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National Science Foundation's Manufacturing Portfolio

Browse 18 Manufacturing companies funded by National Science Foundation. See funding amounts, founder contacts, and investment details.

Manufacturing Companies
18
Total Funding in Manufacturing
$254.3M

Manufacturing Portfolio Companies (18)

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Building MaterialChemicalChemical EngineeringIndustrial Manufacturing

Sustainable, bio-degradable adhesives and binders

Boulder, United States
May 2026
$250K
Grant

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

BiotechnologyChemicalIndustrialManufacturing

Zymochem provides a carbon-efficient bio-manufacturing platform that converts renewable feedstocks into bio-based materials.

San Leandro, United States
May 2026
Grant

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

BatteryElectric VehicleElectronicsManufacturingNanotechnology

Sila is a battery materials company that manufactures energy-density lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles.

Alameda, United States
April 2026
Secondary Market

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

BatteryElectric VehicleManufacturingNanotechnologyRenewable Energy

Coreshell Technologies is a nanotechnology company that is a developer of nanolayer coating technology for rechargeable batteries.

San Leandro, United States
April 2026
$24.0M
Series B

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

CleanTechIndustrialIndustrial ManufacturingManufacturingPrecious MetalsRenewable Energy

Electra is a a clean iron company that uses a low-temperature, electrochemical-hydrometallurgical system to refine iron ore.

Boulder, United States
April 2026
$30.0M
Venture - Series Unknown

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

BatteryConsumer ElectronicsElectronicsEnergyManufacturing

Ateios develops battery manufacturing technologies and materials that enable the production of thin, flexible, and high-energy batteries.

Newberry, United States
March 2026
$7.3M
Series A

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

BiotechnologyCleanTechManufacturingSustainabilityTextiles

Rubi Laboratories develops biocatalyst solutions that turn carbon emissions into carbon-negative textiles.

San Francisco, United States
March 2026
$7.5M
Series Unknown

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

ManufacturingRenewable Energy

Membrion is a manufacturer of ultra-low cost, high performance ion exchange membranes.

Seattle, United States
October 2025
$20.0M
Series B

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

AgricultureChemicalEnergyMachinery ManufacturingRenewable Energy

Nitricity is an energy company that creates renewable nitrogen fertilizer production with zero carbon emissions.

Fremont, United States
September 2025
$64.0M
Series B

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

Manufacturing

New Iridium offers a photocatalysis platform that drives efficiencies in chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing.

Boulder, United States
June 2025
$2.6M
Seed

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

AutomotiveCleanTechMachinery ManufacturingRenewable Energy

C-Motive Technologies is a venture-backed cleantech startup that develops electrostatic motor technology.

Madison, United States
June 2025
$375K
Venture - Series Unknown

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

IndustrialManufacturing

WEAV3D is a manufacturing technology company commercializing revolutionary composite manufacturing processes and processing equipment.

Norcross, United States
May 2025
$2.5M
Venture - Series Unknown

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

ElectronicsIndustrial ManufacturingManufacturingSemiconductor

Avicena Tech manufactures ultra-dense, ultra-low power petabit per second optical chip interconnects.

Sunnyvale, United States
May 2025
$65.0M
Series B

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

HardwareManufacturing

Actuated Medical is engaged in outsourced research and development, designing, modeling, prototyping, and manufacturing medical devices.

Bellefonte, United States
May 2025
$1.5M
Series A

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

Consumer GoodsManufacturing

Sustainable packaging and an effective clean, powered by nature's finest ingredients.

New York, United States
May 2025
$5.0M
Series B

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

Advanced MaterialsManufacturingNanotechnologyQuantum ComputingSemiconductor

UbiQD is an advanced materials company that manufactures low-hazard quantum dots (QDs) and nanocomposites.

Los Alamos, United States
April 2025
$20.0M
Series B

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

Internet of ThingsManufacturingSemiconductor

Lux Semiconductors develops crystalline thin-film semiconductors for flexible integrated circuits.

Albany, United States
April 2025
$2.9M
Seed

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

BiotechnologyManufacturing

The Future of Engineered Tissue

Hayward, United States
December 2024
$1.3M
Seed

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

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