Manufacturing AI Startup Jobs

Tractian is a Manufacturing AI company providing industrial maintenance and reliability solutions, combining hardware, sensors, software and AI to modernize manufacturing maintenance processes as the Industrial Copilot.

A robotics company providing robotic solutions for wind turbine blade maintenance and inspection, using specialized robots for cleaning, coating, and repair.

Autonomous drone manufacturer building AI-powered drones for defense, public safety, and enterprise inspection.

Defense technology company building unmanned defense systems and distributed manufacturing.

Varda Space Industries is a space manufacturing company that designs, builds, and flies spacecraft to produce pharmaceuticals in microgravity and return them to Earth:contentReference[oaicite:28]{index=28}.

Robotics company using wall-climbing robots and AI for industrial inspections and predictive maintenance.

Software infrastructure platform for advanced hardware systems including spacecraft, autonomous vehicles, and industrial machines.

Defense technology company providing software platform for military logistics and field operations optimization.

AI analytics platform for building materials and home improvement manufacturers.

Aetherflux develops space-based solar power systems that collect energy in orbit and transmit it to Earth.

A biotechnology company developing carbon-negative polymers and materials using genetically engineered enzymes.

Arbor Energy develops supercritical CO2 turbines that deliver clean, carbon-negative power through fuel-flexible technology optimized for AI data centers and industrial applications.

Arcade is an AI product creation platform that connects designers with makers to bring physical products to market.

AstroForge is a deep-space mining company focused on extracting valuable metals from asteroids, particularly platinum group metals (PGMs) and critical minerals. The company develops technology to locate, reach, and mine asteroids to provide sustainable resources for Earth and space industries.

Atomic Industries is an AI-powered tool-and-die manufacturer that applies machine learning to modernize precision manufacturing.

Fusion energy startup developing modular micro-fusion reactors for compact, scalable clean power and propulsion applications.

Backflip AI turns text prompts into 3D models and design-ready assets for physical products.

BotBuilt develops robotics and automation systems for homebuilding, including robotic framing workflows to improve speed and labor efficiency.

A cloud-based software platform designed for commercial contractors (MEP, Fire Life and Safety) to manage projects, field service, job costing, and scheduling in an all-in-one solution.

Climate tech company building a carbon-smart wood supply chain and marketplace for reclaimed timber.

A venture-backed defense tech company building mass-producible hypersonic weapons systems using modern hardware development and manufacturing processes.

Cellares is an integrated development and manufacturing organization (IDMO) for cell therapies, using automation and industrial-scale manufacturing systems to expand access to life-saving treatments.

CesiumAstro builds communications systems and phased-array hardware/software for space, air, and ground missions, supporting satellite and defense connectivity use cases.

A defense technology company specializing in counter-drone radar and other defense solutions.

Charge Robotics builds autonomous robots that construct solar farms through the Sunrise system, a portable robotic construction unit that automates the assembly and installation of solar-tracking hardware, making renewable energy deployment faster and more cost-effective.

Copper is a Berkeley-based startup that makes battery-equipped induction stoves that plug into regular 120V outlets, enabling easy upgrades from gas to induction without costly electrical work, combining premium cooking performance with grid-supporting battery technology.

Cresilon develops hemostatic medical devices, including gel-based technologies that rapidly stop bleeding for human and animal care.

Frontier AI company on a mission to solve breakthrough materials discovery using generative AI and advanced molecular simulations, compressing decades of R&D into months.

Electronic warfare company building AI-driven software and hardware—incl. SIGINT payloads and autonomous drones—for spectrum dominance.

Dexterity develops physical AI robotic systems for industrial automation, enabling warehouses and logistics operations to automate complex manipulation tasks.

Dusty Robotics develops robotic layout systems for construction teams, including the FieldPrinter platform for translating BIM plans to jobsites.

Dyna Robotics develops high-performance general-purpose robots powered by proprietary embodied AI foundation models that achieve 99+ percent success rates in commercial environments with self-improving capabilities.

