How many total Manufacturing SaaS companies are there?

As of Oct 2026, there are 4,389 active companies in Manufacturing SaaS sector.

Which countries have the most Manufacturing SaaS companies?

United States (1,150) has the highest number of Manufacturing SaaS companies, followed by India (487) and Germany (385).

How many Manufacturing SaaS companies are funded?

As of Oct 2026, 962 companies in this sector have received funding.

Which company has raised the most funding in Manufacturing SaaS sector?

As of Oct 2026, Augury has secured $369M in funding, making it the highest-funded company in the Manufacturing SaaS sector.

Which country has attracted the most investment in Manufacturing SaaS companies?

With $8.82B in total funding, United States has attracted the most investment among Manufacturing SaaS companies.

Who are the top investors in Manufacturing SaaS companies?

The top investors in Manufacturing SaaS companies by number of investments are Europa, Y Combinator and Plug and Play Tech Center

How much venture capital has Manufacturing SaaS sector attracted?

In the last 10 years, venture capital firms have invested $6.67B in this sector.

How many unicorns has Manufacturing SaaS sector produced?

Globally, there are 8 unicorns in Manufacturing SaaS sector, to date.

Manufacturing SaaS - 2026 Market & Investments Trends

There are 4.67K companies in the Manufacturing SaaS sector across the world, with 962 funded companies having collectively raised $14.9B in venture capital money and private equity. Overall 532 of these are Series A+ funded and the sector has seen the creation of 8 Unicorns.

Manufacturing SaaS sector has seen 242 acquisitions and 58 IPOs. This represents almost 6.4% of all such companies - which is higher than the 4.0% exit rate of tech companies in general.

This sector includes companies provide SaaS solutions that assist manufacturers throughout the manufacturing value chain. From product design, prototyping, simulation, production analysis, monitoring, and equipment maintenance, etc.

Manufacturing SaaS sector is also known as Manufacturing SaaS Solutions, Advanced Manufacturing SaaS or Digital Manufacturing SaaS.

Companies included in Manufacturing SaaS sector

Includes companies offering PLM suites, CAD, engineering analysis solutions, manufacturing execution solutions, process control software, asset maintenance, EHS tools, etc. that are provided on SaaS model

Companies excluded in Manufacturing SaaS sector

Excludes companies offering hardware solutions, and on-premise software solutions for the manufacturing industry. Also excludes companies offering software for multiple industries/non-manufacturing industries

Key Metrics

Total Companies

4.67K

Top Companies

Altair, Infor & more

Total Funding

Funded Companies

Series A+ Companies

Series C+ Companies

Unicorns Created

IPOs

Acquisitions

242

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Manufacturing SaaS Solutions or Advanced Manufacturing SaaS

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There are more than 4.67K companies in Manufacturing SaaS. Altair is the top Manufacturing SaaS company globally, ranked using Tracxn Score (what's this?).

Here are 5 of the top Manufacturing SaaS companies globally:

Company	Description	Location	Founded	Current Stage	Private Funding Raised
Altair	Provider of enterprise software for simulation, data analytics, AI, and HPC	Troy (United States)	1985	Acquired	$35.1M
Infor	Cloud based ERP software for multi industries	New York City (United States)	2002	Acquired	$1.52B
Dayforce	Developer of human capital management software providing HR and talent solutions	Toronto (Canada)	2008	Acquired	$30M
PTC	Provider of software for product lifecycle management, CAD, IoT, and service	Boston (United States)	1985	Public	-
Augury	Provider of IoT and cloud-based machine analytics and predictive maintenance solutions	New York City (United States)	2011	Series F	$369M

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Companies founded year-on-year in the Manufacturing SaaS sector

415 new startups have been founded so far in 2026 in the Manufacturing SaaS sector. This is the most number of startups founded in any year in the last 10 years.

Total Number of Companies

Year	No. of companies
2026	415
2025	244
2024	157
2023	135
2022	137
2021	157
2020	191
2019	227
2018	221
2017	180

Companies founded across countries in the Manufacturing SaaS sector

United States has 1,150 Manufacturing SaaS startups, the most by any country, followed by India which has 487 startups and Germany which has 385.

Total Number of Companies

Country	No. of companies
United States	1,150
India	487
Germany	385
United Kingdom	233
Canada	173
China	135
France	135
Italy	95
Netherlands	89
Australia	81

Stage-wise distribution of the Manufacturing SaaS sector

Out of the total 4,671 Manufacturing SaaS companies, 962 have secured funding. Among them, 532 have reached Series A or higher, and 401 to Series B or beyond.

Founded - 4,671

Funded - 962

Series A+ - 532

Series B+ - 401

Series C+ - 345

Company Stage	No. of companies
Founded	4,671
Funded	962
Series A+	532
Series B+	401
Series C+	345

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4.7K+ Total Companies
$14.9B+ Total Funding
960+ Funded Companies
55+ IPOs
240+ Acquisitions

Total funding year-on-year in the Manufacturing SaaS sector

The Manufacturing SaaS sector saw a total funding of more than $12.8B in the last 10 years. The most amount of funding was in 2025 at more than $3.7B. There has been a total funding of $1.06B in 2026 till date.

