Hardware startups that raised a pre-seed round
Updated 23 Oct 2026
2,513
Companies
$1.2B
Last round total
100
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Latest rounds
Most recent round first
100 rows
| # | Company | Round | Amount | Date | City | Sector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VisiCX | Pre-seed | $242K | 2026-10-16 | Joplin | Hardware |
| 2 | TechNovaTime | Pre-seed | $3.4M | 2026-10-15 | Washington | Artificial intelligence |
| 3 | CosmoChute | Pre-seed | $1.5M | 2026-10-15 | Ahmedabad | Hardware |
| 4 | EMode Photonix | Pre-seed | $1.0M | 2026-10-15 | Boulder | Artificial intelligence |
| 5 | SierraBlue Innovations | Pre-seed | 2026-10-15 | Kolkata | Artificial intelligence | |
| 6 | ruit | Pre-seed | $987K | 2026-10-14 | Valencia | Commerce |
| 7 | CopperPilot | Pre-seed | $300K | 2026-10-09 | Houston | Artificial intelligence |
| 8 | Minerva Humanoids | Pre-seed | $10.0M | 2026-10-06 | San Francisco | Hardware |
| 9 | NEARHUMAN | Pre-seed | $463K | 2026-10-06 | Bristol | Artificial intelligence |
| 10 | VeriMedic | Pre-seed | $30K | 2026-10-02 | Lancaster | Hardware |
| 11 | Foundational | Pre-seed | $10.8M | 2026-10-01 | London | Hardware |
| 12 | LigaSys | Pre-seed | $155K | 2026-10-01 | San Jose | Commerce |
| 13 | Corbenic AI | Pre-seed | 2026-10-01 | Bruges | Artificial intelligence | |
| 14 | Aleph | Pre-seed | $7.5M | 2026-09-30 | Los Angeles | Hardware |
| 15 | Tangent Robotics | Pre-seed | $4.5M | 2026-09-30 | New York | Artificial intelligence |
| 16 | RemoteThreat | Pre-seed | $7.0M | 2026-09-29 | Cedar Rapids | Artificial intelligence |
| 17 | Flourish Robots | Pre-seed | 2026-09-29 | Hardware | ||
| 18 | ePluribus Health | Pre-seed | $25K | 2026-09-27 | San Francisco | Artificial intelligence |
| 19 | The Subvocal Company | Pre-seed | $800K | 2026-09-25 | San Francisco | Artificial intelligence |
| 20 | NuWatt | Pre-seed | $150K | 2026-09-25 | Al Rayyan | Energy |
| 21 | prime minute | Pre-seed | $15.0M | 2026-09-24 | Palo Alto | Hardware |
| 22 | O-ID | Pre-seed | $1.2M | 2026-09-24 | Tokyo | Artificial intelligence |
| 23 | Redefine Surgery | Pre-seed | 2026-09-24 | Edison | Artificial intelligence | |
| 24 | USX ROBOT | Pre-seed | $150K | 2026-09-23 | Walnut | Hardware |
| 25 | tacniq.ai | Pre-seed | $1.5M | 2026-09-22 | Palo Alto | Artificial intelligence |
| 26 | Brite Bird | Pre-seed | $212K | 2026-09-22 | Mesa | Commerce |
| 27 | SpadEx | Pre-seed | $50K | 2026-09-21 | Santa Clara | Hardware |
| 28 | Embra AI | Pre-seed | $1.0M | 2026-09-17 | San Francisco | Artificial intelligence |
| 29 | copenhagen microsystems | Pre-seed | $646K | 2026-09-16 | Kongens Lyngby | Hardware |
| 30 | sensoriz | Pre-seed | $39K | 2026-09-16 | Barueri | Fintech |
| 31 | HardLabs | Pre-seed | $70K | 2026-09-15 | San Francisco | Hardware |
| 32 | Atomarine | Pre-seed | $500K | 2026-09-10 | Cambridge | Artificial intelligence |
