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Startup · United States

First Resonance

HQ Los AngelesFounded 201811-50 employees

First Resonance is transforming manufacturing with its ION Factory Operating System (OS) that transcends MES to integrate people, machines, and processes to meet the dynamic needs of modern hardware development and production. Designed for industries such as aviation, energy, and automotive, ION offers features like as-built bill of materials (aBOM) traceability, real-time collaboration, and seamless integration with existing tools through its flexible API. By enabling manufacturers to accelerate production, enhance quality, and maintain compliance, First Resonance is empowering companies to build complex products—from electric airplanes to autonomous vehicles—more efficiently and sustainably.

Startup
Website
Total raised
~$31.8M
6 rounds
Last round
~$12.5M
Series C · Dec 24, 2024
Systems
4
Investments
1
1 company

Funding6 rounds · ~$31.8M

Equity raised
~$31.8M
Latest
~$12.5MSeries C · Dec 24, 2024
Cumulative raised$30.0M
Feb 24, 2021Dec 24, 2024

Raised counts equity rounds; debt, secondary sales and grants are totaled separately. Amounts in other currencies are converted at the announcement month's average rate. A ~ marks an estimated or converted amount.

Systems4

ION Analytics

Analytics module in the ION platform for monitoring manufacturing operations.

Maturity not rated

ION Autoplan

Scheduling module in the ION platform for planning manufacturing builds and resources.

Maturity not rated

ION Factory OS

Manufacturing operations software for managing production workflows and traceability.

Maturity not rated

ION Intelligence

Automation engine within ION Factory OS for coordinating manufacturing workflows.

Maturity not rated

Newest unveiled first. Open a system for its milestone timeline, components and sources.

Portfolio1 company · 0 leads

  • Sift
    Seed · Participant
    $7.5M
    Nov 7, 2023

One row per round this investor joined. Round size is the whole round, not this investor's share.

People2

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Sources19

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Profile3

  1. 1
    NewsSift raises $7.5M to build a telemetry stack for the 'digital backbone to the physical world'

    TechCrunch · Nov 7, 2023 · Supports Organization

    “The capital comes from leading hardware investor Riot Ventures, enterprise SaaS investor Fika Ventures and participation from First Resonance, Datum and Duro.”
  2. 2
    CompanyModern Manufacturing Software | First Resonance

    First Resonance · Supports Organization · name

    “Modern Manufacturing Software | First Resonance”
  3. 3
    DatabaseFirst Resonance - LinkedIn company profile

    LinkedIn · Supports Organization · employee range

    “employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 11-50 employees)”

Systems4

  1. 4
    CompanyION Factory OS | Manufacturing Software Systems | First Resonance

    First Resonance · Supports System

    “ION Factory OS is the first modern operating system purpose-built for agile, high-mix, complex manufacturing. It unifies your workflows, teams, and systems into one platform, enabling you to respond faster, reduce waste, and scale your operations with confidence.”
  2. 5
    CompanyFirst Resonance | ION Analytics: Illuminate your factory and drive with data

    First Resonance · Supports System

    “ION Analytics delivers real-time visibility into every corner of your operation, empowering your team to manage proactively and avoid surprises.”
  3. 6
    CompanyMRP Software | ION Autoplan | First Resonance

    First Resonance · Supports System

    “ION Autoplan is a smart scheduling engine built for high-mix, fast-moving factories. It automatically prioritizes builds, assigns resources, and replans as conditions change — powered by real-time, data-backed insights with minimal manual input.”
  4. 7
    CompanyION Intelligence | Autonomous Optimization for Advanced Manufacturing

    First Resonance · Supports System

    “ION Intelligence is the agentic automation engine inside ION Factory OS. Built for speed and semi-autonomy, it offloads manual steps while keeping humans in control.”

Funding10

  1. 8
    DatabaseFirst Resonance - Owler company profile

    Owler · Oct 6, 2026 · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount

    “Sep 2023”
  2. 9
    NewsFirst Resonance Closes Funding Round

    FinSMEs · Dec 24, 2024 · Supports Funding round

    “led by Third Prime, with participation from Craft Ventures, Blue Bear Capital, and E12”
  3. 10
    Regulatory filingFirst Resonance, Inc. - SEC Form D (0001855716-24-000001)

    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · Nov 7, 2024 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “Total Amount Sold $ 10,823,538 USD”
  4. 11
    NewsEmerson Ventures Invests in First Resonance

    PR Newswire · Sep 27, 2023 · Supports Funding round · stage

    “Emerson (NYSE: EMR) today announced it has made a strategic investment through Emerson Ventures, its corporate venture capital arm, in First Resonance, a Los Angeles-based start-up transforming manufacturing with its ION Factory Operating System (OS).”
  5. 12
    Regulatory filingFirst Resonance, Inc. - SEC Form D (0001855716-21-000002)

    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · Dec 15, 2021 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “Total Amount Sold $ 13,999,979 USD”
  6. 13
    NewsVenture Capital News: First Resonance Inks $14M Series A Round

    VC News Daily · Dec 9, 2021 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “announced a $14 million Series A investment”
  7. 14
    Regulatory filingFirst Resonance, Inc. - SEC Form D (0001855716-21-000001)

    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · Apr 9, 2021 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “Total Amount Sold $ 3,499,995 USD”
  8. 15
    NewsTech Startup First Resonance Raises $3.5 Million

    Los Angeles Business Journal · Feb 24, 2021 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “raised $3.5 million in Series A funding”
  9. 16
    NewsThe Early-Stage Startups in LA Set to Take Off in 2021

    dot.LA · Supports Funding round · amount

    “The company raised $1.75 million of seed funding last year from Wavemaker Partners, Stage Venture Partners and PLG Ventures, among clothes.”
  10. 17
    CompanyFirst Resonance Raises $14M Series A to Power the Future of Connected Manufacturing

    First Resonance · Supports Funding round · amount

    “We are incredibly excited to announce our $14m Series A led by Craft Ventures today.”

People2

  1. 18
    OtherBlack Flag 100

    Black Flag · Supports Organization, Role

    “First Resonance is transforming manufacturing with its ION Factory Operating System (OS) that transcends MES to integrate people, machines, and processes to”
  2. 19
    DatabaseFirst Resonance - Crunchbase company profile

    Crunchbase · Supports Organization · employee range, Role

    “employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 11-50)”

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