Hardware Startups

Fairphone manufactures modular smartphones designed to be repaired, upgraded, and used for longer lifecycles. The company serves consumers who prioritize durability, sustainability, and fair labor practices, with a focus on reducing e-waste and ensuring ethical supply chains.

3 investors

Farmbot designs monitoring sensors and systems for agricultural operations, enabling farmers to track water levels, fuel, weather, and security remotely via a mobile application. The company serves farm managers across Australia with IoT-based solutions for water management, livestock monitoring, and property security.

3 investors

Fat Llama operates a peer-to-peer rental marketplace where individuals can rent out their spare or rarely-used items to nearby people, with transactions fully insured. It serves consumers looking for a lower-cost alternative to buying or renting from traditional rental shops, while letting owners earn money from their possessions.

3 investors

Fauna Robotics designs and assembles robotics products in the United States, providing Sprout, a development platform that enables developers to build and deploy robot applications more efficiently.

3 investors

Femtum builds turn-key mid-infrared fiber laser systems that operate without requiring laser experts, serving industrial manufacturers and scientific teams for applications such as selective laser microprocessing and mid-IR spectroscopy. A Canadian spin-off from the Center of optics, photonics and laser (COPL) in Quebec City, it targets manufacturing bottlenecks in the semiconductor industry.

3 investors

Fether Labs develops wrist-worn sensors that measure tendon displacement and mechanical pressure to translate hand movements into digital output. Its hardware and data pipeline map the human hand for applications such as robot training and gesture control in virtual and AR/XR interfaces.

3 investors

FireDome offers an autonomous wildfire defense system that combines an AI-guided launcher, eco-friendly fire-retardant smart capsules, and thermal and visual sensors to detect, suppress, and create protective firebreaks around properties. Sold as a "resilience as a service" offering, it targets communities, utilities, and assets such as vineyards, with end-to-end maintenance and coordination with external fire services.

3 investors

Firebolt provides a fully managed solution for physical marketing activities, handling the design, manufacturing, and execution of materials such as illuminated LED signage, point-of-purchase displays, branded merchandise, and custom night tools for global brands and agencies. It operates its own manufacturing facilities and offers technology products including an event hosting platform and AI-powered shopper journey tracking for retailers and venue operators.

3 investors

FitBark makes GPS trackers and health monitoring devices for pets that provide real-time location tracking, activity metrics, and sleep monitoring. The product serves pet owners globally and is available in 150+ countries.

3 investors

Fixposition provides positioning and localization software, hardware modules, and sensor solutions for OEMs in robotics, agriculture, mining, and autonomous vehicle sectors. The company offers customizable solutions including licensing for high-volume manufacturers, system-on-module offerings, and tailored positioning platforms with AI algorithms.

3 investors

Flair makes smart vents, pucks, and controls along with its hvacOS software platform to manage home heating and cooling on a room-by-room basis, including for central HVAC systems, mini-splits, window ACs, boilers, and electric baseboards. Its products let homeowners automate airflow, temperature, and scheduling for balanced comfort and energy efficiency.

3 investors

invisaWear makes wearable safety jewelry (charms for necklaces, bracelets, or keychains) with a hidden button that, when double-pressed, sends an SOS with GPS location to emergency contacts and optionally 9-1-1. The device connects to ADT's 24/7 professional monitoring and an app with features like live video streaming, safety timers, and voice activation, aimed at consumers such as students, runners, and anyone wanting personal safety.

3 investors

Flights Inc. provides a 3D imaging service that uses mobile scanners with high-precision SLAM and 3D Gaussian Splatting technology to capture on-site measurements of buildings, interiors, and objects and generate detailed 3D image data. The output is used for digital twin construction, digital archiving of structures, and VR/AR content, targeting construction sites, industrial facilities, and buildings; the company also sells the mobile scanners.

3 investors

FLIR designs and manufactures thermal imaging and infrared camera technology used for applications such as search and rescue, security, navigation, energy conservation, and environmental protection. The company has decades of expertise in infrared cameras and thermography.

3 investors

Flox Intelligence uses AI to decode animal communication and guide wildlife away from danger, preventing collisions between animals and infrastructure without harming them. It serves operators of airports, railways, roads, and farms across North America and Europe.

3 investors

Fluent.ai offers low-power keyword spotting technology that enables hands-free voice activation on devices through custom branded wake words, optimized for far-field and noisy environments.

3 investors

Fluent Metal makes a metal 3D printer that uses a single-step wire-to-drop process to print metal parts directly, without post-sintering, laser, or powder. The printer runs on a standard electrical outlet, allowing it to be set up in a lab, office, or home for building standalone parts or adding features to existing components.

3 investors

Flux Marine designs and manufactures all-electric outboard motors and electric propulsion systems for boats, selling to companies and individual customers. The company operates a manufacturing facility in Rhode Island, USA.

3 investors

FlyFreely provides a customizable software platform for managing unmanned aircraft operations, including mission planning, approval workflows, compliance documentation, and flight log analysis for commercial drone operators.

3 investors

Flywheel AI provides remote operation systems for excavators and construction equipment, enabling operators to control multiple machines or sites from a distance while improving site safety and productivity.

3 investors

Forefront RF develops tunable RF duplexer technology for mobile and cellular devices, replacing multiple fixed RF components with a single adaptive, software-defined solution. Its technology dynamically adapts to low-band frequencies to reduce component count, power consumption, and design complexity for device makers.

3 investors

Forge Automation manufactures custom metal parts on demand for mechanical engineers, with parts delivered within four days through an online CAD upload process. The company operates software-controlled factories to shorten typical lead times in the custom machining industry.

3 investors

Fotokite makes actively tethered drone systems (Fotokite Sigma) with thermal and color cameras and native operating software that provide public safety teams with aerial situational awareness through automated, push-button launch and landing. The system integrates with vehicles and platforms like Axon for use in fire response, search and rescue, and other emergency missions.

3 investors

Foundation Devices manufactures Passport Prime, a hardware device designed to secure Bitcoin, two-factor authentication codes, security keys, and other sensitive digital assets. The company serves cryptocurrency users and individuals seeking dedicated hardware security solutions.

3 investors