| 33 | Impact Drones | Pre-seed | $500K | 2026-09-10 | San Francisco | Artificial intelligence |
| 34 | Lamb Labs | Pre-seed | $500K | 2026-09-10 | San Francisco | Artificial intelligence |
| 35 | Hebbian Robotics | Pre-seed | $500K | 2026-09-10 | San Francisco | Artificial intelligence |
| 36 | hardware intelligence | Pre-seed | $500K | 2026-09-10 | San Francisco | Artificial intelligence |
| 37 | Proprio Robotics | Pre-seed | $500K | 2026-09-10 | San Francisco | Artificial intelligence |
| 38 | Waddle Labs | Pre-seed | $500K | 2026-09-10 | San Francisco | Artificial intelligence |
| 39 | CALCOACH | Pre-seed | $34K | 2026-09-10 | Leeds | Artificial intelligence |
| 40 | OPENLABS ENGINEERING | Pre-seed | $34K | 2026-09-10 | Liverpool | Artificial intelligence |
| 41 | Metacognition | Pre-seed | $7.2M | 2026-09-09 | Adelaide | Artificial intelligence |
| 42 | Luxe | Pre-seed | 2026-09-09 | New York | Artificial intelligence | |
| 43 | brecourt solutions | Pre-seed | 2026-09-09 | Enfield | Artificial intelligence | |
| 44 | Ground A | Pre-seed | $10.6M | 2026-09-08 | Düsseldorf | Artificial intelligence |
| 45 | Salem Robotics | Pre-seed | $1.8M | 2026-09-08 | Austin | Energy |
| 46 | Siml | Pre-seed | $1.0M | 2026-09-08 | San Francisco | Commerce |
| 47 | Metaphora Lab | Pre-seed | $349K | 2026-09-08 | Rimini | Artificial intelligence |
| 48 | shepherd space systems | Pre-seed | 2026-09-08 | Colorado Springs | Hardware | |
| 49 | Pikkolo Assembly | Pre-seed | 2026-09-08 | Erie | Hardware | |
| 50 | Ego Blockchain | Pre-seed | 2026-09-06 | Calgary | Artificial intelligence | |
| 51 | Solaq | Pre-seed | $2.0M | 2026-09-03 | Amsterdam | Energy |
| 52 | NorBot | Pre-seed | $725K | 2026-09-03 | Vancouver | Artificial intelligence |
| 53 | Exosat | Pre-seed | $500K | 2026-09-03 | Singapore | Hardware |
| 54 | AE Space | Pre-seed | $200K | 2026-09-03 | Oakville | Energy |
| 55 | Glimmer AB | Pre-seed | 2026-09-03 | Stockholm | Fintech | |
| 56 | Frontier Computing | Pre-seed | $10.0M | 2026-09-01 | Altrincham | Artificial intelligence |
| 57 | alteon energy | Pre-seed | $2.5M | 2026-09-01 | bangalore-karnataka | Energy |
| 58 | Palma.ai | Pre-seed | $1.8M | 2026-09-01 | San Francisco | Artificial intelligence |
| 59 | Eden | Pre-seed | $1.5M | 2026-09-01 | San Francisco | Artificial intelligence |
| 60 | Provision Surgical | Pre-seed | $250K | 2026-09-01 | Nashville | Artificial intelligence |
| 61 | TRAKKER | Pre-seed | $25K | 2026-09-01 | Berlin | Artificial intelligence |
| 62 | Trustia AI | Pre-seed | 2026-09-01 | Sisli | Artificial intelligence | |
| 63 | Sentious AI | Pre-seed | 2026-09-01 | New York | Artificial intelligence | |
| 64 | GatherOS.ai | Pre-seed | 2026-09-01 | Emeryville | Hardware | |
| 65 | Abiotic Intelligence | Pre-seed | 2026-09-01 | Sofia | Artificial intelligence | |
| 66 | Wayfarer Aircraft | Pre-seed | 2026-09-01 | San Diego | Hardware | |
