Join Our Mission
Connect with the makers, builders, and industry partners shaping next-generation manufacturing and robotics in Central Texas.
Find where you fit
01Individuals & Startups
For makers, solo founders, and students shaping next-generation manufacturing and robotics in Central Texas.
For anyone who wants to be part of the HICAM community — no bench required.
For solo founders and small teams actively building hardware.
02Partners
HICAM Partners are collaborators, not sponsors — building across talent, technology, and ecosystem.
Co-building, Technical Working Groups, and Community Engagement
Equip the next generation to build the future of advanced manufacturing
Co-invest in programming that builds the regional talent base
Presence across HICAM's network, events, and partner community
For early-stage companies building alongside HICAM.
For established companies seeking deeper integration with HICAM's ecosystem.
For large corporations with mission-level engagement with HICAM.
Equipment placement partnerships are available across all partner tiers. If your company is interested in placing equipment at HICAM's facility, ask us about our In-Kind Machinery Placement designation.
03Capital Partners
Capital Partners get early access to the companies leading it across defense, aerospace, space, energy, robotics, and transportation.
The Founding Cohort
We're assembling HICAM's founding group of Capital Partners — investors who will shape the ecosystem from the ground up. Founding Partners gain preferred access to deal flow, challenge sponsorship, and annual ecosystem intelligence.
Opt-in introductions to HICAM-affiliated startups and Builder members.
Opportunity to engage directly with HICAM's founder and builder cohort through structured office hours.
Technical Working Group outputs and roadmaps.
Annual report on HICAM's pipeline, technology focus areas, and ecosystem trajectory.
Invitations to investor programming, demo days, and curated ecosystem events.
04Community Partners
We partner with nonprofits, academic institutions, trade associations, and community organizations building Central Texas as the nation's premier advanced manufacturing and robotics ecosystem.
If your organization is mission-aligned with HICAM's focus on advanced manufacturing, robotics, and manufacturing workforce training — we want to hear from you.
A facility built for the people turning hardware ideas into real products.
Not sure where you fit? Come see the facility. Tours run bi-weekly — bring your questions.