Hardware startups that raised a seed round
Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026.
Latest rounds
Most recent round first| # | Company | Round | Amount | Date | City | Sector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polcero | Seed | 2026-09-10 | Wroclaw | Artificial intelligence | |
| 2 | EmotOS | Seed | 2026-09-10 | San Francisco | Hardware | |
| 3 | MDST Market | Angel | $350K | 2026-08-31 | Winchester | Artificial intelligence |
| 4 | Xinque Technology | Seed | 2026-08-29 | China | Artificial intelligence | |
| 5 | Dexterous Hand | Angel | 2026-08-28 | Suzhou | Hardware | |
| 6 | Xijian Technology | Seed | $74.4M | 2026-08-27 | Xuhui | Hardware |
| 7 | Inspecity | Seed | $10.5M | 2026-08-27 | Thane | Hardware |
| 8 | ColibrITD | Seed | $4.7M | 2026-08-27 | Paris | Hardware |
| 9 | TRAXyL | Seed | $1.1M | 2026-08-27 | Gainesville | Hardware |
| 10 | ReedPilot | Angel | 2026-08-26 | Haidian | Hardware | |
| 11 | Lingluo Technology | Angel | 2026-08-26 | Shenzhen | Hardware | |
| 12 | eComID | Seed | $17.0M | 2026-08-25 | Stockholm | Artificial intelligence |
| 13 | Chiplight Technology | Seed | $14.9M | 2026-08-25 | Shanghai | Artificial intelligence |
| 14 | TerraBlaster | Seed | $12.5M | 2026-08-25 | Redwood City | Artificial intelligence |
| 15 | HOMVERS | Seed | $117K | 2026-08-25 | Tudela | Hardware |
| 16 | Nebulae | Seed | 2026-08-25 | Westford | Artificial intelligence | |
| 17 | In2Mate | Angel | 2026-08-25 | Minhang | Hardware | |
| 18 | Synapath | Angel | $14.9M | 2026-08-24 | Shenzhen | Artificial intelligence |
| 19 | Boldr | Seed | $4.9M | 2026-08-24 | London | Energy |
| 20 | Water Robots | Seed | $2.5M | 2026-08-24 | Dover | Artificial intelligence |
| 21 | Urban Farms | Seed | $684K | 2026-08-24 | Boulder | Hardware |
| 22 | Krubkrong | Seed | 2026-08-23 | Phnom Penh | Commerce | |
| 23 | AspenView Technology Partners | Seed | $1000K | 2026-08-21 | Denver | Artificial intelligence |
| 24 | Tianxing Exploration | Angel | 2026-08-21 | Beijing | Hardware | |
| 25 | Callosum | Seed | $100.0M | 2026-08-20 | London | Artificial intelligence |
| 26 | Astromech | Seed | $20.0M | 2026-08-20 | Austin | Artificial intelligence |
| 27 | Letara | Seed | $16.4M | 2026-08-20 | Sapporo | Hardware |
| 28 | Unmanned Exploration Laboratory | Seed | $7.2M | 2026-08-20 | Seoul | Hardware |
| 29 | Datazip | Seed | $4.1M | 2026-08-20 | Bangalore | Hardware |
| 30 | Iodyne | Seed | $3.0M | 2026-08-20 | Mill Valley | Hardware |
| 31 | WitFoo | Seed | $88K | 2026-08-20 | Atlanta | Hardware |
| 32 | Current Robotics | Seed | 2026-08-20 | Shanghai | Artificial intelligence | |
| 33 | Free Kitchen Lab | Seed | 2026-08-20 | Chuncheon | Hardware | |
| 34 | Motion Brain | Seed | $74.2M | 2026-08-19 | Shanghai | Artificial intelligence |
| 35 | Singular Photonics | Seed | $2.2M | 2026-08-19 | Edinburgh | Hardware |
| 36 | AlgoFET | Seed | $1.6M | 2026-08-19 | Bengaluru | Energy |
| 37 | Lingsi Intelligent | Seed | $10.4M | 2026-08-18 | Longgang | Hardware |