| 67 | Topo-Tec | Pre-seed | 2026-09-01 | Austin | Hardware | |
| 68 | AkkuratCore | Pre-seed | 2026-09-01 | Dresden | Hardware | |
| 69 | Diffraqtion | Pre-seed | $4.2M | 2026-08-31 | Somerville | Artificial intelligence |
| 70 | S-Transistors | Pre-seed | $3.0M | 2026-08-31 | Espoo | Hardware |
| 71 | Qambria | Pre-seed | $2.5M | 2026-08-31 | Steckborn | Hardware |
| 72 | Care Mojo | Pre-seed | $100K | 2026-08-29 | San Francisco | Hardware |
| 73 | Cota Robotics | Pre-seed | $2.2M | 2026-08-27 | Stockholm | Commerce |
| 74 | Motion | Pre-seed | $2.0M | 2026-08-27 | Brussels | Hardware |
| 75 | Evergrove | Pre-seed | $500K | 2026-08-27 | New York | Artificial intelligence |
| 76 | Mara | Pre-seed | $7.0M | 2026-08-26 | San Francisco | Artificial intelligence |
| 77 | Standard Machines | Pre-seed | $500K | 2026-08-26 | San Francisco | Artificial intelligence |
| 78 | Manifold | Pre-seed | $500K | 2026-08-26 | Los Angeles | Hardware |
| 79 | Raff | Pre-seed | $1.7M | 2026-08-25 | Riyadh | Commerce |
| 80 | Spectre Intelligence | Pre-seed | $500K | 2026-08-25 | San Francisco | Artificial intelligence |
| 81 | Bubo | Pre-seed | $200K | 2026-08-25 | Austin | Hardware |
| 82 | Edgerun | Pre-seed | 2026-08-25 | Palo Alto | Hardware | |
| 83 | Light Links, Inc. | Pre-seed | $6.0M | 2026-08-24 | San Jose | Hardware |
| 84 | Vernius Systems | Pre-seed | $500K | 2026-08-24 | San Francisco | Hardware |
| 85 | Grabit Pod | Pre-seed | $75K | 2026-08-24 | Massapequa | Commerce |
| 86 | Jones Technologies | Pre-seed | $50K | 2026-08-24 | Pittsburgh | Hardware |
| 87 | Zobi | Pre-seed | $6.0M | 2026-08-22 | Tallinn | Artificial intelligence |
| 88 | Dirac Labs | Pre-seed | $1.8M | 2026-08-20 | Madison | Hardware |
| 89 | Earendil Robotics | Pre-seed | $500K | 2026-08-20 | San Francisco | Hardware |
| 90 | Grip Robotics | Pre-seed | $500K | 2026-08-19 | Zürich | Artificial intelligence |
| 91 | Aevos AI | Pre-seed | $100K | 2026-08-19 | San Francisco | Artificial intelligence |
| 92 | Mass Magnetics | Pre-seed | $500K | 2026-08-18 | Somerville | Hardware |
| 93 | Moving Atoms | Pre-seed | $500K | 2026-08-18 | San Francisco | Artificial intelligence |
| 94 | Shiraz AI | Pre-seed | $500K | 2026-08-14 | San Francisco | Artificial intelligence |
| 95 | Versatile RobotX | Pre-seed | $1.3M | 2026-08-13 | Colchester | Artificial intelligence |
| 96 | DeepReach AI | Pre-seed | $500K | 2026-08-13 | San Jose | Artificial intelligence |
| 97 | Risklytics | Pre-seed | $500K | 2026-08-13 | San Francisco | Artificial intelligence |
| 98 | Dipole Labs | Pre-seed | $500K | 2026-08-13 | Boston | Artificial intelligence |
| 99 | Kshatra Labs | Pre-seed | $900K | 2026-08-12 | bangalore-karnataka | Artificial intelligence |
| 100 | Tensr | Pre-seed | $500K | 2026-08-12 | San Francisco | Hardware |
Table 1. The 100 most recent rounds. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 23 October 2026. Base: 2,513.
