Curing Frustration with Innovation — factorymaker’s Founding Story
Female Founders profiled factorymaker’s origins with co-founders Julia Reisinger and Maria Zahlbruckner. The article traces the initial problem space, early development steps and formative experiences that shaped the company’s direction. It reflects on the practicalities of building from first principles while staying close to real-world planning needs. The piece offers a clear snapshot of how the founding team approached the journey from idea to organisation. Read the story here.
der brutkasten: factorymaker receives aws funding
der brutkasten reported that factorymaker—a Vienna-based Deep-Tech SaaS for automated industrial building planning—secured an aws Preseed grant of €300,000 for a 1.5-year project. It introduces the core team around founder Julia Reisinger, with co-founders Maria Antonia Zahlbruckner, Thomas Reisinger, and Leonardo Lino (CTO). The piece states that the funding will be used to take the prototype to market readiness, with a focus on paid pilots and commercialisation of a cloud platform using AI/generative design for early-phase planning decisions. Read it here.
aws Pressed Funding
factorymaker has received funding through the aws Preseed program from Austria Wirtschaftsservice (aws)! With the support of the Austrian Federal Ministry for Labour and Economy (BMAW) and the Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology (BMK), we are advancing our applied research and development project. This funding will enable us to develop a market-ready prototype and pave the way for successful commercialization.
Julia Reisinger nominated for MINERVA 2024
factorymaker co-founder Julia Reisinger has been nominated for the MINERVA 2024 award in the Start Up/Shooting Stars category. The Sheconomy feature profiles Julia’s role in building factorymaker’s digital planning platform for industrial buildings, outlining her founder background and the company’s mission. Read the profile here.
factorymaker joins XPRENEURS Incubation Program Batch #14
We’re proud to announce that factorymaker has been selected for the prestigious XPRENEURS Incubation Program, Batch #14, as part of the Built Environment Track, powered by Nemetschek.