Hardware startups that raised Series C
Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026.
Latest rounds
Most recent round first| # | Company | Round | Amount | Date | City | Sector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weipin Technology | Series C | 2026-08-24 | Chengdu | Hardware | |
| 2 | Helcim | Series C | $38.5M | 2026-08-21 | Calgary | Commerce |
| 3 | YUSUR Technology | Series C | 2026-08-18 | Haidian | Artificial intelligence | |
| 4 | Neros Technologies | Series C | $250.0M | 2026-08-11 | Los Angeles | Hardware |
| 5 | Cambridge Aerospace | Series C | $300.0M | 2026-08-10 | Cambridge | Artificial intelligence |
| 6 | Linghou Robotics | Series C | $14.8M | 2026-08-10 | Suzhou | Hardware |
| 7 | Lumilens | Series C | $700.0M | 2026-08-06 | San Jose | Artificial intelligence |
| 8 | BoPixel | Series C | $13.7M | 2026-08-06 | Beijing | Hardware |
| 9 | PaXini Tech | Series C | $148.1M | 2026-08-03 | Shenzhen | Artificial intelligence |
| 10 | Eliyan | Series C | $145.0M | 2026-07-29 | Santa Clara | Artificial intelligence |
| 11 | inMotion/SoloWheel | Series C | $17.0M | 2026-07-26 | Shenzhen | Hardware |
| 12 | ROBOT++ | Series C | 2026-07-21 | Beijing | Artificial intelligence | |
| 13 | Potron Technology | Series C | 2026-07-20 | Shenzhen | Hardware | |
| 14 | SWISSto12 | Series C | $70.0M | 2026-07-16 | Renens | Hardware |
| 15 | Quadric | Series C | $16.0M | 2026-07-14 | Burlingame | Artificial intelligence |
| 16 | Pixxel | Series C | $100.0M | 2026-07-07 | Bengaluru | Hardware |
| 17 | SICREAT | Series C | $147.4M | 2026-07-03 | Suzhou | Hardware |
| 18 | AI² Robotics | Series C | $735.9M | 2026-06-29 | Beijing | Artificial intelligence |
| 19 | X Square Robot | Series C | $293.3M | 2026-06-29 | Shenzhen | Artificial intelligence |
| 20 | Automata | Series C | $45.0M | 2026-06-25 | London | Artificial intelligence |
| 21 | Redcliff | Series C | 2026-06-25 | Tokyo | Hardware | |
| 22 | Hyperlight | Series C | $80.0M | 2026-06-18 | Cambridge | Hardware |
| 23 | Nexusbe | Series C | $7.2M | 2026-06-18 | Yongsin | Hardware |
| 24 | Atom Computing | Series C | $100.0M | 2026-06-16 | Berkeley | Hardware |
| 25 | Laser Link | Series C | $72.7M | 2026-06-16 | Shanghai | Hardware |
| 26 | AttoTude | Series C | $52.0M | 2026-06-15 | Menlo Park | Artificial intelligence |
| 27 | NEURA Robotics | Series C | $1.4B | 2026-06-10 | Metzingen | Artificial intelligence |
| 28 | Standard Bots | Series C | $200.0M | 2026-06-09 | New York | Artificial intelligence |
| 29 | PhysicsX | Series C | $300.0M | 2026-06-08 | London | Artificial intelligence |
| 30 | Oxford Quantum Circuits | Series C | $350.0M | 2026-06-03 | Reading | Hardware |
| 31 | ZutaCore | Series C | $100.0M | 2026-06-02 | Foster City | Artificial intelligence |
