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National Science Foundation's Advanced Manufacturing portfolio
National Science Foundation has backed 42 Advanced Manufacturing startups in rounds we track, $135M between them, shown by the stage each has reached. The best-funded is Unspun.
National Science Foundation's whole portfolioNational Science Foundation's profile
unspun
Inkbit
Fortify
Chromatic 3D Materials
3DEO
Rocket Propulsion Systems
RaySecur
Gemstone Biotherapeutics
Artimus Robotics
FluidForm Bio
Teton Simulation
OpalAI- A3Allegro 3D
Innogized Technologies, Inc.
Malachite Technologies
SE3D
FTL Labs Corporation
Multi3D
Scientific Imaging and Visualization
Harvest Croo
Sitkana
PrisAM
Ladon Robotics
PainScan
+10 more
Funding by segment
- Stage not reported$122M34
- Pre-seed and seed$12M8
Where they are based
- United States32$129M
United StatesFounded
3 without a founding year on record.
Total raised
- Under $1M25
- $1M to $10M14
- $10M to $50M3
- $50M to $250M0
- $250M to $1B0
- $1B and over0
Each dot is a startup: the year it was founded across, the total it has raised up (each line is ten times the one below). Pick a segment to pick it out.
37 of 42 startups shown; the rest have no founding year or amount on record.
- 1 to 2
- 3 to 7
- 8 to 24
- 25 to 99
- 100 and more
- United States32
Startups by country, 1 country in all.
Segment by segment
Stage not reported
34 startups · $122M raised
- unspunUnspun is a fashion-tech company creating 3D weaving technology for apparel.United States$42M
- InkbitInkbit is an additive manufacturing company founded in 2017 as a spinout from MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.United States$31M
- FortifyFortify is a mobile application and technical tool that helps to find healing and recovery from sexual compulsivity.United States$15M
- Chromatic 3D MaterialsChromatic is inventing 3D printing materials with the durability to meet the requirements for finished manufactured goods.United States$6.5M
- 3DEO3DEO is an American manufacturing company that specializes in metal additive manufacturing, also known as metal 3D printing.United States$3.5M
- Rocket Propulsion SystemsRocket Propulsion Systems is an aerospace company that provides design, build, test, and development of propulsion systems.United States$3.0M
- RaySecurRaySecur is the developer of 3D desktop scanners for the safe detection of concealed and potentially dangerous items.United States$3.0M
- Gemstone BiotherapeuticsGemstone Biotherapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company based in Baltimore, Maryland, specializing in regenerative mediUnited States$2.7M
Pre-seed and seed
8 startups · $12M raised
NANOCHONNanochon is a Washington, DC-based medical device and biotechnology company founded in 2016 by Dr.United States$4.1M
MindTraceMindTrace is a neurosurgical software company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, founded in 2020 as a spin-off from Carnegie MelloUnited States$3.3M
Empire RoboticsEmpire Robotics manufactures flexible robotics that enable the secure grasping and manipulation of various objects with a single tool.United States$1.8M
Couture TechnologiesCouture Technologies is a software development firm that specializes in the application of AI, ML, and 3D simulation technologies.United States$1.5M
Summit Technology LaboratorySummit Technology Laboratory is a deep-tech company located in Irvine, California.United States$1.3M
Panda Industries Inc.The mission of Panda Processing is to provide the most environmentally sustainable building material in the global marketplace.United States$102K
AccuPSAccuPS is a company based out of 1050 Roxboro Street, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States.United States$100K
Zebra AnalytixZebra Analytix is a Fayetteville, Arkansas-based company founded in 2017.United States$60K
How this map is made. Every startup here works in Advanced Manufacturing and has raised money in a round we track that names National Science Foundation as an investor. Each sits under the stage of its latest round. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.
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