Manufacturing startups in San Francisco Bay Area

Aeolus

San Francisco

harmonizing chaos

Hark

San Francisco

Hark builds an end-to-end AI automation system—from workflow ingestion to production monitoring—plus services that accelerate deployment 10x; founded by Obaid Khan and Tim Lee, bringing operator credibility from Motive, Miso Media, and Code

Pilgrim

Redwood City

Pilgrim develops, validates, and deploys battlefield-ready biotechnology, turning breakthrough science into decisive capabilities for operators at the edge.

Dryft

Palo Alto

Dryft builds systems for manufacturing operations, automating decisions with AI agents and mathematical optimization. Backed by General Catalyst and Neo, its leadership spans Amazon, Facebook, Stripe, and Applied Intuition, and it claims to

Bright Machines

San Francisco

Bright Machines is a next-generation, AI-enabled manufacturer focused on data center infrastructure assembly operations. Bright Machines uses its proprietary AI-based robotics and software to assemble AI infrastructure hardware products (i.e., data center servers) for hyperscalers and leading Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). With its new AI factory, Bright Machines addresses increasing market demands for computing power due to the surge of AI and the U.S. national mandate to reshore manufacturing by building data center infrastructure at scale with higher quality and shorter time-to-market.

Uncountable

San Francisco

Uncountable helps the world’s largest manufacturers drive innovation by enabling and supporting ongoing innovation within the manufacturing sector.

Astranis

San Francisco

Astranis designs, builds, and operates high-orbit satellites to expand humanity's reach, serving enterprises, governments, and U.S. military with secure networks; five satellites are in orbit, with $1B in backlog and $750M raised from inves

Poka Labs

San Francisco

Poka Labs, a San Francisco-based startup founded in 2023, builds AI agents that automate commercial operations for chemical manufacturers, led by Andrew Bass and Malay Shah; it is backed by Y Combinator, Flybridge, Pioneer Fund, and Beat Ve

Heliux

San Francisco

Heliux provides an all-in-one software platform to optimize enterprise-wide operations for manufacturers by unifying teams, processes, and data into one system. It’s based in San Francisco and has raised funding from New Stack Ventures, Amp

Bucket Robotics

San Francisco

Bucket Robotics seeks to solve the problem that 95% of industrial robots are blind, addressing robot blindness as its core mission.

Lyten

San Jose

The supermaterial applications company.

Optifye.ai

San Francisco

It provides production management services powered by vision AI, focusing on applying vision AI to production processes.

GroundControl

San Francisco

GroundControl is a vertical SaaS company solving inefficiencies in regulated manufacturing, focusing on aerospace and defense, enabling high-quality parts with precision. It operates in the U.S., serves North American aerospace/defense clie

Fortera

San Jose

Fortera is a materials technology company that produces zero CO2 cement for the construction sector.

Carbon

Redwood City

Carbon is a company that provides high-tech, waste reducing 3D printing services.

Pave Robotics

San Francisco

Pave Robotics develops robots that repair roads to improve infrastructure. Founded by Josh Kelly (CEO) and Mason Landon Smith (Chief Product Officer), it operates in the road repair robotics market as a robotics company.

Jiga

San Francisco

Jiga builds a digital, automated, data-driven platform that streamlines procurement of manufactured parts directly from vetted suppliers, connecting buyers with trusted manufacturers to transform traditional manufacturing sourcing.