| 32 | Mach Industries | Series C | $300.0M | 2026-06-01 | Huntington Beach | Hardware |
| 33 | Moffett AI | Series C | $147.5M | 2026-05-28 | Shenzhen | Artificial intelligence |
| 34 | ZETTASTONE | Series C | $14.1M | 2026-05-15 | Haidian | Hardware |
| 35 | eCloudTech | Series C | 2026-05-15 | Nanjing | Hardware | |
| 36 | Henry | Series C | $19.0M | 2026-05-14 | Tokyo | Hardware |
| 37 | SemiDrive | Series C | $100.0M | 2026-05-13 | Beijing | Hardware |
| 38 | Gongda Laser | Series C | $13.8M | 2026-05-12 | Shenzhen | Hardware |
| 39 | Picocom | Series C | 2026-05-08 | Bristol | Hardware | |
| 40 | Fermi Instruments | Series C | 2026-05-08 | Shanghai | Hardware | |
| 41 | Quantum Motion | Series C | $163.5M | 2026-05-07 | London | Hardware |
| 42 | ZeroErr Co., Ltd. | Series C | $14.7M | 2026-05-07 | Shenzhen | Hardware |
| 43 | XBOW | Series C | $35.0M | 2026-05-06 | Seattle | Artificial intelligence |
| 44 | Ouye Semiconductor | Series C | $13.9M | 2026-05-05 | Shenzhen | Hardware |
| 45 | HPMicro | Series C | $13.8M | 2026-04-29 | Shanghai | Hardware |
| 46 | Liquid Instruments | Series C | $50.0M | 2026-04-28 | San Diego | Hardware |
| 47 | North Ocean Photonics | Series C | $58.6M | 2026-04-15 | Shanghai | Hardware |
| 48 | nEye | Series C | $80.0M | 2026-04-14 | Santa Clara | Artificial intelligence |
| 49 | MerQube | Series C | $30.0M | 2026-04-13 | San Francisco | Fintech |
| 50 | TeraWatt Technology | Series C | $5.0M | 2026-04-08 | California City | Energy |
| 51 | Saphlux | Series C | $43.6M | 2026-04-07 | San Diego | Hardware |
| 52 | Honest | Series C | $29.1M | 2026-04-05 | Daxing | Hardware |
| 53 | Jike Optoelectronics | Series C | 2026-04-03 | Suzhou | Hardware | |
| 54 | Mobilint | Series C | $46.4M | 2026-04-01 | Yeoksamdong | Hardware |
| 55 | ScaleOps | Series C | $130.0M | 2026-03-30 | New York | Artificial intelligence |
| 56 | Xona | Series C | $170.0M | 2026-03-26 | Burlingame | Hardware |
| 57 | Dexory | Series C | $11.4M | 2026-03-26 | London | Artificial intelligence |
| 58 | Skylimit Entertainment Group | Series C | 2026-03-26 | Beijing | Hardware | |
| 59 | FAIR | Series C | $100.0M | 2026-03-24 | Suzhou | Artificial intelligence |
| 60 | Cape | Series C | $100.0M | 2026-03-19 | Arlington | Hardware |
| 61 | Postek Electronics Co. | Series C | $14.5M | 2026-03-18 | Shenzhen | Hardware |
| 62 | Advanced Navigation | Series C | $111.9M | 2026-03-17 | Sydney | Artificial intelligence |
| 63 | Twinny | Series C | $13.6M | 2026-03-13 | Seongnam | Hardware |
| 64 | XCath | Series C | $30.0M | 2026-03-12 | Houston | Hardware |
| 65 | Chasing Innovation | Series C | $14.6M | 2026-03-11 | Shenzhen | Hardware |
| 66 | Amber Semiconductor | Series C | $30.0M | 2026-03-10 | Dublin | Artificial intelligence |