Total Funding

Year	Total Funding
2026	$1.06B
2025	$3.7B
2024	$809M
2023	$676M
2022	$1.1B
2021	$1.61B
2020	$650M
2019	$2.12B
2018	$526M
2017	$576M

Total funding across countries in the Manufacturing SaaS sector

In the last 10 years, Manufacturing SaaS startups in United States have recieved the highest funding among all countries - $8.82B. Germany follows with $498M and China with $453M.

Total Funding

Country	Total Funding
United States	$8.82B
Germany	$498M
China	$453M
Canada	$385M
United Kingdom	$316M
France	$263M
India	$205M
Japan	$77.5M
Switzerland	$65.2M
Australia	$8.49M

Total funding amount raised by stage in the Manufacturing SaaS sector

Over the last 10 years, the Manufacturing SaaS sector have seen $829M into Seed Stage funding rounds, $4.64B into Early Stage funding rounds and $2.96B go into Late Stage funding rounds.

Funding Stage	Total Funding
Early Stage	$4.64B
Late Stage	$2.96B
Post IPO	$2.23B
PE	$1.6B
Seed Stage	$829M
Debt	$114M
Grant	$57.6M

Recent Funding Rounds in Manufacturing SaaS

In the year 2026, till September 2026, Manufacturing SaaS companies have raised $1.06B in equity funding across 84 rounds. In the same period last year (i.e. till September 2025), Manufacturing SaaS companies had raised $1.36B across 96 rounds. So, 2026 has seen a 22.11% drop in funding in Manufacturing SaaS companies as compared to 2025.

Here are some recent, important funding rounds in Manufacturing SaaS:

Company	Round Raised	Amount Raised	Funding Date	Investors
Axya	Series A	1852	Sep 24, 2026	McRock Capital and 3 more
Rapta	Series A	9233	Sep 11, 2026	Voyager Capital and 7 more
CloudNC	Series B	9848	Sep 08, 2026	Nimble Ventures and 2 more
Comfo Labs	Seed	1969	Aug 06, 2026	Prodigy Investment
Factbird	Series B	9857	Aug 06, 2026	Verdane and 2 more

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Europa is the top investor in Manufacturing SaaS companies based on number of companies invested.

Here are some top investors in Manufacturing SaaS:

Investor	Location	Top Portfolio Companies
Europa	Belgium	Altair, Infor, Cadence and AVEVA
Y Combinator	Mountain View (United States)	TRACTIAN, UpKeep, CoLab Software and Cerrion
Plug and Play Tech Center	Sunnyvale (United States)	Uptake, Tulip, Base Two and Falkonry
Insight Partners	New York City (United States)	Augury, WorkForce Software, Tulip and Litmus
National Science Foundation	Arlington (United States)	Gerber Technology, Veros Systems, KCF Technologies and Beet Analytics Technology

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In the year 2026, till September 2026, 17 acquisitions happened in Manufacturing SaaS sector. Last year, in 2025, a total of 14 acquisitions happened in Manufacturing SaaS sector.

Here are some recent, important acquisitions in Manufacturing SaaS:

Company	Acquisition Type	Acquisition Date	Acquirers
Samp AI	Business Acquisition	Sep 04, 2026	Aize
Babtec	Business Acquisition	Aug 24, 2026	Paragon Partners
Imos	Business Acquisition	Aug 21, 2026	Cyncly
Flagssoftware	Business Acquisition	Aug 18, 2026	Recur Software
LLumin	Business Acquisition	Aug 14, 2026	Computer Associates

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Acquisition trends in Manufacturing SaaS

Here are the acquisition trends in Manufacturing SaaS:

Total Number of Acquisitions

Year	No. of companies
2026	17
2025	14
2024	24
2023	19
2022	33
2021	20
2020	14
2019	31
2018	18
2017	10

In the year 2021, till November 2021, 4 IPOs happened in Manufacturing SaaS sector.

Here are some recent, important IPOs in Manufacturing SaaS:

Company	IPO Date	Exchange Symbol
MultiSensor AI	Nov 19, 2021	National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ)
MultiSensor AI	Oct 18, 2021	National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ)
Synopsys	Jul 16, 2021	Vienna Stock Exchange (VIE)
Cadence	Jul 16, 2021	Vienna Stock Exchange (VIE)
Cadence	Jun 01, 2020	Brazil Stock Exchange (B3)

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Companies founded by alumni from top colleges in the Manufacturing SaaS sector

Most number of Manufacturing SaaS startups have been founded by alumni from Stanford University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and University of California (Berkeley).

College	No. of companies
Stanford University	24
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	17
University of California (Berkeley)	17
Harvard University	11
Imperial College London	11
University of Toronto	11
IIT Kanpur	10
Carnegie Mellon University	9
IIT Bombay	9
University of California (Los Angeles)	9

Total funding in companies founded by alumni from top colleges in the the Manufacturing SaaS sector

In the last 10 years, Carnegie Mellon University graduates' Manufacturing SaaS companies have raised the most funding among top colleges. Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni are second, and Technion Israel Institute Technology alumni are third.

College	Total Funding
Carnegie Mellon University	$2.12B
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	$1.06B
Technion Israel Institute Technology	$725M
Columbia University	$558M
Stanford University	$340M
University of California (Berkeley)	$316M
MIT Sloan School of Management	$291M
Tel Aviv University	$287M
University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business	$240M
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology	$228M