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National Science Foundation's Manufacturing Portfolio

Browse 71 Manufacturing companies funded by National Science Foundation. See funding amounts, founder contacts, and investment details.

Manufacturing Companies
71
Total Funding in Manufacturing
$1.3B

Manufacturing Portfolio Companies (71)

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Manufacturing

TCPoly makes thermally conductive and next-generation plastics for additive manufacturing.

Knoxville, United States
September 2021
$982K
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Building MaterialConstructionManufacturingSocial Entrepreneurship

CleanFiber makes high-performance carbon-negative building insulation from recycled corrugated cardboard.

Buffalo, United States
September 2025
$34.0M
Venture - Series Unknown

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

ElectronicsManufacturingSemiconductorSoftware

DeepSim develops electronic design automation technology.

Mountain View, United States
September 2024
Pre-Seed

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Advanced MaterialsBatteryCleanTechEnvironmental EngineeringManufacturingRecycling

Li Industries develops lithium-ion battery recycling technologies to enhance sustainability and efficiency in battery disposal.

Pineville, United States
September 2024
$55.0M
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Advanced MaterialsChemicalConsumer GoodsMedical DevicePackaging ServicesPaper ManufacturingWater Purification

Folia Materials: using paper as a super material

New York, United States
September 2025
$400K
Venture - Series Unknown

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

ElectronicsManufacturingSemiconductorSensor

Telli Technologies develops sensors for SiC and GaN power electronics.

Charlotte, United States
September 2022
$75K
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Advanced MaterialsManufacturingMineralMiningNanotechnology

Minerva Lithium develops direct lithium extraction technology to provide global solutions to lithium brine industries.

Greensboro, United States
September 2022
$75K
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Advanced MaterialsAgTechBiotechnologyChemicalPlastics and Rubber ManufacturingSustainability

Mobius provides environmental solutions that convert waste streams into chemicals and materials.

Lenoir City, United States
September 2021
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

AutomotiveCADIndustrial DesignManufacturingMechanical Engineering

Strange Development is a research and development company dedicated to reduce emissions with innovative engine technology.

Detroit, United States
August 2021
$955K
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Information TechnologyManufacturing

Swarm 3D Printing, Swarm Manufacturing

Springdale, United States
August 2021
$1.0M
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

BatteryElectronicsManufacturingPower Grid

Persistent Power Sources providing continues power everywhere

El Paso, United States
August 2025
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

3D PrintingHydroelectricManufacturingMarine TechnologyRenewable Energy

Sitkana is building technology to generate electricity from oceanic tidal currents.

Juneau, United States
August 2025
$305K
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

LaserManufacturingNanotechnologySemiconductor

zeroK NanoTech develops focused ion beam systems in the fields of semiconductor device manufacturing and nanoscale sample analysis.

Gaithersburg, United States
August 2024
$1.1M
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

ElectronicsManufacturingSensor

Ozark Integrated Circuits provides design techniques, modeling and design tools for integrated circuits and systems.

Fayetteville, United States
August 2024
$1.1M
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

ElectronicsManufacturingSemiconductor

Advent Diamond offers radiation detectors and electronic components using diamond as a semiconductor.

Scottsdale, United States
August 2024
$1.1M
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

AerospaceManufacturingNanotechnologyRoboticsSensorTest and Measurement

GelSight provides extremely detailed and rapid surface measurements through the novel GelSight sensor technology.

Waltham, United States
August 2022
Convertible Note

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Biomass EnergyBiotechnologyManufacturingRenewable Energy

SIEV Technologies develops a catalytic membrane technology that will convert biomass waste into useful bio-products.

Fayetteville, United States
August 2021
$256K
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

ChemicalDeveloper PlatformManufacturing

Fluence Analytics is a manufacturer of industrial and laboratory systems.

New Orleans, United States
August 2021
$7.5M
Venture - Series Unknown

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Machinery ManufacturingMedicalMedical Device

Cision Vision is a developer and seller of imaging medical devices.

Mountain View, United States
August 2024
$22.3M
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

ElectronicsHardwareMachinery ManufacturingManufacturingProduct Research

Lumina Instruments develops laser optical scanning equipment for the rapidly expanding market of glass used in high-tech products.

San Jose, United States
August 2021
$256K
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

ManufacturingMedical DeviceRobotics

Monogram Orthopaedics is a producer of surgical robotic equipment.

Austin, United States
July 2024
$13.0M
Post-IPO Equity

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Manufacturing

Atlas Sensor Technologies is developing a hardness sensor for water softeners.

El Paso, United States
July 2021
$250K
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Health CareManufacturingMedical

Agile Focus Designs provides accurate, agile, and user-friendly tools for microscopists in manufacturing, science, and healthcare.

