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Enabling the next generation of advanced manufacturing companies.
Building an ecosystem of leaders, operators, industry experts, and capital providers to share best practices, develop industrialization metrics, influence policy, and create valuable partnerships.
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Manufacturing is booming in the US. Construction starts for production facilities have tripled in the past decade. The surge in building new factories is boosting the economy and creating jobs.
U.S. manufacturing construction spend
Seasonally adjusted annual rate; Monthly;
January 2002 to June 2025
Startup FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES UNDER DEVELOPMENT
Privately funded companies domiciled in North America
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NextGen Factory Meetings
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Mainspring Energy, Monterrey MX, May 2024
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Lunar Energy, Monterrey MX, May 2024
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Sila Nanotechnology, Touring Iterative Line Design, Alameda CA, August 2023
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Lunar Energy, Pre-Launch Site Visit to the Power Electronics Production Facility, February 2024
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Sienna Corporation, Touring the new PCBA fab line, Suwanee GA, February 2024
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SK Battery America Cell Assembly & Ford Lightning Battery site visit, Commerce GA, February 2024
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Commonwealth Fusion Site Visit to The Magnet Assembly Facility, Devens MA, May 2023
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Commonwealth Fusion Site Visit to Sparc, Devens MA, May 2023
NextGen Industry Group members regularly meet to tour the latest in domestic advanced manufacturing.
Our Team
Milo Werner
Investor & Industrial strategist focused on advanced manufacturing facilities
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Empowering entrepreneurs building a better future.
Milo has a long track record of industrializing the toughest technologies including Tesla, Fitbit and micro-grids. She led the launch of more than ten game changing consumer products ranging from electric vehicles to solar-battery systems to wearables. Milo sees a circular economic future where apparel, food and electronics are produced locally enabling sustainable supply chains and local economic growth.
Christian Okoye
Venture Partner, Generate Capital
Dennis Arnow
Creating novel supply chain strategies for the largest names in deep tech
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Dennis Arnow is a seasoned operations executive who brings a sharp technical mind and practical leadership perspective to business problems.
As a newly hired college grad working in Intel’s fabs, Dennis conceived and implemented new production dispatch rules that resulted in greater output and which were subsequently made standard across the company. Later, as VP of Supply Chain at Logitech he improved on time delivery 15% and increased gross margin 1%. He made similar improvements at two other public companies.
Dennis has been involved in creating and implementing novel supply chain strategies for difficult to source items, from “what if” to contract.
“What I learned as an engineer is that you can take almost any problem, even if it seems unsolvable at first, and break it into small enough pieces that you can solve some of those pieces.”
Dennis earned BS, MS and MBA degrees from MIT.
Fred Huang
Leader of manufacturing infrastructure programs at Tesla, Plenty & Rivian
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Fred Huang has led pivotal manufacturing infrastructure programs at multiple startups resulting in their transition from prototype/low volume to high volume production. Most recently at Rivian, he was the program lead for Rivian’s $1.6B Normal Illinois factory and led pre-planning for Rivian’s $5B Georgia factory. Before Rivian, he was at Plenty, where he led the scale-up program that resulted in Plenty’s first production farm. He first discovered his passion for developing manufacturing infrastructure as a product at Tesla, where he led several manufacturing programs culminating in the Tesla Model 3 Fremont General Assembly factory. Fred holds a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Tufts University.
Jake Guglin
CEO & Co-Founder, Foundation Alloy
Nathaniel Ezolino
MIT MBA, Formerly Industrial & Product Strategy at Accenture
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Nathaniel Ezolino has experience in product development and digitization, working to sharpen product offerings at various Fortune 500 companies and an employee wellness startup. Before getting his MBA at MIT, he wrapped up a project at Accenture where he helped a leading engine manufacturer to digitize and streamline its repair shops nationwide. He has worked with companies across industries to develop smart products that connect the consumer journey back to operations and the supply chain. He has consistently worked to deploy innovative technologies such as blockchain, IoT, VR, and predictive algorithms. Nathaniel received his degree in Industrial Engineering from Northwestern University.
Stefano Ezelino
Driving Scalable Growth Through Strategic Planning & Execution
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Stefano Ezelino is a strategic operations leader with extensive experience in business operations, supply chain planning, and scaling technology-driven businesses. He has held senior leadership roles at SpaceX and Tesla, where he led strategic planning, S&OP processes, and customer delivery fulfillment across multiple markets. Prior to that, he worked as a consultant at BCG, advising Fortune 500 companies on supply chain strategy, automation, and operational efficiencies. Stefano holds an MBA from MIT’s Sloan School of Management and an MS in Mechanical Engineering from MIT, where he focused on automation in manufacturing systems. With a deep understanding of business strategy, global logistics, and cross-functional leadership, he is passionate about driving innovation and operational excellence in high-growth, technology-driven industries.
Trent Yang
Managing Partner, PB Group, Inc
Board Member, Colorado Cleantech Industry Association
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