| 38 | DefendEye | Seed | $1.3M | 2026-08-18 | Cracow | Artificial intelligence |
| 39 | Fishtechy | Seed | $132K | 2026-08-18 | Cataldo | Artificial intelligence |
| 40 | Vidi Labs | Seed | 2026-08-18 | Artificial intelligence | ||
| 41 | Terra Industries | Seed | $18.0M | 2026-08-17 | Abuja | Artificial intelligence |
| 42 | Digit Huaxia | Seed | $14.8M | 2026-08-17 | Shenzhen | Artificial intelligence |
| 43 | Digital China | Seed | $14.8M | 2026-08-17 | Shenzhen | Artificial intelligence |
| 44 | XinYang Micro | Angel | $1.5M | 2026-08-17 | Suzhou | Hardware |
| 45 | Psio | Seed | $100K | 2026-08-17 | Boulder | Artificial intelligence |
| 46 | Mifeng Technology | Seed | 2026-08-17 | Shanghai | Artificial intelligence | |
| 47 | CAEPlus | Seed | 2026-08-17 | Springfield | Artificial intelligence | |
| 48 | Educa360 | Seed | $300K | 2026-08-14 | Sevilla | Artificial intelligence |
| 49 | Hengxuan Robotics | Seed | 2026-08-14 | Shenzhen | Hardware | |
| 50 | AGent Energy | Seed | $11.0M | 2026-08-13 | Houston | Artificial intelligence |
| 51 | Storm Group | Seed | 2026-08-13 | Zürich | Artificial intelligence | |
| 52 | Jiuzhou Xinghe | Angel | 2026-08-13 | Shenzhen | Hardware | |
| 53 | Qiaojie Digital | Seed | $14.8M | 2026-08-12 | Shenzhen | Artificial intelligence |
| 54 | Xi'an Maistop Technology | Seed | $14.2M | 2026-08-12 | Fengxi | Hardware |
| 55 | Sangong Sanmu | Angel | $3.0M | 2026-08-12 | Tongzhou | Hardware |
| 56 | Polaris Semiconductor | Seed | 2026-08-12 | Arlington | Hardware | |
| 57 | IO-AI Tech | Seed | 2026-08-12 | Shenzhen | Artificial intelligence | |
| 58 | Mithril Technologies | Seed | 2026-08-12 | Cambridge | Hardware | |
| 59 | Huilun Technology | Seed | $14.8M | 2026-08-11 | Guangzhou | Artificial intelligence |
| 60 | Kaixinhong | Seed | $14.8M | 2026-08-11 | Beijing | Hardware |
| 61 | Alloy | Seed | $8.1M | 2026-08-11 | Sydney | Hardware |
| 62 | MicroRefrigeration | Seed | $4.1M | 2026-08-11 | Gilroy | Artificial intelligence |
| 63 | Soctera | Seed | $4.0M | 2026-08-11 | Ithaca | Hardware |
| 64 | Modulo Technology | Seed | 2026-08-11 | Shenzhen | Hardware | |
| 65 | Noin Intelligence | Angel | $74.1M | 2026-08-10 | Shenzhen | Hardware |
| 66 | Acorn Robot | Seed | $14.8M | 2026-08-10 | Haidian | Artificial intelligence |
| 67 | TetraGen Robotics | Seed | $1.3M | 2026-08-10 | Winnipeg | Artificial intelligence |
| 68 | meed | Seed | 2026-08-10 | Kwun Tong | Commerce | |
| 69 | Qisuan Kuang-Chi | Angel | 2026-08-10 | Shanghai | Artificial intelligence | |
| 70 | Flysound | Angel | 2026-08-10 | Shenzhen | Hardware | |
| 71 | Quanzhou Yuji New Materials Technology | Seed | $14.8M | 2026-08-07 | Quanzhou | Hardware |
| 72 | BioScout | Seed | $4.7M | 2026-08-07 | Sydney | Hardware |
| 73 | SALZSTROM | Seed | $1.0M | 2026-08-06 | Vienna | Energy |
| 74 | Cyberbrain | Seed | $150K | 2026-08-06 | Vacaville | Artificial intelligence |
| 75 | Oaktree Creek Technology | Angel | 2026-08-06 | Beijing | Artificial intelligence | |
| 76 | Strutt | Seed | $100.0M | 2026-08-05 | Singapore | Artificial intelligence |
