Top Virginia Manufacturing Startups (46)
The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) is an American trade association representing manufacturers and suppliers of civil, military, and business aircraft, helicopters, UAVs, space systems, aircraft engines, missiles, and related components in the United States. Founded in 1919, AIA serves as the voice of the American aerospace and defense industry, advocating for policies and investments that keep the country strong, bolster...
Founded in 1960, Smith-Midland Corporation invents, develops, manufactures, markets, leases, licenses, sells, and installs a broad array of precast concrete products and systems. The company serves the construction, transportation, and utility industries through its four main divisions: manufacturing, licensing, rentals, and advertising, with a focus on innovative proprietary products and global licensing.
Service Center Metals (SCM) is a Virginia-based, vertically integrated aluminum extrusion and billet manufacturer. It produces rods, bars, shapes, tubes and pipes, and manufactures aluminum billet for extrusion, including recycled billet made from scrap. Operating four plants on a 100-acre campus in Prince George, the company serves customers across the United States with extrusion products and aluminum logs for applications...
Howard Shockey & Sons, Inc. is a long-standing general contracting and construction management company providing comprehensive services including general contracting, construction management, preconstruction, and design-build for education, healthcare, senior living, industrial, and municipal projects.
Founded in 1977, Messina Hof Winery and Resort is a family-owned business dedicated to producing high-quality, award-winning Texas wines. The company combines world-class wine production with genuine southern hospitality, operating wineries, restaurants, and villas across four Texas locations: Bryan, Fredericksburg, Grapevine, and Richmond. As a pioneer in the Texas wine industry, they focus on creating premium wines and a landmark...
Eagle Technologies is a small business with unique capability in the turn-key design and manufacture of rotor systems, drive systems and airframe structures for the aerospace industry, with a niche in composite rotor and prop blade development. We are an AS9100 Rev D certified company offering engineering design, analysis, testing and manufacturing in both composites and aerospace metals. Our portfolio of...
Defense Maritime Solutions (DMS), a wholly owned Wärtsilä subsidiary, integrates and sustains power, propulsion, and maneuvering systems for U.S. government vessels. Its work spans the vessels’ design, build, and service lifecycle, including equipment selection, system integration and commissioning, spare-parts logistics, maintenance, overhaul, and optimization. DMS also draws on engineering solutions, project management, and OEM-certified service technicians to support customers around...
Monoflo International is a leading manufacturer of high-quality, injection-molded plastic reusable transport packaging solutions, including pallets and containers. They provide innovative products for the automotive, food distribution, and general manufacturing industries. The company is committed to sustainability through circular supply chain solutions and a comprehensive buy-back program for end-of-life plastic products.
Sam Rust Seafood is a family-owned wholesale seafood processor and distributor that supplies high-quality fresh and frozen seafood to restaurants, grocery stores, hotels, caterers, and healthcare facilities.
Morse Micro is a fast-growing fabless semiconductor company developing Wi-Fi HaLow solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT) market that can reach 10x the range of conventional Wi-Fi technology and last many years on a single battery. The company was founded by Wi-Fi pioneers and innovators, Michael De Nil and Andrew Terry, joined by the original Wi-Fi inventor Prof. Neil...
Xenith Solutions LLC is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business. We value our employees and provide 100% employee premium paid health insurance, dental and vision care. We also offer our employees unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO). We do not want our employees to worry about caring for themselves or their families as well as ensuring they have ample time off to...
Afton Scientific is a Virginia-based contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) specializing in small-batch sterile injectable filling from clinical trials through approved commercial drugs. It provides aseptic manufacturing, fill-finish, packaging and labeling, analytical and microbiology laboratory services, pharmaceutical support, and pre-sterilized Ready-To-Fill components. The company serves pharmaceutical clients internationally and supports regulated pharmaceutical products and therapies.
Mechanicsville Honda is an automotive company that sells and services new and used Honda vehicles, offering a broad selection of cars, trucks, and SUVs.
Advex Corporation is a Hampton, Virginia-based metal manufacturer serving defense and commercial customers. Founded in 1969, it provides precision machining, metal fabrication, non-destructive testing, and marine and industrial services. Its capabilities include CNC machining, heavy and light fabrication, welding, shipboard ventilation, inspection, and installation and repair work. The company serves defense organizations and government customers, as well as shipyards and...
Rochester Cable is a U.S. manufacturer of custom cables built to perform in the world’s harshest environments, producing advanced electro-optical cables that power critical industries such as defense, energy, ocean research, and industrial applications.
Hyper Solutions is a U.S.-based manufacturer of mission-critical digital infrastructure, providing data center solutions, custom power distribution, and power quality for AI and hyperscale environments.
ATSC IES Inc. is a Gilbert, Arizona-based defense technology company, formerly known as Stara Technologies, that develops and deploys specialized systems for defense missions. Its offerings include miniature GPS-guided parachutes, noise-suppressing UAV mufflers and specialized transport containers, as well as integrated base-defense and C5ISR solutions spanning command, control, communications, computing, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. It also provides engineering and technical...
VFP, Inc. is an employee-owned manufacturing and construction company headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia. The company operates as an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), giving employees an ownership interest through a trust. Its operations include a corporate headquarters in Roanoke and a manufacturing facility in Duffield, Virginia. Public business information describes VFP as a manufacturing, construction, and general manufacturing company, with...
The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research serves as a regional catalyst for economic transformation through applied research, advanced learning, economic development, manufacturing advancement, and conference services.
BAUER COMPRESSORS, INC. designs and manufactures high-pressure compressor systems and purification solutions for breathing-air and industrial applications. Its markets include defense and military breathing air, industrial air and gas, plastics technology, natural and inert gas compression, and nitrogen, helium, argon, hydrogen, biogas, and compressed-natural-gas systems. It also develops connected compressor-management and gas-quality technologies to support efficient, safe operation for customers...






























