The Engineer · May 2026
Reports the funding round and describes the company’s automated PCB factory model and UK R&D footprint.
On-Demand Electronics Manufacturing
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
CircuitHub is a remote-first automated electronics manufacturing company that helps hardware teams turn PCB designs into physical boards quickly through its software-defined factory platform and ‘Grid’ automation system.
Primary product
Automated on-demand PCB/PCBA manufacturing platform ('The Grid')
Founded
2012
Headquarters
South Deerfield, Massachusetts, United States
Team size
51-100
Work style
Remote
Industry
Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
Sub-industry
Automated PCB assembly / PCBA manufacturing
Offices
9 jobs at CircuitHub
Business model
Stage
Series A
Total raised
$48M
Latest round
Series A · May 2026
Latest amount
$28M
Leadership
Founder & CEO
Founder & CTO
Director of Communications
VP of Production
Founders
Jon Friedman
Founder
Investors
Remote-first, international, transparent, hard-working, and continuous-improvement oriented, with an engineering-led culture.
Work style
Remote
Compensation
Public job listings surfaced in the YC profile show market-competitive pay plus equity, including examples such as $140K-$250K USD and 0.10%-0.40% equity for US robotics engineering roles, and £80K-£150K GBP with 0.10%-0.25% equity for UK roles.
Benefits
Pricing
Quote-based on-demand manufacturing with instant interactive pricing; positioned as low-cost turnkey PCB assembly.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
$1M-$10M
Estimated monthly visits
21.8K
The Engineer · May 2026
Reports the funding round and describes the company’s automated PCB factory model and UK R&D footprint.
CircuitHub · May 2026
Official announcement of a $28M Series A led by Plural, bringing total raised to $48M and outlining expansion of the Massachusetts factory and Europe plans.
TNW · May 2026
Profiles the round, names founders, and says the funding supports expansion across the US and Europe plus a move into full-service electronics manufacturing.
Tech.eu · May 2026
Covers the Plural-led round and the company’s plan to expand automated factories and engineering capacity.
Axios · May 2026
Axios reported CircuitHub raised a $28M Series A, focusing on scaling electronics manufacturing capacity.