Bozeman, United States
July 2021
Non-equity Assistance

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Artificial Intelligence (AI)E-CommerceIndustrial AutomationInformation TechnologyMachine LearningManufacturingProductivity ToolsRoboticsSoftware

Optio provides solutions to improve efficiency in manufacturing and e-commerce by leveraging robotic AI.

Boulder, United States
July 2021
Seed

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

ElectronicsInternet of ThingsManufacturing

Momentum Optics manufacturers optical components using an award-winning deep tech

Longmont, United States
July 2025
$4.3M
Venture - Series Unknown

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

ConsumerIndustrialIndustrial Manufacturing

AeroShield is a B2B startup that develops super-insulating transparent materials.

Cambridge, United States
July 2024
$5.0M
Seed

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

AgricultureBiotechnologyManufacturingOrganic

WriggleBrew is a biotech company that produces organic fertilizers, pesticides, and soil amendments for the agriculture sector.

Orlando, United States
July 2025
$1.2M
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

3D Printing3D TechnologyAdvanced MaterialsMachinery ManufacturingManufacturing

PolySpectra is an advanced materials company that transforms 3D printing from a prototyping aid into a production manufacturing tool.

Berkeley, United States
July 2022
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

ManufacturingSensor

Heat Inverse is a Developer of cooling systems built for hot climates.

Ithaca, United States
July 2024
Non-equity Assistance

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

DronesElectric VehicleManufacturingNanotechnologyRobotics

HeXalayer is an advanced material R&D and Manufacturing start-up.

Jeffersonton, United States
July 2023
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

3D TechnologyElectronicsInformation TechnologyInnovation ManagementManufacturing

Innogized Technologies innovates hardware and software solutions designed to create a better every day life.

Cleveland, United States
July 2021
$982K
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

BatteryElectric VehicleElectronicsManufacturing

Nohms Technologies specializes in battery solution, providing Lithium Ion Battery and NanoLyte Electrolyte Solutions.

Rochester, United States
July 2021
$9.3M
Venture - Series Unknown

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

3D PrintingAerospaceManufacturingProduct DesignSpace Travel

Rocket Propulsion Systems is an aerospace company that designs and builds orbital transfer vehicles and suborbital rockets.

Kent, United States
July 2025
$3.0M
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Industrial EngineeringManufacturingRenewable EnergySolar

Leading Edge Equipment Technologies is a developer of kerfless, single crystal silicon wafers intended to be used in solar panels.

Wilmington, United States
July 2021
$2.5M
Convertible Note

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Advanced MaterialsIndustrialManufacturing

Multiscale Systems is an advanced material manufacturing firm.

Worcester, United States
July 2024
$1.1M
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

ElectronicsManufacturingRenewable Energy

AM Batteries manufactures Li-ion batteries using solvent-free electrode manufacturing technology.

Chelmsford, United States
July 2024
$2.2M
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Advanced MaterialsChemicalManufacturing

Irradiant Technologies develops implosion fabrication lithography for chemically amplified high throughput micro-fabrication.

Cambridge, United States
July 2024
$750K
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

ManufacturingProduct DesignTest and Measurement

Tiptek manufactures probes for manuplate and analysing nanoscale objects.

Savoy, United States
July 2023
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Advanced MaterialsElectronicsManufacturing

nexTC manufactures insulator and conductive oxide coatings for the energy and large area electronics markets.

Corvallis, United States
June 2022
Pre-Seed

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

InfrastructureManufacturingRoboticsSoftware

InnovBot develops wall-climbing robot technologies that provide vertical mobility and high-precision positioning solutions.

New York, United States
June 2022
$867K
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

ManufacturingNanotechnologyTelecommunications

Photonect Interconnect Solutions is a company that provides design services to make photonic connections more power-efficient.

Rochester, United States
June 2025
$1.3M
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

ChemicalCommercialManufacturingSensor

Max-IR Labs develops infrared chemical and thermal sensor technology for defence-related products.

Dallas, United States
June 2022
$260K
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Advanced MaterialsCleanTechIndustrialManufacturingMiningSustainabilityWaste Management

Phoenix Tailings is a rare earth metals production company that transforms mining waste (tailings) into usable rare earth metals and alloys.

Woburn, United States
June 2026
$500.0M
Debt Financing

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

ChemicalManufacturing

Repela Tech creates ecofriendly and sustainable protective coatings for marine vessels.

Detroit, United States
June 2023
Pre-Seed

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

ManufacturingWaterWater Purification

PowerTech Water is a wastewater solution company that offers a chemical-free water treatment platform.

