Hardware Startups

Chariot develops transportable power systems and high-voltage power distribution equipment for military and tactical operations in field conditions. The company serves defense and expeditionary teams requiring sustained, portable power beyond grid infrastructure.

7 investors

ConnectDER makes meter socket adapters (meter collars) that connect residential solar, battery, and EV charging systems directly at the electric meter, avoiding panel upgrades and complex electrical work. Its products are sold to solar, storage, and EV installers across the U.S. to reduce install time and labor costs.

7 investors

Dandelion Energy designs and installs geothermal heating and cooling systems for homes, positioning geothermal as a primary heating and cooling solution for both new and existing residential buildings.

7 investors

Density makes Waffle, a self-installable real-time radar sensor for anonymous people counting in rooms, phone booths, and desks. It provides occupancy data through a real-time and historical API for workplace and space management.

7 investors

DrinkPrime offers smart water purifiers to Indian households through a rent-to-own subscription model that includes free maintenance, delivery, and relocation, with an app to track water consumption and filter health. It serves consumers across 9 cities in urban India with purifier options including Copper, Mineral+, and Alkaline.

7 investors

DustPhotonics develops silicon photonics chips (PICs) and an end-to-end SiPho platform with laser integration and fiber coupling, based on its proprietary L3C laser-attach technology. Its products provide optical connectivity for data centers and AI infrastructure across a range of transceiver architectures and data rates from 400G to 1.6T.

7 investors

Dusty Robotics builds the FieldPrinter, a mobile robot that automates layout and marking tasks on construction job sites. The company serves contractors and construction firms in the United States.

7 investors

Edgescale builds AI "systems-in-a-box" that deploy AI to operational environments such as manufacturing, utilities, and critical infrastructure, connecting isolated edge devices with modern software while keeping critical data private. It targets industrial and infrastructure operators seeking to apply AI at the edge where work physically happens.

7 investors

Elemind makes a wearable neurotech sleep headband that measures EEG brain signals and delivers phase-locked acoustic stimulation to help users fall asleep faster and return to sleep after waking. The device pairs with a companion app for headband control and sleep tracking, and is sold to consumers with sleep difficulties.

7 investors

Farmer's Fridge operates a network of smart, automated Fridges that dispense fresh, healthy meals and snacks. Its vending kiosks are placed in locations such as airports, hospitals, office buildings, and universities across the United States.

7 investors

Fox Robotics builds the FoxBot, an autonomous counterbalance forklift that uses onboard cameras, LiDAR, and machine-learning perception to identify and move pallets during trailer loading and unloading at warehouse receiving docks. It targets warehouse and fulfillment operations looking to automate labor-intensive dock work.

7 investors

Gradient manufactures plug-in 120V window heat pumps that provide cold-climate heating and cooling, along with the Nexus energy control software that coordinates distributed units. Its products target multifamily and public housing electrification retrofits, avoiding costly electrical upgrades and refrigerant handling.

7 investors

Greenjets is a technology company developing electric propulsion products, initially targeting the drone market. It spun out of Blue Bear Systems Research as an independent company in 2022.

7 investors

Hark is building a personal AI intelligence platform combining bespoke native hardware devices and agentic computers with multi-modal speech, text, and vision models plus personalized memory. The system is designed to proactively assist users by understanding and completing tasks on their own.

7 investors

Inevitable Tech builds a fully automated, plug-and-play plant propagation system that gives growers precise control over climate, lighting, and nutrients, using a closed-loop design with built-in perception to detect pests and disease early. It serves farms of all types—vertical, horizontal, Dutch glass, open field, hydroponic, and dry farming—across the United States.

7 investors

Intel designs and manufactures semiconductor processors for data center, consumer, and embedded applications, including Xeon server processors, Arc graphics processors, and mobile processors. The company serves enterprises, device manufacturers, and consumers globally.

7 investors

Kimba makes a biometric sleep device that uses built-in sensors (and optional integration with wearables like Oura, WHOOP, Apple Watch, and Garmin) to deliver personalized, AI-driven natural scent therapy timed to the sleep cycle. The consumer product aims to improve sleep quality and cognitive performance through the olfactory-limbic pathway, positioned as responsive sleep technology rather than passive aromatherapy.</parameter> <parameter name="founders">[{"full_name": "Ben Fuxbruner", "title": "Founder & CEO"}]

7 investors

Kytopen develops non-viral gene delivery technology called Flowfect that combines fluid flow with electric fields to deliver payloads such as mRNA, DNA, and CRISPR Cas9 RNP into cells for high-throughput transfection. Its platforms serve cell therapy researchers and developers, supporting drug discovery, process optimization, and scaling from small-volume experiments to manufacturing.

7 investors

MicroVision develops solid-state lidar sensors and perception software for object detection, mapping, and autonomous navigation. It serves the automotive, industrial, and security and defense markets, including ADAS, automated forklifts, and UAV applications.

7 investors

Lunar Outpost builds robotic infrastructure, lunar rovers, and space resource systems to support human exploration and commerce on the Moon and other planetary bodies. Its products include the crewed/uncrewed Eagle lunar vehicle and the MAPP mobility rover for operations in harsh planetary environments.

7 investors

MacroFab operates a software platform for contract electronics manufacturing, connecting businesses to a network of manufacturing facilities and generating itemized quotes and production-ready orders from uploaded design files. It serves engineering and procurement teams seeking faster time to market and lower costs.

7 investors

Coroyawa is a specialized flooring material designed to reduce fracture and trauma risk for elderly users by combining stable walking comfort with impact absorption during falls. The product uses mechanical metamaterial technology to remain firm during normal walking while deforming to absorb shock upon impact, targeting hospitals and care facilities in Japan.

7 investors

Nalu Medical develops a non-integrated neurostimulation system that uses electrical impulses to interrupt pain signals for patients with intractable chronic nerve pain. The system consists of an implanted microstimulator, a separate electrode array, and an externally worn, battery-free therapy disc, offered as a drug-free treatment option to patients through their doctors.

7 investors

NEURA Robotics develops cognitive robots equipped with AI and perception capabilities that learn and collaborate with humans in physical environments. The company builds robots, software, and data infrastructure for deployment at scale, targeting businesses seeking to automate and augment physical work processes.

7 investors