Hardware Startups

Win-Shield Devices designs and manufactures advanced personal protective equipment including face shields and respiratory devices for military, law enforcement, industrial, healthcare, and emergency response professionals. The Canadian company develops custom, high-performance protection solutions in collaboration with end-users and regulatory bodies.

2 investors

Wincore manufactures windows and doors using advanced production facilities that combine streamlined manufacturing processes with handcrafted detailing for residential and commercial customers.

2 investors

Windspire Energy manufactures vertical axis wind turbines ranging from 750 watt to 5kW models for generating clean energy from wind. The turbines are made in Reedsburg, Wisconsin, and are available in custom colors.

2 investors

Wing Acoustics develops and licenses acousticWing, a patented rotational-action audio transducer technology aimed at improving sound reproduction fidelity in speakers, headphones, and other audio devices. It licenses this technology to audio product manufacturers and has built demonstrators including the Zerø compact passive speakers and headphone prototypes.

2 investors

A wireless infrastructure company that designs, builds, and maintains tower sites and indoor installations to deliver mobile connectivity for telecom operators and their end users.

2 investors

Wise Integration is a fabless deeptech company developing digitally-controlled gallium nitride (GaN) power integrated circuits and digital controllers for high-frequency, high-efficiency power conversion. Its WiseGan® and WiseWare® products target markets driving electrification, such as chargers, EV onboard chargers, and AI server power supplies.

2 investors

Wisear develops neural-interface solutions that use biosensing to read and interpret bioelectrical activity, with the goal of integrating this technology into consumer devices such as earphones and AR/VR hardware. The company targets both everyday device manufacturers seeking human-machine interface capabilities and consumers looking for wellness and medical applications.

2 investors

Exxa builds hardware and software for running AI locally, including rack servers and desktop workstations, so users can operate models on their own infrastructure with access to their own data. It targets customers seeking private, self-hosted AI rather than cloud-based services.

2 investors

Withrobot designs and sells imaging and sensing hardware, including USB 3.0 cameras (color, mono, stereo, global/rolling shutter), attitude/heading reference and orientation sensor modules, and embedded boards. Its products target robotics, machine vision, and embedded development applications.

2 investors

WiTricity develops wireless power transfer technology using magnetically resonant coupling to enable efficient energy transmission over distance without physical wires. The company serves device manufacturers and infrastructure operators seeking cable-free charging solutions for mobile devices and other applications.

2 investors

Wonderchef manufactures an automated kitchen appliance that prepares rotis (Indian flatbreads) through a hands-free process combining kneading, shaping, and cooking. The device targets home cooks seeking convenience and consistency in daily roti preparation.

2 investors

Wonderfil provides automated laundry and household product vending stations for apartment buildings, with inventory tracking that triggers restocking shipments and minimal weekly maintenance requirements. The company serves residential communities ranging from 20 to 500 units and offers both pay-as-you-go and subscription-based access models.

2 investors

WOO Sports sells a wireless USB-C charger designed specifically for its WOO 4.0 action-sports performance sensor, using contactless charging to keep the sensor's sealed, IP69K-waterproof housing intact. A full charge provides over 24 hours of session time.

2 investors

Woven Orthopedic Technologies develops the Ogmend Implant Enhancement System, a surgical implant designed to improve screw fixation in orthopedic and spine surgery for treating complex fixation scenarios.

2 investors

Wurldtech develops hardware and software platforms for testing and validating the security and robustness of industrial communication systems used in critical infrastructure such as energy, oil and gas, and water treatment. The company provides certification solutions and compliance tools for manufacturers to ensure their devices meet regulatory standards and network communication requirements.

2 investors

X-Bolt is a rotationally stable hip fracture fixation implant evaluated in clinical trials for treating unstable femoral fractures. The device demonstrated superior biomechanical performance and lower cut-out rates compared to standard screw fixation in randomized controlled trials.

2 investors

Xcelerium develops processors for real-time AI in autonomous physical systems such as robots, vehicles, and drones. The company's unified processor architecture handles AI inference, control, and connectivity workloads with microsecond-level responsiveness and efficiency under strict power and latency constraints.

2 investors

X-Centric Sciences develops systems for rapid soil characterization, with a focus on measuring soil carbon and density to support agricultural productivity and climate change mitigation efforts.

2 investors

Provider of high-bandwidth Ethernet and PCIe switch silicon for cloud, AI, and converged data centers. Products target top-of-rack, spine/leaf, edge, and AI cluster networking as well as CXL and HPC fanout connectivity.

2 investors

XDLinx designs and manufactures small satellite bus platforms running the Antaris SatOS operating system, supporting various Earth observation, synthetic aperture radar, signals intelligence, and IoT payloads. The company serves commercial and government customers operating satellite constellations for Earth observation and data collection missions.

2 investors

xDot Medical is an early-stage medical device company developing an automated vascular closure device that provides instant closure of the access site for catheter-based cardiovascular therapies.

2 investors

Xenergic designs memory integrated circuit (IC) intellectual property focused on power efficiency and low-power solutions for semiconductor applications. The company serves customers seeking optimized memory solutions for products requiring advanced technology.

2 investors

XenomatiX provides 6D road scanning using lidar to inspect pavement condition, generating 3D surface geometry, crack and pothole detection, and road quality indices (IRI, PCI, rutting) that integrate into GIS systems. It serves road network owners, municipalities, and logistics operators seeking automated, AI-based pavement inspection and road management.

2 investors

Xen Quantum develops silicon-photonics-based quantum key distribution (QKD) modules that integrate with existing telecom rack equipment and fibre-optic infrastructure to secure critical networks. Its CMOS-compatible hardware uses discrete-variable QKD to provide encryption keys secured by quantum physics rather than computational assumptions.

2 investors