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Our motors are running live in SF and Detroit! Higher torque. Higher efficiency. Fewer parts. American supply chain. Automated assembly. Production Dec 2026, deliveries Jan 2027. 📍 @TechCrunch Disrupt, Table BW23 
📍 @thebatteryshow, Booth 2244 #Reindustrialize

Every motor we build starts with a real problem worth solving. Meet the people behind Modal Motors' growing patent portfolio and the purpose that drives it.

Next week we’re in two places at once. The Battery Show, Detroit, Oct. 12-15: Booth 2244 TechCrunch Disrupt, San Francisco, Oct. 13-15: Built World, Table BW23 Our Founder & CTO Michael Van Steenburg pitches Tue., Oct. 13, 9:30-11:30 AM PT. #TheBatteryShow #TechCrunchDisrupt

@TechCrunch just featured Modal Motors. A Chinese motor design built in a U.S. factory still depends on rare-earth magnets China controls. Moving the assembly line doesn't fix the supply chain. Changing the design does. See us at #TCDisrupt, Oct 13-15. techcrunch.com/2026/09/23/mo…

Out of 2,100+ applicants, Modal Motors was named one of 14 companies on @GraziadioSchool's 2026 Most Fundable Companies® list. Today, our Co-Founder & CEO, Michael Van Steenburg, pitched in Malibu. Thank you, @DrCraigEverett and the MFC team. bschool.pepperdine.edu/event… #MFC2026 #mostfundablecompanies

Our team visited @ABBRobotics to advance our collaboration. Working alongside a company with ABB's depth in industrial automation sharpens how we think about production processes and our fully automated assembly. Excited to combine our teams' expertise! More to share as the work progresses. #ElectricMotors #AdvancedManufacturing #MadeInMichigan #MotionControl #ABB #ModalMotors

We’re ecstatic to make the @TechCrunch Startup Battlefield cut! Thousands applied, and we’re one of 200 startups chosen to exhibit at #Disrupt2026. Get 20% off all passes now and join us Oct 13-15 in San Francisco 👉 bit.ly/4bfOmvt Check out the article here. techcrunch.com/2026/08/20/th…

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We're honored to be selected for the Top 20 PitchMI 2026 Semifinalists! Catch us pitching for defense and aerospace in Grand Rapids on September 15th. Check out the press release here. pulse2.com/pitchmi-names-20-… Register to attend here. msufoundation.org/pitchmi/ See you in Grand Rapids!

We're at the Drone Propulsion Catalyst event in Dayton, Ohio today, 12 to 2 PM. American drones shouldn't lose on cost. Propulsion is where that gap closes. That's the problem we wake up to fix every day at Modal Motors. Michael Van Steenburg and Jen Nelson are on site. Two hours only, so come find us. #BlueUAS #DefenseTech #DronePropulsion #Reindustrialize #sUAS #AmericanManufacturing

Modal Motors is pleased to announce an investment from @ADINonline, the AI-powered venture fund by @tributelabsxyz. ADIN pairs AI-driven diligence with a global network of scouts and investors, taking deals from sourcing to investment decision in days rather than months. Tribute Labs has spent nearly a decade building the infrastructure behind how communities and capital coordinate. Modal Motors designs and builds high-torque-density, high-efficiency electric motors and controllers in the United States, using fully automated cells and a domestic supply chain. Our customers are building in the automotive, marine, aerospace, and robotics industries. This investment accelerates that work. Welcome aboard, ADIN! #ElectricMotors #AmericanManufacturing #Robotics #Electrification #MadeInMichigan #AmericanMade #Reindustrialize

Welcoming Freshwater Angels to Modal Motors! Freshwater Angels backs seed-stage companies that are using advanced technology to solve hard problems in sustainability and mobility. Their members have spent careers at Ford, General Motors, Harman, Bose, and Analog Devices, building and scaling the systems that actually move vehicles. That is the kind of capital we want. Not just money, but people who can judge whether a motor works before the market gets around to it. Modal Motors builds high-torque-density and efficiency electric motors with non-rare-earth and U.S. sourced rare-earth materials, designed and manufactured in Michigan on a domestic supply chain. Freshwater's members know what it takes to get a component from prototype to production line, because they have done it. More to come. freshwaterangels.com/ #ElectricMotors #Mobility #AdvancedManufacturing #MadeInMichigan #AmericanMade

Big news: Modal Motors has joined the Michigan Outdoor Innovation Fund portfolio. We build high-torque and efficient, non-rare-earth and US-sourced rare-earth electric motors, made in the USA on a 100% domestic supply chain. Built to outperform. Onward from Detroit. #Detroit

Proud to be showcasing our tech at the @MINationalGuard's Northern Strike at Camp Grayling on Aug 7, 2026. Our unique motor architecture delivers higher performance, efficiency, lighter weight, and field repairability for demanding defense environments. #AmericanMade

Our motors are held together by a single fastener. Michael, our founder, still thinks that is one too many. One fastener means the motor comes apart in seconds. Field techs repair on-site. Operators adjust Kv to the mission right where they stand. Less is the whole point.

Most electric motors have 100 to 500 components. Ours has 20, depending on motor size and configuration. That's not a typo. Hand assembled in 1 min. Automated cell: 15 seconds. Less complexity = lower cost, simpler supply chain, faster production. Built differently.