Largest rounds
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100 rows
| # | Company | Round | Amount | Date | City | Sector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | prime minute | Pre-seed | $15.0M | 2026-09-24 | Palo Alto | Hardware |
| 2 | Foundation | Pre-seed | $11.0M | 2024-08-22 | San Francisco | Artificial intelligence |
| 3 | Foundational | Pre-seed | $10.8M | 2026-10-01 | London | Hardware |
| 4 | Ground A | Pre-seed | $10.6M | 2026-09-08 | Düsseldorf | Artificial intelligence |
| 5 | Minerva Humanoids | Pre-seed | $10.0M | 2026-10-06 | San Francisco | Hardware |
| 6 | Frontier Computing | Pre-seed | $10.0M | 2026-09-01 | Altrincham | Artificial intelligence |
| 7 | GEMESYS | Pre-seed | $9.1M | 2024-11-19 | Bochum | Artificial intelligence |
| 8 | IsentroniQ | Pre-seed | $8.7M | 2025-10-14 | Paris | Hardware |
| 9 | Think AI | Pre-seed | $8.0M | 2026-07-15 | Riyadh | Artificial intelligence |
| 10 | Timor Magna Corp. | Pre-seed | $8.0M | 2025-01-02 | Casper | Fintech |
| 11 | Aleph | Pre-seed | $7.5M | 2026-09-30 | Los Angeles | Hardware |
| 12 | Metacognition | Pre-seed | $7.2M | 2026-09-09 | Adelaide | Artificial intelligence |
| 13 | Allonic | Pre-seed | $7.2M | 2026-02-10 | Budapest | Hardware |
| 14 | RemoteThreat | Pre-seed | $7.0M | 2026-09-29 | Cedar Rapids | Artificial intelligence |
| 15 | Mara | Pre-seed | $7.0M | 2026-08-26 | San Francisco | Artificial intelligence |
| 16 | Literal Labs | Pre-seed | $6.2M | 2025-06-02 | Newcastle Upon Tyne | Artificial intelligence |
| 17 | Outlier Space | Pre-seed | $6.1M | 2026-07-29 | Auckland | Hardware |
| 18 | Light Links, Inc. | Pre-seed | $6.0M | 2026-08-24 | San Jose | Hardware |
| 19 | 31 CONCEPT | Pre-seed | $6.0M | 2024-12-01 | Dubai | Hardware |
| 20 | Zobi | Pre-seed | $6.0M | 2026-08-22 | Tallinn | Artificial intelligence |
| 21 | Lupin & Holmes | Pre-seed | $5.9M | 2026-03-17 | Grenoble | Hardware |
| 22 | Simsalasim | Pre-seed | $5.5M | 2025-04-01 | New York | Hardware |
| 23 | Bubble Robotics | Pre-seed | $5.3M | 2026-04-20 | Dover | Artificial intelligence |
| 24 | Strata Robotics | Pre-seed | $5.2M | 2026-04-01 | San Francisco | Artificial intelligence |
| 25 | Aylight | Pre-seed | $5.1M | 2026-07-06 | Zürich | Artificial intelligence |
| 26 | SVCV | Pre-seed | $5.0M | 2026-07-31 | New City | Commerce |
| 27 | HAD | Pre-seed | $5.0M | 2024-03-31 | Riyadh | Artificial intelligence |
| 28 | The AI Film Company | Pre-seed | $5.0M | 2023-07-31 | Venice | Artificial intelligence |
| 29 | PiKNiK & Company | Pre-seed | $5.0M | 2022-12-31 | San Diego | Hardware |
| 30 | Exclaim Robotics | Pre-seed | $5.0M | 2026-08-04 | Zürich | Hardware |
| 31 | Stateful Robotics | Pre-seed | $4.8M | 2026-03-24 | Oxford | Hardware |
| 32 | Sitegeist | Pre-seed | $4.7M | 2026-02-16 | Munich | Hardware |
