Hardware Startups

Hartzell Aviation MRO sells and supports aircraft parts and accessories, including products from Hartzell Aviation and select third-party manufacturers for the aviation maintenance, repair, and overhaul market.

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Qalo sells smart rings that track health metrics and training data for fitness and wellness monitoring. The QRNT Slim Smart Ring is a wearable device that combines fitness tracking with personalized health insights.

1 investor

Qalzy makes a smart kitchen scale with a built-in AI camera that recognizes food, weighs it, and automatically logs calories and macros using a database of 2.9 million foods. Aimed at consumers tracking nutrition and diet, it pairs with a companion app supporting barcode scanning, custom recipes, and integration with Apple Health and Google Health Connect.

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Qamcom is a Swedish engineering firm that develops technology, platforms, and companies across research, development, validation, and industrialized production, working in areas such as radar, RF signal processing, AI-based sensing, and autonomous driving. It serves clients in sectors including biotech, defense, forestry, space/radio astronomy, and telecommunications through partnerships and ventures.

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Qarbon Aerospace is a manufacturing solutions provider that partners with customers to execute aerospace manufacturing projects. The company operates from Milledgeville, Georgia.

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Qbit Labs builds systems for defence, aerospace, and industrial applications where reliability, security, and performance are required. The company positions its engineering work toward mission-critical environments.

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Qi Aerista manufactures automatic tea brewing machines that enable users to brew tea consistently through a connected device and mobile app. The company serves tea enthusiasts globally with hardware, software, and premium tea products.

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Qilimanjaro develops quantum computing systems based on fluxonium chip design, serving research institutions and enterprises seeking to integrate quantum processing with classical supercomputing infrastructure. The company was spun off from Spanish academic institutions and builds both analog and digital quantum computers deployed across Europe.

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Qlayers builds robotic systems for applying protective coatings to large industrial assets such as steel storage tanks, vessels, and wind turbine blades, using a patented spray-shielding system to reduce overspray and improve precision. Its technology targets asset owners and coating-maintenance contractors in industries like oil and energy, cutting work hours at height and paint usage.

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QMC Telecom is a telecommunications infrastructure company that builds and operates towers and related network assets for wireless carriers. It serves the telecom market in Latin America.

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A full-service metal fabrication company serving utility, industrial, and commercial customers with custom parts, assemblies, and finished products from prototypes to high-volume production. In-house capabilities include laser cutting, metal forming, welding, powder coating, mechanical assembly, and engineering support, including UL-listed electrical enclosures.

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Qolo is a University of Tsukuba spin-off that develops and sells rehabilitation and mobility devices enabling users to stand and move, including a standing-up training device and a mobility model with a stand-up function. Its products target people with mobility impairments for rehabilitation and daily independence.

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QPICs operates a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) fabrication facility serving the quantum computing industry. The company provides custom design capabilities and rapid prototyping to quantum companies seeking to reduce size, weight, and power in their photonic systems.

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Qtech is a South Korean materials company founded in 2021 that develops quantum dot display (QD) materials, perovskite solar cells, and retroreflective materials used in applications such as automotive and display devices. It operates a Pyeongtaek factory with a QD process line and a mass-production line for Mini LED reflective film.

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Quake provides QIAM, a monitoring and automation platform for hospitals that tracks assets, specimens, and clinical workflows to flag compliance risks, send alerts, and optimize resource allocation. It serves healthcare institutions, integrating with systems like Epic, ERP, and LIS across areas such as surgical services, sterile processing, and blood banks.

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Qualinx produces the QLX3Ax, a low-power digital RF front-end chip for GNSS and IoT applications that supports multiband reception across L1, L2, L5, and L6 bands. The device delivers up to 10x lower power consumption than existing RF front-end solutions while enabling reconfigurable radio capabilities for ODMs and OEMs.

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QUALIS is an electronics manufacturing services (EMS) company that designs and manufactures electronic and electromechanical assemblies for customers in automotive, medical device, telecommunications, and other industrial sectors. The company offers end-to-end services including product design, development, certification, mass production, and technical support.

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Quality Uptime provides customized UPS systems and battery maintenance plans for data centers. The company offers specialized support to help data center operators manage equipment health and maintenance efficiently.

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QualityFry manufactures automated professional deep fryers for commercial kitchens and foodservice establishments, designed to reduce labor, energy consumption, and oil usage while maintaining consistent food quality. The company serves restaurants, hotels, bars, convenience stores, and other food service businesses across hospitality and retail sectors.

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Quandify makes smart water monitoring hardware — including clamp-on ultrasonic pipe monitors (Water Grip, CubicMeter), a motorised automatic shut-off valve (CubicSecure), and a battery-powered leak sensor (CubicDetector) — that detect leaks and track water usage before damage occurs. It serves homeowners as well as B2B customers such as property managers, housing associations, and installation partners, with a companion app for alerts and consumption tracking.

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Quantasensingtec develops low-noise RF amplifiers designed to detect and strengthen weak signals while minimizing added noise. Its technology targets applications in quantum systems, astronomy, and aerospace, including communication, navigation, and sensing.

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Quantentech develops smart electric drive solutions for electric vehicles.

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QuantEQ develops ultra-compact, high-power short-pulsed diode-pumped solid-state (DPSS) lasers for material processing tasks such as marking, micro-drilling, micro-cutting, and surface structuring. The lasers span Infrared, Green, UV, and Deep-UV wavelengths and can operate independently or as integrated beam sources, including battery-powered use in small or robotic systems, for industrial and retail customers.

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The company develops coating inkjet systems designed for automated, high-speed industrial production, engineered to handle functional, high-viscosity materials. It also offers services spanning from fluid validation and sample printing to full production line integration.

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