Next Generation Manufacturing

32 Companies 3 Categories Industry & Manufacturing

Startups in the US and Europe that automate the production of physical parts. They operate software-driven factories or sell systems that reduce the engineering work needed to manufacture new products.

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Software-Defined Manufacturing

15 companies

Companies that manufacture parts for customers using their own software-driven factories. Customers buy finished parts or production capacity.

Hadrian

hadrian.co

Hadrian builds and operates software driven factories that produce precision parts and systems for aerospace, defense, and industrial customers.

201–500 Employees Series D+ Stage 2020 Founded

Trajectory Maturity Level Proven

Confidence: Medium

Isembard

isembard.com

Isembard is a London-based distributed manufacturing company that uses AI software and modular factories to produce precision parts for critical industries.

51–200 Employees Series A Stage 2024 Founded

Trajectory Maturity Level Emerging

Confidence: High

Daedalus

daedalus.de

Daedalus operates software driven factories that make precision parts for industrial customers.

51–200 Employees Series A Stage 2019 Founded

Trajectory Maturity Level Emerging

Confidence: Medium

Foundry Robotics

foundryrobotics.ai

Foundry Robotics operates autonomous factories that assemble complex hardware for defense and commercial customers.

75+ Employees Series A Stage 2025 Founded

Trajectory Maturity Level Early

Confidence: Medium

Machina Labs

machinalabs.ai

Machina Labs operates software-defined factories that use AI-guided robots to manufacture complex metal structures from digital designs.

51–200 Employees Series C Stage 2019 Founded

Trajectory Maturity Level Emerging

Confidence: Medium

Freeform

freeform.co

Freeform uses software controlled factories and AI driven metal 3D printing to make parts for customers.

51–200 Employees Series B Stage 2018 Founded

Trajectory Maturity Level Emerging

Confidence: Medium

VulcanForms

vulcanforms.com

VulcanForms operates digital factories that use metal 3D printing, machining, and software to produce finished parts for industrial customers.

201–500 Employees Series D+ Stage 2015 Founded

Trajectory Maturity Level Proven

Confidence: Medium

Divergent Technologies

divergent.us

Divergent builds and operates software driven factories that use additive manufacturing to produce and assemble complex structures for customers in aerospace, defense, and automotive.

201–500 Employees Series D+ Stage 2014 Founded

Trajectory Maturity Level Proven

Confidence: Medium

Senra Systems

senrasystems.us

Senra Systems uses proprietary software and automated factory operations to design and manufacture aerospace wire harnesses.

51–200 Employees Series B Stage 2023 Founded

Trajectory Maturity Level Proven

Confidence: Medium

Atomic Industries

atomic.industries

Atomic Industries uses software and physics based simulation to design and manufacture tooling, including molds and dies, for industrial customers.

51–200 Employees Series A Stage 2019 Founded

Trajectory Maturity Level Emerging

Confidence: Medium

fab2

fab2.com

Fab2 designs and builds semiconductor fabrication equipment and software, then uses its own automated factories to manufacture chips and compact fabs.

51–200 Employees Series A Stage 2022 Founded

Trajectory Maturity Level Nascent

Confidence: Medium

twentyfour26

twentyfour26.com

twentyfour26 uses software to quote and plan CNC work, then machines custom metal parts in its own San Francisco shop for hardware teams.

2 Employees Unknown Stage 2026 Founded

Trajectory Maturity Level Early

Confidence: Medium

Holy Technologies

holy-technologies.com

Holy Technologies uses robotics and software to manufacture lightweight composite parts for industrial customers.

11–50 Employees Seed Stage 2022 Founded

Trajectory Maturity Level Emerging

Confidence: Medium

SAEKI

saeki.ch

SAEKI builds automated manufacturing cells that combine large format 3D printing, CNC machining, and inspection to produce large industrial parts on demand.

17 Employees Seed Stage 2022 Founded

Trajectory Maturity Level Emerging

Confidence: Medium

Fiber Elements GmbH

fiber-elements.com

Fiber Elements designs and manufactures basalt fiber reinforcement structures using automated production processes for concrete construction.

22 Employees Seed Stage 2023 Founded

Trajectory Maturity Level Early

Confidence: Medium

Adaptive Manufacturing Systems

10 companies

Companies that sell robotic equipment or production systems that can handle new parts with less reprogramming or retooling.

Industrial Next

industrialnext.ai

Industrial Next builds AI driven robotic work cells that learn new manufacturing tasks from simulation and demonstrations, reducing the need for reprogramming when products change. ([industrialnext.ai](https://industrialnext.ai/))

11–50 Employees Series A Stage 2021 Founded

Trajectory Maturity Level Early

Confidence: Medium

Q5D Technologies

q5d.com

Q5D builds five axis robotic systems that automate wiring installation directly onto product structures, replacing much of the manual work involved in making wiring harnesses.

40 Employees Series A Stage 2018 Founded

Trajectory Maturity Level Early

Confidence: Medium

Path Robotics

path-robotics.com

Path Robotics builds robotic welding systems that use AI and computer vision to adapt to variable parts with less manual programming. ([path-robotics.com](https://www.path-robotics.com/about/newsroom?utm_source=openai))

201–500 Employees Series D+ Stage 2018 Founded

Trajectory Maturity Level Proven

Confidence: Medium

GrayMatter Robotics

graymatter-robotics.com

GrayMatter Robotics builds AI driven robotic systems that adapt to different parts and automate manufacturing tasks such as surface finishing and inspection.

51–200 Employees Series B Stage 2020 Founded

Trajectory Maturity Level Proven

Confidence: Medium

RobCo

rob.co

RobCo builds modular, AI-driven industrial robot systems and software for automating tasks like machine loading, palletizing, and material handling in real factories.

51–200 Employees Series C Stage 2020 Founded

Trajectory Maturity Level Established

Confidence: High

mkind

mkind.ai

mkind builds AI driven robotic work cells that adapt to unfamiliar parts for high mix manufacturing tasks.

2–10 Employees Pre Seed Stage 2026 Founded

Trajectory Maturity Level Nascent

Confidence: Medium

Inbolt

inbolt.com

Inbolt makes AI software and 3D vision systems that help industrial robots see, adapt, and control their actions in real time on production lines.

11–50 Employees Series A Stage 2019 Founded

Trajectory Maturity Level Proven

Confidence: High

Silana

silana.com

Silana develops an autonomous sewing system that uses robotics, AI, and machine vision to automate garment production.

11–50 Employees Seed Stage 2022 Founded

Trajectory Maturity Level Early

Confidence: Medium

Bright Machines

brightmachines.com

Bright Machines builds software defined manufacturing systems that use AI and robotics to assemble data center infrastructure hardware for hyperscalers and OEMs.

51–200 Employees Series C Stage 2018 Founded

Trajectory Maturity Level Established

Confidence: High

Nidus

nidus.tech

Nidus develops AI powered robotic systems that automate precision manufacturing work in U.S. defense factories.

1-10 Employees Seed Stage Unknown Founded

Trajectory Maturity Level Early

Confidence: Medium

AI Manufacturing Engineering

7 companies

Companies that sell software that converts product designs into manufacturing instructions or programs production equipment.

CloudNC

cloudnc.com

CloudNC builds AI software that speeds up CNC programming and helps machine shops automate parts of the manufacturing workflow.

80 employees — TechCrunch reported this as the team size in its September 2026 article; it is not a current headcount c… Employees Unknown Stage 2015 Founded

Trajectory Maturity Level Emerging

Confidence: Medium

Dirac

diracinc.com

Dirac’s BuildOS software uses AI to turn CAD designs into manufacturing work instructions, bills of materials, and build plans.

11–50 Employees Seed Stage 2023 Founded

Trajectory Maturity Level Emerging

Confidence: Medium

Arda Industries

arda.ai

Arda sells AI software that turns product design files into manufacturing processes, factory build plans, and work instructions.

11–50 Employees Series A Stage 2026 Founded

Trajectory Maturity Level Early

Confidence: Medium

autonomIQ

autonomiq.de

autonomIQ makes AI driven CAM software that turns 3D product models into CNC machining plans and machine ready programs.

11–50 Employees Pre Seed Stage 2025 Founded

Trajectory Maturity Level Early

Confidence: Medium

Lambda Function

lambdafunction.ai

Lambda Function sells AI software that automates CNC programming and helps manufacturers improve machining processes.

2–10 Employees Pre Seed Stage 2020 Founded

Trajectory Maturity Level Early

Confidence: Medium

up2parts

up2parts.com

up2parts sells AI software that uses 3D product models to help manufacturers create production plans and CAM programs.

51–200 Employees Unknown Stage 2018 Founded

Trajectory Maturity Level Early

Confidence: Medium

Wandelbots

wandelbots.com

Wandelbots sells software that helps manufacturers program and operate industrial robots across different brands and production sites.

51–200 Employees Series C Stage 2017 Founded

Trajectory Maturity Level Early

Confidence: Medium

Next Generation Manufacturing competitive landscape summary

Next Generation Manufacturing contains 32 companies across 3 categories. Startups in the US and Europe that automate the production of physical parts. They operate software-driven factories or sell systems that reduce the engineering work needed to manufacture new products.

Software-Defined Manufacturing

Companies that manufacture parts for customers using their own software-driven factories. Customers buy finished parts or production capacity.

Hadrian

Website: hadrian.co

Hadrian builds and operates software driven factories that produce precision parts and systems for aerospace, defense, and industrial customers.

Category: Software-Defined Manufacturing. Funding stage: Series D+. Founded: 2020. Country: United States. Employees: 201-500.

Landscape fit: Hadrian manufactures customer parts in its own software driven factories and can build dedicated production facilities for customers.

Funding rounds

Series D announced 2026-09-01 : 1370000000 USD ; investors: JPMorgan Chase, Valor Equity Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Founders Fund, 137 Ventures, Lux Capital, T. Rowe Price, Morgan Stanley ; source: Andreessen Horowitz job listing ; https://jobs.a16z.com/jobs/hadrian/60857978-7aee-4cea-b332-5d7d176d46b4--manufacturing-engineer-production
Series C financing and factory expansion loan facility announced 2025-07-17 : 260000000 USD ; investors: Founders Fund, Lux Capital, Morgan Stanley ; source: Hadrian ; https://www.hadrian.co/blog/series-c
Series B (equity and debt) announced 2024-02-01 : 117000000 USD ; investors: RTX Ventures ; source: TechCrunch ; https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/21/hadrian-automations-ceo-wants-to-defy-history-and-revitalize-american-industry
Series A and Series A-Prime announced 2022-03-01 : 90000000 USD ; investors: Lux Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Lachy Groom, Caffeinated Capital, Founders Fund, Construct Capital, 137 Ventures ; source: Hadrian ; https://www.hadrian.co/blog/mission

Company timeline

2026-11-07: Hadrian listed 166 job openings (hr) . Hadrian's careers page listed 166 job openings on November 7, 2026, indicating a broad active hiring push. Source: Hadrian. https://www.hadrian.co/careers
2026-10-14: Hadrian and Lockheed Martin agreed to expand missile production (gtm) . Hadrian and Lockheed Martin announced a seven year agreement to bring Hadrian manufacturing capabilities into Lockheed Martin's Grand Prairie facility. Commissioning was planned to begin in early 2027. Source: Hadrian via PR Newswire. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hadrian-expands-partnership-with-lockheed-martin-to-scale-production-of-critical-missile-systems-302909081.html
2026-09-01: Series D (funding) . Amount: USD 1.37B. Investors: JPMorgan Chase, Valor Equity Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Founders Fund, 137 Ventures, Lux Capital, T. Rowe Price, Morgan Stanley Source: Andreessen Horowitz job listing. https://jobs.a16z.com/jobs/hadrian/60857978-7aee-4cea-b332-5d7d176d46b4--manufacturing-engineer-production
2026-03-20: Hadrian opens Alabama facility for U.S. Navy submarine component production (gtm) . Hadrian officially opened its 2.2 million square foot Cherokee, Alabama facility, intended to manufacture components for Virginia-class and Columbia-class submarines. The U.S. Navy described a $900 million public investment alongside $1.5 billion in private capital. The opening does not establish achieved production volume or utilization. Source: U.S. Navy. https://www.navy.mil/DesktopModules/ArticleCS/Print.aspx?Article=4439992&ModuleId=4021&PortalId=1
2026-01-22: Hadrian launched its additive manufacturing division (product) . Hadrian announced Hadrian Additive, a dedicated division intended to provide production-ready additive manufacturing capacity for U.S. defense and allied partners. The announcement said initial capacity was expected to come online in 2026; it does not confirm that capacity had begun operating. Source: Hadrian via PR Newswire. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hadrian-launches-additive-manufacturing-division-to-expand-us-defense-production-capacity-302668241.html
2025-07-17: Undisclosed series c financing and factory expansion loan facility (funding) . Amount: USD 260M. Investors: Founders Fund, Lux Capital, Morgan Stanley Source: Hadrian. https://www.hadrian.co/blog/series-c

Isembard

Website: isembard.com

Isembard is a London-based distributed manufacturing company that uses AI software and modular factories to produce precision parts for critical industries.

Category: Software-Defined Manufacturing. Funding stage: Series A. Founded: 2024. Country: United Kingdom. Employees: 51-200.

Landscape fit: Operates manufacturing capacity built around proprietary software and automated production.

