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Hardware startups that raised a seed round

Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026.

8,193
Companies
$16.2B
Last round total
100
Rows shown
4 September 2026
Data as of

Latest rounds

Most recent round first
100 rows
# 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
100 rows
# 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

MonthCompanies
2024-1060
2024-1161
2024-1264
2025-01101
2025-0264
2025-0376
2025-0473
2025-0570
2025-0698
2025-0785
2025-0861
2025-0983
2025-1079
2025-1196
2025-1281
2026-01143
2026-0292
2026-0389
2026-0482
2026-0595
2026-06124
2026-07103
2026-0895
2026-092

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

CountryCompanies
United States3,474
China952
United Kingdom454
India385
South Korea269
Canada225
Germany180
France178
Israel132
Spain113
Japan109
Brazil102
Singapore100
Australia99
The Netherlands95

Table 4. Hardware startups that raised a seed round by country. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026. Base: 8,193.

City

CityCompanies
San Francisco456
New York291
London267
Shenzhen148
Los Angeles124
Seoul107
Shanghai104
Singapore99
Beijing90
Austin81
Paris77
Palo Alto76
Seattle73
Suzhou68
Boston63

Table 5. Hardware startups that raised a seed round by city. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026. Base: 8,193.

Sector

SectorCompanies
Hardware8,193
Software5,749
Artificial intelligence1,835
Commerce1,033
Health care774
Cybersecurity389
Fintech363
Education287
Energy255
Biotech157

Table 6. Hardware startups that raised a seed round by sector. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026. Base: 8,193.

Hardware at other stages

Other sectors that raised a seed round

Cite: FundingWatcher, 8,193 hardware companies whose most recent round is a seed round, 4 September 2026. https://fundingwatcher.com/startups/hardware/seed/