Hardware Startups

Dolami builds products for VR creators and avatar users, including Avatown (a marketplace to buy and sell 3D avatars and fashion items), The Avatar Studio (a VRChat world for creating reference sheets and testing avatars), and X MASK (a patented facial-tracking mask that maps real expressions onto VR avatars). The company focuses on avatar creation, customization, and virtual fashion within the VR community.

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Dolphin Semiconductor offers audio intellectual property (IP) solutions for system-on-chip (SoC) designs, including analog-to-digital converters, class-D amplifiers, and voice user interface components. The company serves semiconductor designers and manufacturers seeking to integrate high-fidelity, low-power audio capabilities into battery-powered devices.

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Dominion Aesthetic Technologies is a laser medical device company that develops aesthetic technologies for physicians and practitioners, including a robotic, touchless body contouring laser for non-surgical fat reduction. The company is backed by a scientific advisory committee of medical laser aesthetics experts and manufactures its products in the USA.

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A company that designs secure parking solutions for bicycles and scooters, recognized with awards from leading mobility and cycling sector organizations.

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Donako manufactures high-quality special products and tooling for building electrical machines, including stator, rotor and pole cores and welded structures, and provides engineering services such as hydrogenerator construction and mechanical and electrical calculations. The company serves the electrical machine manufacturing industry and exports over 90% of its products worldwide.

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Dong-A Eltek, founded in 1987, develops inspection equipment for the global display industry and works with OLED deposition equipment firm Sunic System to serve display manufacturers. The company is expanding into new technologies using AI, robotics, and camera sensors to support customers' digital transformation.

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Donut Robotics develops humanoid robots powered by proprietary AI and vision-language models (VLA), with a focus on domestically-built hardware and software for Japan. The company aims to create the world's safest humanoid robots that can collaborate with humans on complex tasks.

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DoorBox.ai makes a patented smart delivery box with twin AI cameras and a mobile app that records certified, video-verified package exchanges, plus temperature monitoring and GPS tracking. It targets pharmacy and health care (offering HIPAA-compliant delivery), groceries, retail, and logistics customers for secure last-mile deliveries.

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Doorport makes smart access technology that upgrades existing apartment entry systems. The company was acquired by Alarm.com in 2020.

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Doozy Robotics develops AI-powered humanoid robots and autonomous material handling systems for industrial applications. The company targets manufacturing, warehousing, logistics, and e-commerce operations seeking to automate heavy material movement and labor-intensive tasks.

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Dorsavi develops wearable sensor technology and video AI tools for analyzing human movement, serving clinical, athletic, workplace, and research settings. Its products are used to assess movement and reduce injury risk.

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DoryGo is an adherence data platform for clinical research and pharma that combines a sensor-based smart pill box, a patient mobile app, and a study portal to capture objective, real-time medication adherence data. It serves research teams running observational, interventional, and multicenter clinical trials, with REDCap integration, Swiss hosting, and the Swiss eMediplan standard.

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A company that measures, evaluates, and trains visual-cognitive abilities using VR and tablet-based applications, enabling cost-effective assessment compared to traditional fMRI approaches. The solutions serve elderly adults, children, and organizations to prevent accidents and assess cognitive decline across various contexts.

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Dot develops braille display technology and tactile interface products designed to enhance accessibility for blind and visually impaired users. The company creates miniaturized haptic actuators and customizable accessibility devices for both consumer and public-facing applications.

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DotPhoton is a research-focused organization working on computer vision, generative models, and data-centric machine learning. The company publishes research on topics including diffusion models, semantic segmentation, dataset metadata standardization, and AI/ML applications in healthcare and Earth observation.

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dotscene provides 3D laser scanning and mobile mapping products (such as the dotcube) together with a browser-based cloud platform for digitizing real estate and buildings, including digital surveys and 3D CAD models. It serves property management, heritage preservation, public transit, industry, public sector, and architecture clients, with scanning and CAD modeling services.

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Konos Digital is a variable-beam microphone with an 80-element MEMS array that streams four channels of network audio over AES67, designed for film, broadcast, and live sports production.

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DotX Automation develops intelligent robotic systems and automation solutions for the robotics industry, combining artificial intelligence, hardware design, and systems integration.

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The Double E Group manufactures mechanical and electrical industrial web handling products for the paper, film, and foil industries.

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Douglas Dynamics manufactures work truck equipment and accessories for the work truck industry, with roles in assembly, welding, and support operations.

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Douzen designs consumer hardware products focused on emotional, non-verbal connection between people, emphasizing calm user experiences over feature-heavy screens. Its past work includes the Halē Orb, a crowdfunded device for viewing photos and videos on a home TV to connect family members.

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Dovideq Medical develops medical equipment systems and related management software for healthcare facilities. EndoscopeManager is a data management platform that tracks equipment performance and ensures regulatory compliance.

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DowClear provides water treatment solutions that remove suspended solids, adjust pH, reduce total dissolved solids, and treat biological and chemical contaminants including metals, organic compounds, hydrocarbons, and anions from industrial wastewater.

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Dowley Security Systems is a full-service security integrator that designs, installs, monitors, and maintains integrated security solutions for organizations in education, government, and commercial markets. The company provides comprehensive technology solutions including network infrastructure, electronic security systems, and managed service deployments.

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