| 77 | Ruochuang Technology | Seed | $100.0M | 2026-08-05 | Hardware | |
| 78 | Malachyte | Seed | $10.0M | 2026-08-05 | New York | Commerce |
| 79 | SeeTrue Technologies | Seed | $2.5M | 2026-08-05 | Joensuu | Hardware |
| 80 | Vingo | Seed | $1.1M | 2026-08-05 | New Delhi | Commerce |
| 81 | X-Up | Seed | $801K | 2026-08-05 | Anyang | Hardware |
| 82 | Yineng Zhiguang | Seed | 2026-08-05 | Shenzhen | Hardware | |
| 83 | Warpify | Seed | 2026-08-05 | Shenzhen | Hardware | |
| 84 | Endeavor Optical Networks | Seed | $10.8M | 2026-08-04 | Culver City | Hardware |
| 85 | Avatar Robotics | Seed | $6.5M | 2026-08-04 | San Francisco | Education |
| 86 | LoopX | Seed | $4.0M | 2026-08-04 | Waterloo | Artificial intelligence |
| 87 | Unplugs Hearing | Seed | $3.4M | 2026-08-04 | Brooklyn | Hardware |
| 88 | Zabidou | Seed | $2.5M | 2026-08-04 | North Sydney | Hardware |
| 89 | Relu | Seed | $1.8M | 2026-08-04 | Leuven | Hardware |
| 90 | Isengard Industries | Seed | 2026-08-04 | St. Petersburg | Hardware | |
| 91 | Shuye Technology | Seed | 2026-08-04 | Hangzhou | Artificial intelligence | |
| 92 | AIROBO | Seed | 2026-08-04 | Chengdu | Hardware | |
| 93 | MaxStable | Angel | 2026-08-04 | Ningbo | Hardware | |
| 94 | Qiuzhi Technology | Angel | $100.0M | 2026-08-03 | Wuxi | Artificial intelligence |
| 95 | PoShell Robotics | Seed | $100.0M | 2026-08-03 | Beijing | Hardware |
| 96 | ManholeMetrics | Seed | 2026-08-01 | London | Hardware | |
| 97 | Neumo | Seed | 2026-08-01 | Detroit | Artificial intelligence | |
| 98 | Quantum Power | Seed | $14.8M | 2026-07-31 | Hangzhou | Artificial intelligence |
| 99 | Lightweight Manufacturing | Angel | $3.7M | 2026-07-31 | Shenzhen | Hardware |
| 100 | Tiaoyue Technology | Seed | 2026-07-31 | Hong Kong | Hardware |
Table 1. The 100 most recent rounds. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026. Base: 8,193.
Largest rounds
Largest round first| # | Company | Round | Amount | Date | City | Sector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walden Robotics | Seed | $300.0M | 2026-07-15 | Cambridge | Artificial intelligence |
| 2 | Bulage | Seed | $220.0M | 2026-06-15 | Xuhui | Artificial intelligence |
| 3 | Flapping Airplanes | Seed | $180.0M | 2026-01-27 | San Francisco | Artificial intelligence |
| 4 | Atlas Data Storage | Seed | $155.0M | 2026-03-05 | South San Francisco | Biotech |
| 5 | Xingyuanzhi Robotics | Seed | $147.8M | 2026-06-03 | Beijing | Artificial intelligence |
| 6 | Morphi Robot | Seed | $147.2M | 2026-07-06 | Nanjing | Artificial intelligence |
| 7 | Tiandun Data | Seed | $115.1M | 2026-01-30 | Shenzhen | Artificial intelligence |
| 8 | Genesis AI | Seed | $105.0M | 2025-07-01 | Paris | Artificial intelligence |
| 9 | Humanoid Robot Innovation Center | Seed | $100.9M | 2026-02-03 | Tongzhou | Hardware |
| 10 | Callosum | Seed | $100.0M | 2026-08-20 | London | Artificial intelligence |
| 11 | Strutt | Seed | $100.0M | 2026-08-05 | Singapore | Artificial intelligence |
