Hardware Startups

Applied Impact Robotics builds robotic systems for in-service inspection of crude oil storage tanks, allowing inspections without shutdowns or human entry into hazardous, sludge-filled tanks. The technology serves the oil and gas industry, aiming to reduce inspection costs, improve safety in line with API653 standards, and lower environmental impact.

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Aqua Robur develops hardware and software solutions for monitoring water infrastructure at a system level, detecting leakages, sewer overflows, and infiltration issues. The company serves utilities and water management organizations in Sweden and internationally.

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Aquatic Labs develops ocean instrumentation and marine analytical technology, drawing on expertise in oceanographic research and physics. The company works in the bluetech/oceanographic instrumentation field.

2 investors

Grizzly manufactures autonomous heavy equipment for construction and land management tasks, using AI to enable self-monitoring and over-the-air capability updates across multiple industries.

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AquiSense develops UV-C LED water disinfection systems that treat water without chemicals, serving homes, factories, restaurants, remote communities, and space applications. It also makes UV-C LED products for laboratory research and for air and surface disinfection.

2 investors

Archaius develops anti-jamming hardware-software systems (its Grale and Vaelin products) that protect GPS navigation and command-and-control links for autonomous platforms and critical systems operating in contested, jamming-heavy environments. It serves defense operators and critical infrastructure users, using passive analog beamforming and signal-processing technology to keep wireless signals operational under electronic attack.</parameter> <parameter name="founders">[]

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Arcimoto builds compact all-electric vehicles, including the FUV (Fun Utility Vehicle) and MUV (Modular Utility Vehicle), designed as right-sized alternatives to conventional cars. Its vehicles offer up to a 102-mile range on a single charge and a top speed of 75 mph.

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Arena Physica builds Atlas, an AI agent platform for hardware engineering that pairs general intelligence with deterministic physics models and integrations to design, simulation, and test tools. It helps engineering teams debug system failures, validate board designs, and optimize closed-loop hardware systems.

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Ariadne provides people counting and foot traffic analytics for physical venues using patented phone signal detection combined with Time-of-Flight depth sensing, delivered as a SaaS platform with privacy-first architecture that captures no personally identifiable information by default.

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ArMatrix builds externally-actuated snake-like robotic arms that enter confined spaces to perform inspection and maintenance tasks without requiring human entry. It targets shipbuilding and heavy industry maintenance, where confined-space work poses safety risks and remains largely unautomated.

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Articulate Labs builds movement-driven rehabilitation technology, including a gait-synchronous neuromuscular electrical stimulation device that automatically adapts therapy to a patient's walking pattern during daily activities. It serves patients recovering mobility and clinicians who monitor progress and handle remote therapeutic monitoring billing.

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Artiria Medical develops guidewire and access systems for neurovascular procedures, featuring the SmartGUIDE device with a dynamic, controllable tip for navigating tortuous intracerebral anatomy. Its products are aimed at endovascular surgeons and interventionalists treating conditions such as hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke.

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Arx develops secure chips that embed blockchain authentication into physical items like apparel, collectibles, and certificates, enabling decentralized provenance verification and digital experiences without centralized servers.

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Aryballe operates an ISO 7 cleanroom manufacturing facility for sensor production, enabling chemical functionalization and testing at scale with up to 1 million sensors per year capacity. The in-house production line supports wafer-level processing on 8-inch substrates with integrated process optimization and industrial production.

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Ascent AeroSystems develops unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), ranging from compact UAVs to heavy-lift unmanned helicopters, for missions across defense, agriculture, logistics, and industrial inspection. Its Robinson Unmanned platforms combine rotorcraft engineering with unmanned systems to support tactical, cargo-delivery, surveillance, and aerial-data applications.

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Ashored develops fixed-gear fishing technology aimed at reducing marine animal entanglements caused by traditional buoy-and-rope trap systems. The company targets the commercial fishing industry with gear designed to lower risks to protected species such as the North Atlantic Right Whale.

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Aspera builds uncrewed, long-range amphibious cargo aircraft designed to take off and land on both water and land, aiming to move freight by air at costs competitive with shipping. The company plans to mass-manufacture these cargo airplanes from India.

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Assembly installs cameras and remote monitoring software on factory assembly lines to verify quality compliance and generate an audit trail for Chinese factories and the OEMs that produce with them. It charges OEMs a per-unit fee and shares revenue with factories that demonstrate compliance with quality standards, aiming to reduce defect rates and warranty fraud.

2 investors

AST SpaceMobile is building a space-based cellular broadband network that connects directly to standard, unmodified smartphones via its BlueBird satellites, delivering 4G and 5G speeds. It partners with mobile network operators to extend coverage to underserved and unconnected areas for consumer, defense, maritime, aviation, and agricultural use.

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Astrix develops inflatable, deployable systems for spacecraft that provide expanded surface area for solar arrays, radiators, antennas, and other components. The company's technology enables space-efficient and mass-efficient deployment solutions for spacecraft of all sizes.

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Astro Communications Technology develops satellite communication solutions, leveraging deep expertise in the satellite industry and signal processing.

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Astrogate is a Taiwan-based company that develops wireless presentation and conferencing hardware and software for meeting rooms. It serves enterprises, educational institutions, and organizations for hybrid collaboration.

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Astron develops fully reusable launch vehicles and space mobility technology designed around 100% reusability from inception. The company serves the commercial space industry.

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Atlantium provides UV disinfection technology for water treatment across industries and municipalities. Its HOD (Hydro-Optic Disinfection) systems use ultraviolet light and fiber-optics to ensure water biosecurity and quality compliance.

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