Where these 4 top VCs are investing in manufacturing
These financiers noted that the pandemic is bringing over night modification in the manufacturing world; old rules are being rewritten in the face of employee security, remote work and the need for increased automation. According to Eclipse Ventures founder Lior Susan, “COVID-19 has exposed the systemic vulnerabilities intrinsic to producing and supply chain and, as such, substantial opportunities for innovation. While nothing would have kept production at 100%, the capability to rapidly pivot and engage software-defined procedures would have allowed production lines to continue building with a skeleton team (especially crucial for any center required to carry out social distancing).