| 12 | Ruochuang Technology | Seed | $100.0M | 2026-08-05 | Hardware | |
| 13 | Qiuzhi Technology | Angel | $100.0M | 2026-08-03 | Wuxi | Artificial intelligence |
| 14 | PoShell Robotics | Seed | $100.0M | 2026-08-03 | Beijing | Hardware |
| 15 | Striding AI | Angel | $100.0M | 2026-06-23 | Beijing | Artificial intelligence |
| 16 | Arcfra | Seed | $94.0M | 2024-05-24 | Singapore | Hardware |
| 17 | Generative Bionics | Seed | $81.5M | 2025-12-08 | Genoa | Artificial intelligence |
| 18 | Xijian Technology | Seed | $74.4M | 2026-08-27 | Xuhui | Hardware |
| 19 | Motion Brain | Seed | $74.2M | 2026-08-19 | Shanghai | Artificial intelligence |
| 20 | Noin Intelligence | Angel | $74.1M | 2026-08-10 | Shenzhen | Hardware |
| 21 | Delta Intelligence Technology | Angel | $73.9M | 2026-07-29 | Beijing | Artificial intelligence |
| 22 | RoboParty | Seed | $73.9M | 2026-07-15 | Shanghai | Artificial intelligence |
| 23 | LeXiang Intelligence | Seed | $73.6M | 2026-07-02 | Suzhou | Artificial intelligence |
| 24 | Vita Dynamics | Seed | $73.6M | 2026-05-11 | Beijing | Artificial intelligence |
| 25 | Enigma | Seed | $71.0M | 2026-07-27 | San Francisco | Artificial intelligence |
| 26 | Zhejiang Humanoid Robot Innovation Center | Seed | $64.5M | 2026-01-22 | Ningbo | Hardware |
| 27 | microagi | Seed | $55.0M | 2026-07-16 | Munich | Artificial intelligence |
| 28 | Union Technologies | Seed | $51.3M | 2024-11-01 | Carrollton | Artificial intelligence |
| 29 | Minimus | Seed | $51.0M | 2023-10-10 | Baton Rouge | Hardware |
| 30 | ai& | Seed | $50.0M | 2026-03-25 | Kanagawa | Artificial intelligence |
| 31 | Onodrim Industries | Seed | $47.4M | 2026-02-13 | Amsterdam | Hardware |
| 32 | Jeejio | Seed | $44.5M | 2022-05-10 | Beijing | Artificial intelligence |
| 33 | Bowintec | Seed | $44.1M | 2026-05-15 | Shanghai | Artificial intelligence |
| 34 | Vertical Compute | Seed | $42.9M | 2026-03-04 | Louvain-la-neuve | Artificial intelligence |
| 35 | Blue Laser Fusion | Seed | $37.5M | 2024-03-06 | Goleta | Energy |
| 36 | BoondManager | Seed | $34.7M | 2024-02-27 | Esboz-brest | Hardware |
| 37 | Locomation | Seed | $34.0M | 2021-07-15 | Pittsburgh | Hardware |
| 38 | Ornn | Seed | $33.0M | 2026-06-24 | New York | Artificial intelligence |
| 39 | Constanellis Aerospace | Seed | $32.0M | 2022-11-15 | Washington | Artificial intelligence |
| 40 | Cana Technology | Seed | $30.0M | 2022-01-21 | Emeryville | Commerce |
| 41 | Matrix Optoelectronics Technology | Angel | $29.4M | 2026-05-18 | Shanghai | Hardware |
| 42 | Anyverse Dynamics | Angel | $28.9M | 2026-06-26 | Beijing | Artificial intelligence |
| 43 | Manifold AI | Seed | $28.9M | 2026-06-18 | Chaoyang | Artificial intelligence |
| 44 | Cinch Tech | Seed | $28.8M | 2025-04-08 | Singapore | Commerce |
| 45 | GAC High-Tech | Seed | $28.2M | 2025-11-15 | Artificial intelligence | |
| 46 | Atypics Photonics | Seed | $27.9M | 2026-06-23 | Valencia | Hardware |
| 47 | Chong Falcon Technology | Angel | $27.6M | 2025-01-25 | Yuhang | Hardware |