Funding rounds

series_a announced 2026-03-09 : 50000000 USD ; investors: Union Square Ventures, Tamarack Global, IQ Capital, Notion Capital, CIV, Alex Bouaziz, Andrei Danescu, Matt Briers ; source: Isembard Raises $50m Series A to Open 25 AI-Powered Factories Serving Aerospace and Defence - Isembard - Faster, Cheaper, Greener Manufacturing ; https://www.isembard.com/blogs-and-articles/isembard-raises-50m-series-a-to-open-25-ai-powered-factories-serving-aerospace-and-defence
seed announced 2025-04-24 : 7000000 GBP ; investors: Notion Capital, 201 Ventures, Basis Capital, Forward Fund, Material Ventures, Neverlift Ventures, NP-Hard Ventures, Andreas Klinger, Charlie Delingpole, Joshua Western, Salar al Khafaji ; source: TechCrunch on Isembard seed round ; https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/24/british-startup-isembard-lands-9m-to-reshore-manufacturing-for-critical-industries

Company timeline

2026-11-06: Isembard begins preparations for first California factory (gtm) . Isembard published a California General Manager vacancy to establish and operate its first factory in the state. The role includes selecting a site, recruiting the initial workforce, acquiring customers and deploying MasonOS. The California site was not yet selected or operational at publication. Source: Isembard. https://isembard.com/de/stellen/general-manager-california/
2026-10-29: Post Global Sales Lead opening (hr) . Isembard listed a full-time, on-site Global Sales Lead role based in London. The role is to lead sales across the UK, US, Germany and France, close complex enterprise deals, and build the sales team and processes. Source: Isembard careers page. https://isembard.com/us/work/global-sales-lead
2026-09-14: Isembard opens Southwark factory and reports network expansion to 16 factories (gtm) . Isembard announced its new London headquarters and factory. The company said its factory network had grown from four sites at the start of 2026 to 16 across Europe and the US, and reported tenfold year-over-year revenue growth. These are company-reported figures, not independently audited sales. Source: Isembard. https://isembard.com/fr/actualites/southwark-launch/
2026-08-20: Product snapshot (product) . Isembard provides distributed precision manufacturing for critical industries and uses its MasonOS software to run factories across a multi-site network. The current public surface centers on high-precision machining, assembly, and factory orchestration. Source: Isembard about page. https://www.isembard.com/about
2026-05-05: Announce Dexory manufacturing partnership (gtm) . Isembard announced a strategic partnership with Dexory to manufacture components for autonomous warehouse robots across the UK and USA. Source: Dexory and Isembard partner to scale robotics manufacturing across the UK and USA. https://www.isembard.com/blogs-and-articles/isembard-dexory-robotics-manufacturing-partnership
2026-03-09: Series A (funding) . Amount: USD 50M. Investors: Union Square Ventures, Tamarack Global, IQ Capital, Notion Capital, CIV, Alex Bouaziz, Andrei Danescu, Matt Briers Source: Isembard Raises $50m Series A to Open 25 AI-Powered Factories Serving Aerospace and Defence - Isembard - Faster, Cheaper, Greener Manufacturing. https://www.isembard.com/blogs-and-articles/isembard-raises-50m-series-a-to-open-25-ai-powered-factories-serving-aerospace-and-defence

Daedalus

Website: daedalus.de

Daedalus operates software driven factories that make precision parts for industrial customers.

Category: Software-Defined Manufacturing. Funding stage: Series A. Founded: 2019. Country: Germany. Employees: 51-200.

Landscape fit: It fits because customers buy finished parts made in Daedalus’s own factories, with software controlling the manufacturing process.

Funding rounds

Series A announced 2024-02-08 : 21000000 USD ; investors: NGP Capital, Addition, Khosla Ventures ; source: NGP Capital ; https://www.ngpcap.com/insights/ai-meets-factory-why-we-invested-in-daedalus

Company timeline

2026-08-01: Daedalus GmbH enters insolvency proceedings under self-administration (milestone) . Insolvency proceedings were opened over Daedalus GmbH at the Karlsruhe court (case 60 IN 541/26) on August 1, 2026. The proceedings are under self-administration. The announcement does not establish that manufacturing operations ceased or that all customer relationships ended. Source: Court notices via Insolvenzmonitor. https://insolvenzmonitor.online/insolvenz/daedalus-gmbh-karlsruhe-mannheim-hrb-735825
2026-02-21: Daedalus reports production for named industrial customers (gtm) . SWR reported that Daedalus produced precision components at its Karlsruhe facility and named Bosch, Siemens and Zeiss among its customers. The report describes the company's current production and customer base, not a newly won contract. Source: SWR Aktuell. https://www.swr.de/swraktuell/baden-wuerttemberg/karlsruhe/unternehmen-will-traditionellen-maschinenbau-zukunftsfaehig-machen-100.html
2024-02-08: Series A (funding) . Amount: USD 21M. Investors: NGP Capital, Addition, Khosla Ventures Source: NGP Capital. https://www.ngpcap.com/insights/ai-meets-factory-why-we-invested-in-daedalus
2024-02-01: Founder reports more than 100 Daedalus customers (gtm) . In an interview, Daedalus founder and CEO Jonas Schneider said the company had more than 100 customers across sectors using high-performance machinery. This is a historical founder-reported customer count, not evidence of current contracts. Source: ETCIO. https://cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/artificial-intelligence/ai-startup-founded-by-ex-openai-engineer-raises-21-million/107545936

Foundry Robotics

Website: foundryrobotics.ai

Foundry Robotics operates autonomous factories that assemble complex hardware for defense and commercial customers.

Category: Software-Defined Manufacturing. Funding stage: Series A. Founded: 2025. Country: United States. Employees: unknown.

Landscape fit: It fits because customers buy manufacturing services and finished parts from Foundry’s own software driven factories, rather than buying factory software alone. The company reports a $100 million Series A. ([foundryrobotics.ai](https://foundryrobotics.ai/))

Funding rounds

Series A announced 2026-10-29 : 100000000 USD ; investors: Marlinspike Partners, Khosla Ventures, Red Glass Ventures, Wing VC, Axiom Ventures, Hanabi, Zero Shot Fund ; source: Goodwin ; https://www.goodwinlaw.com/en/news-and-events/news/2026/10/announcements-technology-goodwin-advises-foundry-robotics-100-million-series-a-financing
Seed announced 2026-10-01 : 13500000 USD ; source: Adarsh Kulkarni on LinkedIn ; https://www.linkedin.com/posts/adarsh-kulkarni_quick-update-im-super-excited-to-announce-activity-7418009976218243072--rht

Company timeline

2026-11-01: Foundry lists an active robotics controls role (hr) . Foundry's careers page lists an active full time robotics controls role with an application path. Source: Foundry Robotics. https://foundryrobotics.ai/careers
2026-10-29: Series A (funding) . Amount: USD 100M. Investors: Marlinspike Partners, Khosla Ventures, Red Glass Ventures, Wing VC, Axiom Ventures, Hanabi, Zero Shot Fund Source: Goodwin. https://www.goodwinlaw.com/en/news-and-events/news/2026/10/announcements-technology-goodwin-advises-foundry-robotics-100-million-series-a-financing
2026-10-28: Foundry reports shipments to paying customers (gtm) . Founder and CEO Adarsh Kulkarni said Foundry was already shipping to paying customers across several sectors. Source: Adarsh Kulkarni on LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/adarsh-kulkarni_quick-update-im-super-excited-to-announce-activity-7418009976218243072--rht
2026-10-07: Foundry Robotics announces agreement to acquire Avea Robotics (acquisition) . Foundry Robotics announced that it had acquired Avea Robotics, a robotics software company whose Sentinel platform enables real time remote robot control.. Acquired company: Avea Robotics. Status: announced Source: Goodwin. https://www.goodwinlaw.com/en/news-and-events/news/2026/10/announcements-technology-goodwin-advises-foundry-robotics-100-million-series-a-financing
2026-10-01: HII named as Foundry's first public customer (gtm) . CEO Adarsh Kulkarni said HII engaged Foundry to help scale production of smaller unmanned systems. Source: Tectonic Defense. https://www.tectonicdefense.com/foundry-robotics-raises-100m-series-a
2026-10-01: Seed (funding) . Amount: USD 13.5M Source: Adarsh Kulkarni on LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/adarsh-kulkarni_quick-update-im-super-excited-to-announce-activity-7418009976218243072--rht

Machina Labs

Website: machinalabs.ai

Machina Labs operates software-defined factories that use AI-guided robots to manufacture complex metal structures from digital designs.

Category: Software-Defined Manufacturing. Funding stage: Series C. Founded: 2019. Country: United States. Employees: 51-200.

Landscape fit: It fits because customers buy finished metal parts made in Machina Labs’ own software-driven factories. The company’s robots can switch production by software rather than requiring custom tooling. ([machinalabs.ai](https://machinalabs.ai/?trk=public_post_reshare-text&utm_source=openai))

Funding rounds

Series C announced 2026-02-04 : 124000000 USD ; investors: Woven Capital, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Balerion Space Ventures, Strategic Development Fund ; source: Machina Labs ; https://machinalabs.ai/resources/machina-labs-raises-124-million-to-scale-manufacturing-infrastructure-for-defense-and-advanced-mobility
Initial investment agreement with Strategic Development Fund announced 2025-12-11 ; investors: Strategic Development Fund ; source: Machina Labs ; https://machinalabs.ai/resources/uae-strategic-development-fund-announces-investment-and-initial-partnership-with-machina-labs
Series B announced 2023-10-01 : 32000000 USD ; investors: NVentures, Innovation Endeavors ; source: Fenwick ; https://www.fenwick.com/insights/experience/fenwick-represents-machina-labs-in-32-million-series-b-financing
Series A announced 2021-11-17 : 16300000 USD ; investors: Innovation Endeavors, Congruent Ventures, Embark Ventures ; source: Machina Labs via PR Newswire ; https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/machina-labs-exits-from-stealth-with-series-a-bringing-total-raised-to-16-3-million-301426973.html

Company timeline

2026-11-06: Machina was selected for LUCAS airframe production and pilot factories (gtm) . Machina announced its selection for the Department of War's Organic Industrial Base Modernization Challenge to develop and qualify a metal LUCAS class airframe and deploy two pilot expeditionary robotic factories. Machina called this the largest single award in its history; its value was not disclosed. Source: Machina Labs. https://machinalabs.ai/resources/machina-selected-by-u.s.-department-of-war-to-deploy-expeditionary-robotic-factories-for-lucas-manufacturing
2026-10-08: Machina Bellator achieved AS9100 certification (gtm) . Machina Bellator announced that it had achieved AS9100 certification for its aerospace and defense manufacturing quality system. Source: Machina Labs. https://machinalabs.ai/resources/machina-achieves-as9100-certification
2026-08-18: A RoboFormed repair part flew on a repaired C-17 (product) . A replacement nose panel made with RoboCraftsman flew on a repaired C-17. The aircraft returned to flight on July 30, 2026. Source: Machina Labs. https://machinalabs.ai/resources/machina-achieves-first-flight-of-a-roboformed-component-on-repaired-c-17
2026-07-15: Machina received a Lockheed Martin qualification contract for JASSM (gtm) . Machina announced a qualification contract from Lockheed Martin in support of the JASSM program. The company said an assembly made at its Los Angeles facility was its first to advance to qualification for a defense missile system. Source: Machina Labs. https://machinalabs.ai/resources/machina-awarded-qualification-contract-from-lockheed-martin-in-support-of-jassm-program
2026-07-07: Machina created its dedicated defense business (gtm) . Machina announced Machina Bellator as its dedicated U.S. defense manufacturing and contracting business. Source: Machina Labs. https://machinalabs.ai/resources/machina-creates-dedicated-defense-manufacturing-subsidiary-machina-bellator
2026-07-07: John Borrego was named president of Machina Bellator (hr) . Machina named John Borrego, who led its aerospace and defense structures work, president of its dedicated defense manufacturing entity. Source: Machina Labs. https://machinalabs.ai/resources/machina-creates-dedicated-defense-manufacturing-subsidiary-machina-bellator

Freeform

Website: freeform.co

Freeform uses software controlled factories and AI driven metal 3D printing to make parts for customers.

Category: Software-Defined Manufacturing. Funding stage: Series B. Founded: 2018. Country: United States. Employees: 51-200.

Landscape fit: It fits because customers buy finished metal parts made in Freeform’s own software driven factories, rather than buying its manufacturing software or printers.

Funding rounds

Series B announced 2026-02-19 : 67000000 USD ; investors: Apandion, AE Ventures, Founders Fund, Linse Capital, NVentures, Threshold Ventures, Two Sigma Ventures ; source: Freeform ; https://freeform.co/newsroom/update/delivering-on-the-promise-of-scale
Investment announced 2024-10-22 : 14000000 USD ; investors: NVIDIA NVentures, AE Ventures ; source: TechCrunch ; https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/22/ex-spacex-engineers-land-14m-to-scale-new-method-for-3d-printing-metal

Company timeline

2026-11-01: Freeform Greenhouse board displayed 79 job listings (hr) . Freeform's Greenhouse board displayed 79 job listings in November 2026, including manufacturing and engineering roles. Its official careers page displayed conflicting information about open positions, so the total should be treated as advertised listings rather than confirmed active vacancies. Source: Greenhouse. https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/freeformfuturecorp
2026-07-30: Freeform received a DIU agreement for space manufacturing (gtm) . The Defense Innovation Unit awarded Freeform Future Corp. an Other Transaction agreement under its Adaptive Space Manufacturing and Integration at Scale project. The agreement covers scaling manufacturing of mission critical space components. Source: Freeform. https://freeform.co/newsroom/update/freeform-future-corp-awarded-department-of-wars-defense-innovation-unit-diu-contract-for-adaptive-space-manufacturing-and-integration-at-scale-10-project
2026-03-01: Freeform shipped tens of thousands of parts (gtm) . Freeform reported shipping tens of thousands of parts in 2025 to frontier programs, after producing fewer than 100 parts in 2024. Source: Freeform. https://freeform.co/newsroom/update/freeform-named-to-fast-companys-annual-list-of-the-worlds-most-innovative-companies-of-2026
2026-03-01: Freeform put its 18 laser printing system into production (product) . Freeform reported deploying its 18 laser metal printing system and putting it into full scale production in 2025. The system combines 18 high power 1kW lasers in an assembly line architecture. Source: Freeform. https://freeform.co/newsroom/update/freeform-named-to-fast-companys-annual-list-of-the-worlds-most-innovative-companies-of-2026
2026-02-19: Freeform CEO discusses Skyfall plans and manufacturing scale on TBPN (media) . CEO Erik Palitsch discussed Freeform's existing manufacturing production, planned Skyfall capacity expansion and in-house integration of its metal-printing equipment and software. Skyfall's projected throughput remained a plan, not a demonstrated production level. Source: TBPN interview with Erik Palitsch. https://freeform.co/newsroom
2026-02-19: Freeform reported weekly deliveries of mission critical parts (gtm) . CEO and co founder Erik Palitsch told TechCrunch that Freeform was delivering hundreds of mission critical parts to buyers each week. Source: TechCrunch. https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/19/freeform-raises-67m-series-b-to-scale-up-laser-ai-manufacturing

VulcanForms

Website: vulcanforms.com

VulcanForms operates digital factories that use metal 3D printing, machining, and software to produce finished parts for industrial customers.

Category: Software-Defined Manufacturing. Funding stage: Series D+. Founded: 2015. Country: United States. Employees: 201-500.

Landscape fit: It fits because customers buy finished parts made in VulcanForms’ own software driven factories, rather than buying manufacturing equipment.

