Hydra Manufacturing has raised £320,000 in funding led by SFC Capital to accelerate the commercialisation of its ceramic additive manufacturing technology.

Hydra is a University of Leeds spinout founded in 2024 by a team of engineers with more than 35 years’ combined experience in digital fabrication and advanced manufacturing.

It specialises in production-grade ceramic manufacturing using conventional ceramic feedstocks. The company’s technology bridges the gap between prototyping and scalable part production, enabling manufacturers to integrate advanced ceramic capability directly into their facilities.

The latest equity investment follows previous grant funding support from Innovate UK through the Advanced Machinery & Productivity Institute (AMPI), bringing total funding secured to approximately £577,000.