Hardware Startups

Cartesian Kinetics develops "Physical AI" for fulfillment and warehouse operations, combining automation software and rack-native robotics that work within a facility's existing racks, systems and workflows rather than requiring a rebuild. It serves operators looking to modernize industrial and warehouse automation incrementally.

3 investors

Casana Care makes the Smart Seat, a toilet-mounted biometric monitoring device that tracks vital signs like heart rate, blood oxygen, and blood pressure trends for personal wellness tracking. The device is designed for everyday health monitoring in the home and shares data with family or doctors only at the user's discretion.

3 investors

Aircassie develops air filtration technology for indoor air quality using light-based methods. The company serves customers seeking cleaner and safer indoor environments.

3 investors

Catalyx builds standardized infrastructure for deploying sensor payloads into orbit, offering common power, thermal, and data interfaces along with continuous monitoring and real-time data transmission. The product targets space operators seeking faster, lower-cost payload deployment.

3 investors

Celerity Craft is developing the Dynamic Air Cushion Vehicle (DACV), a three-hulled marine vessel technology that lifts the craft on an energized column of air to reduce drag, enabling faster, zero-emission electric travel. It targets commercial, military, and recreational marine sectors, including high-use ferry routes.

3 investors

CellDom develops CloneXplorer, a live single-cell assay platform combining functional imaging, molecular readouts, and integrated cell retrieval for high-resolution cell analysis. The platform enables CAR T-cell potency testing, antibody/TCR discovery, cell line development, and precision medicine applications for research and therapeutic development teams.

3 investors

Cellply develops VivaCyte, an automated platform that combines microfluidic consumables, an instrument, and image-analysis software to characterize cell therapies at single-cell resolution. It serves cell therapy discovery and development teams, measuring phenotype and function across thousands of single-cell co-cultures and comparing up to 128 conditions per run.

3 investors

Cellsonics provides cell dissociation technology for research scientists using acoustic waveforms to isolate cells from tissue with higher biological relevance than conventional methods.

3 investors

Centese develops Thoraguard, a digital surgical drainage system for cardiothoracic surgery that automates chest tube clog clearance and measures air leak rate and drainage volume, alerting care teams to disruptions. The system is aimed at clinicians and ICU/critical care teams to support post-operative patient monitoring and recovery.

3 investors

Cesanta develops embedded networking software and IoT device management solutions, including firmware frameworks and cloud platforms for connected products. The company serves enterprises ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies.

3 investors

Chain Reaction designs processors, including its 3PU FHE processor, that make fully homomorphic encryption practical for large-scale computation on encrypted data. Its hardware targets privacy-preserving AI and cloud workloads.

3 investors

Charge Europa designs and manufactures EV charging stations, including AC destination chargers and DC fast-charging units, some integrating Digital Out-Of-Home advertising screens for high-traffic locations. Its hardware is certified to European CE safety and quality standards.

3 investors

Chelsio develops high-performance networking and storage acceleration hardware and software for enterprise data centers, cloud services, and cluster computing environments. The company offers Ethernet adapters, ASICs, and storage server solutions that reduce latency and increase bandwidth for virtualized infrastructure.

3 investors

Chirp provides privacy-preserving home monitoring solutions for seniors using voice-enabled sensors rather than wearables or cameras, allowing caregivers to remotely monitor and support older adults. The company serves family caregivers and senior living communities seeking dignified, non-intrusive monitoring technology.

3 investors

Cimon Medical develops and manufactures Doppler ultrasound technology for healthcare facilities, with its first product providing non-invasive continuous blood flow and brain circulation monitoring for infants. The company serves neonatal and intensive care settings and originated from ultrasound research at NTNU and St. Olavs University Hospital in Norway.

3 investors

Cisro provides equipment and inspection/measurement solutions for the electrode processing step in secondary battery (lithium-ion) manufacturing, and supplies precision measurement and defect inspection technology for semiconductor and PCB production. It also offers surface analysis and deposition technology for display manufacturing.

3 investors

Civilized Cycles builds the Semi-Trike, a bicycle-class light electric vehicle designed for urban freight and last-mile delivery that offers van-like cargo capacity with the cost and carbon footprint of an e-bike. It targets commercial transportation and delivery businesses.

3 investors

CleanSlate UV manufactures UV-C sanitization devices for mobile phones and portable electronics, serving healthcare facilities, hotels, and other institutions seeking to reduce pathogenic contamination on high-touch devices.

3 investors

ClearCam develops ClearScope, an in-vivo laparoscope cleaning device that keeps the surgical camera lens clear during laparoscopic procedures. It is aimed at surgeons to maintain continuous, unobstructed visualization while operating.

3 investors

Clearcut Surgical develops a surgical device that combines electrosurgery, continuous smoke evacuation, and on-demand fluid suction in a single instrument. It is designed for surgical teams to improve efficiency, safety, and patient outcomes.

3 investors

ClearFlow develops PleuraFlow Active Clearance Technology, a device that maintains chest drain patency after cardiac surgery to reduce Retained Blood Syndrome complications, along with products for sternal fixation and reconstruction following sternotomy. The products are used in ICU and surgical settings for post-cardiac-surgery patient care.

3 investors

Codetta Bio develops multiplex biomarker detection technology that combines digital PCR, real-time PCR, and immunoPCR with microbead-based target capture to simultaneously measure proteins, DNA, and RNA from a single sample. Its tools serve multi-omics research and life sciences applications.

3 investors

CoLabs Medical is developing The Ventor, an emergency airway and ventilation system intended to improve airway management and ventilation during cardiac arrest. The product is positioned as a complete solution for emergency medicine and is currently an investigational device under development.

3 investors

ConcealFab designs and manufactures small cell poles, pole-top concealments, mounts, and accessories for 5G wireless infrastructure, with a focus on thermal performance, RF transparency, and outdoor durability. Its products serve US wireless carriers and are engineered and manufactured in the United States.

3 investors