| 67 | Zhuoyi Zhineng | Series C | $28.3M | 2026-03-09 | Haidian | Hardware |
| 68 | Cognito Therapeutics | Series C | $105.0M | 2026-03-05 | Cambridge | Biotech |
| 69 | YanRong Tech | Series C | $14.5M | 2026-03-05 | Beijing | Hardware |
| 70 | Baiweishen Technology | Series C | 2026-03-05 | Haidian | Hardware | |
| 71 | Gaianixx | Series C | $12.7M | 2026-03-02 | Tokyo | Hardware |
| 72 | Peiyuan Electronics | Series C | 2026-03-02 | Shanghai | Hardware | |
| 73 | Encord | Series C | $60.0M | 2026-02-26 | San Francisco | Artificial intelligence |
| 74 | L.E.S.S. | Series C | $22.0M | 2026-02-26 | Renens | Hardware |
| 75 | Inspire-Robots | Series C | $13.7M | 2026-02-25 | Haidian | Hardware |
| 76 | Sijie Microelectronics | Series C | 2026-02-25 | Shanghai | Energy | |
| 77 | Linkwiz | Series C | $2.7M | 2026-02-18 | Hamamatsu | Artificial intelligence |
| 78 | Render | Series C | $100.0M | 2026-02-17 | San Francisco | Hardware |
| 79 | Dake Laser | Series C | 2026-02-14 | Changsha | Hardware | |
| 80 | Lassie | Series C | $75.0M | 2026-02-12 | Stockholm | Fintech |
| 81 | GitGuardian | Series C | $50.0M | 2026-02-11 | Paris | Hardware |
| 82 | Machina Labs | Series C | $124.0M | 2026-02-04 | Chatsworth | Artificial intelligence |
| 83 | CesiumAstro | Series C | $270.0M | 2026-02-02 | Austin | Hardware |
| 84 | Fiddler Labs | Series C | $30.0M | 2026-01-27 | Palo Alto | Artificial intelligence |
| 85 | Join Silicon | Series C | $14.1M | 2026-01-23 | Nanjing | Hardware |
| 86 | Raysees | Series C | $13.9M | 2026-01-21 | Shenzhen | Hardware |
| 87 | IPLUSMOBOT | Series C | $25.8M | 2026-01-16 | Hangzhou | Hardware |
| 88 | Gongye Technology | Series C | $20K | 2026-01-16 | Dongguang | Artificial intelligence |
| 89 | Mytra | Series C | $120.0M | 2026-01-15 | South San Francisco | Artificial intelligence |
| 90 | INMO Glass | Series C | $648K | 2026-01-15 | Shenzhen | Hardware |
| 91 | Wicue | Series C | $2.9M | 2026-01-13 | Shenzhen | Education |
| 92 | Silicon Innovation | Series C | $14.5M | 2026-01-12 | Chengdu | Artificial intelligence |
| 93 | Yike Polymers | Series C | 2026-01-08 | Shanghai | Hardware | |
| 94 | Junyuan Electronics | Series C | 2026-01-07 | Haining | Hardware | |
| 95 | HGC Lighting Solution | Series C | 2026-01-06 | Wuhan | Hardware | |
| 96 | Zinsight | Series C | $43.0M | 2026-01-05 | Minhang | Energy |
| 97 | TourBox | Series C | 2026-01-04 | Hefei | Hardware | |
| 98 | Lizheng Technology | Series C | $42.9M | 2025-12-31 | Haidian | Hardware |
| 99 | Churui Intelligent | Series C | 2025-12-31 | Wuhu | Hardware | |
| 100 | Zhitong Precision | Series C | 2025-12-29 | Beijing | Hardware |
Table 1. The 100 most recent rounds. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026. Base: 1,102.