Funding rounds

Series D announced 2026-01-30 : 220000000 USD ; investors: Eclipse Ventures, 1789 Capital, Washington Harbour, Fontinalis Partners, IEQ Capital ; source: VulcanForms ; https://www.vulcanforms.com/press/vulcanforms-raises-220-million-in-new-financing-to-scale-its-leading-u-s-integrated-digital-metal-manufacturing-platform

Company timeline

2026-11-01: VulcanForms lists active openings across functions (hr) . The careers board showed 20 active job listings with application links across commercial, engineering, finance, and factory operations. Source: VulcanForms Careers on Rippling. https://ats.rippling.com/vulcanforms/jobs
2026-10-05: VulcanForms CEO reports approximately 500 employees and plans to double workforce (hr) . CEO Kevin Kassekert told The Boston Globe that VulcanForms had around 500 employees and expected the workforce could double during the next year. The current count is CEO-reported; doubling is a plan, not completed growth. Source: The Boston Globe. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/10/05/business/vulcanforms-devens-factory-expand/
2026-09-18: Jeff Hemenway joins as chief revenue officer (hr) . VulcanForms announced that Jeff Hemenway joined as chief revenue officer to lead commercial strategy and growth. Source: PR Newswire, news provided by VulcanForms. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/vulcanforms-appoints-jeff-hemenway-chief-revenue-officer-to-accelerate-growth-302882742.html
2026-09-15: VulcanForms and Specter Aerospace announce a manufacturing partnership (gtm) . The companies announced a partnership to produce airbreathing hypersonic weapons at scale, building on Specter's prior use of VulcanForms' manufacturing expertise. Source: VulcanForms. https://www.vulcanforms.com/press/vulcanforms-and-specter-aerospace-partner-to-accelerate-u-s-hypersonic-manufacturing-capacity
2026-06-24: VulcanForms announces $1.3 billion Devens gigafactory investment plan (gtm) . VulcanForms announced plans for an approximately $1.3 billion metal manufacturing facility in Devens, Massachusetts, with a prospective 1,000 jobs. This is an announced expansion commitment and anticipated employment, not achieved production output or jobs filled. Source: Boston Business Journal. https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2026/06/24/devens-lands-billion-dollar-gigafactory.html
2026-01-30: VulcanForms reports programs with Fortune 500 manufacturers (gtm) . CEO Kevin Kassekert said VulcanForms supports programs for multiple Fortune 500 manufacturers, with some customers planning for long production horizons. Source: VulcanForms. https://www.vulcanforms.com/press/building-the-capacity-america-needs

Divergent Technologies

Website: divergent.us

Divergent builds and operates software driven factories that use additive manufacturing to produce and assemble complex structures for customers in aerospace, defense, and automotive.

Category: Software-Defined Manufacturing. Funding stage: Series D+. Founded: 2014. Country: United States. Employees: 201-500.

Landscape fit: It uses its own software driven manufacturing platform and factories to make finished parts for customers, matching the category.

Funding rounds

Series E financing, including equity and debt announced 2025-09-15 : 290000000 USD ; investors: Rochefort Asset Management ; source: Divergent Technologies via PR Newswire ; https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/divergent-announces-290-million-series-e-to-scale-digital-manufacturing-platform-and-meet-growing-us-defense-production-demand-302555989.html
Series D equity financing announced 2023-11-13 : 230000000 USD ; investors: Hexagon AB, New institutional investors, Existing institutional investors, Family office investors ; source: Divergent Technologies via PR Newswire ; https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/divergent-technologies-inc-announces-closing-of-upsized-230-million-series-d-capital-raise-301985962.html
Minority investment announced 2022-12-16 : 100000000 USD ; investors: Hexagon AB ; source: Hexagon ; https://hexagon.com/company/newsroom/press-releases/2022/hexagon-invests-100-musd-in-autonomous-and-sustainable-manufacturing-through-divergent
Venture loan facility and revolving line of credit announced 2022-07-07 : 80000000 USD ; investors: Horizon Technology Finance, Bridge Bank ; source: Horizon Technology Finance via PR Newswire ; https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/divergent-technologies-strengthens-capital-resources-with-60-million-loan-facility-led-by-horizon-technology-finance-and-20-million-line-of-credit-from-bridge-bank-301582128.html
Series C equity financing announced 2022-04-25 : 160000000 USD ; investors: John L. Thornton, Tom Steyer ; source: Divergent Technologies via PR Newswire ; https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/divergent-technologies-announces-160-million-series-c-funding-301532351.html

Company timeline

2026-06-17: Divergent builds Monolith One metal additive manufacturing system (product) . Divergent announced that it had engineered and built Monolith One, an in-house industrial metal 3D printer for its DAPS manufacturing platform. The company described the system as designed for continuous, high-throughput operations and said it is not commercially available for purchase or license. Source: Divergent Technologies via PR Newswire. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/divergent-builds-americas-most-advanced-industrial-metal-3d-printer-monolith-one-and-announces-second-factory-302802466.html
2026-06-17: Divergent announces second factory to expand manufacturing capacity (gtm) . Divergent announced a 430,000-square-foot second factory in Long Beach, California, and said the expanded operations would increase annual production output eightfold for customer programs across defense and commercial sectors. The company described the factory's annual capacity as tens of thousands of munition airframes or hundreds of thousands of critical piece parts; these are stated capacity figures, not achieved output. Source: Divergent Technologies via PR Newswire. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/divergent-builds-americas-most-advanced-industrial-metal-3d-printer-monolith-one-and-announces-second-factory-302802466.html
2026-06-09: Lockheed Martin describes cross-business work with Divergent on rapid manufacturing (gtm) . Lockheed Martin described cross-business engagement with Divergent and a joint Replicator unmanned-aircraft concept that reached first article in under a year. It identified ongoing exploration across mission areas, not a proven volume production program. Source: Lockheed Martin. https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/news/features/2026/Scaling-Innovation-Collaborating-to-Deliver-What-is-Next.html
2026-02-01: Divergent and Mach Industries launch Venom autonomous strike aircraft (product) . Divergent's homepage reports that Divergent and Mach Industries launched Venom and delivered an autonomous strike aircraft from concept to flight in 71 days. Source: Divergent. https://www.divergent.us
2025-12-10: Divergent and Saab deliver aircraft fuselages (product) . Divergent and Saab delivered initial fuselages for integration and flight testing of a Saab autonomous aircraft concept. The 15-foot structure used 26 unique printed parts and required no unique tooling or fixturing. Source: Divergent Technologies and Saab via PR Newswire. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/divergent-and-saab-announce-delivery-of-fuselages-for-vehicle-integration-and-flight-testing-record-breaking-size-for-a-laser-powder-bed-fusion-structure-302637460.html
2025-09-15: Series e financing, including equity and debt (funding) . Amount: USD 290M. Investors: Rochefort Asset Management Source: Divergent Technologies via PR Newswire. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/divergent-announces-290-million-series-e-to-scale-digital-manufacturing-platform-and-meet-growing-us-defense-production-demand-302555989.html

Senra Systems

Website: senrasystems.us

Senra Systems uses proprietary software and automated factory operations to design and manufacture aerospace wire harnesses.

Category: Software-Defined Manufacturing. Funding stage: Series B. Founded: 2023. Country: United States. Employees: 51-200.

Landscape fit: Fits software-defined manufacturing because customers buy finished wire harnesses made in Senra’s own software-driven factories.

Funding rounds

Series B announced 2026-07-01 : 65000000 USD ; investors: Lowercarbon Capital, Interlagos, General Catalyst, Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Founders Fund, Dylan Field, CIV, 8VC, The Friedkin Group, Jaws Estates Capital, Sozo Ventures, Alumni Ventures ; source: Senra Systems ; https://senrasystems.us/news/announcing-our-series-b
Series A announced 2025-06-01 : 25000000 USD ; investors: Dylan Field, CIV, General Catalyst, Sequoia Capital, Founders Fund, Andreessen Horowitz, 8VC, Pax ; source: Senra Systems ; https://senrasystems.us/news/announcing-our-series-a
SBIR Phase I award announced 2024-06-01 : 38738 USD ; investors: U.S. Air Force ; source: SBIR.gov ; https://www.sbir.gov/awards/210932

Company timeline

2026-11-01: Senra listed 18 active job openings (hr) . Senra’s Greenhouse board displayed active openings across production, engineering, robotics, testing, software, training, and customer programs at its California sites. Source: Senra Systems Greenhouse job board. https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/senrasystems
2026-07-01: Series B (funding) . Amount: USD 65M. Investors: Lowercarbon Capital, Interlagos, General Catalyst, Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Founders Fund, Dylan Field, CIV, 8VC, The Friedkin Group, Jaws Estates Capital, Sozo Ventures, Alumni Ventures Source: Senra Systems. https://senrasystems.us/news/announcing-our-series-b
2026-07-01: Senra reported monthly production of 1,000 harnesses (gtm) . TechCrunch reported that Senra produced 1,000 harnesses each month across two factories. The reported target of 10,000 per month in 2027 was a future plan. Source: TechCrunch. https://www.techcrunch.com/2026/07/15/a-spacex-vet-raised-65m-to-pull-wire-harnesses-out-of-the-cold-war-era
2026-07-01: Ken Venner joined as chief technology and product officer (hr) . Senra said former SpaceX CIO Ken Venner had recently joined as chief technology and product officer, overseeing its manufacturing platform and operational infrastructure. Source: Senra Systems. https://senrasystems.us/news/announcing-our-series-b
2026-01-28: Senra opens 80,000-square-foot Cypress wire-harness factory (gtm) . Senra announced that its Cypress factory had opened, expanding its manufacturing footprint by fivefold. The facility uses Senra's Amp software to coordinate complex harness manufacturing; the announced capacity does not establish achieved throughput. Source: Senra Systems. https://senrasystems.us/news/were-expanding
2026-01-01: Amp entered large scale use at Senra’s Cypress factory (product) . Senra said its Cypress facility was the first large scale deployment of its manufacturing model, with Amp connecting design information to production workflows. Source: Senra Systems. https://senrasystems.us/news/were-expanding

Atomic Industries

Website: atomic.industries

Atomic Industries uses software and physics based simulation to design and manufacture tooling, including molds and dies, for industrial customers.

Category: Software-Defined Manufacturing. Funding stage: Series A. Founded: 2019. Country: United States. Employees: 51-200.

Landscape fit: It operates its own manufacturing capabilities and uses proprietary software to design tooling and make customer parts, matching the category’s software driven factory model.

Funding rounds

Series A announced 2025-09-01 : 25000000 USD ; investors: MaC Venture Capital, DTX Ventures ; source: Preqin ; https://www.preqin.com/data/profile/asset/atomic-industries-inc-/477473
seed announced 2023-12-01 : 17000000 USD ; investors: Narya, 8090 Industries, Acequia Capital New Industrials, Porsche Ventures, Yamaha Motor Ventures, Toyota Ventures, Impatient Ventures, Phaedrus, SaxeCap, Zack Nathan, Tyler Knight, CWRU Alumni Fund ; source: TechCrunch ; https://techcrunch.com/2023/12/04/atomic-industries-closes-17m-seed-to-exascale-americas-industrial-base
pre-seed announced 2022-04-01 : 3200000 USD ; investors: Point72 Ventures, 8VC, Toyota Ventures ; source: TechCrunch ; https://techcrunch.com/2022/04/05/atomic-industries-pre-seed-funding

Company timeline

2026-11-01: Atomic listed 18 active job openings (hr) . Atomic's Greenhouse board showed 18 active openings when checked on November 7, 2026. Source: Atomic Industries on Greenhouse. https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/atomicindustriesinc?error=true
2025-09-01: Series A (funding) . Amount: USD 25M. Investors: MaC Venture Capital, DTX Ventures Source: Preqin. https://www.preqin.com/data/profile/asset/atomic-industries-inc-/477473
2025-03-01: Atomic reported factory work for a drone program and NYC Transit Authority (gtm) . A March 2025 factory-floor report said Atomic's machines were cutting molds for a drone program and running production work for the New York City Subway Transit Authority. The report does not specify contract scope or duration. Source: TBPN Digest. https://www.tbpndigest.com/story/2025-03-27/atomic-industries-ceo-aaron-slodov-demos-ai-driven-mold-manufacturing-from-detroit-factory-floor
2023-12-01: Seed (funding) . Amount: USD 17M. Investors: Narya, 8090 Industries, Acequia Capital New Industrials, Porsche Ventures, Yamaha Motor Ventures, Toyota Ventures, Impatient Ventures, Phaedrus, SaxeCap, Zack Nathan, Tyler Knight, CWRU Alumni Fund Source: TechCrunch. https://techcrunch.com/2023/12/04/atomic-industries-closes-17m-seed-to-exascale-americas-industrial-base
2023-12-01: Atomic established a Detroit testbed facility for AI manufacturing (product) . TechCrunch reported that Atomic had established a testbed facility in Detroit to build out AI manufacturing capabilities. This is a distinct operational milestone from the separately recorded metal 3D printing system purchase. Source: TechCrunch. https://techcrunch.com/2023/12/04/atomic-industries-closes-17m-seed-to-exascale-americas-industrial-base
2023-11-01: Atomic added metal 3D printing for tooling production (product) . Atomic purchased a Velo3D metal 3D printing system to produce tooling and dies. Source: Velo3D. https://d1io3yog0oux5.cloudfront.net/_a7e54aa7692310b2fa760fe3fb308402/velo3d/news/2023-11-28_atomic_industries_unlocks_new_capabilities_in_130.pdf

fab2

Website: fab2.com

Fab2 designs and builds semiconductor fabrication equipment and software, then uses its own automated factories to manufacture chips and compact fabs.

Category: Software-Defined Manufacturing. Funding stage: Series A. Founded: 2022. Country: United States. Employees: 51-200.

Landscape fit: Fab2 operates software driven chip factories and aims to sell finished chips and compact fabrication capacity.

Funding rounds

Series A announced 2026-09-08 : 500000000 USD ; investors: Fundomo, Naval Ravikant, Corner Capital, Paradigm, Duquesne Family Office, Maverick Silicon, StepStone Group, Protagonist, UDC Ventures ; source: Fab2 on LinkedIn ; https://www.linkedin.com/posts/fabtwo_fab2-raised-a-500m-series-a-at-37b-valuation-activity-7503130916953673728-w8Qi
Seed announced 2023-01-01 : 15000000 USD ; investors: OpenAI Startup Fund ; source: Tom's Hardware ; https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/atomic-semi-rebrands-as-fab2-and-shifts-operations-to-texas

Company timeline

2026-11-01: Fab2 is hiring across engineering and manufacturing (hr) . Listings observed on November 7, 2026 showed active openings across software, engineering, and production, with direct application paths. Source: Fab2 careers site, Ashby job postings, and LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/company/fabtwo/jobs
2026-09-08: Series A (funding) . Amount: USD 500M. Investors: Fundomo, Naval Ravikant, Corner Capital, Paradigm, Duquesne Family Office, Maverick Silicon, StepStone Group, Protagonist, UDC Ventures Source: Fab2 on LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/fabtwo_fab2-raised-a-500m-series-a-at-37b-valuation-activity-7503130916953673728-w8Qi
2026-07-01: Atomic Semi rebrands as Fab2 (gtm) . Jim Keller announced the new Fab2 name in July 2026. The company also shifted operations to Texas and presented itself around building semiconductor fabs and their equipment. Source: Jim Keller on X, reported by GIGAZINE and Tom's Hardware. https://www.gigazine.net/gsc_news/en/20260706-jim-keller-fab-2
2023-01-01: Seed (funding) . Amount: USD 15M. Investors: OpenAI Startup Fund Source: Tom's Hardware. https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/atomic-semi-rebrands-as-fab2-and-shifts-operations-to-texas

twentyfour26

Website: twentyfour26.com

twentyfour26 uses software to quote and plan CNC work, then machines custom metal parts in its own San Francisco shop for hardware teams.

