# Vendra

> Vendra is a San Francisco-based, YC-backed (S24) manufacturing platform that connects hardware teams with US manufacturers for custom parts. Customers submit a single RFQ; Vendra reads the CAD and drawings, matches the job to domestic suppliers with the right equipment and open capacity, gathers competitive quotes, and manages production through delivery. It is ITAR-registered and focused on aerospace, defense, and hard-tech companies, positioning itself against legacy quoting platforms like Xometry and Protolabs with real-time capacity matching.

- **Founded:** 2024
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founders:** Shan Mohta (Co-Founder and CEO), Anish Bhardwaj (Co-Founder and CTO)
- **Team size:** 7-8
- **Products:** Vendra Manufacturing Platform, Real-time capacity matching, Vendra Marketplace
- **Notable:** Accepted into Y Combinator's Summer 2024 batch., Reports saving customers up to 40% on part cost and cutting lead times in half versus legacy platforms., ITAR-registered, enabling work on controlled aerospace and defense hardware.

## Products & services

- **Vendra Manufacturing Platform** — Submit one RFQ with CAD and drawings; Vendra analyzes the files, matches the job to qualified US suppliers with the right capabilities and open capacity, collects competitive quotes and lead times, and manages production through delivery.
- **Real-time capacity matching** — Routing engine that matches parts to specific equipment (3/4/5-axis CNC, lathes, wire/sinker EDM, surface grinding, large-format SLS printing) based on which shops have that machine available now.
- **Vendra Marketplace** — Marketplace surface for custom parts made in America, covering CNC machining, injection molding, 3D printing, and finishing (anodizing, plating, heat treating, assembly, hardware install).

## Achievements

- Accepted into Y Combinator's Summer 2024 batch.
- Reports saving customers up to 40% on part cost and cutting lead times in half versus legacy platforms.
- ITAR-registered, enabling work on controlled aerospace and defense hardware.
- Adopted by hard-tech and aerospace names including Apple, Skydio, Anduril, Relativity Space, and Planet Labs (per company/YC materials).

## Latest updates

- **2024-08** — Launched publicly via Y Combinator (S24) as an on-demand US manufacturing sourcing platform.
- **2024-08** — Closed seed funding with Y Combinator and angel/seed investors including Pioneer Fund, Snow Leopard Ventures, and Urban Innovation Fund.

## Links

- Website: https://vendra.io
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vendra-hq
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/vendraHQ

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Last updated: 2026-07-30