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Nox Metals

Active · Supplying America's Industrial Base

WebsiteYC profile

Why it ranks

How the rank works
15signal of 100 · rising 11
  • team of 52Team size · YC's directory+8.9
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • hiringHiring · Titles (titles.fru.dev), YC+2

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Competitors

AIProvenMetalShared: industrial base, manufacturing, americanYC S26San FranciscoStartup →AITenet IndustriesShared: automated factory, manufacturing, buildingYC X26MunichStartup →AIForge RoboticsShared: raw metal, building, manufacturing and roboticsYC F25San FranciscoStartup →AIUltrasoniumShared: manufacturing, metal, cheaperYC S26BostonStartup →AIEntoShared: turn raw, scale, buildingGoogle AI for Energy 2025Startup →
Companies closest to Nox Metals
Company
ProvenMetalShared: industrial base, manufacturing, americanYC S26ActiveAI
Tenet IndustriesShared: automated factory, manufacturing, buildingYC X26ActiveAI
Forge RoboticsShared: raw metal, building, manufacturing and roboticsYC F25ActiveAI
UltrasoniumShared: manufacturing, metal, cheaperYC S26ActiveAI
EntoShared: turn raw, scale, buildingGoogle AI for Energy 2025Not statedAI, Devtools

Adjacent

OtherInactiveAiSupervisionShared: manufacturing, factory, productionYC W22MannheimStartup →OtherAntropi RoboticsShared: manufacturing, factoryYC F26San FranciscoStartup →AICraonShared: turn raw500 Global 2025IndiaStartup →AINeuron IndustriesShared: manufacturing, industrial, factoryYC S26Los AngelesStartup →OtherEntocycleShared: automated factory, industrial, productionYC S17LondonStartup →
Companies next to Nox Metals
Company
AiSupervisionShared: manufacturing, factory, productionYC W22InactiveOther
Antropi RoboticsShared: manufacturing, factoryYC F26ActiveOther
CraonShared: turn raw500 Global 2025Not statedAI
Neuron IndustriesShared: manufacturing, industrial, factoryYC S26ActiveAI
EntocycleShared: automated factory, industrial, productionYC S17ActiveOther

Also from S25 in AI

All of S25
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Company
DuraniumReshoring critical metal productionteam of 12ActiveAI
NormalApplied research lab for hardware designteam of 4ActiveAI
PalomaAI-native custom software + data analytics for real economy operationsteam of 3ActiveAI, Data
AcrelyEnterprise Voice Agentsteam of 6InactiveAI
AdaptionalAI-powered insurance claims reviewhiringActiveAI
AgentMailEmail Inboxes for AI Agentsteam of 10hiringActiveAI, Devtools

Founders

  • Zane HengspergerFounder/CEO

About Nox Metals

Nox Metals is an AI-powered metals supplier powering modern American manufacturing at scale. We are building automated factories that turn raw metal into production-ready material faster, cheaper, and more reliably than legacy service centers.

YC batch
S25 · Summer 2025
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI
Team size
52
Location
Detroit, MI, USA
Founded
2025
Checked
10h ago

YC tags: Manufacturing

Changes seen

Team sizeOct 12, 2026

Team went from 35 to 52 people.

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Nox Metals in S25: 166 companies, 92% AI

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Nox Metals: questions

Which YC batch was Nox Metals in?

Nox Metals was in Y Combinator's Summer 2025 batch (S25).

Is Nox Metals still active?

Y Combinator lists Nox Metals as active.

Who founded Nox Metals?

Nox Metals's founders, as listed on its YC page: Zane Hengsperger (Founder/CEO).

Where is Nox Metals based?

Nox Metals lists Detroit, MI, USA as its location on YC's directory.