Category: Software-Defined Manufacturing. Founded: 2026. Country: United States. Employees: 2.

Landscape fit: It fits because customers buy finished parts made in the company’s software driven factory, rather than software for operating their own factories.

Company timeline

twentyfour26 reports manufacturing components for Bay Area hardware companies (gtm) . In its Fall 2026 Y Combinator launch, twentyfour26's founders reported that their San Francisco CNC shop was already making components for hardware companies in and around the Bay Area, with best-case turnaround of approximately 48 hours. Customer names, revenue and repeat purchasing were not disclosed. Source: Y Combinator, founder launch post. https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/twentyfour26

Holy Technologies

Website: holy-technologies.com

Holy Technologies uses robotics and software to manufacture lightweight composite parts for industrial customers.

Category: Software-Defined Manufacturing. Funding stage: Seed. Founded: 2022. Country: Germany. Employees: 11-50.

Landscape fit: It fits because customers buy finished composite parts made in Holy Technologies’ own software driven factory. The company says it was founded in 2022, and its latest disclosed €4.3 million round was reported as seed funding in September 2025. ([holy-technologies.com](https://www.holy-technologies.com/press-release/holy-technologies-raises-eur-4-3m-to-launch-factory-for-ai-driven-lightweight-manufacturing?utm_source=openai))

Funding rounds

Seed announced 2025-09-24 : 4300000 EUR ; investors: Rockstart, Vanagon, SANDS, Innovationsstarter Fonds Hamburg, EIT Manufacturing, Adrian Locher, Matthias Dantone, Christian Vollmann, Markus Kerkhoff, Kai Müller, Timm Moll ; source: Holy Technologies ; https://www.holy-technologies.com/press-release/holy-technologies-raises-eur-4-3m-to-launch-factory-for-ai-driven-lightweight-manufacturing

Company timeline

2026-11-01: Holy Technologies listed five open positions (hr) . The company’s Personio careers page listed five openings, including roles in production, technical sales, software development, people administration, and innovation. Source: Holy Technologies Personio careers page. https://holy-technologies-gmbh.jobs.personio.com/?language=de
2026-02-01: Twelve customer components reached production stages (gtm) . Holy Technologies reported that during 2025 it moved from zero to 12 customer components in serial production or transitioning to it. Source: Holy Technologies. https://www.holy-technologies.com/learn/2025-in-numbers-eoy-report
2025-09-24: Seed (funding) . Amount: EUR 4.3M. Investors: Rockstart, Vanagon, SANDS, Innovationsstarter Fonds Hamburg, EIT Manufacturing, Adrian Locher, Matthias Dantone, Christian Vollmann, Markus Kerkhoff, Kai Müller, Timm Moll Source: Holy Technologies. https://www.holy-technologies.com/press-release/holy-technologies-raises-eur-4-3m-to-launch-factory-for-ai-driven-lightweight-manufacturing
2025-09-01: Holy Technologies reported component offtake agreements (gtm) . The company reported that it had secured offtake agreements for thousands of components by September 2025. It did not disclose the agreements’ values or signing dates. Source: Holy Technologies. https://www.holy-technologies.com/press-release/holy-technologies-raises-eur-4-3m-to-launch-factory-for-ai-driven-lightweight-manufacturing
2024-12-09: Formula 1 team tested a recyclable mirror housing (gtm) . Holy Technologies and Visa Cash App Racing Bulls developed a recyclable wing mirror housing that the team used during a Grand Prix test. The company’s case study reports a 20% weight reduction compared with traditional methods. Source: Holy Technologies. https://www.holy-technologies.com/press-release/vcarb-and-holy-technologies-join-forces

SAEKI

Website: saeki.ch

SAEKI builds automated manufacturing cells that combine large format 3D printing, CNC machining, and inspection to produce large industrial parts on demand.

Category: Software-Defined Manufacturing. Funding stage: Seed. Founded: 2022. Country: Switzerland. Employees: 17.

Landscape fit: SAEKI sells finished industrial parts produced in its own software-driven facilities. Its Factory ONE plan expands its manufacturing capacity rather than making robots its primary commercial offering.

Funding rounds

Seed announced 2025-02-05 : 6700000 USD ; investors: Lightbird, Founderful, 2100VC, Danobat, Angel investors ; source: International Society of Automation ; https://www-prod.isa.org/web/acom/article/manufacture-impossible-saeki-manufacturing
Pre-seed announced 2023-11-01 ; source: ETH Zurich Partnerships for Innovation ; https://partnerships.ethz.ch/news-and-events/news/data/2023/11/robotic-production-of-large-scale-components.html
Seed announced 2023-08-10 : 2300000 USD ; investors: Wingman Ventures, Vento Ventures, Getty Capital, Angel investors ; source: Tech.eu ; https://tech.eu/2023/08/10/swiss-startup-saeki-launches-with-23m-seed-funding-for-automated-3d-tech-plants

Company timeline

2026-11-01: SAEKI listed nine open positions (hr) . The careers page showed nine active positions across commercial, production, and software roles. Source: SAEKI Personio careers page. https://saeki.jobs.personio.de/?language=en
2025-11-10: SAEKI co-founder reported full order books and production at capacity (gtm) . In a November 2025 ETH Zurich report, co-founder Matthias Leschok said SAEKI's order books were full and production was running at capacity. This is a company-reported demand and production status at the time of the report. Source: ETH Zurich Department of Architecture. https://arch.ethz.ch/en/news-und-veranstaltungen/news-kanal/2025/11/saeki.html
2025-02-05: Seed (funding) . Amount: USD 6.7M. Investors: Lightbird, Founderful, 2100VC, Danobat, Angel investors Source: International Society of Automation. https://www-prod.isa.org/web/acom/article/manufacture-impossible-saeki-manufacturing
2025-02-01: Automotive customer reported a two week production schedule saving (gtm) . A global automotive manufacturer reportedly said SAEKI's 3D printed composite tooling shortened its production schedule by two weeks. Source: International Society of Automation. https://www-prod.isa.org/web/acom/article/manufacture-impossible-saeki-manufacturing
2025-02-01: SAEKI launched an online quoting platform (product) . SAEKI introduced an online platform for customers to request quotes for manufacturing work. Source: International Society of Automation. https://www-prod.isa.org/web/acom/article/manufacture-impossible-saeki-manufacturing
2023-12-05: SAEKI reported serving construction customers with bespoke formwork (gtm) . In an interview published by NCCR Digital Fabrication, SAEKI co-founders said the company served architecture, engineering, and construction customers, mainly in Switzerland, with custom formwork such as columns and ribbed slabs. Source: NCCR Digital Fabrication. https://dfab.ch/news/saeki-robotics

Fiber Elements GmbH

Website: fiber-elements.com

Fiber Elements designs and manufactures basalt fiber reinforcement structures using automated production processes for concrete construction.

Category: Software-Defined Manufacturing. Funding stage: Seed. Founded: 2023. Country: Austria. Employees: 22.

Landscape fit: It fits software-defined manufacturing because its digital design and optimization workflow drives automated, in-house production of finished reinforcement parts for customers.

Funding rounds

Seed announced 2025-07-17 : 2600000 EUR ; investors: LEA Partners, Amadeus APEX Technology Fund ; source: Fiber Elements ; https://fiber-elements.com/news

Company timeline

2026-11-01: Two engineering roles advertised (hr) . Fiber Elements advertised openings for a mechanical design engineer and a robotics and automation engineer in Leoben. Source: Fiber Elements on LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/company/fiber-elements
2026-06-01: Projects underway with three construction groups (gtm) . CEO Wolfgang Fiel said projects with Strabag SE, HABAU, and Kirchdorfer Group were already underway successfully. Source: Börsianer. https://www.boersianer.at/artikel/revolution-auf-der-baustelle
2026-03-01: Basalt facade system used at larger scale (product) . Fiber Elements and HABAU Group's basalt reinforced facade system was used at Haus St. Klemens in Vienna. The programme describes this as its first larger scale use. Source: TURN ON. https://www.turn-on.at/turn-on_26/program.php?id=752
2026-02-18: Wiener Linien uses Fiber Elements basalt-reinforced façade panels in U-Bahn project (gtm) . The Austrian Economic Chamber reported that Wiener Linien was using Fiber Elements basalt-reinforced façade panels in a Vienna U-Bahn construction project. This documents an additional real-world public infrastructure application beyond previously reported building façade projects. The February 18 article did not disclose contract value or installation volume; a separate planned sound-barrier installation is not recorded as completed. Source: Wirtschaftskammer Steiermark. https://www.wko.at/stmk/news/leobener-start-up-ersetzt-baustahl-durch-basaltfasern
2025-07-17: Seed (funding) . Amount: EUR 2.6M. Investors: LEA Partners, Amadeus APEX Technology Fund Source: Fiber Elements. https://fiber-elements.com/news
2025-07-01: Company reports five customers and completed pilots (gtm) . Fiber Elements said it had successfully completed pilot projects and was serving five customers. Source: Fiber Elements. https://fiber-elements.com/news

Adaptive Manufacturing Systems

Companies that sell robotic equipment or production systems that can handle new parts with less reprogramming or retooling.

Industrial Next

Website: industrialnext.ai

Category: Adaptive Manufacturing Systems. Funding stage: Series A. Founded: 2021. Country: United States. Employees: 11-50.

Landscape fit: Its work cells adapt to new tasks and product variation with less reprogramming, directly matching the category. ([industrialnext.ai](https://industrialnext.ai/))

Funding rounds

Series A announced 2025-04-01 : 10000000 USD ; investors: Khosla Ventures, AlphaX Partners, Y Combinator ; source: Welcome to the Jungle ; https://app.welcometothejungle.com/companies/industrial-next
Pre-Series A announced 2022-06-01 : 12000000 USD ; investors: Lenovo Capital, Xiaomi strategic investment arm, AlphaX Partners ; source: TechCrunch ; https://techcrunch.com/2022/06/28/tesla-veterans-industrial-next-raises-from-to-ev-auto-factories

Company timeline

2026-11-01: Industrial Next lists seven active openings (hr) . The official careers page lists seven full-time, on-site roles in San Francisco across research, engineering, systems, deployment, and project management. Source: Industrial Next Careers. https://industrialnext.ai/careers
2026-10-01: BMW Group Technology Office evaluates Industrial Next technology (gtm) . Industrial Next announced that BMW Group Technology Office would evaluate its AI-powered dexterous manipulation technology for manufacturing. Source: TechCrunch. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/13/industrial-next-wants-factory-robots-to-switch-tasks-in-minutes-not-weeks
2026-10-01: Industrial Next workstations used for smartphone assembly (gtm) . Co-founder Lukas Pankau said some Industrial Next workstations were already being used for smartphone assembly. The customer was not identified. Source: TechCrunch. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/13/industrial-next-wants-factory-robots-to-switch-tasks-in-minutes-not-weeks
2026-10-01: Industrial Next opens the Real2Sim2Real Arena and Sim2World benchmark (product) . Industrial Next opened a 10,000-square-foot robot testing facility in San Francisco and launched an open benchmark for simulation to real-world robot evaluation. Source: Industrial Next on LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/company/industrial-next
2026-01-01: Industrial Next announces agreement to acquire Zordi (acquisition) . Industrial Next acquired Zordi, an agricultural robotics company founded by its CTO Gilwoo Lee. The source gives no transaction terms or more precise date.. Acquired company: Zordi. Status: announced Source: Gilwoo Lee. https://gilwoolee.com
2025-04-01: Series A (funding) . Amount: USD 10M. Investors: Khosla Ventures, AlphaX Partners, Y Combinator Source: Welcome to the Jungle. https://app.welcometothejungle.com/companies/industrial-next

Q5D Technologies

Website: q5d.com

Q5D builds five axis robotic systems that automate wiring installation directly onto product structures, replacing much of the manual work involved in making wiring harnesses.

Category: Adaptive Manufacturing Systems. Funding stage: Series A. Founded: 2018. Country: United Kingdom. Employees: 40.

