Top Manufacturing Startups in San Francisco

11 employeesYC W17Early stage

Logistics & supply chain Applied AI & ML Manufacturing & chips

Distro

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The AI co-pilot for sales reps at industrial wholesale distributors.

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11 employeesYC S24Early stage

Logistics & supply chain Applied AI & ML Sales & marketing Manufacturing & chips

Soff

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AI Agents for Distributors

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6 employeesYC S24Growth stage

Robotics & drones Manufacturing & chips Applied AI & ML Productivity & automation

Almond

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A dual-arm robot built for physical AI.

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6 employeesYC X25Early stage

Robotics & drones Manufacturing & chips Applied AI & ML Data & analytics

Vision Lab

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Industrial data layer for robotics training

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11 employeesYC X25Early stage

Applied AI & ML Manufacturing & chips Climate & energy Real estate & construction

Torus

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Legora for physical engineering firms

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6 employeesYC S26Early stage

Logistics & supply chain Applied AI & ML Manufacturing & chips

Poka Labs

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Helping industrial manufacturers win deals fast, at the right price.

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5 employeesYC S24Early stage

atopile

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We make tools to design electronics circuit boards with code

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5 employeesYC W24Early stage

Manufacturing & chips Mobility & automotive

Steinmetz

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Next-Generation Power Electronics

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5 employeesYC W25Early stage

Logistics & supply chain Applied AI & ML Manufacturing & chips

Lumari

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AI Digital Workers for Supply Chain

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5 employeesYC X25Early stage

Foundation Industries

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What they do:

We supply hard tech companies with critical components.

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5 employeesYC X25Early stage

AI agents & assistants Applied AI & ML Manufacturing & chips

Avent

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What they do:

AI agents for industrial commerce

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5 employeesYC S25Early stage

Manufacturing & chips Applied AI & ML Mobility & automotive

MOVEdot

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AI Agents for Hardware Engineering

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10 employeesYC F25Early stage

Synphony

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robots & software for farms

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10 employeesYC X26Early stage

Aseon Labs

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Robotic pitstops for self-driving cars

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5 employeesYC X26Early stage

Robotics & drones Applied AI & ML Cloud & infrastructure Manufacturing & chips

Runtime.si

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What they do:

Evaluation Infrastructure for Robotics (YC F26)

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5 employeesYC F26Early stage

Robotics & drones Manufacturing & chips Applied AI & ML

Industrial Next

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IndustrialNext builds the AI brain for manufacturing –…

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9 employeesYC W22Growth stage

Relari

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What they do:

Building dexterous robots that learn from human biomechanics

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4 employeesYC W24Early stage

Applied AI & ML Manufacturing & chips

Conductor Quantum

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What they do:

AI that operates quantum computers for scientific discovery

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4 employeesYC S24Early stage

Outerport

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What they do:

Design automation for industrial electrical controls

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4 employeesYC S24Early stage

Manufacturing & chips Robotics & drones

Inversion Semiconductor

What they do:

Manufacturing the most powerful chips, 15x faster

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9 employeesYC W25Early stage

Applied AI & ML Robotics & drones Data & analytics Manufacturing & chips

DeepAware AI (Robotics Center of Silicon Valley)

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Robots, parts & RL envs & evals - delivered in 48 hrs / pickup in SF.

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4 employeesYC S25Early stage

Applied AI & ML Robotics & drones Manufacturing & chips

Darwin

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What they do:

Robots to build civilization

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4 employeesYC F25Early stage

Fort

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Strength Tracking Wearable

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4 employeesYC W26Early stage

Eden Robotics

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Autonomous services for humanity.

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4 employeesYC X26Early stage

Manufacturing & chips Robotics & drones

ProvenMetal

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What they do:

AI-native electronics manufacturing for the American industrial base

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4 employeesYC S26Early stage

Manufacturing & chips Climate & energy IoT & telecom

Carbic

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using ultrasonics + ml to analyze fluid behavior at infrastructure…

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8 employeesYC W16Early stage

Applied AI & ML Data & analytics Manufacturing & chips Mobility & automotive

Versable

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AI powered product description enhancement for the auto parts industry

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3 employeesYC W22Early stageRemote

Robotics & drones AI agents & assistants Applied AI & ML Manufacturing & chips

Lightberry

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What they do:

Robots with soul

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3 employeesYC F25Early stage

Asimov

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What they do:

Real-world human movement data for humanoid robots

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3 employeesYC W26Early stageRemote

Applied AI & ML Manufacturing & chips

Visibl Semiconductors

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What they do:

Custom silicon for power electronics

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3 employeesYC W26Early stage

Applied AI & ML Robotics & drones Manufacturing & chips

PerfectBit, Inc.

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What they do:

Robotics

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3 employeesYC X26Early stage

LightSprint

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What they do:

Software factory for product teams

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3 employeesYC X26Early stage

Robotics & drones Manufacturing & chips Space, aviation & defense IoT & telecom

Nine Fives

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RF test equipment for next-gen spacecraft, drones, and cellphones

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3 employeesYC X26Early stage

Robotics & drones Applied AI & ML Biotech & pharma Manufacturing & chips

Neuromorphic

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What they do:

Building robots to automate wetlabs

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3 employeesYC S26Early stage

Applied AI & ML Manufacturing & chips

83 Sciences

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What they do:

AI-native materials discovery powered by unpublished experimental data

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3 employeesYC S26Early stage