Semiconductor company pioneering chiplet interconnect technologies to unleash the performance of AI chips, backed by AMD, Arm, Meta, Samsung and Intel Capital

Building application-specific AI chips (Sohu) optimized for transformer inference with 10x throughput gains.

Advanced manufacturing company using breakthrough Electrochemical Additive Manufacturing technology to 3D print next-generation electronics components for thermal management, wireless communications and power electronics

Figure develops general-purpose humanoid robots and embodied AI systems for industrial and logistics environments, combining robotics hardware with AI control systems.

Flexion Robotics builds the brain for humanoid robots with an AI-driven reinforcement learning and sim-to-real autonomy platform founded by former Nvidia researchers powering humanoids across morphologies and tasks.

Framework designs high-performance, modular laptops that are easy to upgrade, customize, and repair, creating consumer electronics products designed to last and reduce electronic waste.

Grid Aero builds autonomous cargo aircraft for long-range, high-payload logistics solutions serving both military and commercial applications with rapid development cycles.

Hadrian is a manufacturing startup using AI and robotics to automate the production of defense and aerospace components:contentReference[oaicite:14]{index=14}.

Direct air capture company using accelerated limestone cycles to permanently remove atmospheric CO₂.

Home electrification company accelerating decarbonization with next-generation battery-integrated induction appliances for sustainable homes

Inversion Space is turning space into a transportation layer for Earth by building autonomous re-entry vehicles that enable precision delivery of cargo to anywhere on the planet in under an hour, creating an on-demand logistics network in Low-Earth Orbit.

Vertically integrated home electrification company deploying affordable all-electric heat pump systems across North America, reducing upgrade costs up to 50% with over 1,000 installations to date

London-based direct-to-consumer fresh cat food platform delivering personalized nutrition, having served over 100 million fresh meals and captured 2% of the UK cat food market

Kingdom Supercultures engineers microbes to create functional ingredients for food and beverage brands.

LeydenJar develops and produces pure silicon anodes for energy-dense batteries, enabling 70% more energy storage while reducing CO2 emissions by 85% with 7-minute charging capability.

Premium bottled water brand offering purified spring water from protected mountain springs in Southern California, exclusively in glass bottles. Features chemical-free membrane filtration, precise mineralization with trace magnesium and Celtic sea salt, third-party lab verification accessible via QR codes, PFAS-free, plastic-free, and NSF certified for transparency and purity.

Machina Labs develops AI-powered robotic manufacturing systems for sheet metal forming and industrial production, reducing the need for traditional tooling.

MaintainX provides a cloud-based maintenance and operations platform that automates tasks like work orders, inspections, and safety procedures:contentReference[oaicite:15]{index=15}.

Medra develops autonomous AI-powered robotic scientists that run and refine laboratory experiments end-to-end, interfacing with standard lab tools to accelerate drug discovery and biological research.

Construction management software providing contractors with time tracking, payroll, compliance, and payment solutions for construction workflows

Monumental develops AI-powered autonomous robots for on-site masonry construction work, performing bricklaying with millimeter precision using computer vision to make construction software-defined and autonomous.

Morpheus Space develops electric propulsion systems and mobility solutions for satellites, including modular thrusters for commercial and government space missions.

Regenerative medicine company developing stem cell-derived tissue and organ replacement therapies for liver disease using iPSC-derived platform technology, with operations in Montreal, Cambridge and Toronto

Mythic builds power-efficient analog compute technology for AI inference, targeting edge-to-enterprise deployments where energy efficiency and throughput are critical.

Nexxa builds specialized AI agents that automate complex technical workflows in heavy industries using multi-agent architecture and computer use capabilities.

Builds autonomous systems and AI-native infrastructure for U.S. industrial supply chains focused on defense manufacturing.

NovoLINC develops breakthrough nanostructured thermal interface materials for AI computing, data centers, and high-power electronics. Its proprietary technology achieves 10X lower thermal resistance than conventional materials, enabling better heat dissipation for next-generation semiconductor chips and cooling critical AI infrastructure.

Orchard builds AI-powered robotic systems that automate orchard harvesting with computer vision and advanced robotics.

