Factory Forward
AI-powered ERP for small manufacturing operations.
The founders
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The company
Factory Forward is building an AI-powered, cloud-native ERP for small manufacturers, unifying inventory, production and shop floor execution, MRP, purchasing, quality and financials into one platform. It's anchored by REMI, a manufacturing-native AI co-pilot with over 100 active skills, plus a separate CI Suite for continuous improvement.
Small factories have long been stuck between spreadsheets and enterprise ERPs built for someone much bigger, and manufacturing-specific AI is finally mature enough to sit inside the workflow rather than bolt on afterwards.
Founded in 2026 by Gary Mundell, the company is taking on the unglamorous middle of the manufacturing stack that most SaaS players skip. Details on the founding story are thin at this early stage.
The product's depth — from BOM management and quote-to-cash to value stream mapping and Kaizen tooling — suggests a team that knows manufacturing operations, not just software. It's a founder-led, pre-funding build for now.
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