NextGen brings together the operators, founders, executives and investors building the next generation of factories, across climate, defense, chips and materials. Regional, modular, and open to anyone ready to build.
Who We Are
The people who have scaled a plant before are hard to find. The capital for a first commercial factory is harder still. The help exists, but it's scattered. NextGen connects the operators, builds the standards that scale-up financing needs, and puts the resources in one place.
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A running dataset of privately funded factories, pilots and demos across North America, updated regularly.
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The context
Factory construction spending roughly tripled from 2019 to a 2024 peak, then fell back by about a third. The announcements were the easy part. Getting plants financed and built is the work.
The community
Operators visit each other's factories, see what worked and what didn't, and pass it on to whoever is building next.
Lunar Energy
Monterrey MX
May 2024
Mainspring Energy
Monterrey MX
May 2024
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Commonwealth Fusion Site Visit
Devens MA
May 2023
Sila Nanotechnology
Alameda, CA
August 2023
Upcoming
October 28, 2026
Breakthrough to Scale will bring together leaders driving America's industrial resurgence, presented by the NextGen Industry Group and MIT Initiative for New Manufacturing as part of Tough Tech Week 2026.
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