Crain's Detroit Business · Jun 2026
Coverage of the Detroit manufacturing startup's seed raise and its reindustrialization push.
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Detroit-based AI-powered industrial metals supplier building automated factories and software-driven quoting/ordering to deliver cut-to-size metal faster than legacy service centers.
Primary product
Aluminum plate cut to size
Founded
2025
Headquarters
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Team size
10-20
Work style
Onsite
Industry
Manufacturing
Sub-industry
Industrial metals supply / metals service center
Offices
Business model
Leadership
Founder & CEO
COO
Business Operations Lead
Business Operations Lead
General Manager
Founding Engineer
Investors
High-agency, mission-driven, hands-on factory-floor culture centered on speed, automation, and shipping real industrial output.
Work style
Onsite
Compensation
Public postings show on-site Detroit roles with hourly ranges roughly $17.50-$38/hr, Plant Manager $90K-$130K, and some roles offering equity; YC listed software roles at $80K-$165K plus 0.02%-0.08% equity.
Benefits
Pricing
Quote-based custom landed pricing; no public list pricing.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Crain's Detroit Business · Jun 2026
Coverage of the Detroit manufacturing startup's seed raise and its reindustrialization push.
NOX METALS blog · Jun 2026
Official announcement of the $11.5M seed round led by Hyperion, with participation from Palmer Luckey, Y Combinator, Jared Friedman, RoboStrategy, Operator Collective, DTX, Alumni Ventures, and others.
Michigan Enjoyer · Nov 2025
Feature on Zane Hengsperger and Nox Metals' Detroit manufacturing operation, early funding, and industrial mission.
American Bazaar · Aug 2025
Profile of the YC-backed company and its vertically integrated, automated metals factory strategy.
Y Combinator
YC launch page introducing Nox Metals as a modern metals supplier building vertically integrated factories with software and automation.