I'm the founder of Nox Metals. We want to supply every pound of metal in America in less than 24 hours, empowering the machine shops and factories that make the parts that build our nation: everything from an airplane to a bridge to a missile to a doorknob. Our first investor is YC, and we're based in Detroit and LA.
I write on X about reindustrializing America.
Writing
- America can dominate Shenzhen. A call for factory abundance. Jul 2026
- A Message on American Reindustrialization from our Factory Floor Operator Jun 2026
- Request for Startups That Will Reindustrialize America Apr 2026
- Young Talented People: Get In The Factory Feb 2025
- We Are Losing SMB Manufacturing Shops Nov 2024
Favorite reads
- Zero to One, Peter Thiel
- Choose Good Quests, Trae Stephens and Markie Wagner
- The Technological Republic, Alexander Karp and Nicholas Zamiska
Favorite videos
- How to Start a Startup, Lecture 1, Sam Altman at Stanford
Podcasts
- Reindustrializing America: Building NOX Metals & The Future of Manufacturing, POWERS with Chris Powers
- Zane Hengsperger (Founder/CEO, Nox Metals), Just Gonna Send It
Favorite tweets
Prediction: Nox is going to be a big deal. They're growing at software growth rates shipping metal. And Zane is one of the most committed CEOs I've met in the past year. https://t.co/qHwYESn8ht
— Paul Graham (@paulg) September 1, 2026
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