Landscape fit: Its robotic systems are designed to adapt wiring production to product designs through digital instructions, reducing reliance on manual assembly and dedicated harness tooling. ([q5d.com](https://q5d.com/about/?utm_source=openai))

Funding rounds

DRIVE35 Innovation Fund: Collaborate 2 project grant announced 2026-10-01 : 6270000 GBP ; investors: UK Government ; source: Q5D ; https://q5d.com/news/q5d-launches-6-27-million-autoloom-project-to-automate-digital-manufacture-of-automotive-wiring-systems
Innovate UK grant announced 2025-06-01 : 2600000 USD ; investors: Innovate UK ; source: Chrysalix Venture Capital ; https://chrysalix.com/news/q5d-secures-13-5-million-in-funding-for-wiring-automation
Series A announced 2025-06-01 : 10900000 USD ; investors: Lockheed Martin Ventures, Chrysalix, Maven SWIF, SOSV, UKI2S, UntroD, CPI Enterprises ; source: Q5D ; https://q5d.com/news/q5d-secures-13-5-million-in-funding-for-wiring-automation-including-series-a-venture-round-led-by-lockheed-martin
Investment round announced 2024-04-01 : 3000000 USD ; investors: Lockheed Martin Ventures ; source: Q5D ; https://q5d.com/news/lockheed-martin-leads-3-million-usd-investment-round-in-q5d-to-make-tooling-to-automate-wiring-harness-manufacture
Seed announced 2022-02-01 : 2700000 USD ; investors: Chrysalix Venture Capital, Rainbow Seed Fund, SOSV ; source: TechCrunch ; https://techcrunch.com/2022/02/05/q5d-is-using-robots-to-automate-electronic-wiring-during-manufacturing

Company timeline

2026-10-23: Q5D previews CY10W drone-wiring demonstration for Advanced Engineering 2026 (product) . Q5D announced it would demonstrate its CY10W five-axis robotic wiring platform for UAV electrical assembly at the Advanced Engineering trade show on November 4–5, 2026. The October 23 preview describes an announced demonstration and application, not evidence of a new commercial drone customer or production deployment. Source: Q5D Technologies. https://q5d.com/news/advanced-engineering-preview-q5d-to-demonstrate-scalable-drone-wiring-automation-at-advanced-engineering-2026/
2026-10-01: Consortium drive35 innovation fund: collaborate 2 project grant (funding) . Project/consortium total: GBP 6.27M. Investors: UK Government Source: Q5D. https://q5d.com/news/q5d-launches-6-27-million-autoloom-project-to-automate-digital-manufacture-of-automotive-wiring-systems
2026-10-01: Q5D launched the AutoLoom automotive wiring project (gtm) . Q5D announced that it would lead AutoLoom with Warwick Manufacturing Group and project partners to develop a production-representative automated wiring line for flat harnesses and pre-wired vehicle components using digital design data. Source: Q5D. https://q5d.com/news/q5d-launches-6-27-million-autoloom-project-to-automate-digital-manufacture-of-automotive-wiring-systems
2026-07-01: Q5D listed a Senior Product Development Engineer vacancy (hr) . Q5D’s careers page listed a Senior Product Development Engineer vacancy. Source: Q5D. https://q5d.com/about/careers
2026-06-02: Q5D CEO discusses UK defence manufacturing readiness on CNBC Europe (gtm) . CEO Stephen Bennington discussed the need to automate wiring-harness production and strengthen domestic defence manufacturing capability on CNBC Europe. The interview shows founder visibility and positioning, not a new customer contract. Source: Q5D. https://q5d.com/news/cnbc-europe-early-edition-2nd-june-2026-q5d-ceo-stephen-bennington-on-uk-defence-spending/
2026-06-01: Q5D agreed to deliver three manufacturing cells to the U.S. Army (gtm) . Q5D signed an agreement with Molrix to deliver three wire harness manufacturing cells to the U.S. Army under an initial 20-month agreement. Source: Q5D. https://q5d.com/news/q5d-and-molrix-selected-for-u-s-army-manufacturing-modernisation-initiative

Path Robotics

Website: path-robotics.com

Category: Adaptive Manufacturing Systems. Funding stage: Series D+. Founded: 2018. Country: United States. Employees: 201-500.

Landscape fit: Its welding robots are designed to adapt to changing parts and welds, reducing the need to reprogram for each variation. ([path-robotics.com](https://www.path-robotics.com/about/newsroom?utm_source=openai))

Funding rounds

Series E announced 2026-11-10 : 300000000 USD ; investors: Georgian, Addition, Drive Capital, IronArc Ventures, Tiger Global, Yamaha Motor Ventures, D. E. Shaw Ventures, NAVER Ventures ; source: Path Robotics ; https://www.path-robotics.com/news/path-robotics-announces-300-million-series-e-led-by-georgian
financing round announced 2024-10-01 : 100000000 USD ; investors: Matter Venture Partners, Drive Capital, Yamaha Ventures, Taiwania Capital, MediaTek, Catapult Ventures, Gaingels, Addition, Tiger Global, Basis Set ; source: Axios Pro Rata ; https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-pro-rata-ad053bec-2e36-4b54-87d2-21b72fbdaf3d
Series B announced 2021-05-01 : 56000000 USD ; investors: Addition, Drive Capital, Basis Set, Lemnos Lab ; source: Path Robotics via PR Newswire ; https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/path-robotics-raises-56m-to-build-the-future-of-manufacturing-301281257.html

Company timeline

2026-11-10: Path Robotics raises $300M Series E at $2.45B post-money valuation (funding) . Path Robotics announced a $300 million Series E led by Georgian at a $2.45 billion post-money valuation. The company reported that annual recurring revenue grew 17-fold over the preceding 18 months. The new funding will support expansion of its physical AI platform beyond welding into additional manufacturing tasks and robotic form factors. Source: Path Robotics. https://www.path-robotics.com/news/path-robotics-announces-300-million-series-e-led-by-georgian
2026-09-01: Path Robotics executive reports fourfold revenue growth in 2025 (gtm) . In a September 2026 Maritime Reporter interview, Chief Revenue Officer Heather Carroll said Path quadrupled top-line revenue in 2025. The company did not disclose an absolute revenue figure. The growth statement is separate from the more than $100 million of 2025 bookings. Source: Maritime Reporter interview with Heather Carroll. https://www.maritimemagazines.com/maritime-reporter/202609/teaching-the-robot-to-weld/
2026-08-01: HII announced production agreements with Path and GrayMatter (gtm) . HII announced multi-year performance-based production agreements with Path Robotics and GrayMatter Robotics. The announced commitment is worth up to $900 million across the companies, not Path alone. Source: Path Robotics. https://www.path-robotics.com/news/hii-signs-performance-based-production-agreements-with-path-robotics-and-graymatter-robotics
2026-04-01: Path launched Rove mobile welding (product) . Rove pairs Path's Obsidian model with a quadruped robot in a mobile robotic welding system. Source: Path Robotics. https://www.path-robotics.com/news/path-robotics-launches-rove-bringing-mobility-to-welding-automation-powered-by-physical-ai
2026-02-01: HII and Path signed a shipbuilding MOU (gtm) . HII and Path signed a memorandum of understanding to explore integrating Path's physical AI for welding into shipbuilding operations. Source: Path Robotics. https://www.path-robotics.com/news/hii-path-robotics-physical-ai-shipbuilding-mou
2026-02-01: Saronic and Path announced a shipyard collaboration (gtm) . Saronic partnered with Path to explore integrating physical-AI welding robotics into Saronic's Franklin, Louisiana shipyard. Source: Path Robotics. https://www.path-robotics.com/news/saronic-path-robotics-physical-ai-shipbuilding

GrayMatter Robotics

Website: graymatter-robotics.com

GrayMatter Robotics builds AI driven robotic systems that adapt to different parts and automate manufacturing tasks such as surface finishing and inspection.

Category: Adaptive Manufacturing Systems. Funding stage: Series B. Founded: 2020. Country: United States. Employees: 51-200.

Landscape fit: Its robots adapt to variations in parts and geometry, allowing manufacturers to automate production work with less manual programming and setup. ([factory.graymatter-robotics.com](https://factory.graymatter-robotics.com/))

Funding rounds

Series B announced 2024-06-01 : 45000000 USD ; investors: Wellington Management ; source: PR Newswire ; https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/graymatter-robotics-raises-45m-series-b-to-accelerate-its-unique-ai-powered-robotics-solutions-for-manufacturings-hardest-problems-and-unique-challenges-302177566.html
Series A announced 2022-08-01 : 20000000 USD ; investors: 3M Ventures, B Capital, Calibrate Ventures, OCA Ventures, Pathbreaker Ventures, Stage Venture Partners, Bow Capital, Swift Ventures ; source: PR Newswire ; https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/graymatter-robotics-raises-20m-series-a-to-fuel-continued-growth-and-expansion-301605291.html
NSF SBIR Phase II grant announced 2021-10-01 : 1000000 USD ; investors: National Science Foundation ; source: PR Newswire ; https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/graymatter-robotics-awarded-1m-from-the-national-science-foundation-301394853.html
Seed announced 2021-09-01 : 4100000 USD ; source: PR Newswire ; https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/graymatter-robotics-raises-4-1m-seed-round-301389156.html

Company timeline

2026-11-01: GrayMatter lists multiple active job openings (hr) . GrayMatter's LinkedIn jobs page showed nine active openings across technical and operational functions. Source: LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/company/graymatter-robotics/jobs
2026-08-01: GrayMatter reports Solution Engineering Agent evaluation results (product) . GrayMatter described a developing AI agent for solution engineering and reported an evaluation in which it produced a factory activity timeline with 96% accuracy against human-generated ground truth. The article describes development and evaluation, not a commercial launch. Source: GrayMatter Robotics. https://factory.graymatter-robotics.com/ai-agent-for-solution-engineering-to-enable-factory-automation
2026-08-01: GrayMatter describes autonomous cell commissioning agents (product) . GrayMatter Robotics published a technical account of AI agents that build, validate, and maintain operational knowledge for robotic cells. The article describes the capability but does not establish a commercial launch. Source: GrayMatter Robotics. https://factory.graymatter-robotics.com/autonomous-cell-commissioning
2026-07-01: GrayMatter Robotics deploys Scan&Grind at Caterpillar Decatur plant (gtm) . GrayMatter Robotics reported that Scan&Grind had gone live at Caterpillar's Decatur, Illinois factory, automating weld cleanup on large mining-equipment fabrications. This is a company-reported operational deployment at a named industrial customer, not a disclosed fleetwide contract or production volume. Source: GrayMatter Robotics LinkedIn announcement. https://www.linkedin.com/company/graymatter-robotics
2025-10-01: Pierce Manufacturing expands GrayMatter production deployment (gtm) . GrayMatter's Carson facility announcement states that Pierce Manufacturing had integrated GrayMatter systems into production and was expanding the deployment. Source: PR Newswire. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/graymatter-robotics-unveils-100-000-square-foot-ai-robotics-innovation-center-in-carson-302592147.html
2025-10-01: GrayMatter opens Carson headquarters and innovation center (gtm) . GrayMatter Robotics officially opened its 100,000-square-foot headquarters and innovation center in Carson, California. The facility features more than 25 robotic cells performing manufacturing work on customer and partner parts. Source: PR Newswire. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/graymatter-robotics-unveils-100-000-square-foot-ai-robotics-innovation-center-in-carson-302592147.html

RobCo

Website: rob.co

RobCo builds modular, AI-driven industrial robot systems and software for automating tasks like machine loading, palletizing, and material handling in real factories.

Category: Adaptive Manufacturing Systems. Funding stage: Series C. Founded: 2020. Country: Germany. Employees: 51-200.

Landscape fit: Supplies manufacturing automation that adapts to different parts with less manual robot programming.

Funding rounds

Series C announced 2026-01-01 : 100000000 USD ; investors: Lightspeed Venture Partners, Lingotto Innovation, Sequoia Capital, Greenfield Partners, Kindred Capital, Leitmotif, The Friedkin Group ; source: RobCo ; https://www.rob.co/en-us/resources/news/press/robco-series-c
Series B announced 2024-02-01 : 42500000 USD ; investors: Lightspeed Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital, Kindred Capital, Promus Ventures ; source: RobCo ; https://www.rob.co/en-us/resources/news/press/lightspeed-as-investor
Series A announced 2022-12-01 : 14000000 USD ; investors: Sequoia Capital, Kindred Capital, Promus Ventures, Torsten Reil, Christian Reber, Daniel Dines ; source: TechCrunch ; https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/11/robco-links-up-with-14m-led-by-sequoia-to-bring-modular-robotics-to-industrial-smbs/
pre-seed announced 2021-06-01 : 3500000 USD ; source: Seedtable ; https://www.seedtable.com/companies/robco

Company timeline

2026-10-05: U.S. becomes RobCo's fastest-growing market (gtm) . RobCo said the U.S. had become its fastest-growing market, with customer operations across more than a dozen states, manufacturing and assembly in Austin, and a San Francisco lab. Source: EU-Startups. https://www.eu-startups.com/2026/10/munich-based-robco-becomes-a-robotics-unicorn-as-valuation-doubles-in-nine-months/
2026-10-05: RobCo reaches unicorn valuation above $1B (milestone) . RobCo announced a transaction involving new investment and an employee secondary sale that values the company above $1 billion, roughly doubling its valuation in nine months. Source: EU-Startups. https://www.eu-startups.com/2026/10/munich-based-robco-becomes-a-robotics-unicorn-as-valuation-doubles-in-nine-months/
2026-06-09: Koenig & Bauer partnership pushes embedded robotics distribution (gtm) . RobCo formed a strategic partnership with Koenig & Bauer to embed its no-code robotics platform into industrial machines, starting with finishing operations and production systems. Source: RobCo press release. https://www.rob.co/resources/news/press/robco-koenig-bauer
2026-04-15: Autonomous Alfie expands RobCo into variable-task automation (gtm) . RobCo announced Autonomous Alfie, a new industrial robotics system aimed at variable and sensitive factory tasks, with first customer deployments planned for later in 2026. Source: RobCo press release. https://www.rob.co/resources/news/press/autonomous-alfie
2026-04-15: RobCo previews Autonomous Alfie as a new industrial robotics system (product) . RobCo announced Autonomous Alfie as an early preview of a new industrial robotics system aimed at variable and sensitive factory tasks that are difficult for traditional automation. The company later said the commercial launch is planned for March 4, 2027 at RobCoN in Munich. Source: RobCo press release / EU-Startups. https://www.eu-startups.com/2026/10/munich-based-robco-becomes-a-robotics-unicorn-as-valuation-doubles-in-nine-months/
2026-03-12: Lewis Turek appointed to lead North American expansion (hr) . RobCo appointed Lewis Turek as Regional Director, North America to scale U.S. operations and build a local team across sales, engineering, and operations.. Team size observed: 206 employees visible on LinkedIn employees. Source: RobCo press release. https://www.rob.co/en-us/resources/news/press/robco-appoints-lewis-turek

mkind

Website: mkind.ai

mkind builds AI driven robotic work cells that adapt to unfamiliar parts for high mix manufacturing tasks.

Category: Adaptive Manufacturing Systems. Funding stage: Pre Seed. Founded: 2026. Country: Germany. Employees: 2-10.

Landscape fit: Its robots can process new parts without requiring conventional reprogramming, helping manufacturers automate varied production work.

Funding rounds

pre-seed announced 2026-06-01 ; investors: Lucid Capital, Possible Ventures, Kvanted, Fortino Capital, Thomas Wolf ; source: Nordic9 ; https://nordic9.com/news/mkind-raised-3-million-in-pre-seed-funding-le

Company timeline

2026-06-01: Industrial pilot testing on factory floors (gtm) . Nordic9 reported that mkind was testing machines on factory floors through an industrial engineering company’s existing commercial pipeline. The report does not identify a paying customer. Source: Nordic9. https://nordic9.com/news/mkind-raised-3-million-in-pre-seed-funding-le
2026-06-01: Undisclosed pre-seed (funding) . Amount undisclosed. Investors: Lucid Capital, Possible Ventures, Kvanted, Fortino Capital, Thomas Wolf Source: Nordic9. https://nordic9.com/news/mkind-raised-3-million-in-pre-seed-funding-le

Inbolt

Website: inbolt.com

Inbolt makes AI software and 3D vision systems that help industrial robots see, adapt, and control their actions in real time on production lines.

Category: Adaptive Manufacturing Systems. Funding stage: Series A. Founded: 2019. Country: France. Employees: 11-50.

Landscape fit: Supplies manufacturing automation that adapts to different parts with less manual robot programming.