| 33 | DroneAcharya Aerial Innovations Limited | Pre-seed | $4.6M | 2022-03-15 | Pune | Education |
| 34 | Tangent Robotics | Pre-seed | $4.5M | 2026-09-30 | New York | Artificial intelligence |
| 35 | Thema | Pre-seed | $4.5M | 2026-02-24 | Spitalfields | Artificial intelligence |
| 36 | CADO Gifting | Pre-seed | $4.5M | 2025-10-19 | Dubai | Commerce |
| 37 | Tarta Labs | Pre-seed | $4.5M | 2025-03-25 | Singapore | Hardware |
| 38 | Demox Labs | Pre-seed | $4.5M | 2023-06-01 | Walnut Creek | Hardware |
| 39 | Rollo Robotics | Pre-seed | $4.3M | 2026-01-08 | Tallinn | Artificial intelligence |
| 40 | Mirai Robotics | Pre-seed | $4.2M | 2026-02-26 | Bari | Artificial intelligence |
| 41 | Diffraqtion | Pre-seed | $4.2M | 2026-08-31 | Somerville | Artificial intelligence |
| 42 | Certiv | Pre-seed | $4.2M | 2026-03-16 | Seattle | Artificial intelligence |
| 43 | Rival | Pre-seed | $4.1M | 2025-03-25 | London | Hardware |
| 44 | Staer | Pre-seed | $4.1M | 2026-03-06 | Malmö | Artificial intelligence |
| 45 | Macrodata Labs | Pre-seed | $4.0M | 2026-06-30 | Paris | Artificial intelligence |
| 46 | Omni Instrument | Pre-seed | $4.0M | 2025-07-21 | San Francisco | Artificial intelligence |
| 47 | eino.ai | Pre-seed | $4.0M | 2025-02-06 | Brooklyn | Artificial intelligence |
| 48 | 1337 | Pre-seed | $4.0M | 2023-10-26 | New York | Artificial intelligence |
| 49 | Mosaic-SoC | Pre-seed | $3.8M | 2026-04-30 | Zürich | Artificial intelligence |
| 50 | Möbius Industries | Pre-seed | $3.8M | 2025-10-09 | Cambridge | Artificial intelligence |
| 51 | Hedgehog | Pre-seed | $3.8M | 2022-11-22 | Seattle | Hardware |
| 52 | Aesthetic Prosthetic Bionics | Pre-seed | $3.7M | 2022-01-28 | Cape Town | Artificial intelligence |
| 53 | Syncere | Pre-seed | $3.5M | 2025-07-01 | San Francisco | Hardware |
| 54 | Generative Labs | Pre-seed | $3.5M | 2023-03-13 | Artificial intelligence | |
| 55 | Volume | Pre-seed | $3.5M | 2022-06-15 | Berkeley | Fintech |
| 56 | Willo | Pre-seed | $3.4M | 2026-02-05 | Espoo | Energy |
| 57 | Mkind | Pre-seed | $3.4M | 2026-06-23 | Munich | Artificial intelligence |
| 58 | TechNovaTime | Pre-seed | $3.4M | 2026-10-15 | Washington | Artificial intelligence |
| 59 | The Compression Company | Pre-seed | $3.4M | 2026-02-12 | San Francisco | Hardware |
| 60 | Alice & Smith | Pre-seed | $3.3M | 2023-03-01 | Montréal | Artificial intelligence |
| 61 | Sloyd | Pre-seed | $3.3M | 2024-06-06 | Oslo | Artificial intelligence |
| 62 | Ciphero AI | Pre-seed | $3.2M | 2025-12-18 | New York | Artificial intelligence |
| 63 | Heylog | Pre-seed | $3.2M | 2022-06-02 | Vienna | Hardware |
| 64 | lite | Pre-seed | $3.2M | 2025-02-09 | Riyadh | Fintech |
| 65 | Portabl | Pre-seed | $3.2M | 2022-09-19 | Philadelphia | Fintech |
| 66 | CommerceClarity | Pre-seed | $3.1M | 2025-11-12 | Milan | Artificial intelligence |
| 67 | S-Transistors | Pre-seed | $3.0M | 2026-08-31 | Espoo | Hardware |
