithography2
Newly emerging3D printing 0→3
Landmark Not all PLA filaments are created equal: an experimental investigation · 17 cites

Common questions

How many Manufacturing Tech companies are there in Wisconsin, United States?
Radar tracks 31 indexable Manufacturing Tech companies headquartered in Wisconsin, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Manufacturing Tech companies in Wisconsin, United States?
The Manufacturing Tech companies in Wisconsin, United States on this list have raised a combined $10.7M in disclosed equity funding across 6 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Manufacturing Tech company in Wisconsin, United States?
SmartUQ is the highest-funded Manufacturing Tech company in Wisconsin, United States, with $6.3M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Manufacturing Tech companies in Wisconsin, United States are funded?
6 of the 31 Manufacturing Tech companies in Wisconsin, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Manufacturing Tech unicorns are there in Wisconsin, United States?
None of the Manufacturing Tech companies in Wisconsin, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Wisconsin, United States Manufacturing Tech companies?
The most active investors in Wisconsin, United States Manufacturing Tech companies on this list include Bridgepoint Capital, Bridgepoint Group, BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation, Byline Bank, ET Capital.
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