Funding rounds

funding round announced 2026-09-30 : 11000000 EUR ; investors: Shift4Good, Bridges Climate Transition Partners, BNP Paribas Développement, Ora Global ; source: Inbolt raises €11M to bring sight and intelligence to industrial robots ; https://www.inbolt.com/resources/newsroom/inbolt-raises-11m-funding
Series A announced 2024-09-19 : 15000000 EUR ; investors: Exor Ventures, Bpifrance, MIG Capital, SOSV, BNP Paribas Développement, Yann Fleureau ; source: Inbolt raises €15 million to make industrial robots smarter with AI ; https://www.inbolt.com/resources/blog/inbolt-raises-e15-million-to-make-industrial-robots-smarter-with-ai
seed announced 2022-03-09 : 3000000 EUR ; investors: MIG Capital, SOSV, BNP Paribas Development, Laurent Dassault ; source: MIG Capital leads seed financing for French start-up Inbolt ; https://www.mig.ag/en/1403-2

Company timeline

2026-10-08: HR snapshot (hr) . The fetched evidence supports a hiring signal for robotics application engineers in the US and Japan expansion release summary. The provided job-page text does not substantiate the specific channel-sales opening, and the fetched company-page text does not establish employee count. Source: Inbolt expands into the US and Japan. https://www.inbolt.com/resources/newsroom/inbolt-the-pioneer-in-3d-vision-and-ai-for-robotic-guidance-goes-global-as-it-expands-into-the-us-and-japan
2026-10-08: Product snapshot (product) . Inbolt provides an AI-powered industrial robot platform combining CAD-based robot programming, 3D perception, and adaptive robot control for manufacturing applications, including moving lines. Source: Home. https://www.inbolt.com
2026-09-30: Inbolt reports 200+ robot deployments across 100+ factories (gtm) . Inbolt reports production deployments on more than 200 robots in over 100 factories across three continents, with customers including Bosch, Beko, Flex, Ford, Stellantis and Toyota. This is a reported current footprint, not necessarily all growth achieved in 2026. Source: Inbolt. https://www.inbolt.com/resources/newsroom/inbolt-raises-11m-funding/
2026-09-30: Inbolt raises €11M for international expansion (funding) . Funding led by Shift4Good with Bridges Climate Transition Partners, BNP Paribas Développement and Ora Global. Total funding reached €30M. Proceeds support US and APAC expansion and new verticals. Source: Inbolt. https://www.inbolt.com/resources/newsroom/inbolt-raises-11m-funding/
2026-06-08: Robot Programming launched (product) . Inbolt launched Robot Programming at Automate 2026. The new workflow lets engineers build robot programs from a CAD model and then use the Vision Model at runtime to locate the real part and execute the path. Source: Inbolt launches vision enabled robot programming. https://www.inbolt.com/resources/newsroom/inbolt-launches-vision-enabled-robot-programming-closing-the-loop-from-cad-to-factory-floor
2025-12-31: Inbolt grows team from 15 to 40 during 2025 (hr) . Inbolt stated in a year-end 2025 company post that it grew its team from 15 to 40 people during 2025. The current LinkedIn company size band is 11–50 employees; this is a historical headcount change, not a verified October 2026 exact headcount. Source: Inbolt LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/inbolt_robotics-industrialautomation-computervision-activity-7409181910347976704-QW__

Silana

Website: silana.com

Silana develops an autonomous sewing system that uses robotics, AI, and machine vision to automate garment production.

Category: Adaptive Manufacturing Systems. Funding stage: Seed. Founded: 2022. Country: Austria. Employees: 11-50.

Landscape fit: Its sewing system is designed to automate garment production and adapt to different textile products, reducing reliance on manual sewing and production changeovers.

Funding rounds

pre-seed announced 2024-05-01 : 1500000 EUR ; investors: SOSV, HAX, OÖ HightechFonds, Material V, Henry Murray, Martin Murray, Yoobin Jung, Alexander Weber ; source: EU-Startups ; https://www.eu-startups.com/2024/05/vienna-based-robotics-startup-silana-raises-e1-5-million-to-optimise-the-clothing-production-puzzle

Company timeline

2025-07-01: Silana reports eight confirmed pre-contracts (gtm) . An Austria Wirtschaftsservice case profile says Silana had eight confirmed pre-contracts as of summer 2025, including pilot customers in the United States. Source: Austria Wirtschaftsservice. https://www.aws.at/service/cases/gefoerderte-projekte-auswahl/deeptech/seedfinancing/2024/default-4436c0b63318507af7de6b02ab4a5093
2024-11-01: Forbes reports Trigema and Löffler among Silana’s customers (gtm) . Forbes Austria reported that textile companies Trigema and Löffler were among Silana’s customers. This is a reported customer relationship and does not by itself establish delivery or production use. Source: Forbes Austria. https://www.forbes.at/artikel/anton-peter-wohlgemuth-und-michael-hofmannrichter
2024-09-01: Silana reports a working sewing prototype (product) . A TechCrunch company profile reports that Silana had developed a working sewing prototype. Source: TechCrunch. https://techcrunch.com/startup-battlefield/company/silana-automated-fashion-production
2024-05-01: Pre-seed (funding) . Amount: EUR 1.5M. Investors: SOSV, HAX, OÖ HightechFonds, Material V, Henry Murray, Martin Murray, Yoobin Jung, Alexander Weber Source: EU-Startups. https://www.eu-startups.com/2024/05/vienna-based-robotics-startup-silana-raises-e1-5-million-to-optimise-the-clothing-production-puzzle

Bright Machines

Website: brightmachines.com

Bright Machines builds software defined manufacturing systems that use AI and robotics to assemble data center infrastructure hardware for hyperscalers and OEMs.

Category: Adaptive Manufacturing Systems. Funding stage: Series C. Founded: 2018. Country: United States. Employees: 51-200.

Landscape fit: Supplies equipment for automating production tasks and reducing changeover effort.

Funding rounds

Series C announced 2024-06-25 : 126000000 USD ; investors: BlackRock, NVIDIA, Microsoft, Eclipse, Jabil, Shinhan Securities, J.P. Morgan ; source: Bright Machines funding announcement ; https://www.brightmachines.com/news/bright-machines-raises-126m-series-c-funding-to-propel-manufacturing-into-software-defined-era
Series B announced 2022-10-31 : 132000000 USD ; investors: Eclipse Ventures, Silicon Valley Bank, Hercules Capital ; source: Bright Machines funding announcement ; https://www.brightmachines.com/news/bright-machines-raises-132m-in-new-funding-to-expand-intelligent-automation-in-manufacturing
equity investment announced 2019-03-07 ; investors: BMW i Ventures ; source: Bright Machines investor announcement ; https://www.brightmachines.com/news/bmw-i-ventures-joins-the-bright-machines-journey

Company timeline

2026-10-06: HR snapshot (hr) . The Lever board lists open positions across manufacturing operations, hardware engineering, software engineering, supply chain, finance, human resources, and IT. The board is current-state evidence and does not establish when those openings first appeared. Source: Bright Machines jobs on Lever. https://jobs.lever.co/brightmachines
2026-10-06: Product snapshot (product) . Bright Machines describes Bright Factory as a platform for manufacturing that brings together virtual product development, AI-enabled robotics, and factory intelligence. Its stated capabilities include Bright Designer for design and manufacturability work, automation, and production-data visibility and traceability. Source: Bright Machines homepage. https://www.brightmachines.com
2026-10-05: Teradyne invests in Bright Machines and launches strategic collaboration (partnership) . Teradyne made an undisclosed strategic investment in Bright Machines and announced plans to integrate Teradyne robotics and test technologies with the Bright Factory platform. The announcement says Bright Machines has deployed more than 130 microfactories across 10+ countries, serves 60+ customers, and has active AI infrastructure production in the United States. Source: Bright Machines / Teradyne. https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/10/05/3374581/0/en/teradyne-makes-strategic-investment-in-bright-machines-to-advance-ai-infrastructure-manufacturing.html
2026-10-01: Active hiring across operations and engineering (hr) . Bright Machines is actively recruiting across manufacturing operations, engineering, supply chain, IT, and other functions. Source: Bright Machines jobs on Lever. https://jobs.lever.co/brightmachines
2026-07-29: Hybrid BRC launch (product) . Bright Machines launched the Hybrid BRC, a robotic cell that combines automated and operator-assisted assembly while maintaining production traceability for AI infrastructure manufacturing. Source: Bright Machines. https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/07/29/3335279/0/en/Bright-Machines-Expands-Bright-Factory-Platform-With-Hybrid-BRC-for-Resilient-AI-Infrastructure-Production.html
2025-03-18: Bright Designer early preview announced (product) . Bright Machines announced an early preview of Bright Designer, a web based application that gives design engineers robotic automation insights and recommendations for CPU and GPU based server designs. Source: Bright Machines Introduces Bright Designer to Accelerate Product Design and Development for AI Infrastructure. https://www.brightmachines.com/news/bright-designer

Nidus

Website: nidus.tech

Nidus develops AI powered robotic systems that automate precision manufacturing work in U.S. defense factories.

Category: Adaptive Manufacturing Systems. Funding stage: Seed. Country: United States. Employees: 1-10.

Landscape fit: Its robotics models help industrial robots perform precision assembly and wire processing, aiming to automate factory work with less reliance on manual production. ([nidus.tech](https://nidus.tech/news/seed-round))

Funding rounds

Pre-seed and seed announced 2026-11-10 : 30000000 USD ; investors: Costanoa, Kleiner Perkins, Ludlow Ventures, SF1, Absolute Partners, Tau, Chris Power, Adrian Aoun, Nikhil Goel ; source: Nidus Technologies / PR Newswire ; https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nidus-raises-30m-to-deploy-embodied-intelligence-in-americas-defense-factories-302934756.html

Company timeline

2026-11-10: Nidus announces $30M raised across pre-seed and seed financing (funding) . On November 10, 2026, Nidus announced $30 million in funding backed by Kleiner Perkins and Costanoa, with participation from other investors. The $30 million is the announced aggregate financing, not separately disclosed amounts for each round. The company said it would use the funding to expand engineering and production deployments. Source: Nidus Technologies / PR Newswire. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nidus-raises-30m-to-deploy-embodied-intelligence-in-americas-defense-factories-302934756.html
2026-11-01: Nidus reports current integration work with defense primes (gtm) . Nidus says it is currently integrating with defense primes to help optimize their processes. The company does not name the primes or disclose commercial terms. Source: Nidus. https://nidus.tech
2026-11-01: Nidus advertises openings across technical and operational roles (hr) . Active listings cover machine learning, hardware leadership, robotics, robot operations, laboratory work, and administration. The postings provide application paths, though their original posting dates are not consistently stated. Source: Nidus Careers, Ashby, and Wellfound. https://nidus.tech/careers
2026-11-01: Nidus reports seven figures in revenue (gtm) . Nidus reported that it had surpassed seven figures in revenue in its first four months while deploying across the defense industrial base. The company did not specify the currency or exact measurement dates; the figure is company reported and not independently verified. Source: Nidus. https://nidus.tech/news/seed-round
2026-11-01: Nidus delivers wire processing models (product) . Nidus said it was delivering customized models to automate wire processing on its robotics platform. Source: Nidus. https://nidus.tech/news/seed-round

AI Manufacturing Engineering

Companies that sell software that converts product designs into manufacturing instructions or programs production equipment.

CloudNC

Website: cloudnc.com

CloudNC builds AI software that speeds up CNC programming and helps machine shops automate parts of the manufacturing workflow.

Category: AI Manufacturing Engineering. Founded: 2015. Country: United Kingdom. Employees: 80.

Landscape fit: Sells software that generates manufacturing instructions or programs factory equipment.

Funding rounds

venture financing announced 2026-09-09 : 20000000 USD ; investors: Nimble Ventures, Calculus Venture Capital, Entrepreneur First, LM Ventures, Lockheed Martin’s venture capital fund ; source: CloudNC | Newsroom ; https://www.cloudnc.com/news-room/cloudnc-raises-20m-to-expand-ai-tools-for-precision-machining
Series B announced 2022-06-21 : 45000000 USD ; investors: Autodesk, Lockheed Martin, British Patient Capital, Atomico, Episode 1 Ventures, QVentures ; source: CloudNC | Newsroom ; https://www.cloudnc.com/news-room/cloundnc-raises-45million

Company timeline

2026-11-06: CAM Assist 2.5 adds drawing guided hole programming (product) . CloudNC released CAM Assist 2.5 with new programming controls and drawing informed hole making strategies. Programmers can review and transfer selected operations in stages. Source: CloudNC. https://www.cloudnc.com/blog/cam-assist-2-5-giving-programmers-more-control-with-less-setup
2026-11-03: Quote Agent customers report faster quoting and won work (gtm) . CloudNC published early user accounts describing faster quoting and customer outcomes. Tru Precision CNC's owner said the shop quoted 27 parts in 20 minutes. Redco Precision's general manager said faster response helped the shop secure a customer job worth more than £30,000; that job value is not CloudNC revenue. Source: CloudNC. https://www.cloudnc.com/blog/quote-agent-helping-machine-shops-everywhere
2026-10-13: CloudNC launches Quote Agent (product) . CloudNC launched Quote Agent as a standalone web application for assessing manufacturing risks and preparing estimates for review. It offers a free manual quoting workflow and a free trial of the AI agent. Source: CloudNC. https://www.cloudnc.com/news-room/cloudnc-launches-quote-agent-to-help-machine-shops-win-more-work
2026-10-13: CloudNC launches priced standalone Quote Agent (gtm) . CloudNC made Quote Agent available as a standalone commercial offer. Manual quoting is free, the AI agent has a free trial, and paid usage is priced at $2.50 per part, with bulk discounts available. Source: CloudNC. https://www.cloudnc.com/news-room/cloudnc-launches-quote-agent-to-help-machine-shops-win-more-work
2026-09-09: Venture financing (funding) . Amount: USD 20M. Investors: Nimble Ventures, Calculus Venture Capital, Entrepreneur First, LM Ventures, Lockheed Martin’s venture capital fund Source: CloudNC | Newsroom. https://www.cloudnc.com/news-room/cloudnc-raises-20m-to-expand-ai-tools-for-precision-machining
2026-09-09: HR snapshot (hr) . CloudNC is publicly recruiting across engineering, machining, support, business development, CAM programming, and marketing related roles. The evidence supports active hiring, but not a reliable current headcount. Source: CloudNC careers page. https://www.cloudnc.com/careers

Dirac

Website: diracinc.com

Dirac’s BuildOS software uses AI to turn CAD designs into manufacturing work instructions, bills of materials, and build plans.

Category: AI Manufacturing Engineering. Funding stage: Seed. Founded: 2023. Country: United States. Employees: 11-50.

