Hardware Startups

Data Sight is a custom home technology integrator that designs, installs, and maintains audio, video, home automation, and networking systems for residential and business clients. The company handles home theaters, whole-home audio, lighting and climate control, and Wi-Fi/wired networks, and is based in Indianapolis.

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Dauntless Air is an aerial firefighting company that operates a fleet of Fire Boss aircraft to suppress wildfires quickly before they spread. It works alongside wildland firefighters and other aerial forces to help contain fires for land and property protection in the United States.

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Davidson Instruments designs and licenses fiber optic pressure measurement systems for harsh industrial environments including downhole oil and gas and power generation applications. The company's sensors use extrinsic white light interferometry technology to enable reliable measurements in extreme temperatures, explosive atmospheres, and high electromagnetic interference conditions.

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Davis & Shirtliff supplies water and energy solutions including pumps, water treatment systems, chemicals, solar products, and digital technology. The company has operated for over 75 years serving customers across these sectors.

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Davis-Standard Corporation is a global manufacturer of extrusion and converting systems for polymer processing, serving packaging, healthcare, infrastructure, and industrial markets. The company operates through a portfolio of brands and has an installed base exceeding $15 billion.

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Daya Defense develops affordable, scalable end-to-end defense systems designed to counter low-cost threats such as drone swarms and unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Its solutions target border protection and asset security in the defense sector.

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DDM Digital Foundry produces precision investment castings of complex metal components using 3D-printed ceramic shell molds, eliminating the need for tooling or patterns. It serves diverse industries for both prototyping and series production across hundreds of standard alloys.

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DECKED designs and manufactures truck bed storage systems, including drawer systems, tool boxes, cargo sliders, and weatherproof cases and bins for organizing tools and gear. Its products are made in the USA and aimed at tradespeople and outdoor enthusiasts.

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Decom Engineering designs proprietary mechanical cutting tools, including the patented C1 Chopsaw and TRACS systems, for precision cold-cutting of subsea structures such as conductors, pipelines, risers, and mooring chains. It provides integrated subsea cutting services to offshore and decommissioning clients across six continents.

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Decorum Medical develops the AutoTrach, a tracheostomy tube system that rinses, cleans, and evacuates airway secretions at the press of a button to reduce obstruction and infection risk. It serves tracheostomy and advanced airway care patients and healthcare workers in the medical device industry.

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Datost designs and builds hardware computers and intelligent systems that operate at the edge of attention, combining industrial design, optics, and software. The company creates physical computers intended for ambient environments rather than traditional screens.

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Deep Casing Tools develops well construction and completion technologies for the global energy sector, enabling operators to reduce drilling time, costs, and carbon emissions across well life cycle operations.

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Deep Trekker manufactures remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) for underwater exploration and inspection. The company serves expedition teams, research organizations, and industrial inspection customers with dedicated technical support and spare parts availability.

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Deep Aware AI sells robotics hardware (humanoids, quadrupeds, robotic arms, dexterous hands, tactile sensors) along with parts, training data, and reinforcement-learning environments, and deploys robots into production for enterprise robotics teams. It also provides teleoperation data collection, custom simulation environments (MuJoCo, Isaac Sim), policy training, and sim-to-real transfer.

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Silicon Valley Robotics Center is a full-stack robotics infrastructure provider offering hardware procurement, data collection, AI training, and fleet teleoperation services for robot learning and deployment. It serves academic labs, startups, and enterprises developing physical AI systems.

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Deep Blue Green develops nutrient supply products for indoor vertical farms designed to reduce water, energy, and nutrient consumption while increasing crop yield. The company serves indoor growers seeking to maximize farm productivity and resource efficiency.

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Deep Infar provides monitoring and inspection solutions for oil and energy, water management, aquaculture, emergency response, and environmental monitoring applications.

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DEEP Robotics (云深处科技) designs and manufactures industrial-grade quadruped robots, humanoid robots, and robotic joints for applications such as power inspection, emergency rescue, tunnel and pipe gallery inspection, metal smelting, construction surveying, and education/research. The Chinese company develops embodied intelligence technology with product lines including the Jueying X-series and Lite-series quadrupeds, DR humanoid robots, and J-series joints.

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Kinara designs discrete neural processing units (DNPUs) for edge AI, offering power-efficient chips that run computer vision, generative AI, and large language model workloads locally on devices. Its products serve developers building smart cameras, voice assistants, predictive maintenance systems, and other embedded edge applications; the company was acquired by NXP in October 2025.

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Deerma designs and sells home and personal care appliances, including cordless wet/dry vacuum cleaners, stick vacuums, hair dryers, and personal massage devices such as neck massagers and massage guns. The company is a publicly listed brand (stock code 301332) selling to consumers across multiple international markets.

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Defibrio makes a portable AED that connects to a smartphone via USB-C, using the phone's battery and app to detect cardiac arrest and deliver a defibrillation shock. Sold to households through an annual subscription covering the device, electrode pads, and software updates.

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Defigo builds access control technology aimed at making building entry secure and easy to use for tenants and property managers. The company positions its products for residential and commercial properties, focusing on property security and management.

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Definium manufactures LoRaWAN-connected sensor nodes and monitoring devices for industrial and environmental applications.

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Deflecto is a consumer products manufacturer that makes and sells office supplies, storage and craft organization containers, home organization solutions, air distribution products (such as dryer vents), and transportation safety items (such as custom mud flaps). It serves consumers, small business owners, and institutions like schools.

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