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Snapshot 2026-10-20- Startup SignalsRankedof 2,259↓20
- ManufacturingRankedof 98↓1
- AgentsRankedof 289↓4
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Forgepoint, founded in 2025 in the US, builds Frank, an AI agent that acts as an inside sales rep for manufacturers, automating the RFQ-to-quote workflow (requirement parsing, cost-model pricing, quote generation and CRM/ERP sync) for foundries, metal fabricators, injection molders and machine shops.
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- 2026-10-14Seed$10M
Investors · Primary Venture Partners、a16z speedrun
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BusinessLatest roundTotal raisedDate- Forgepoint
Forgepoint, founded in 2025 in the US, builds Frank, an AI agent that acts as an inside sales rep for manufacturers, automating the RFQ-to-quote workflow (requirement parsing, cost-model pricing, quote generation and CRM/ERP sync) for foundries, metal fabricators, injection molders and machine shops.
Seed · $10M · 2026-10
$10M
United States
BusinessLatest roundTotal raisedDate- Uptool
Uptool, founded in 2024 in San Mateo, California, USA, provides AI quoting software for small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises to accelerate the price quotation process.
Seed · $6M · 2026-02
$6M - Arda
Arda builds an AI interface and agent for manufacturing engineers that turns CAD product designs into assembly-line work instructions and production processes and reconfigures operations when designs or demand change, with plans to extend into robotics. Founded in 2025 by alumni of OpenAI, Adept and Palantir; Anduril is its first design partner.
Series A · $230M · 2026-10 · Valuation $1.5B
$230MValuation $1.5B - Dryft
Dryft, founded in 2024 by Anna-Julia (AJ) Storch and Leonie Freisinger and headquartered in San Francisco, builds an agentic operating system for manufacturing operations (Hugo AI). It combines context-aware AI agents with mathematical optimization to automate decisions such as inventory monitoring, supplier follow-up, safety-stock adjustment, production planning and supply-chain coordination that legacy ERP systems leave to manual work, a category it calls Enterprise Resource Automation, serving European and US industrial manufacturers.
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Founders Fund
10 Manufacturing deals in the last 24 months · 2 at a nearby stage · 10 in NYC Metro
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9 Manufacturing deals in the last 24 months · 6 at a nearby stage · 7 in NYC Metro
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8 Manufacturing deals in the last 24 months · 1 at a nearby stage · 8 in NYC Metro
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7 Manufacturing deals in the last 24 months · 6 at a nearby stage · 7 in NYC Metro
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6 Manufacturing deals in the last 24 months · 4 at a nearby stage · 2 in NYC Metro
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5 Manufacturing deals in the last 24 months · 3 at a nearby stage · 5 in NYC Metro
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