Largest rounds
Largest round first| # | Company | Round | Amount | Date | City | Sector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waymo | Series C | $5.6B | 2024-07-23 | Mountain View | Artificial intelligence |
| 2 | NEURA Robotics | Series C | $1.4B | 2026-06-10 | Metzingen | Artificial intelligence |
| 3 | Bird | Series C | $800.0M | 2021-04-28 | Amsterdam | Hardware |
| 4 | AI² Robotics | Series C | $735.9M | 2026-06-29 | Beijing | Artificial intelligence |
| 5 | Lumilens | Series C | $700.0M | 2026-08-06 | San Jose | Artificial intelligence |
| 6 | Oxford Quantum Circuits | Series C | $350.0M | 2026-06-03 | Reading | Hardware |
| 7 | Eswin Materials | Series C | $332.7M | 2023-05-01 | Beijing | Hardware |
| 8 | Cambridge Aerospace | Series C | $300.0M | 2026-08-10 | Cambridge | Artificial intelligence |
| 9 | PhysicsX | Series C | $300.0M | 2026-06-08 | London | Artificial intelligence |
| 10 | Mach Industries | Series C | $300.0M | 2026-06-01 | Huntington Beach | Hardware |
| 11 | MegaRobo | Series C | $300.0M | 2022-06-15 | Beijing | Artificial intelligence |
| 12 | X Square Robot | Series C | $293.3M | 2026-06-29 | Shenzhen | Artificial intelligence |
| 13 | Qingwei Intelligent Technology | Series C | $282.9M | 2025-12-02 | Beijing | Artificial intelligence |
| 14 | d-Matrix | Series C | $275.0M | 2025-11-12 | Santa Clara | Artificial intelligence |
| 15 | CesiumAstro | Series C | $270.0M | 2026-02-02 | Austin | Hardware |
| 16 | Celestial AI | Series C | $255.0M | 2025-03-11 | Santa Clara | Artificial intelligence |
| 17 | Neros Technologies | Series C | $250.0M | 2026-08-11 | Los Angeles | Hardware |
| 18 | Tachyum | Series C | $220.0M | 2025-10-14 | Sunnyvale | Artificial intelligence |
| 19 | Airalo | Series C | $220.0M | 2025-07-10 | Singapore | Hardware |
| 20 | Tempo | Series C | $220.0M | 2021-04-13 | San Francisco | Biotech |
| 21 | Lightelligence | Series C | $210.4M | 2025-09-04 | Boston | Artificial intelligence |
| 22 | Standard Bots | Series C | $200.0M | 2026-06-09 | New York | Artificial intelligence |
| 23 | Edge Medical Robotics | Series C | $200.0M | 2021-11-05 | Shenzhen | Hardware |
| 24 | Fabric | Series C | $200.0M | 2021-10-26 | New York | Commerce |
| 25 | ScaleFlux | Series C | $200.0M | 2021-02-01 | Milpitas | Hardware |
| 26 | Fungible | Series C | $200.0M | 2019-06-27 | Santa Clara | Hardware |
| 27 | Blackpoint Cyber | Series C | $190.0M | 2023-06-08 | Denver | Hardware |
| 28 | Pure Food Mart | Series C | $190.0M | 2022-08-02 | Vaughan | Commerce |
| 29 | IXcellerate | Series C | $190.0M | 2022-01-25 | Moscow | Hardware |
| 30 | Forterra | Series C | $188.0M | 2025-11-12 | Clarksburg | Artificial intelligence |
| 31 | Yugabyte | Series C | $188.0M | 2021-10-28 | Sunnyvale | Hardware |
| 32 | Signavio | Series C | $177.0M | 2019-07-11 | Berlin | Hardware |
| 33 | Nile | Series C | $175.0M | 2023-08-01 | San Jose | Artificial intelligence |
| 34 | Xona | Series C | $170.0M | 2026-03-26 | Burlingame | Hardware |
| 35 | Quantum Machines | Series C | $170.0M | 2025-02-25 | Claymont | Hardware |
| 36 | Quantum Motion | Series C | $163.5M | 2026-05-07 | London | Hardware |
| 37 | EigenCOMM | Series C | $157.3M | 2022-01-12 | Shanghai | Hardware |
