Factory Startup Ideas

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4 years ago

A startup focused on the development of specialty plastics. It’s got a factory in the US, and its first product is a sustainable, nontoxic version of the plastic used to make fiberglass.

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4 years ago

A startup that allows people to build and custom-order the furniture they want, even if the factory can’t make it yet.

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5 years ago

This startup is building a “sugar factory” that will use a patented process to turn sugar beet waste from the food industry into ethanol.

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5 years ago

A “factory farming” startup that plans to take over the entire process of raising and slaughtering animals from the farm to the table.

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5 years ago

Apple’s iOS operating system lacks a centralized directory to find and open files. Filefactory has built a solution that will let you “find files and get notifications for files that are important to you—in any app”.

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5 years ago

A social enterprise in Indonesia that sells bedsheets made of recycled plastic. The company is building a factory that can make up to 50,000 bedsheets a week.

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5 years ago

A company that can assemble furniture from a factory in China, and ship it directly to a customer.

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4 years ago

A startup that’s building a computer vision platform to help people scan products for defects at the factory level.

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5 years ago

The App Factory is building a platform to build, distribute, and manage applications from a team of developers and designers. It’s a mix of Slack, Trello, and Jira.

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5 years ago

A B2B Internet of Things platform for the construction industry that offers a platform for construction companies to make products that can be automated, from construction vehicles to buildings. The company is building a “smart factory” that offers a low-cost manufacturing model that can be automated, allowing construction companies to run on lean manufacturing principles.

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2 years ago

The idea behind Crowdcast is to leverage the crowd to fund the covering of physical assets, like the building of a new college library or the refurbishment of an old factory.

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4 years ago

The startup offers a tool for companies to make their own custom, branded products, using a 3D printer and a factory in China. The company has partnered with Unilever, United Parcel Service, and Chipotle among others.

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4 years ago

A machine learning platform that helps companies make more accurate predictions about when they’ll run out of inventory. The startup is looking to build a “data factory” to make its predictions more accurate.

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3 years ago

Rethink Robotics is building a competitor to the industrial robot arms that dominate factory floors, building a robot that is more efficient and flexible. Its robot, called Sawyer, is also more human-centered, with arms that can be repositioned, and arms that can pick up and move things.

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4 years ago

A startup looking to make the world’s best, high-end machine parts with a focus on precision machining. Their idea is to build a factory that can produce any size and shape part, anywhere in the world, with high precision and great quality.

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3 years ago

A platform for removing tobacco from the market using a new technique called “vapor extraction”, which pulls the nicotine out of tobacco with water. The startup manufactures the product in a factory in Israel.

63

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3 years ago

The team behind E-commerce Startup Factory is pitching to help businesses that have grown but need to scale their operations. They are looking for startups that have launched a business, but are not yet ready for expansion.

60

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3 years ago

A startup that builds smart, flexible and collapsible furniture. The startup says it has built a $5.5 million SaaS platform that uses automated 3D printing to create furniture in a factory and ships it directly to customers.

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3 years ago

This startup has developed a system that can be used by the military or a company to monitor their assets, from the price of a single barrel of oil to the temperature of a factory. They’ve been able to use the system for a car dealership to monitor the condition of their cars, for instance, and more.

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3 years ago

A company that has created a software platform to help restaurants plan their menus. The startup has 250 restaurants using it and has partnered with 7,000 restaurants, including The Cheesecake Factory and Cafe Boulud.

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2 years ago

A tool for managing manufacturing operations. The startup wants to build a “digital factory” that brings together the tools companies need to manage production.

29

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2 years ago

A start-up that has created a car that can be driven without a driver and can perform as well as a factory-made car.

26

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5 years ago

Idea: A startup that provides software for scheduling employees on factory floors, allowing them to match production capacity with demand and prevent under- or over-production of goods.

20

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5 years ago

A company that provides a way to keep track of all the machines in a factory.

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6 hours ago

A B2B tool that automates compliance audits for small manufacturers by scanning factory floors with smartphone cameras and generating regulatory reports instantly.

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16 seconds ago

An AI-powered compliance trainer using voice calls and quizzes for factory workers, boosting retention over videos.

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5 years ago

Idea: A startup that makes sense of the different data that’s collected from different parts of a factory, or a building

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Factory Startup Ideas

A startup focused on the development of specialty plastics. It’s got a factory in the US, and its first product is a sustainable, nontoxic version of the plastic used to make fiberglass.

A startup that allows people to build and custom-order the furniture they want, even if the factory can’t make it yet.

This startup is building a “sugar factory” that will use a patented process to turn sugar beet waste from the food industry into ethanol.

A “factory farming” startup that plans to take over the entire process of raising and slaughtering animals from the farm to the table.

Apple’s iOS operating system lacks a centralized directory to find and open files. Filefactory has built a solution that will let you “find files and get notifications for files that are important to you—in any app”.

A social enterprise in Indonesia that sells bedsheets made of recycled plastic. The company is building a factory that can make up to 50,000 bedsheets a week.

A company that can assemble furniture from a factory in China, and ship it directly to a customer.

A startup that’s building a computer vision platform to help people scan products for defects at the factory level.

The App Factory is building a platform to build, distribute, and manage applications from a team of developers and designers. It’s a mix of Slack, Trello, and Jira.

The idea behind Crowdcast is to leverage the crowd to fund the covering of physical assets, like the building of a new college library or the refurbishment of an old factory.

The startup offers a tool for companies to make their own custom, branded products, using a 3D printer and a factory in China. The company has partnered with Unilever, United Parcel Service, and Chipotle among others.

A machine learning platform that helps companies make more accurate predictions about when they’ll run out of inventory. The startup is looking to build a “data factory” to make its predictions more accurate.

Rethink Robotics is building a competitor to the industrial robot arms that dominate factory floors, building a robot that is more efficient and flexible. Its robot, called Sawyer, is also more human-centered, with arms that can be repositioned, and arms that can pick up and move things.

A startup looking to make the world’s best, high-end machine parts with a focus on precision machining. Their idea is to build a factory that can produce any size and shape part, anywhere in the world, with high precision and great quality.

A platform for removing tobacco from the market using a new technique called “vapor extraction”, which pulls the nicotine out of tobacco with water. The startup manufactures the product in a factory in Israel.

The team behind E-commerce Startup Factory is pitching to help businesses that have grown but need to scale their operations. They are looking for startups that have launched a business, but are not yet ready for expansion.

A startup that builds smart, flexible and collapsible furniture. The startup says it has built a $5.5 million SaaS platform that uses automated 3D printing to create furniture in a factory and ships it directly to customers.

A company that has created a software platform to help restaurants plan their menus. The startup has 250 restaurants using it and has partnered with 7,000 restaurants, including The Cheesecake Factory and Cafe Boulud.

A tool for managing manufacturing operations. The startup wants to build a “digital factory” that brings together the tools companies need to manage production.

A start-up that has created a car that can be driven without a driver and can perform as well as a factory-made car.

Idea: A startup that provides software for scheduling employees on factory floors, allowing them to match production capacity with demand and prevent under- or over-production of goods.

A company that provides a way to keep track of all the machines in a factory.

A B2B tool that automates compliance audits for small manufacturers by scanning factory floors with smartphone cameras and generating regulatory reports instantly.

An AI-powered compliance trainer using voice calls and quizzes for factory workers, boosting retention over videos.

Idea: A startup that makes sense of the different data that’s collected from different parts of a factory, or a building