Hardware Startups

Hirebotics builds turnkey collaborative robot (cobot) systems for welding, cutting, and painting, controlled through its cloud-based Beacon app on a smartphone, tablet, or browser without traditional robot programming. It serves fabrication shops, job shops, contract manufacturers, and OEMs across industries such as metal fabrication, construction, shipbuilding, aerospace, and defense.

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Hive Lighting manufactures LED lighting fixtures and accessories for professional photography and video production. The company produces modular C-Series LED systems with interchangeable reflectors, diffusers, and mounting hardware designed for photographers and videographers.

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Hoefer Group designs and builds recreational vehicles made from bonded composite materials, marketing them as lightweight, luxury RVs. The company continues a family lineage in RV manufacturing and is preparing to launch its USA range.

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Holu Hou Energy designs proprietary energy storage systems and control platforms, including its EnergyShare technology for multi-dwelling unit residential buildings, alongside single-family residential and commercial markets. It provides decarbonization and renewable energy solutions for building owners and investors, with operations across several U.S. states and Shanghai.

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Hover Energy designs and deploys integrated microgrid systems and future-proof energy infrastructure, including a Renewable Energy Router and wind turbine technology, for cities, developers, and institutions. It works with technology partners to build resilient, intelligent clean-energy systems, with activity in markets including Hawaii and the UK.

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Hoverfly Technologies manufactures tethered unmanned aerial systems for government and commercial markets, enabling persistent surveillance, targeting, and communications relay through continuous power and data delivery via a persistent tether link. The company serves armed forces branches and defense industry partners with integrated aerial platforms and open-API software solutions.

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HumanImage develops standardized 3D imaging technology to capture and analyze human anatomy for early detection of skin and breast cancers and to support medical research on anatomic predetermination. The company serves clinical and research institutions with precision medical imaging devices and analysis.

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HydraForce manufactures hydraulic components and systems, adhering to international quality standards including ISO 9001 through design, production, and delivery processes.

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HydroCision develops minimally invasive surgical instruments using proprietary FluidJet technology to selectively remove soft tissue in a precise manner. The company serves surgeons and hospitals across multiple medical specialties seeking improved surgical outcomes.

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Hypertherm manufactures plasma cutting systems, including portable Powermax units and high-definition XPR and MAXPRO200 cutters, along with SureCut software for handheld and automated cutting, marking, and gouging of metal. It serves metal fabricators and industrial businesses optimizing their cutting operations.

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Kelvi builds a digital thermal therapy system that combines cryotherapy, thermotherapy, and contrast therapy in one portable, connected device for pain and post-surgical recovery. It is used by prescribers, clinics, and patients at home, with a rental program available through Workers' Compensation and VA/Community Care channels.

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Ideal Power develops B-TRAN, a patented bidirectional high-voltage power semiconductor switch offering low conduction losses and native bidirectional operation. Its technology is used in solid-state circuit breakers, static transfer switches, and battery disconnect units for data centers, energy storage systems, the energy grid, and EV charging infrastructure.

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Identified Technologies provides drone-based site survey services for construction and jobsite operations, offering both a managed Reports Service (certified pilots fly RTK drones and deliver processed reports) and a SiteIQ Software Service where customers upload imagery for processing, storage, and unlimited report generation. Its platform produces mapping outputs such as 3D models, point clouds, and contours using photogrammetry and LIDAR.

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IKIN develops technology products spanning holographic displays, augmented reality, 5G, and IoT. The company positions itself around emerging consumer and immersive technology.

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Imricor develops MRI-guided cardiac electrophysiology products, including the Vision-MR ablation and diagnostic catheters, the NorthStar Mapping System, and the Advantage-MR EP Recorder/Stimulator, used to perform catheter ablation procedures under real-time MRI. The company's devices are targeted at cardiac electrophysiology labs, with several products holding CE mark and some FDA clearance.

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IndeeLift makes medical patient lift devices that raise a fallen person from the floor to a seated or standing position and assist with day-to-day transfers to chairs, couches, commodes, and exercise equipment. The devices are used in homes, assisted living centers, by healthcare professionals, and by emergency medical services to reduce manual lifting and support safe patient handling.

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Indiana Integrated Circuits (IIC) develops and licenses Quilt Packaging, a patented chip-interconnect technology that connects separate dies along their edges to build system-in-package assemblies for RF, microwave, digital, power, biomedical, and optical electronics. It also offers custom micro- and nano-fabrication, prototyping, and testing services to electronics researchers and manufacturers.

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Inertial Labs develops inertial sensors, navigation systems, and positioning technology for applications requiring continuous operation when GNSS signals are unreliable. The company manufactures integrated platforms combining inertial measurement units, multi-sensor fusion, and AI algorithms for aviation, maritime, defense, and industrial sectors.

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Injectsense develops implant-based digital health systems that use semiconductor technology to provide medical staff with continuous long-term monitoring data for therapy management, with an ophthalmology focus including eye-pressure markers. The company combines ultra-low power IC design, telemetry, and miniaturization with medical device and software expertise.

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InnovaPrep develops sample concentration instruments and air samplers used in environmental monitoring, food and product quality testing, life science research, and biopharmaceutical development. It also offers custom manufacturing and OEM services for matrix workflow applications.

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Innovative Powders uses centrifugal atomization technology to manufacture high-quality copper and copper-alloy metal powders for additive manufacturing (3D printing) and cold spray applications. It targets the aerospace industry, including heat exchanger manufacturing.

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Innovolt develops patented power protection and backup products that guard sensitive, mission-critical electronic equipment against power disturbances such as voltage sags and current inrush. It serves enterprise customers across industries and provides tools to monitor and improve the performance and cost of ownership of electronic assets.

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InPipe Energy makes the HydroXS, a modular in-conduit energy recovery system that generates renewable electricity from water flowing through existing pipelines, hydropower facilities, and non-powered dams. It serves US water utilities, cities, and water-intensive industries, offering a fully funded energy-as-a-service model.

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InspireSemi designs high-performance, energy-efficient accelerated computing chips for AI, HPC, and graph analytics workloads across industries including defense, financial services, and drug discovery. The company is based in Austin, Texas and uses a fabless model with outsourced manufacturing partners.

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