Lexington, United States
June 2023
$2.8M
Venture - Series Unknown

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

CleanTechElectrical DistributionEnergyEnergy EfficiencyGreenTechIndustrialIndustrial AutomationMachinery Manufacturing

Turntide Technologies develops an electric motor system designed to drive down energy consumption.

Sunnyvale, United States
June 2022
$80.0M
Venture - Series Unknown

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Health CareManufacturingMedical Device

Revmedica is a medical device that specializes in the laparoscopic surgical stapler, clinical, product development, and sales.

New Haven, United States
June 2023
$14.2M
Venture - Series Unknown

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Communication HardwareManufacturingRoboticsTelecommunications

PHYTunes is a Palo Alto, CA based deep tech company that has built a novel technology to negate Wi-Fi handover interruptions for Robotics

Palo Alto, United States
June 2024
Seed

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

IndustrialIndustrial EngineeringManufacturing

Neptune Fluid Flow Systems offers cells and fluid flow system services.

Palo Alto, United States
June 2022
$256K
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

BiopharmaManufacturingMedicalNanotechnology

Asante Bio is a joint preservation company that develops revolutionary medical products for early intervention orthopaedic care.

Tampa, United States
June 2022
$256K
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Building MaterialConstructionManufacturing

Susmax is a construction company that specializes in the production of lightweight aggregate for the construction industry.

Philadelphia, United States
May 2025
Venture - Series Unknown

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Advanced MaterialsChemical EngineeringManufacturingProduct ResearchTextiles

Soliyarn is leveraging chemical vapor deposition technology to create textiles with unprecedented heating, sensing, and DWR functionality.

Belmont, United States
May 2022
$6.5M
Series A

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

3D Printing3D TechnologyMachine LearningManufacturingSoftware

Inkbit creats a next-generation additive manufacturing platform that combines 3D printing with machine vision.

Medford, United States
May 2024
$18.8M
Venture - Series Unknown

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Building MaterialChemicalChemical EngineeringIndustrial Manufacturing

Sustainable, bio-degradable adhesives and binders

Boulder, United States
May 2026
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ 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
$250K
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

AgTechAnimal FeedAquacultureManufacturingNutrition

Prairie Aquatech specializes in product manufacturing and development.

Brookings, United States
May 2025
$16.0M
Venture - Series Unknown

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Building MaterialCleanTechIndustrial ManufacturingManufacturingPrecious Metals

Boston Metal is a metals production company that develops an electric-powered tech to decarbonize steelmaking and metal production.

Woburn, United States
May 2026
$75.0M
Venture - Series Unknown

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

ElectronicsManufacturingSensor

Caporus develops novel thin-film dielectrics.

Bolingbrook, United States
May 2022
$3.0M
Seed

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

BiotechnologyManufacturingPlastics and Rubber Manufacturing

Mango Materials produces biodegradable polymers from waste biogas that are economically competitive with conventional, oil-based plastics.

Redwood City, United States
May 2022
Series B

Founder Contacts

30,000+ 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
$375.0M
Secondary Market

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Manufacturing

Innovation Driven Smart & Sustainable Coatings Development & Manufacturing Company

Phoenix, United States
April 2025
Venture - Series Unknown

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

EnergyMachinery ManufacturingManufacturingRenewable Energy

XFlow Energy manufactures vertical-axis wind turbines (VAWTs) that reduce the cost of wind energy generation.

Seattle, United States
April 2022
$772K
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ 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
Series B

Founder Contacts

30,000+ 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
Venture - Series Unknown

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

BatteryElectrical DistributionElectronicsManufacturing

Aesir Technologies specializes in the development and commercialization of nickel-zinc battery technologies.

Joplin, United States
April 2022
$848K
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

ChemicalEnergyManufacturingRenewable Energy

Innovating technology to make everyday fuels and products from CO2 emissions, mitigating climate change and building a sustainable future.

Ithaca, United States
April 2025
$75K
Convertible Note

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Health CareManufacturingPackaging ServicesProduct Design

Datashapes is an applied research and product development company in healthcare packaging products.

Lansing, United States
April 2022
$256K
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

BiotechnologyManufacturingWater

Aqua Science develops and manufactures custom reagents.

Newark, United States
April 2022
$256K
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

ElectronicsManufacturingSemiconductor

Dynamac Microwave is a manufacturer of electronic components.

Addison, United States
April 2022
$254K
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Building MaterialEnergyManufacturingRenewable Energy

Next Energy Technologies is a manufacturer of organic photovoltaic coatings.

Santa Barbara, United States
April 2023
$3.0M
Grant

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Health CareHealth DiagnosticsManufacturingMedical

Colabs is a medical device manufacturing company that focuses on developing an emergency airway and ventilation system.

Morgan Hill, United States
April 2022
Series A

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

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