
Atomic Industries
What they do:
Software orchestrated mass production of plastics
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HQ: Cleveland, OH, United States
This list has 42 startups and was last updated on Oct 15, 2026. 4 of them are hiring right now. Biggest hubs: Columbus (11), Cincinnati (9), and Dayton (6). Largest teams: Atomic Industries, DemandSphere, and Healia. Latest round: Skelo Wear raised $500K (Oct 9, 2026).

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Software orchestrated mass production of plastics
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HQ: Cleveland, OH, United States

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$5M · Equity · Feb 2026
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$4.02M · Equity · Oct 2026
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$3M · Equity · May 2026
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There are 42 startups on this list, last updated on Oct 15, 2026.
4 of them are hiring right now, including Atomic Industries, Healia, and Spot Health.
By team size: Atomic Industries (60 employees), DemandSphere (40 employees), and Healia (15 employees).
Latest rounds: Skelo Wear — $500K Equity (Oct 2026), Unison Risk Advisors — $56.2M Equity (Oct 2026), and Scatr — $6.32M Equity (Oct 2026).
The biggest hubs are Columbus (11), Cincinnati (9), and Dayton (6).