| 48 | Config | Seed | $27.0M | 2026-05-11 | San Jose | Hardware |
| 49 | Thinkware | Seed | $26.3M | 2021-06-02 | Seongnam | Hardware |
| 50 | RLWRLD | Seed | $26.0M | 2026-02-25 | Seoul | Artificial intelligence |
| 51 | MIRIS | Seed | $26.0M | 2024-08-29 | Culver City | Hardware |
| 52 | Zuriq | Seed | $25.5M | 2026-07-28 | Zürich | Hardware |
| 53 | Foundational Industries | Seed | $25.0M | 2026-07-30 | Mill Valley | Artificial intelligence |
| 54 | Foundation Industries | Seed | $25.0M | 2026-07-30 | San Francisco | Hardware |
| 55 | Traysar | Seed | $25.0M | 2026-06-16 | Austin | Hardware |
| 56 | All3 | Seed | $25.0M | 2026-04-29 | London | Artificial intelligence |
| 57 | Spartan Ives Connect | Seed | $25.0M | 2021-12-09 | Singapore | Hardware |
| 58 | 100Plus | Seed | $25.0M | 2021-03-15 | San Francisco | Hardware |
| 59 | PredaSAR | Seed | $25.0M | 2020-03-02 | Boca Raton | Hardware |
| 60 | Sparrow Quantum | Seed | $24.2M | 2026-02-17 | Copenhagen | Hardware |
| 61 | Architect | Seed | $24.0M | 2026-06-18 | Palo Alto | Artificial intelligence |
| 62 | Humble Robotics | Seed | $24.0M | 2026-04-21 | San Francisco | Artificial intelligence |
| 63 | Photoneo | Seed | $23.7M | 2015-09-15 | Bratislava | Hardware |
| 64 | Fabled Sky Research | Seed | $23.6M | 2021-12-08 | Albuquerque | Artificial intelligence |
| 65 | Invisix | Seed | $23.5M | 2026-05-01 | Eindhoven | Hardware |
| 66 | Muso Action | Seed | $23.1M | 2026-02-04 | Tokyo | Artificial intelligence |
| 67 | Niobium Microsystems | Seed | $23.0M | 2025-12-03 | Dayton | Hardware |
| 68 | Cryplex AI | Seed | $23.0M | 2025-03-15 | New York | Artificial intelligence |
| 69 | Yabuli | Seed | $23.0M | 2018-01-05 | Hangzhou | Commerce |
| 70 | Snowcap Compute | Seed | $23.0M | 2025-06-23 | Palo Alto | Artificial intelligence |
| 71 | Quantix EdgeS | Seed | $22.5M | 2025-06-17 | Murcia | Hardware |
| 72 | Vsim Technology | Seed | $21.5M | 2024-09-25 | Altrincham | Artificial intelligence |
| 73 | Nebul | Seed | $21.5M | 2024-06-18 | Amsterdam | Hardware |
| 74 | Watney Robotics | Seed | $21.0M | 2025-04-30 | San Francisco | Hardware |
| 75 | Goldsky | Seed | $20.5M | 2022-09-12 | San Francisco | Hardware |
| 76 | Astromech | Seed | $20.0M | 2026-08-20 | Austin | Artificial intelligence |
| 77 | Way Security | Seed | $20.0M | 2026-07-27 | San Francisco | Hardware |
| 78 | Tensormesh | Seed | $20.0M | 2026-05-27 | Foster City | Artificial intelligence |
| 79 | Solid | Seed | $20.0M | 2026-02-18 | New York | Artificial intelligence |
| 80 | SolidData | Seed | $20.0M | 2026-02-18 | New York | Artificial intelligence |
| 81 | Conifer | Seed | $20.0M | 2025-04-14 | Sunnyvale | Hardware |
| 82 | Terragrit LLC | Seed | $20.0M | 2025-02-21 | San Francisco | Hardware |
| 83 | Karman+ | Seed | $20.0M | 2025-02-19 | Denver | Hardware |
| 84 | Wing Cloud | Seed | $20.0M | 2023-07-18 | Tel Aviv | Hardware |
| 85 | Nümi | Seed | $20.0M | 2023-01-11 | Abu Dhabi | Hardware |
| 86 | Typhur Technology | Seed | $20.0M | 2022-10-06 | San Jose | Hardware |