Landscape fit: It fits because BuildOS converts product designs into executable manufacturing instructions and build plans.

Funding rounds

Funding round; formal round label not stated announced 2025-08-01 : 10700000 USD ; investors: Founders Fund, Coatue ; source: Dirac ; https://www.diracinc.com/resources/dirac-announces-10-7m-in-funding-strategic--partnership-with-siemens

Company timeline

2026-08-01: Dirac earned Microsoft co-sell-ready status (gtm) . Dirac said its co-sell-ready status lets it work with Microsoft on go-to-market strategies and increases its visibility in Microsoft's ecosystem. Source: PR Newswire, news provided by Dirac, Inc.. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dirac-brings-ai-driven-process-planning-to-enterprise-manufacturers-on-microsoft-azure-302854725.html
2026-01-01: Anduril selected Dirac for factory work instructions (gtm) . Anduril selected Dirac as its core partner for AI-driven work-instruction authoring across its manufacturing operations under a multi-year deal. Source: Dirac. https://www.diracinc.com/resources/anduril-dirac-partnership
2025-08-01: Spudnik Equipment deployed Dirac's platform (gtm) . Dirac's case study says Spudnik deployed its platform and had live instructions on the factory floor one week after purchase. Source: Dirac. https://www.diracinc.com/resources/spudnik-equipment-dirac
2025-08-01: Dirac announced a strategic partnership with Siemens (gtm) . Dirac announced a strategic partnership with Siemens to support digital transformation for manufacturers. Source: Dirac. https://www.diracinc.com/resources/dirac-announces-10-7m-in-funding-strategic--partnership-with-siemens
2025-08-01: Funding round; formal round label not stated (funding) . Amount: USD 10.7M. Investors: Founders Fund, Coatue Source: Dirac. https://www.diracinc.com/resources/dirac-announces-10-7m-in-funding-strategic--partnership-with-siemens
2025-07-01: DFM Analysis added to BuildOS (product) . Dirac added DFM Analysis to identify overlapping parts and assembly steps with interference while instructions are being authored. Source: Dirac. https://www.diracinc.com/resources/introducing-dfm-analysis-for-buildos

Arda Industries

Website: arda.ai

Arda sells AI software that turns product design files into manufacturing processes, factory build plans, and work instructions.

Category: AI Manufacturing Engineering. Funding stage: Series A. Founded: 2026. Country: United States. Employees: 11-50.

Landscape fit: It translates product designs into factory workflows and production instructions, directly matching the category. ([arda.ai](https://arda.ai/))

Funding rounds

Series A announced 2026-10-01 : 160000000 USD ; investors: Altimeter, Accel, Khosla Ventures, XYZ Venture Capital, 8VC, SV Angel, Felicis ; source: The Next Web ; https://thenextweb.com/news/arda-bob-mcgrew-232m-1-5bn-ai-manufacturing
Seed announced 2026-10-01 : 72000000 USD ; investors: Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, XYZ Venture Capital ; source: The Next Web ; https://thenextweb.com/news/arda-bob-mcgrew-232m-1-5bn-ai-manufacturing

Company timeline

2026-10-01: Arda prototypes agents for robot programming (product) . Arda said it was already prototyping agents to program robots, extending its manufacturing software work into robot programming. Source: Arda Industries announcement via Venture Capital Access Online. https://www.vcaonline.com/news/2026102007/arda-emerges-from-stealth-to-speed-up-american-manufacturing
2026-10-01: Series A (funding) . Amount: USD 160M. Investors: Altimeter, Accel, Khosla Ventures, XYZ Venture Capital, 8VC, SV Angel, Felicis Source: The Next Web. https://thenextweb.com/news/arda-bob-mcgrew-232m-1-5bn-ai-manufacturing
2026-10-01: Anduril uses Arda in ArsenalOS (gtm) . Arda identified Anduril as its first design partner and customer and said Anduril was already using its product within ArsenalOS. The announcement reported faster creation of work instructions and engineering workflows. Source: Arda Industries announcement via Venture Capital Access Online. https://www.vcaonline.com/news/2026102007/arda-emerges-from-stealth-to-speed-up-american-manufacturing
2026-10-01: Arda launches manufacturing planning software (product) . Arda publicly launched software that turns product CAD files and other design materials into factory assembly plans and work instructions. Source: Arda Industries announcement via Venture Capital Access Online. https://www.vcaonline.com/news/2026102007/arda-emerges-from-stealth-to-speed-up-american-manufacturing
2026-10-01: Seed (funding) . Amount: USD 72M. Investors: Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, XYZ Venture Capital Source: The Next Web. https://thenextweb.com/news/arda-bob-mcgrew-232m-1-5bn-ai-manufacturing

autonomIQ

Website: autonomiq.de

autonomIQ makes AI driven CAM software that turns 3D product models into CNC machining plans and machine ready programs.

Category: AI Manufacturing Engineering. Funding stage: Pre Seed. Founded: 2025. Country: Germany. Employees: 11-50.

Landscape fit: Its software converts product designs into machining plans and CNC programs, directly matching the category. ([hannovermesse.de](https://www.hannovermesse.de/exhibitor/autonomiq-technologies/N1611090?utm_source=openai))

Company timeline

2026-10-13: autonomIQ announced its first Asian trade-show appearance at JIMTOF (gtm) . autonomIQ announced plans to exhibit at JIMTOF 2026 in Tokyo, presenting its integrated workflow for part analysis, quotation preparation, machining strategies and toolpaths. Source: autonomIQ. https://autonomiq.de/blog/2026-10-13-jimtof-tokyo
2026-10-01: autonomIQ platform became officially available (product) . autonomIQ announced that its platform was officially available following its market launch at AMB in Stuttgart. The platform connects part analysis, quotation preparation, and automated CAM planning. Source: autonomIQ. https://autonomiq.de/blog/2026-10-07-autonomiq-launch
2026-09-01: autonomIQ and DATRON demonstrate CAD-to-machining workflow at AMB 2026 (product) . In its AMB 2026 announcement, autonomIQ described a joint live demonstration with DATRON integrating CAD model intake, quotation, machining process planning, toolpath creation and CNC milling on real parts. This shows a demonstrated workflow, not a customer deployment or recurring commercial sale. Source: autonomIQ. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/autonomiq-gmbh_amb2026-cnc-cam-activity-7503739175637139456--k6H
2026-06-01: autonomIQ presented its software at ILA Berlin (gtm) . autonomIQ presented its software and approach to autonomous CNC work preparation at the ESA stand. The company discussed applications with aerospace companies. Source: autonomIQ. https://autonomiq.de/blog/2026-06-16-ila-berlin
2026-05-21: autonomIQ announced participation at VivaTech 2026 (gtm) . autonomIQ announced that it would present simplymill and simplyquote with the Hessian startup delegation at VivaTech in Paris, showing automated CAM planning and quotation preparation. Source: autonomIQ. https://autonomiq.de/blog/2026-05-21-vivatech-paris
2026-05-01: autonomIQ demonstrated simplymill at DATRON Tech Day (gtm) . autonomIQ demonstrated simplymill operating on a DATRON neo at the Next Level Tech Day in Ober-Ramstadt. More than 300 DATRON customers and partners attended. Source: autonomIQ. https://autonomiq.de/blog/2026-05-08-datron-tech-day

Lambda Function

Website: lambdafunction.ai

Lambda Function sells AI software that automates CNC programming and helps manufacturers improve machining processes.

Category: AI Manufacturing Engineering. Funding stage: Pre Seed. Founded: 2020. Country: United States. Employees: 2-10.

Landscape fit: Its software turns CAD and CAM data into CNC programming recommendations and machining instructions, directly matching the category.

Company timeline

2026-08-01: Version 1.5.3 improved toolpath and tool library workflows (product) . Version 1.5.3 added more flexible floor toolpath controls, in project tool library refresh, and more accurate horizontal clearance calculations. Source: Lambda Function. https://www.lambdafunction.ai/post/lambda-function-s-ai-assisted-cnc-programming-what-s-new-in-version-1-5-3
2026-08-01: Version 1.5.2 synchronized setup assignments (product) . Version 1.5.2 synchronizes setup assignments across Feature Recognition and Manufacturing Process screens and warns users when deleting linked geometry. Source: Lambda Function. https://www.lambdafunction.ai/post/lambda-function-s-ai-assisted-cnc-programming-what-s-new-in-version-1-5-2
2026-07-01: Version 1.5.1 added setup review and toolpath validation (product) . Version 1.5.1 lets users review and reassign setup assignments and adds a validation step before toolpath generation. Source: Lambda Function. https://www.lambdafunction.ai/post/lambda-function-s-ai-assisted-cnc-programming-what-s-new-in-version-1-5-1
2026-07-01: Version 1.5.0 automated manufacturing setup creation (product) . Version 1.5.0 creates recommended manufacturing setups, assigns recognized features to them, and adds compatibility with Siemens NX 2606. Source: Lambda Function. https://www.lambdafunction.ai/post/lambda-function-s-ai-assisted-cnc-programming-what-s-new-in-version-1-5-0
2026-07-01: Lambda Function featured in IMTS 2026 editorial series (gtm) . Lambda Function reported that it was featured in two IMTS editorial articles about automation technologies for the 2026 event. The coverage discussed its AI software in the context of CNC programming and shop-floor automation. Source: Lambda Function. https://www.lambdafunction.ai/post/imts-highlights-lambda-function-in-automation-technologies-series-for-the-2026-event
2026-06-01: Version 1.4.8 added pocket island recognition (product) . Version 1.4.8 recognizes islands inside pocket features and groups recognized features automatically for machining. Source: Lambda Function. https://www.lambdafunction.ai/post/lambda-function-s-ai-assisted-cnc-programming-what-s-new-in-version-1-4-8

up2parts

Website: up2parts.com

up2parts sells AI software that uses 3D product models to help manufacturers create production plans and CAM programs.

Category: AI Manufacturing Engineering. Founded: 2018. Country: Germany. Employees: 51-200.

Landscape fit: Its software turns product models into manufacturing plans and machine programs, directly matching the category.

Funding rounds

Financing round / strategic investment announced 2024-10-01 ; investors: DMG MORI ; source: DMG MORI 2024 annual report ; https://en.dmgmori-ag.com/resource/blob/863996/4b693d57f4b234f0a0a6192575612e59/dmgmorij24e-data.pdf?redirect=i
Strategic investment / capital increase announced 2023-09-01 ; investors: Sandvik, Schaeffler ; source: Grüter ; https://grueter.de/grueter-begleitet-die-gildemeister-beteiligungen-gmbh-bei-der-strategischen-investition-der-sandvik
Strategic investment announced 2021-03-01 ; investors: GILDEMEISTER Beteiligungen ; source: up2parts ; https://up2parts.com/en/dmg-mori-invests-in-ai-based-software-solutions-from-up2parts-in-the-manufacturing-environment

Company timeline

2026-02-01: Mastercam promotes up2parts integration (gtm) . Mastercam presented up2parts as an add-on for its customers and advertised special pricing on a Cockpit and Tool Management bundle through September 30, 2026. Source: Mastercam. https://www.mastercam.com/community/blog/introducing-mastercam-up2parts-integration
2025-06-01: WallåKra adopts autoCAM (gtm) . A company customer story published in June 2025 documents WallåKra's use of up2parts autoCAM. Source: up2parts. https://up2parts.com/en/how-digital-solutions-scale-with-the-shopfloor
2024-10-01: Undisclosed financing round / strategic investment (funding) . Amount undisclosed. Investors: DMG MORI Source: DMG MORI 2024 annual report. https://en.dmgmori-ag.com/resource/blob/863996/4b693d57f4b234f0a0a6192575612e59/dmgmorij24e-data.pdf?redirect=i
2024-09-01: First deployment of up2parts AI software (product) . up2parts states that its AI software was first deployed in September 2024 to provide company specific suggestions for work preparation and CAM programming. Source: up2parts AI Code of Conduct. https://up2parts.com/en/ai-code-of-conduct
2023-09-01: Undisclosed strategic investment / capital increase (funding) . Amount undisclosed. Investors: Sandvik, Schaeffler Source: Grüter. https://grueter.de/grueter-begleitet-die-gildemeister-beteiligungen-gmbh-bei-der-strategischen-investition-der-sandvik
2021-03-01: Undisclosed strategic investment (funding) . Amount undisclosed. Investors: GILDEMEISTER Beteiligungen Source: up2parts. https://up2parts.com/en/dmg-mori-invests-in-ai-based-software-solutions-from-up2parts-in-the-manufacturing-environment

Wandelbots

Website: wandelbots.com

Wandelbots sells software that helps manufacturers program and operate industrial robots across different brands and production sites.

Category: AI Manufacturing Engineering. Funding stage: Series C. Founded: 2017. Country: Germany. Employees: 51-200.

Landscape fit: Its software helps convert production needs into robot programs and workflows, fitting the category’s focus on software that prepares manufacturing equipment for production.

