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Not just a lab. Not just a network. A launchpad for the physical future.

Connecting entrepreneurs, manufacturers, and capital in one purpose-built space.

Powering the next generation of innovation

The next chapter of American innovation is being built in the physical world. As the U.S. reindustrializes and competes to lead in AI, advanced manufacturing, energy, and other emerging technologies, success will depend on the hardware, manufacturing systems, and critical infrastructure that underpin technologies. The mHUB platform combines facilities, networks, and capital so startups building for the physical world don't just survive, they scale.

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mHUB removes barriers for hard tech founders and manufacturers

Every year, over 300 startups call mHUB home as they work to commercialize new physical products in energy, advanced manufacturing, quantum, healthcare, sustainability, and more. Innovators have access to state-of-the-art prototyping labs and a micro-factory. mHUB connects entrepreneurs with mentors, suppliers, and investors as well as opportunities to co-develop and pilot alongside industry. Further, mHUB Ventures makes direct investments in 20 - 30 startups every year. 

Giving hardware and manufacturing due recognition as major drivers for prosperity and transformation, mHUB has built a community over 60,000 strong. From contractors and startups to corporates and philanthropists, mHUB has become a major force in consulting not just startups but also industry and investors on their own hard tech and manufacturing initiatives. 

See how it all works in the most recent mHUB Annual Report.

Annual Report

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Located in the heart of U.S. manufacturing

Located in Chicago, mHUB is embedded within the most diversified manufacturing economy in the U.S., with over 12,000+ manufacturers that generate $103 billion annually and employ over 565,000 people. Chicago has led R&D breakthroughs in advanced technologies including batteries, quantum and edge computing, electronics and sensors, cybersecurity, nanotechnology, AgTech, and MedTech.

In October 2023, mHUB completed the $50M acquisition and build-out of a new innovation center for developing critical technologies in energy, healthcare, sustainability, and more. The building is located on Chicago’s near west side within a designated Opportunity Zone, HUBZone, and Planned Manufacturing District on a 2-acre site that increased mHUB’s prototyping and testing facilities to become the largest independent manufacturing innovation center in the country.

Learn more why startups and companies choose to locate in Chicago.

Why Chicago

mHUB named to Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators 2025

mHUB was named to Fast Company’s 2025 Best Workplaces for Innovators list, recognizing the impact of an ecosystem that has supported hundreds of entrepreneurs since 2017, helping startups collectively generate more than $4.5B in economic activity, launch breakthrough technologies, and connect into U.S. manufacturing.

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