| 87 | Ethernal Labs | Seed | $20.0M | 2022-02-10 | Miami Beach | Hardware |
| 88 | Skyfish | Seed | $20.0M | 2021-06-29 | Missoula | Hardware |
| 89 | Dija | Seed | $20.0M | 2020-12-23 | London | Commerce |
| 90 | Orbital Chenguang | Seed | $19.5M | 2025-06-20 | Hardware | |
| 91 | AlpSemi | Seed | $19.4M | 2026-06-23 | Grenoble | Hardware |
| 92 | Hosted·AI | Seed | $19.0M | 2026-03-19 | San Jose | Artificial intelligence |
| 93 | Foundry Robotics | Seed | $19.0M | 2026-01-16 | San Francisco | Artificial intelligence |
| 94 | mBryonics | Seed | $19.0M | 2024-02-28 | Galway | Hardware |
| 95 | MW | Seed | $18.7M | 2026-06-11 | Tokyo | Artificial intelligence |
| 96 | NcodiN | Seed | $18.5M | 2025-11-20 | Palaiseau | Artificial intelligence |
| 97 | Lucidean | Seed | $18.4M | 2025-12-11 | Santa Barbara | Hardware |
| 98 | Estun Codroid | Seed | $18.0M | 2024-11-11 | Nanjing | Hardware |
| 99 | Terra Industries | Seed | $18.0M | 2026-08-17 | Abuja | Artificial intelligence |
| 100 | SquareMind | Seed | $18.0M | 2026-04-28 | Paris | Artificial intelligence |
Table 2. The 100 largest rounds. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026. Base: 8,193.
By month
| Month | Companies |
|---|---|
| 2024-10 | 60 |
| 2024-11 | 61 |
| 2024-12 | 64 |
| 2025-01 | 101 |
| 2025-02 | 64 |
| 2025-03 | 76 |
| 2025-04 | 73 |
| 2025-05 | 70 |
| 2025-06 | 98 |
| 2025-07 | 85 |
| 2025-08 | 61 |
| 2025-09 | 83 |
| 2025-10 | 79 |
| 2025-11 | 96 |
| 2025-12 | 81 |
| 2026-01 | 143 |
| 2026-02 | 92 |
| 2026-03 | 89 |
| 2026-04 | 82 |
| 2026-05 | 95 |
| 2026-06 | 124 |
| 2026-07 | 103 |
| 2026-08 | 95 |
| 2026-09 | 2 |
Table 3. Hardware startups that raised a seed round by month of the round. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026. Base: 8,193.
Country
| Country | Companies |
|---|---|
| United States | 3,474 |
| China | 952 |
| United Kingdom | 454 |
| India | 385 |
| South Korea | 269 |
| Canada | 225 |
| Germany | 180 |
| France | 178 |
| Israel | 132 |
| Spain | 113 |
| Japan | 109 |
| Brazil | 102 |
| Singapore | 100 |
| Australia | 99 |
| The Netherlands | 95 |
Table 4. Hardware startups that raised a seed round by country. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026. Base: 8,193.
City
| City | Companies |
|---|---|
| San Francisco | 456 |
| New York | 291 |
| London | 267 |
| Shenzhen | 148 |
| Los Angeles | 124 |
| Seoul | 107 |
| Shanghai | 104 |
| Singapore | 99 |
| Beijing | 90 |
| Austin | 81 |
| Paris | 77 |
| Palo Alto | 76 |
| Seattle | 73 |
| Suzhou | 68 |
| Boston | 63 |
Table 5. Hardware startups that raised a seed round by city. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026. Base: 8,193.
Sector
| Sector | Companies |
|---|---|
| Hardware | 8,193 |
| Software | 5,749 |
| Artificial intelligence | 1,835 |
| Commerce | 1,033 |
| Health care | 774 |
| Cybersecurity | 389 |
| Fintech | 363 |
| Education | 287 |
| Energy | 255 |
| Biotech | 157 |
Table 6. Hardware startups that raised a seed round by sector. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026. Base: 8,193.