Hard Tech Startups

Stralis develops hydrogen-electric aircraft for long-range passenger and cargo delivery applications. The company is designing aircraft that combine hydrogen fuel cells with electric propulsion for aviation.

2 investors

Yondu automates bin-picking and other warehouse tasks using robotics, enabling mid-sized warehouses to reduce labor costs and improve operational efficiency without requiring infrastructure changes.

2 investors

Zelos Cloud provides a collaborative data platform for observing, controlling, and testing mission-critical systems across industrial and manufacturing environments. The platform integrates data collection, remote command execution, and real-time collaboration tools for engineering and operations teams.

2 investors

83 Sciences converts unpublished experimental research data into academic papers, patents, and commercialization opportunities for research organizations. The platform captures laboratory data and uses AI to identify valuable findings within discarded experimental datasets.

1 investor

Aerogen Systems develops point-of-use contamination control for semiconductor manufacturing, using a modular reactor that chemically destroys airborne molecular contamination where wafers sit exposed. Its systems aim to reduce yield loss and ultra-high-purity nitrogen purge costs for fabs, with a longer-term goal of eliminating the need for cleanrooms.

1 investor

Andson Biotech develops analytical tools for the analysis of biotherapeutics, aimed at supporting the discovery and development of biologic drugs.

1 investor

Applied Electrodynamics is building WaveSight, a hardware sensing product designed to see through walls and detect objects otherwise not visible. The company is developing consumer/industrial sensing hardware based on electrodynamics technology.

1 investor

Ardis AI converts unstructured text into a queryable knowledge graph that enables users to ask complex questions across multiple documents and receive answers with supporting evidence. The platform offers web and API access, topic summaries, and upcoming integrations with Elasticsearch and natural language query support.

1 investor

Arlo Industries builds a sensor network that detects and tracks aerial threats including drones using passive, distributed technology rather than traditional radar, serving military and defense operators.

1 investor

Ato Marine builds floating offshore platforms for high-performance computing and AI data centers, using standalone power generation and closed seawater cooling for location-agnostic deployment. The units are constructed in shipyards, towed to site, and moored together, with power supplied by adjacent vessels running on natural gas and, later, compact marine reactors.

1 investor

Auricle develops a neurostimulation implant designed to restore hearing for patients who do not benefit from hearing aids or existing solutions.

1 investor

Baud Labs designs specialized AI chips that reduce the computational cost and power consumption of training and serving large language models by replacing multiplication-based arithmetic with addition-based operations. The company provides both custom silicon and a PyTorch-compatible compiler to enable organizations of all sizes to run AI workloads more efficiently.

1 investor

Biocartesian provides optical pooled screening services for functional genomics research. The company uses its proprietary ARADIA technology to link microscopy-based cellular phenotypes with genetic perturbations, enabling researchers to conduct large-scale CRISPR screens and other genomic studies with visual, spatial, and live-cell readouts.

1 investor

Boost Robotics builds autonomous robots that inspect and maintain data center infrastructure. The company serves data center operators to ensure continuous facility operations.

1 investor

CircuitHub operates an automated electronics manufacturing facility with integrated software to help hardware companies prototype circuit boards and bring products to market faster. The platform serves companies building autonomous vehicles, satellites, robotics, and 3D printers.

1 investor

Clip Health makes home diagnostic devices that use proprietary nanochemistry to test for infectious, metabolic, endocrine, and chronic diseases, paired with hardware and mobile apps that provide rapid results and clinical recommendations.

1 investor

Daqstra builds software infrastructure for observability and orchestration of physical systems, enabling teams to manage data acquisition, configuration, and real-time operations from test environments and hardware deployments. The platform serves engineering teams operating test cells, propulsion systems, and other physical infrastructure that require unified data management and monitoring.

1 investor

Degla provides a natural language platform for coordinating autonomous drone fleets for search and rescue, emergency response, infrastructure inspection, and critical field operations. The system automatically plans missions, assigns aircraft, and adapts to real-time conditions without requiring flight plans or specialist training.

1 investor

Dispatch develops heat shields for spacecraft reentry and cargo return, enabling high-frequency satellite operations at lower cost. The company manufactures reentry technology to support the commercial space economy.

1 investor

Elodin provides a cloud-based simulation platform for building autonomous systems, targeting developers and engineers creating satellites, drones, and robots. The company aims to make advanced autonomy tooling accessible and affordable to innovators in aerospace and robotics.

1 investor

Flux retrofits existing material handling equipment with AI-powered autonomy hardware, enabling warehouses to automate pallet movement, material transport, and logistics tasks without purchasing new machines or modifying infrastructure. The company serves warehouse and logistics operations seeking to reduce labor costs and improve fleet utilization.

1 investor

Forge Automation manufactures custom metal parts on demand for mechanical engineers, with parts delivered within four days through an online CAD upload process. The company operates software-controlled factories to shorten typical lead times in the custom machining industry.

1 investor

Hemlock builds a wearable device, the Bracelet, that captures force-labeled human manipulation demonstrations from everyday work to create training datasets for robotics foundation models and embodied AI.

1 investor

Induction Labs is a research lab developing foundation models designed to learn from their own observations and update over time, with the goal of scaling curiosity-driven artificial intelligence toward superintelligence. It positions itself in the AI research and foundation model space.

1 investor