Funding rounds

Series C announced 2022-01-01 : 84000000 USD ; investors: Insight Partners, 83North, Microsoft, Next47, Paua, Atlantic Labs, EQT ; source: PR Newswire, release provided by Wandelbots ; https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/robotics-software-company-wandelbots-raises-84-million-series-c-led-by-insight-partners-301467575.html
Series B announced 2020-06-01 : 30000000 USD ; investors: 83North, M12, Haniel, Next47, Alexander Rinke, Paua Ventures, EQT Ventures, Atlantic Labs ; source: Orrick ; https://www.orrick.com/en/news/2020/06/orrick-advises-m12-and-haniel-on-investments-in-robotics-startup-wandelbots
Series A announced 2018-01-01 : 6000000 EUR ; investors: Paua Ventures, EQT Ventures, existing investors ; source: TU Dresden ; https://tu-dresden.de/forschung-transfer/transfer/newsboard/wandelbots-tu-start-up-ermoeglicht-flexiblen-einsatz-von-automatisierungstechnik?set_language=en

Company timeline

2026-11-07: Wandelbots listed 12 active job openings (hr) . The careers portal displayed 12 active openings across engineering, experience, operations, and revenue. Roles included engineering, customer success, ecosystem programs, enterprise sales, and solution engineering. Source: Wandelbots careers portal. https://wandelbots.jobs.personio.com/?language=en
2026-10-01: Schaeffler chose NOVA as the basis for its Physical AI platform (gtm) . Wandelbots and Schaeffler entered a technology partnership to develop a Physical AI platform for Schaeffler's production network. Earlier joint work on a robot assisted packaging cell cut development time by around two weeks per application. Source: Wandelbots. https://www.wandelbots.com/news/schaeffler-leverages-wandelbots-nova-as-its-physical-ai-platform
2026-10-01: NOVA added support for Techman TM AI Cobots (product) . Wandelbots announced that NOVA 26.7 supports Techman TM AI Cobot configurations. Virtual robot models and NVIDIA Omniverse assets are available for development and validation in a virtual environment. Source: Wandelbots. https://www.wandelbots.com/news/wandelbots-techman-robot-announcement
2026-09-01: Wandelbots and Tech Mahindra announced a manufacturing partnership (gtm) . The companies announced a partnership to combine Wandelbots' NOVA platform with Tech Mahindra's manufacturing, AI, cloud, and systems integration expertise. They described joint go to market initiatives and customer delivery. Source: Wandelbots and Tech Mahindra. https://www.techmahindra.com/insights/press-releases/wandelbots-and-tech-mahindra-partner-bring-physical-ai-powered-automation-global-manufacturers
2026-04-19: Gessmann presents mobile robotics solution integrating Wandelbots NOVA (gtm) . W. Gessmann and Wandelbots announced a Hannover Messe demonstration of GESSbot mobile robotic systems with Wandelbots NOVA Inside integrated for simulation, planning and operation. This is a named OEM technology integration and trade-show presentation, not evidence of enterprise-wide customer deployment. Source: Wandelbots. https://www.wandelbots.com/news/plattformbasierte-automatisierungsloesung-fuer-industrielle-robotik-von-gessmann
2026-04-01: Wandelbots joined SCHUNK and EY in a Physical AI initiative for European manufacturing (gtm) . Wandelbots, SCHUNK, and EY announced a joint initiative to scale Physical AI for Europe's Mittelstand using NVIDIA technology. The supplied newsroom listing frames the effort as bringing Physical AI from lighthouse projects toward broader adoption in European manufacturing. Source: Wandelbots. https://www.wandelbots.com/news

Investors

Top-tier and active investors

Top-tier investors who invested

Did not invest

Other investors

Funding & Exits

Nov 2026

Nidus

Pre-seed and seed

$30M • Investors: Costanoa, Kleiner Perkins, Ludlow Ventures, SF1, Absolute Partners, Tau, Chris Power, Adrian Aoun, Nikhil Goel

Nidus Technologies / PR Newswire

Path Robotics

Growth

$300M • Investors: Georgian, Addition, Drive Capital, IronArc Ventures, Tiger Global, Yamaha Motor Ventures, D. E. Shaw Ventures, NAVER Ventures

Path Robotics

Oct 2026

Foundry Robotics

Series A

$100M • Investors: Marlinspike Partners, Khosla Ventures, Red Glass Ventures, Wing VC, Axiom Ventures, Hanabi, Zero Shot Fund

Goodwin

Foundry Robotics

Acquisition

Acquirer: Foundry Robotics • Status: Announced

Goodwin

Arda Industries

Series A

$160M • Investors: Altimeter, Accel, Khosla Ventures, XYZ Venture Capital, 8VC, SV Angel, Felicis

The Next Web

Arda Industries

Seed

$72M • Investors: Accel, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, XYZ Venture Capital

The Next Web

Q5D Technologies

DRIVE35 Innovation Fund: Collaborate 2 project grant

GBP 6.3M • Investors: UK Government

Q5D

Foundry Robotics

Seed

$13.5M

Adarsh Kulkarni on LinkedIn

Sep 2026

Inbolt

funding round

EUR 11M • Investors: Shift4Good, Bridges Climate Transition Partners, BNP Paribas Développement, Ora Global

Inbolt raises €11M to bring sight and intelligence to industrial robots

CloudNC

venture financing

$20M • Investors: Nimble Ventures, Calculus Venture Capital, Entrepreneur First, LM Ventures, Lockheed Martin’s venture capital fund

CloudNC | Newsroom

fab2

Series A

$500M • Investors: Fundomo, Naval Ravikant, Corner Capital, Paradigm, Duquesne Family Office, Maverick Silicon, StepStone Group, Protagonist, UDC Ventures

Fab2 on LinkedIn

Hadrian

Growth

$1.4B • Investors: JPMorgan Chase, Valor Equity Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Founders Fund, 137 Ventures, Lux Capital, T. Rowe Price, Morgan Stanley

Andreessen Horowitz job listing

Jul 2026

Senra Systems

Series B

$65M • Investors: Lowercarbon Capital, Interlagos, General Catalyst, Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Founders Fund, Dylan Field, CIV, 8VC, The Friedkin Group, Jaws Estates Capital, Sozo Ventures, Alumni Ventures

Senra Systems

Jun 2026

mkind

Pre-Seed

Investors: Lucid Capital, Possible Ventures, Kvanted, Fortino Capital, Thomas Wolf

Nordic9

Mar 2026

Isembard

Series A

$50M • Investors: Union Square Ventures, Tamarack Global, IQ Capital, Notion Capital, CIV, Alex Bouaziz, Andrei Danescu, Matt Briers

Isembard Raises $50m Series A to Open 25 AI-Powered Factories Serving Aerospace and Defence - Isembard - Faster, Cheaper, Greener Manufacturing

Feb 2026

Freeform

Series B

$67M • Investors: Apandion, AE Ventures, Founders Fund, Linse Capital, NVentures, Threshold Ventures, Two Sigma Ventures

Freeform

Machina Labs

Series C

$124M • Investors: Woven Capital, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Balerion Space Ventures, Strategic Development Fund

Machina Labs

Jan 2026

VulcanForms

Growth

$220M • Investors: Eclipse Ventures, 1789 Capital, Washington Harbour, Fontinalis Partners, IEQ Capital

VulcanForms

Industrial Next

Acquisition

Acquirer: Industrial Next • Status: Announced

Gilwoo Lee

RobCo

Series C

$100M • Investors: Lightspeed Venture Partners, Lingotto Innovation, Sequoia Capital, Greenfield Partners, Kindred Capital, Leitmotif, The Friedkin Group

RobCo

Dec 2025

Machina Labs

Initial investment agreement with Strategic Development Fund

Investors: Strategic Development Fund

Machina Labs

Sep 2025

Holy Technologies

Seed

EUR 4.3M • Investors: Rockstart, Vanagon, SANDS, Innovationsstarter Fonds Hamburg, EIT Manufacturing, Adrian Locher, Matthias Dantone, Christian Vollmann, Markus Kerkhoff, Kai Müller, Timm Moll

Holy Technologies

Divergent Technologies

Series E financing, including equity and debt

$290M • Investors: Rochefort Asset Management

Divergent Technologies via PR Newswire

Atomic Industries

Series A

$25M • Investors: MaC Venture Capital, DTX Ventures

Preqin

RobCo

Acquisition

Acquirer: RobCo • Status: Completed

RobCo

Aug 2025

Dirac

Funding round; formal round label not stated

$10.7M • Investors: Founders Fund, Coatue

Dirac

Jul 2025

Fiber Elements GmbH

Seed

EUR 2.6M • Investors: LEA Partners, Amadeus APEX Technology Fund

Fiber Elements

Hadrian

Series C financing and factory expansion loan facility

$260M • Investors: Founders Fund, Lux Capital, Morgan Stanley

Hadrian

Jun 2025

Q5D Technologies

Series A

$10.9M • Investors: Lockheed Martin Ventures, Chrysalix, Maven SWIF, SOSV, UKI2S, UntroD, CPI Enterprises

Q5D

Q5D Technologies

Innovate UK grant

$2.6M • Investors: Innovate UK

Chrysalix Venture Capital

Senra Systems

Series A

$25M • Investors: Dylan Field, CIV, General Catalyst, Sequoia Capital, Founders Fund, Andreessen Horowitz, 8VC, Pax

Senra Systems

Apr 2025

Isembard

Seed

GBP 7M • Investors: Notion Capital, 201 Ventures, Basis Capital, Forward Fund, Material Ventures, Neverlift Ventures, NP-Hard Ventures, Andreas Klinger, Charlie Delingpole, Joshua Western, Salar al Khafaji

TechCrunch on Isembard seed round

Industrial Next

Series A

$10M • Investors: Khosla Ventures, AlphaX Partners, Y Combinator

Welcome to the Jungle

Feb 2025

SAEKI

Seed

$6.7M • Investors: Lightbird, Founderful, 2100VC, Danobat, Angel investors

International Society of Automation

Oct 2024

Freeform

Investment

$14M • Investors: NVIDIA NVentures, AE Ventures

TechCrunch

up2parts

Financing round / strategic investment

Investors: DMG MORI

DMG MORI 2024 annual report

Path Robotics

financing round

$100M • Investors: Matter Venture Partners, Drive Capital, Yamaha Ventures, Taiwania Capital, MediaTek, Catapult Ventures, Gaingels, Addition, Tiger Global, Basis Set

Axios Pro Rata

Sep 2024

Inbolt

Series A

EUR 15M • Investors: Exor Ventures, Bpifrance, MIG Capital, SOSV, BNP Paribas Développement, Yann Fleureau

Inbolt raises €15 million to make industrial robots smarter with AI

Aug 2024

Hadrian

Acquisition

Acquirer: Hadrian • Status: Completed

Hadrian via PR Newswire

Jun 2024

Bright Machines

Series C

$126M • Investors: BlackRock, NVIDIA, Microsoft, Eclipse, Jabil, Shinhan Securities, J.P. Morgan

Bright Machines funding announcement

GrayMatter Robotics

Series B

$45M • Investors: Wellington Management

PR Newswire

Senra Systems

SBIR Phase I award

$38.7K • Investors: U.S. Air Force

SBIR.gov

May 2024

Silana

Pre-Seed

EUR 1.5M • Investors: SOSV, HAX, OÖ HightechFonds, Material V, Henry Murray, Martin Murray, Yoobin Jung, Alexander Weber

EU-Startups

Apr 2024

Q5D Technologies

Investment round

$3M • Investors: Lockheed Martin Ventures

Q5D

Feb 2024

Daedalus

Series A

$21M • Investors: NGP Capital, Addition, Khosla Ventures

NGP Capital

Hadrian

Series B (equity and debt)

$117M • Investors: RTX Ventures

TechCrunch

RobCo

Series B

$42.5M • Investors: Lightspeed Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital, Kindred Capital, Promus Ventures

RobCo

Dec 2023

Atomic Industries

Seed

$17M • Investors: Narya, 8090 Industries, Acequia Capital New Industrials, Porsche Ventures, Yamaha Motor Ventures, Toyota Ventures, Impatient Ventures, Phaedrus, SaxeCap, Zack Nathan, Tyler Knight, CWRU Alumni Fund

TechCrunch

Nov 2023

Divergent Technologies

Series D equity financing

$230M • Investors: Hexagon AB, New institutional investors, Existing institutional investors, Family office investors

Divergent Technologies via PR Newswire

SAEKI

Pre-Seed

ETH Zurich Partnerships for Innovation

Oct 2023

Machina Labs

Series B

$32M • Investors: NVentures, Innovation Endeavors

Fenwick

Sep 2023

up2parts

Strategic investment / capital increase

Investors: Sandvik, Schaeffler

Grüter

Aug 2023

SAEKI

Seed

$2.3M • Investors: Wingman Ventures, Vento Ventures, Getty Capital, Angel investors

Tech.eu

Jan 2023

fab2

Seed

$15M • Investors: OpenAI Startup Fund

Tom's Hardware

Dec 2022

Divergent Technologies

Minority investment

$100M • Investors: Hexagon AB

Hexagon

RobCo

Series A

$14M • Investors: Sequoia Capital, Kindred Capital, Promus Ventures, Torsten Reil, Christian Reber, Daniel Dines

TechCrunch

Oct 2022

Bright Machines

Series B

$132M • Investors: Eclipse Ventures, Silicon Valley Bank, Hercules Capital

Bright Machines funding announcement

Aug 2022

GrayMatter Robotics

Series A

$20M • Investors: 3M Ventures, B Capital, Calibrate Ventures, OCA Ventures, Pathbreaker Ventures, Stage Venture Partners, Bow Capital, Swift Ventures

PR Newswire

Jul 2022

Divergent Technologies

Venture loan facility and revolving line of credit

$80M • Investors: Horizon Technology Finance, Bridge Bank

Horizon Technology Finance via PR Newswire

Jun 2022

CloudNC

Series B

$45M • Investors: Autodesk, Lockheed Martin, British Patient Capital, Atomico, Episode 1 Ventures, QVentures

CloudNC | Newsroom

Industrial Next

Pre-Series A

$12M • Investors: Lenovo Capital, Xiaomi strategic investment arm, AlphaX Partners

TechCrunch

Apr 2022

Divergent Technologies

Series C equity financing

$160M • Investors: John L. Thornton, Tom Steyer

Divergent Technologies via PR Newswire

Atomic Industries

Pre-Seed

$3.2M • Investors: Point72 Ventures, 8VC, Toyota Ventures

TechCrunch

Mar 2022

Inbolt

Seed

EUR 3M • Investors: MIG Capital, SOSV, BNP Paribas Development, Laurent Dassault

MIG Capital leads seed financing for French start-up Inbolt

Hadrian

Series A and Series A-Prime

$90M • Investors: Lux Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Lachy Groom, Caffeinated Capital, Founders Fund, Construct Capital, 137 Ventures

Hadrian

Feb 2022

Q5D Technologies

Seed

$2.7M • Investors: Chrysalix Venture Capital, Rainbow Seed Fund, SOSV

TechCrunch

Jan 2022

Wandelbots

Series C

$84M • Investors: Insight Partners, 83North, Microsoft, Next47, Paua, Atlantic Labs, EQT

PR Newswire, release provided by Wandelbots

Nov 2021

Machina Labs

Series A

$16.3M • Investors: Innovation Endeavors, Congruent Ventures, Embark Ventures

Machina Labs via PR Newswire

Oct 2021

GrayMatter Robotics

NSF SBIR Phase II grant

$1M • Investors: National Science Foundation

PR Newswire

Sep 2021

GrayMatter Robotics

Seed

$4.1M

PR Newswire

Jun 2021

RobCo

Pre-Seed

$3.5M

Seedtable

May 2021

Path Robotics

Series B

$56M • Investors: Addition, Drive Capital, Basis Set, Lemnos Lab

Path Robotics via PR Newswire

Mar 2021

up2parts

Strategic investment

Investors: GILDEMEISTER Beteiligungen

up2parts

Jun 2020

Wandelbots

Series B

$30M • Investors: 83North, M12, Haniel, Next47, Alexander Rinke, Paua Ventures, EQT Ventures, Atlantic Labs

Orrick

Mar 2019

Bright Machines

equity investment

Investors: BMW i Ventures

Bright Machines investor announcement

Jan 2018

Wandelbots

Series A

EUR 6M • Investors: Paua Ventures, EQT Ventures, existing investors

TU Dresden

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