Hardware Startups

Vessl designs adaptive prosthetic technology that adjusts to the body's dynamic changes to provide consistent comfort and natural movement for amputees. The company's Kinn™ system is engineered to function seamlessly in daily life without requiring constant adjustments.

4 investors

Viam provides a software platform and programmable infrastructure for building and deploying robots and autonomous systems. The platform enables engineers to quickly develop robot applications and scale them across fleets without major rewrites.

4 investors

ViewRay develops MRIdian A3i, an MRI-guided radiation therapy system that uses diagnostic-quality MRI imaging for real-time tissue tracking and automated beam control during cancer treatment. The system is used by hospitals and cancer centers to treat pancreas, prostate, lung, liver, breast, and oligometastatic cancers.

4 investors

Violet Labs builds software tools for engineers designing and building physical products across industries including aerospace, defense, robotics, and energy. The company also develops WIKO, a task management platform for team collaboration and workflow organization.

4 investors

Viridian is developing electric propulsion technology for satellites, including a patent-pending ASET system that converts air in the upper atmosphere into propellant to enable air-breathing, refuelable satellites. The company operates out of a lab in El Segundo, Los Angeles, serving the space exploration and satellite market.

4 investors

BetteRx (formerly Vitae Industries) builds the AutoCompounder, an automated dosage-making system with a vetted compound formulary that helps 503A compounding pharmacists produce personalized medications more consistently and in line with FDA regulations. It serves compounding pharmacies in the US, with installations across the country.

4 investors

Vital Lyfe makes a portable watermaker called Access that converts any naturally occurring water, including saltwater, into clean drinking water through a three-step process. The product targets uses such as outdoor recreation, exploration, disaster relief, and defense.

4 investors

VitalFluid develops machines that produce Plasma Activated Water (PAW) on-site from water, air, and electricity, offering growers a residue-free alternative to chemical fungicides. It targets greenhouse, orchard, and open-field crop growers, using reactive nitrogen and oxygen compounds to protect plants against fungal diseases such as mildew, fusarium, and venturia.

4 investors

Voliro builds omnidirectional aerial robots (drones) for inspection, maintenance, and repair at height, including non-destructive testing. Its technology, originating from ETH Zurich's Autonomous Systems Lab, serves industrial customers in sectors such as energy and materials.

4 investors

Voltpost provides EV charging by retrofitting existing lampposts to deliver accessible charging in urban communities. It operates across several U.S. states including New York, California, Michigan, Illinois, Connecticut, and Massachusetts.

4 investors

Vorticity is building a scientific computing platform, redesigned from processor architecture up through system design, to run large-scale physics and engineering simulations faster. Its technology is used in the energy, life sciences, and aerospace industries to simulate designs such as fusion reactors, hypersonic aircraft, and cancer treatments before building them.

4 investors

Voxon develops volumetric hologram display technology using VLED technology to create real-time interactive 3D holograms viewable from 360 degrees. The company targets commercial use cases in entertainment venues, museums, educational institutions, and corporate environments for content visualization and communication.

4 investors

Voyant Photonics builds chip-scale, solid-state FMCW LiDAR sensors using silicon photonics with on-chip beam steering, delivering 4D depth and velocity data without moving parts. Its Helium and Carbon sensor platforms target physical AI applications such as autonomous systems in factories, warehouses, cities, and industrial and consumer settings.

4 investors

Waveye builds imaging radars for multi-modal AI applications, aimed at enabling safe interaction between humans and machines. The company develops radar sensing hardware for real-world AI systems.

4 investors

Haptic develops haptic technology that conveys information through the sense of touch, such as wrist-worn vibration systems used to guide a blind runner during the NYC Marathon. The company focuses on accessible, touch-based communication and navigation products.

4 investors

WHILL designs and sells personal electric mobility devices, including power wheelchairs and sidewalk scooters (e.g. Model C2, Model F, Model R, Model S), and operates autonomous mobility services such as at airports. Its products target people who need assistance with personal mobility, sold in Japan through retailers and rental spots.

4 investors

Wifi Dabba builds low-cost, distributed Wi-Fi infrastructure using Free Space Optics (laser grids) to provide affordable internet access sold in small data increments to consumers in cities and towns. The company uses crypto and blockchain to decentralize ownership of connectivity infrastructure, aiming to serve underserved users and machines.

4 investors

Windgap Medical develops and commercializes drug-device combination products, including a dual-chamber autoinjector technology for administering complex injectable medications. Serving the pharmaceutical and healthcare market, the company focuses on simplifying and automating drug delivery with an emphasis on sustainability.

4 investors

Winter Innovations develops surgical tools for orthopedic procedures, with a focus on improving ligament and tendon repair techniques. The company serves orthopedic surgeons seeking more efficient and reliable stitching solutions.

4 investors

Wright Electric develops commercial electric aircraft, including the Wright 1, a 186-passenger electric plane intended for short-haul routes such as LA-SF and London-Paris. The company works with airlines like easyJet and VivaAerobus and focuses on lower-cost, zero-emission air travel.

4 investors

Wyze designs and sells affordable smart home devices, starting with the $19.99 Wyze Cam, and builds AI-powered software to make its connected products more capable. It targets everyday consumers in the smart home and IoT market.

4 investors

XCENA develops computational memory hardware that combines high-capacity pooled DDR5 memory with near-data processing (NDP) cores, built on the open Compute Express Link (CXL) standard to expand memory beyond CPU limits and run computation where data resides. It targets data center infrastructure for the AI era, serving hyperscalers, telcos, and research institutions with hardware plus a full-stack software SDK.

4 investors

Xeal develops Helix Computing, a self-reliant platform for managing smart devices and infrastructure in cities, including EV chargers, building access controls, and payment terminals, without dependence on centralized cloud networks or external connectivity. The platform uses tokenized transactions to enable secure authentication and payments across distributed IoT devices in urban environments.

4 investors

XMOS designs XCORE-based flexible microcontrollers that combine control, IO, DSP and edge AI on a single chip for real-time, low-latency processing. Its chips serve professional and consumer audio, voice interfaces, robotics, industrial automation, and automotive applications.

4 investors