Manufact (formerly mcp-use) is a Y Combinator S25 company providing open-source SDKs and cloud infrastructure for building and deploying MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers for AI agents and MCP apps for ChatGPT and Claude. Its open-source framework has crossed millions of downloads and roughly 10k GitHub stars, with adoption across many Fortune 500 companies. In February 2026 the company raised a $6.3M seed round led by Peak XV Partners to expand its infrastructure and teams. Manufact is based in San Francisco.
Manufact (formerly mcp-use)
ActiveOpen source SDK & cloud infrastructure for MCP Servers & ChatGPT Apps
Total raised
$6.8M
2 rounds
Stage
Seed
Feb 2026
Team
1-10
since 2025
Pricing
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Founded
2025
San Francisco, United States
Agent-ready
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Open-source SDKs for building MCP servers
Cloud infrastructure for deploying MCP servers
Support for ChatGPT and Claude apps
Framework for connecting AI agents to tools
Widely adopted open-source codebase (millions of downloads)
Strong GitHub community (~10k stars)
Adoption across Fortune 500 companies
Tooling spanning local development to cloud deployment
12/100
Early
MCP server
Public API
Webhooks
OAuth 2.0
SDKs
No public agent surfaces detected yet.
Cumulative raise
From 2025 to 2026 · 2 rounds tracked
Total
$6.8M
Feb 2026 Seed $6.3M ● Peak XV Partners
Jan 2025 Seed $500K ● Y Combinator
Capital network
$6.8M raised ·5 backers·10 network links
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- What is Manufact?
- Manufact (formerly mcp-use) provides open-source SDKs and cloud infrastructure for building and deploying MCP servers for AI agents, plus MCP apps for ChatGPT and Claude.
- Is it open source?
- Yes. Its open-source framework has crossed millions of downloads and roughly 10k GitHub stars, with adoption across many Fortune 500 companies.
- Did Manufact raise funding?
- In February 2026 the company raised a $6.3M seed round led by Peak XV Partners to expand its infrastructure and teams.
- What can I build with it?
- You can build and deploy MCP servers that connect AI agents to tools, and create MCP-based apps for ChatGPT and Claude.
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