The venture studio for manufacturing and industrial ecosystems

We build AI-driven ventures that solve everyday pain points in factories, warehouses, and supply chains.

How we move the industrial economy forward

Industrial operations

Tools to streamline inspections, production visibility, and day-to-day plant logistics.

Providing aerial insights to asset owners via a network of 300,000+ pilots and standardized deliverables.

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Grant discovery, supply-chain visibility across 200,000+ companies, and procurement applications.

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Sales & marketing

Outbound, order automation, and analytics that drive top-line growth.

Lead generation and outreach engine sending 10,000+ emails/week with automated content and performance dashboards.

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Copilots and automations that capture and validate sales orders across ERP/CRM, cutting manual entry time dramatically.

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Community & ecosystem

Bringing founders, operators, and partners together to accelerate industrial innovation.

A nationwide community of ambitious founders, builders, investors, and advisors working on cutting-edge hard tech problems. Building America's hard tech ecosystem through events, workshops, and networking.

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200+ founders & engineers; members have raised $100M+ in VC funding; Hack Week winners and ongoing events.

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A Hard Tech X initiative that inspired the Reindustrialize Conference with participants from SpaceX, Anduril, Atomic, First Resonance, John Deere, GE, and more.

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A curated directory for finding trusted drone service providers near you. Search by location or job type.

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Industrial operations

DroneVault

DroneVault

DESCRIPTION

DroneVault centralizes inspection data and lets you either upload your own results or outsource projects to verified drone providers who deliver directly to your site.

MOTIVATION

Industrial inspections are slow, expensive, and often unsafe. DroneVault solves this by connecting you with vetted drone operators who deliver standardized inspection data directly to your platform, making aerial inspections as simple as ordering a ride.

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PalletSync

PalletSync

DESCRIPTION

Real-time pallet & material tracking that writes directly into your ERP so inventory stays accurate and production flows smoothly.

MOTIVATION

Manual inventory tracking leads to costly errors and production delays. PalletSync eliminates these issues by providing real-time visibility into your materials and pallets, automatically updating your ERP system so your teams can focus on production instead of paperwork.

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Sales & marketing

AutoSalesOrder

AutoSalesOrder

DESCRIPTION

AutoSalesOrder automates order entry with AI, cutting data-entry time from hours to minutes, while reducing costly mistakes.

MOTIVATION

Teams waste hours manually entering sales orders into ERP systems, introducing delays and errors.

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Honeybadger

Honeybadger

DESCRIPTION

Honeybadger delivers verified industrial buyer data and outreach-ready contacts, so your team can focus on conversations that lead to revenue.

MOTIVATION

Sales teams spend more time searching for qualified contacts than closing deals.

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Community & ecosystem

Hard Tech X

Hard Tech X

DESCRIPTION

The national organization for hard tech builders and founders. We connect, support, and empower the next generation of hard tech entrepreneurs through local chapters, events, and resources.

MOTIVATION

Building a nationwide network of hard tech communities to accelerate innovation in physical technology and manufacturing. Our mission is to make hard tech entrepreneurship more accessible and successful.

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Hard Tech Miami

Hard Tech Miami

DESCRIPTION

The Miami chapter of Hard Tech X, bringing together founders and engineers building physical technology companies. We run talks, demo nights, and build weeks, connecting teams with mentors, investors, and manufacturing partners.

MOTIVATION

A builder community for founders and engineers shipping real-world products. 200+ founders & engineers; members have raised $100M+ in VC funding.

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American Industrial Dynamism

American Industrial Dynamism

DESCRIPTION

A Hard Tech X initiative focused on rebuilding the industrial base of the U.S. We share practical playbooks, grant leads, and maps of manufacturers, and connect operators with the tools and people that help them ship.

MOTIVATION

A community and research effort focused on rebuilding the industrial base of the U.S. We share practical playbooks, grant leads, and maps of manufacturers.

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DroneBusinesses.com

DroneBusinesses.com

DESCRIPTION

The searchable directory of 300,000+ trusted drone service providers across the US.

MOTIVATION

Search by location or job type such as inspections, mapping, filming, and more, then review profiles and past work.

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