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6 companies · 8 sectors · 2 investors

The first controlled nuclear chain reaction took place under the stands of the University of Chicago's Stagg Field in 1942. Impossible Objects makes industrial 3D printers for carbon fiber composite parts, and Formic rents robots to mid-sized manufacturers as a service.

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Manufacturing2
AI2
Defense2
Drones2
Robotics1
Communications1
Materials1
Energy1

Recently on the Wire

Impossible Objects raises a $40M Series B to scale production of its composite 3D printers
Funding·Sep 11, 2026·Impossible Objects (Business Wire)

Investors based in Chicago

Bravo Victor Venture CapitalGiant Step Capital

All 6 companies

FormicChicago
Robotics·Manufacturing·AI
Robots as a service for mid-market manufacturers
HologramChicago
Communications
Cellular connectivity and SIM management for IoT devices
Impossible ObjectsNorthbrook
Manufacturing
Industrial 3D printers for carbon fiber composite parts
Lakril TechnologiesChicago
Materials·Energy
Catalysts that make bio-based acrylic acid from lactic acid
Maquoketa ResearchElk Grove Village
Defense·Drones·AI
Menet AeroGenoa City
Drones·Defense
Tethered drone systems for military communications and EW