Hardware Startups

Vutility builds engineered energy monitoring devices that give businesses real-time visibility into power usage across single or multi-tenant sites. Its hardware serves operators of commercial buildings, industrial facilities, cell towers, and campgrounds to measure, allocate, and optimize energy, support accurate billing, and inform decisions.

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Vuzix develops waveguide optics, display systems, and OEM platforms for device makers, and designs and manufactures enterprise AI smart glasses for warehouse, field service, healthcare, and industrial use. Its products and OEM programs serve defense, enterprise, consumer, and medical markets.

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Wanderbox is an overland truck manufacturer that hand-builds semi-custom 4x4 expedition vehicles (models Outpost and Fortress) with luxury interiors and off-grid power, water, and climate systems for extended off-road living. The vehicles are built on heavy-duty Ford and Chevy/International chassis for customers seeking long-term, self-sufficient adventure travel.

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WaveAerospace designs and builds unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) engineered for all-weather and high-wind operation, including multi-copter and VTOL platforms. Its aircraft serve law enforcement, emergency management, and defense missions such as ISR, search and rescue, and contested logistics.

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WAVS Custom makes custom-fit in-ear monitors (IEMs) that customers order by scanning their ears with the company's patented 3D scanning app. The products are aimed at musicians and performers.

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Waypoint Orthopedics develops GPS (Guided Pedicle System), a vertebral fixation device that gives spine surgeons real-time guidance to improve accuracy and reduce radiation exposure during open and minimally invasive spine surgery. The FDA-cleared system is aimed at spine surgeons, surgical staff, and patients in the medical device/orthopedics field.

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Westpoint Optical offers Nuance Audio, a line of hearing glasses that amplify speech in noisy environments using directional microphone technology and open-ear speakers. The product targets individuals seeking an alternative to traditional hearing aids.

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Westfield Hydraulics designs, manufactures, assembles, and tests powered and non-powered valves, solenoids, and fluid control components for aerospace and defense applications. Founded in 1974, it provides custom design manufacturing of components such as solenoid valves, hydraulic actuators, and reservoir tanks for customers including BAE Systems, Boeing, Blue Origin, and the Department of Defense.

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Wheego makes battery-electric vehicles, including the Wheego LiFE model, a small electric car with a stated range of up to 100 miles per charge. Its cars are sold through distributors in markets such as the Caribbean and the Bahamas.

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Whooshh develops technology solutions for fish handling, monitoring, and passage in aquatic environments. The company serves water utilities, fish hatcheries, and environmental agencies managing fish populations and migration.

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Widetronix develops ultra-low power sensors enabled by betavoltaic power sources based on wide bandgap semiconductor materials, serving applications requiring autonomous, maintenance-free power. The company commercializes silicon carbide betavoltaic technology spun out from Cornell University.

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Wildfire Water Solutions provides water supply and logistics infrastructure for firefighting operations in fire-prone communities, serving wildland and structural firefighting teams to support rapid response and resource efficiency during extended fire seasons.

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Winston Products designs and markets straps, towing, cargo management, cleaning, and home and outdoor tools sold through retail stores, with brands including SmartStraps, TowSmart, CargoSmart, FLAT CAT, SWOPT, and HydroTech. The company also markets the Yonanas dessert maker to the food service industry.

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World Bottling Cap makes the Easy Pull Bottle Cap, a ring-pull crown cap that opens glass, plastic, recycled, and aluminum bottles by hand without a bottle opener. The patented cap works with existing bottling lines for pressurized or non-pressurized beverages and is offered in various colors with printing options for beverage producers.

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Wytec International develops technology related to Fifth Generation (5G) cellular communications. The company is based in San Antonio and has been recognized among the city's tech startups.

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X-Biomedical develops GoScope, a portable digital microscope for medical use that combines augmented-reality viewing, voice control, built-in illumination, and high-definition video and image capture. It targets medical practitioners with features including multi-user viewing and simulcasting.

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XDemics develops cell culture and biomanufacturing technologies for generating mammalian cells at high densities for advanced therapy production. The company's HDCR platform and related products enable researchers and GMP facilities to produce T cell, stem cell, and viral-based therapies with improved quality and consistency.

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Xenocor is a company that has completed a Series A funding round; the investors page provides an investor deck but does not describe the company's product or business.

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Xiber is an internet service provider operating a hybrid fiber and fixed wireless network to deliver internet service to businesses, homes, and multi-family communities across the United States. It also offers streaming TV on compatible smart platforms, along with installation, monitoring, and management support.

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Xigent Automation Systems designs, builds, and integrates custom, turnkey automation equipment for companies that manufacture products, including defense and aerospace manufacturers. It is a vertically integrated integrator offering services from concept and mechanical/electrical design through installation and support, and also provides proprietary FillPRO weigh-fill powder-filling systems.

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YAN Engines is developing technology to improve the efficiency of the internal combustion engine, drawing on the team's automotive and power-generation R&D background. The company works in engine and powertrain engineering for the energy and automotive sectors.

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Yondr makes lockable pouches and a system for creating phone-free spaces, used by schools, artists, families, organizations, and businesses. The company serves educators, event venues, and other clients worldwide seeking distraction-free environments.

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Yost Labs develops sensor fusion firmware and 3-Space inertial sensors (combining gyroscope, accelerometer, and magnetometer) that determine real-time orientation for motion tracking. Its products, ranging from surface-mount PCBs to wireless full-body motion capture systems, serve applications in virtual reality, drones, autonomous vehicles, robotics, medical rehab, and athletics.

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ZAF Energy Systems develops Nickel Zinc (NiZn) and zinc-based battery technologies for industrial energy storage, initially targeting the Group 31 battery segment used in data centers, trucking, and marine markets. It also runs funded development programs for the defense, aerospace, and medical sectors.

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