Osium AI builds an AI platform for materials and chemicals R&D, helping industrial teams accelerate discovery, formulation, and optimization workflows.

Osmo uses AI-powered olfactory intelligence to digitize and generate custom scent formulas, building the world's first AI-powered fragrance house with robotic production capabilities.

Engineering general intelligence (“Archie”) that performs quantitative and spatial reasoning for physical engineering.

Pacific Fusion is building a high-gain pulsed magnetic fusion system designed to achieve net facility gain, delivering more fusion energy output than all stored energy input. The company develops affordable, modular fusion technology using common materials to provide abundant, clean energy for a prosperous planet.

Robotics AI company building foundation models for general-purpose robots to handle physical world interactions with advanced manipulation capabilities

PhysicsX is deploying AI to transform how physical systems are engineered, embedding intelligence across the entire product lifecycle:contentReference[oaicite:23]{index=23}.

AI-powered construction takeoff, cost estimation, and procurement platform delivering 90% faster takeoffs and 95% accuracy for subcontractors, general contractors, and developers.

Provides AI-powered mapping tools like Farsight to help defense teams generate 3D terrain and plan missions.

Frontier AI research lab building next-generation AI models for semiconductor design. Develops recursive self-improvement cycle where AI designs silicon that powers the next generation of AI. Founded by AlphaChip creators from Google DeepMind.

Sennos builds AI software for fluidics and fermentation operations, focusing on process monitoring, optimization, and bioprocess analytics.

Vertically integrated electrical wire harness manufacturing platform for complex industrial supply chains.

Automation technology provider for fish processing industry using sensor fusion, edge computing, and machine learning for humane seafood processing

Skyryse develops SkyOS, a universal operating system for flight, and is bringing software-defined avionics and autonomy to existing and new aircraft platforms.

Standard Nuclear is the country's first independent TRISO fuel manufacturer, providing reactor-agnostic nuclear fuel production to strengthen the advanced reactor supply chain.

Electric vehicle manufacturer building compact city-friendly trucks starting with the MT1 model, combining utility vehicle functionality with sustainable electric power for urban and commercial use.

Terraforming robotics company that uses autonomous subsurface injection robots to lift and stabilize flood-prone terrain by injecting wood slurry deep underground, addressing urban flooding and land subsidence caused by sea level rise, extreme weather, and groundwater withdrawal with minimal surface disturbance.

The Nuclear Company operates as America's deployment platform for nuclear power, constructing a series of nuclear power plants using a design-once, build-many approach with proven and licensed technology to deliver safe and reliable electricity at the lowest cost.

Wi-Fi landline phone for kids and families that reinvents the home phone experience without screens, apps, or texting. Features parental controls via companion app to approve contacts, set quiet hours, and enable Do Not Disturb. Priced at $75 with free calling between Tin Cans or $10/month for regular phone numbers. Addresses smartphone addiction concerns and went viral, selling out first two production runs.

Building America's next generation of power infrastructure with hybrid inertial-battery systems combining mechanical flywheels with battery duration, providing grid stabilization without combustion or chemicals.

Until Labs develops reversible cryopreservation technology to pause biological time, starting with organ-scale preservation to extend the viability of donor organs for transplantation. The company is building medical infrastructure toward whole-body medical hibernation technology.

Leisure-enhancing sunscreen brand based in Miami that creates the world's best-smelling sunscreen products with nostalgic appeal, sold nationwide through Ulta Beauty, Nordstrom, Anthropologie, BlueMercury, and Aerie, building a lifestyle brand around sun protection and leisure culture.

Nuclear energy innovation company developing advanced reactor prototypes using silicon carbide technology for next-generation nuclear power

VulcanForms is an advanced digital manufacturing company using metal additive manufacturing, precision machining, and automation to build industrial-scale production capabilities.

Z Modular designs and manufactures offsite modular building systems for multifamily, hospitality, and commercial construction projects.

Infrastructure platform for hardware design that provides AI-powered CAD tools. Offers Text-to-CAD feature that generates editable B-rep CAD models from natural language, plus browser-based Design Studio and ML API for manufacturing-ready 3D models.