VentureBeat reported that Manufact had only three employees and had not yet demonstrated a scalable revenue model, despite its $6.3M seed round.
SourceOpen source SDK & cloud infrastructure for MCP Servers & ChatGPT Apps
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Manufact (formerly mcp-use) is a Y Combinator S25, San Francisco–based developer platform for the Model Context Protocol: an open-source mcp-use SDK plus Manufact Cloud for building, testing, deploying, and monitoring MCP Apps and MCP Servers. Public materials do not show a separately named CEO; the founders are Luigi Pederzani and Pietro Zullo.
Primary product
Manufact Cloud plus the open-source mcp-use SDK for building and deploying MCP Apps and MCP Servers
Founded
2025
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Team size
1-10
Industry
Software Development
Sub-industry
Developer tools / AI infrastructure / MCP infrastructure
Offices
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Business model
Stage
Seed
Total raised
$6.9M
Latest round
Seed · Feb 2026
Latest amount
$6.3M
Leadership
Co-Founder
Co-Founder
Founding Engineer
Investors
Open-source, developer-first, and founder-led, with a strong emphasis on shipping quickly, MCP-native infrastructure, and practical tooling for deployment, testing, and observability.
Compensation
Public YC job posts show base salary ranges of $100K-$180K for Senior Infrastructure Engineer, $100K-$150K for Marketing & Events Lead, and $100K-$160K for Developer Advocate & Partnerships, plus roughly 0.10%-0.70% equity depending on role. Some roles are listed as San Francisco or Remote.
Pricing
Usage-based pricing with monthly credits and pay-as-you-go overages across Free, Hobby, Startup, and Enterprise tiers; enterprise uses custom pricing.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
VentureBeat reported that Manufact had only three employees and had not yet demonstrated a scalable revenue model, despite its $6.3M seed round.
SourceManufact Blog · Jul 2026
Case study showing AgentMail using Manufact infrastructure for production MCP hosting, handling more than 100,000 tool calls per week and reaching production within about a week.
Manufact Blog · Jul 2026
Explains how OpenAI's ChatGPT/Codex merge affects MCP builders and says Manufact is built for the new workflow, with mcp-use for app metadata and Manufact Cloud for production deployment.
Manufact Blog · May 2026
Describes iAhorro shipping a ChatGPT mortgage-simulation app in four working days with mcp-use and Manufact Cloud, using publishing checks and hosted deployment.
Manufact Blog · May 2026
Covers Meilleurtaux's ChatGPT mortgage app launch, built with mcp-use and Manufact Cloud, and the role of publishing checks and analytics in getting to production.
VentureBeat · Mar 2026
Reports Manufact's $6.3M seed round led by Peak XV, with participation from Liquid 2 Ventures, Ritual Capital, Pioneer Fund, and Y Combinator, and notes the company was still small and early.