| 68 | Mowito | Pre-seed | $3.0M | 2026-07-07 | Detroit | Artificial intelligence |
| 69 | Techdollar | Pre-seed | $3.0M | 2026-06-26 | Delaware | Artificial intelligence |
| 70 | Aethex | Pre-seed | $3.0M | 2026-06-03 | New Castle | Artificial intelligence |
| 71 | Catalog | Pre-seed | $3.0M | 2026-03-24 | San Francisco | Artificial intelligence |
| 72 | Neuracore | Pre-seed | $3.0M | 2025-11-27 | London | Artificial intelligence |
| 73 | Rendezvous Robotics | Pre-seed | $3.0M | 2025-09-10 | Cambridge | Hardware |
| 74 | Argus Systems | Pre-seed | $3.0M | 2025-06-23 | San Francisco | Artificial intelligence |
| 75 | Fern Labs | Pre-seed | $3.0M | 2025-02-03 | London | Artificial intelligence |
| 76 | Anima | Pre-seed | $3.0M | 2022-12-15 | New York | Hardware |
| 77 | PSI-G | Pre-seed | $3.0M | 2022-12-12 | Artificial intelligence | |
| 78 | Fog Works, Inc. | Pre-seed | $3.0M | 2022-08-18 | Cupertino | Hardware |
| 79 | Claap | Pre-seed | $3.0M | 2021-06-14 | Saint-mandé | Artificial intelligence |
| 80 | Passio.ai | Pre-seed | $3.0M | 2021-01-08 | Menlo Park | Artificial intelligence |
| 81 | Bitmo | Pre-seed | $3.0M | 2019-03-21 | Carlsbad | Commerce |
| 82 | Planckian | Pre-seed | $3.0M | 2023-06-27 | Pisa | Hardware |
| 83 | HyWatts | Pre-seed | $2.9M | 2024-07-01 | Berkeley | Energy |
| 84 | Hey Savi | Pre-seed | $2.9M | 2024-07-15 | London | Artificial intelligence |
| 85 | eNOugh | Pre-seed | $2.7M | 2025-12-02 | London | Artificial intelligence |
| 86 | Encore | Pre-seed | $2.7M | 2022-04-19 | Stockholm | Hardware |
| 87 | Akara Robotics | Pre-seed | $2.7M | 2024-04-01 | Dublin | Artificial intelligence |
| 88 | UNIO Enterprise | Pre-seed | $2.7M | 2023-10-30 | Munich | Hardware |
| 89 | Fawn Social Robotics | Pre-seed | $2.6M | 2025-04-30 | San Francisco | Artificial intelligence |
| 90 | Dannce.ai | Pre-seed | $2.6M | 2024-11-21 | Boston | Biotech |
| 91 | Peak Quantum | Pre-seed | $2.6M | 2026-04-14 | Garching | Hardware |
| 92 | Logcat AI | Pre-seed | $2.5M | 2026-07-17 | Seattle | Artificial intelligence |
| 93 | alteon energy | Pre-seed | $2.5M | 2026-09-01 | bangalore-karnataka | Energy |
| 94 | Replenit | Pre-seed | $2.5M | 2026-04-13 | Warsaw | Artificial intelligence |
| 95 | Chipmind | Pre-seed | $2.5M | 2025-10-21 | Zürich | Artificial intelligence |
| 96 | Lilac | Pre-seed | $2.5M | 2025-10-01 | San Francisco | Artificial intelligence |
| 97 | Tark Games | Pre-seed | $2.5M | 2025-07-09 | Istanbul | Hardware |
| 98 | Exia Labs | Pre-seed | $2.5M | 2025-02-27 | Bellevue | Artificial intelligence |
| 99 | Swish Robotics | Pre-seed | $2.5M | 2025-01-01 | San Francisco | Artificial intelligence |
| 100 | SnappRetail | Pre-seed | $2.5M | 2022-09-06 | Karachi | Commerce |
Table 2. The 100 largest rounds. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 23 October 2026. Base: 2,513.
