Critical Materials Group raises $10.3M to decentralize U.S. explosives production

Overmatch Ventures backed Kevin Capozzoli and Travis Swanson's modular manufacturing plan, with facility commissioning still ahead.

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Why it matters

U.S. munitions output is constrained by concentrated plants, aging equipment and a thin skilled workforce. CMG is betting smaller automated lines can add capacity faster.

Modular industrial manufacturing units are strategically positioned across a wide, sun-drenched desert landscape.

Kevin Capozzoli and Travis Swanson have raised $10.3 million in seed funding for Critical Materials Group, their attempt to add smaller, automated production lines to a U.S. explosives supply chain built around a limited number of aging facilities.…

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