NOX METALS (YC S25)

At NOX METALS (YC S25) we are hiring our second factory deployed software engineer in Detroit, MI. Help build the software that runs modern metal factories. Come reindustrialize America.

The NOX METALS (YC S25) crew cutting plate for a customer out in California. We’re proud to supply America’s industrial base by moving fast, cutting costs, and building the kind of factory this country needs. Shoutout to our incredible team, customers, and investors for taking a part in reindustrializing America. Kelly Gibb Joshua Darakdjian Zane Hengsperger Ahabue Gregory Odiase

NOX METALS is throwing our factory grand opening in Late October in Detroit, MI. Food, drinks, and even a DJ. 199 people signed up so far! Come see the future of reindustrialization. We'd love to to invite you, RSVP here: https://lnkd.in/eSE6pMHk?

𝟏 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝐍𝐎𝐗 𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐋𝐒 (𝐘𝐂 𝐒𝟐𝟓) 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝 $𝟒.𝟔 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠. NOX METALS is ushering in a new era in American industrial supply—anchoring their operations in Detroit with a mission to revamp the raw metals supply chain. Startup : NOX METALS (YC S25) Founders :Zane Hengsperger Key Highlights 1. Raised $500,000 in an accelerator / incubator round, backed by Y Combinator 2. Part of the YC Summer 2025 (S25) batch 3. Operates vertically integrated, software-driven automated factories to deliver faster, lower-cost metal components . 4. Their platform transforms quotes to factory orders in real time, cutting lead times and eliminating intermediaries Goal: Become the fastest, most reliable raw metals supplier to U.S. manufacturers. This isn’t just a raise—it’s a signal: the next chapter of American metal supply starts here. We’re honored to spotlight Zane’s vision and NOX’s bold journey on The Dollar Story. Follow The Dollar Story Instagram : https://lnkd.in/g9zD3w3F #startup #funding #manufacturing #industrialtech #TheDollarStory

Zane from Nox Metals brought an actual metal cube to YC Demo Day. While his batch mates demoed software on laptops, he hefted a 50-pound block of steel onto the table. Nox is building the most efficient metal service centers in America, cutting costs for every factory that needs raw materials. They're targeting the $300 billion metal service industry that puts a "tax" on every piece of metal sold in America. As AI companies scale, they need physical infrastructure. The founders building AI agents etc etc will eventually need servers, chips, and components. Someone has to cut, shape, and deliver the “atoms” that power the “bits”! Nox closed their round in weeks. Their family business background gives them domain expertise that software engineers can't replicate. When your dad ran a machine shop and you started scrubbing floors at 14, you understand manufacturing in ways that can't be learned from documentation. China dominates metal supply chains because they built efficient, integrated systems.... Nox is betting they can compete with better technology, automation, and American manufacturing advantages. The tariff environment makes domestic supply chains more valuable. Among re-industrialization trends and bringing manufacturing back to America, we need reliable suppliers who can deliver materials quickly and cost-effectively. Nox wants to be the AWS of metal - making raw materials as accessible as cloud computing. When AI scales beyond servers into robots, autonomous vehicles, and physical automation, the companies controlling the supply chain for raw materials will capture enormous value. The metal cube is a reminder that even in the day and age of AI… someone still has to make the stuff that makes the stuff!

At Nox Metals, every pound of steel and aluminum we move goes straight into America’s factories. >Tool & die shops >Aerospace suppliers >Automotive innovators >Heavy industry and beyond Service centers are the bloodstream of American manufacturing. $800M+ of metal flows into the industrial base every single day, and we’re building the next generation supply chain to make it faster, cheaper, and stronger. Every order is part of something bigger: reindustrialization. Our mission is simple — supply America’s builders with metal at speed and cost that puts us back on top.

At NOX METALS (YC S25) we want to double, triple, and quadruple down on content/social/marketing. This is where 90% of our RFQs come from. We are hiring for a position to help us grow our reach. If you’d like to help supply America’s industrial base and want to build out of a Detroit WW2 factory, DM me!

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