By month
| Month | Companies |
|---|---|
| 2024-11 | 23 |
| 2024-12 | 30 |
| 2025-01 | 27 |
| 2025-02 | 24 |
| 2025-03 | 35 |
| 2025-04 | 21 |
| 2025-05 | 16 |
| 2025-06 | 32 |
| 2025-07 | 24 |
| 2025-08 | 21 |
| 2025-09 | 36 |
| 2025-10 | 29 |
| 2025-11 | 22 |
| 2025-12 | 38 |
| 2026-01 | 27 |
| 2026-02 | 33 |
| 2026-03 | 48 |
| 2026-04 | 14 |
| 2026-05 | 31 |
| 2026-06 | 54 |
| 2026-07 | 35 |
| 2026-08 | 48 |
| 2026-09 | 55 |
| 2026-10 | 13 |
Table 3. Hardware startups that raised a pre-seed round by month of the round. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 23 October 2026. Base: 2,513.
Country
| Country | Companies |
|---|---|
| United States | 1,176 |
| United Kingdom | 179 |
| India | 116 |
| Canada | 91 |
| Germany | 68 |
| France | 49 |
| Turkey | 45 |
| Italy | 43 |
| Brazil | 37 |
| Spain | 36 |
| Australia | 35 |
| The Netherlands | 34 |
| Switzerland | 34 |
| Israel | 34 |
| Singapore | 30 |
Table 4. Hardware startups that raised a pre-seed round by country. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 23 October 2026. Base: 2,513.
City
| City | Companies |
|---|---|
| San Francisco | 250 |
| London | 122 |
| New York | 90 |
| Los Angeles | 46 |
| bangalore-karnataka | 35 |
| Toronto | 34 |
| Austin | 31 |
| Singapore | 30 |
| Palo Alto | 25 |
| Chicago | 24 |
| Seattle | 22 |
| Paris | 22 |
| Miami | 21 |
| Dubai | 21 |
| Tel Aviv | 21 |
Table 5. Hardware startups that raised a pre-seed round by city. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 23 October 2026. Base: 2,513.
Sector
| Sector | Companies |
|---|---|
| Hardware | 2,513 |
| Software | 1,993 |
| Artificial intelligence | 930 |
| Commerce | 424 |
| Health care | 223 |
| Fintech | 138 |
| Cybersecurity | 102 |
| Education | 95 |
| Energy | 81 |
| Biotech | 52 |
Table 6. Hardware startups that raised a pre-seed round by sector. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 23 October 2026. Base: 2,513.
Hardware at other stages
Other sectors that raised a pre-seed round
software startups that raised a pre-seed round18,540
health care startups that raised a pre-seed round4,105
AI startups that raised a pre-seed round8,003
fintech startups that raised a pre-seed round4,893
commerce startups that raised a pre-seed round3,447
biotech startups that raised a pre-seed round996
education startups that raised a pre-seed round1,863
cybersecurity startups that raised a pre-seed round901
energy startups that raised a pre-seed round613
Cite: FundingWatcher, 2,513 hardware companies whose most recent round is a pre-seed round, 23 October 2026. https://fundingwatcher.com/startups/hardware/pre-seed/