| 38 | Anaconda | Series C | $150.0M | 2025-07-31 | Austin | Artificial intelligence |
| 39 | Genies | Series C | $150.0M | 2022-04-12 | Los Angeles | Artificial intelligence |
| 40 | Menlo Micro | Series C | $150.0M | 2022-03-09 | Irvine | Energy |
| 41 | Spaceflight Industries | Series C | $150.0M | 2018-03-13 | Seattle | Hardware |
| 42 | PaXini Tech | Series C | $148.1M | 2026-08-03 | Shenzhen | Artificial intelligence |
| 43 | Moffett AI | Series C | $147.5M | 2026-05-28 | Shenzhen | Artificial intelligence |
| 44 | SICREAT | Series C | $147.4M | 2026-07-03 | Suzhou | Hardware |
| 45 | Element Science | Series C | $145.6M | 2020-03-03 | San Francisco | Biotech |
| 46 | Eliyan | Series C | $145.0M | 2026-07-29 | Santa Clara | Artificial intelligence |
| 47 | Tongjia Hongrui Technology | Series C | $141.6M | 2025-12-09 | Xihongmen | Hardware |
| 48 | Intellifusion | Series C | $141.0M | 2020-04-03 | Shenzhen | Artificial intelligence |
| 49 | NetForward | Series C | $140.3M | 2025-09-08 | Shenzhen | Hardware |
| 50 | fabric | Series C | $140.0M | 2022-02-24 | Seattle | Commerce |
| 51 | Suncom Wireless Holdings | Series C | $140.0M | 1998-02-01 | Bellevue | Hardware |
| 52 | Axera | Series C | $136.1M | 2025-04-09 | Beijing | Artificial intelligence |
| 53 | Echodyne | Series C | $135.0M | 2022-06-13 | Kirkland | Hardware |
| 54 | ScaleOps | Series C | $130.0M | 2026-03-30 | New York | Artificial intelligence |
| 55 | Fortress Information Security | Series C | $125.0M | 2022-04-19 | Orlando | Energy |
| 56 | Superpedestrian | Series C | $125.0M | 2022-02-01 | Cambridge | Hardware |
| 57 | Machina Labs | Series C | $124.0M | 2026-02-04 | Chatsworth | Artificial intelligence |
| 58 | Mytra | Series C | $120.0M | 2026-01-15 | South San Francisco | Artificial intelligence |
| 59 | Tractian | Series C | $120.0M | 2024-12-05 | Atlanta | Artificial intelligence |
| 60 | Hailo | Series C | $120.0M | 2024-04-02 | Tel Aviv | Artificial intelligence |
| 61 | NextSilicon | Series C | $120.0M | 2021-06-14 | Tel Aviv-yafo | Hardware |
| 62 | Innovusion | Series C | $118.0M | 2022-01-01 | Sunnyvale | Hardware |
| 63 | Enfabrica | Series C | $115.0M | 2024-11-19 | Mountain View | Artificial intelligence |
| 64 | Tools For Humanity | Series C | $115.0M | 2023-05-25 | San Francisco | Artificial intelligence |
| 65 | Altiostar Networks | Series C | $114.0M | 2019-05-08 | Tewksbury | Hardware |
| 66 | Advanced Navigation | Series C | $111.9M | 2026-03-17 | Sydney | Artificial intelligence |
| 67 | Capstan Medical | Series C | $110.0M | 2024-12-11 | Santa Cruz | Hardware |
| 68 | MMI | Series C | $110.0M | 2024-02-21 | Pisa | Hardware |
| 69 | Teleport | Series C | $110.0M | 2022-05-03 | Oakland | Hardware |
| 70 | Xmov | Series C | $110.0M | 2022-04-06 | Shanghai | Artificial intelligence |
| 71 | Timescale | Series C | $110.0M | 2022-02-22 | New York | Hardware |
| 72 | Automox | Series C | $110.0M | 2021-04-27 | Austin | Hardware |
| 73 | Skyports | Series C | $109.4M | 2024-04-16 | London | Hardware |
| 74 | Nimble Robotics | Series C | $106.0M | 2024-10-23 | San Francisco | Artificial intelligence |
| 75 | Bright Machines | Series C | $106.0M | 2024-06-25 | San Francisco | Artificial intelligence |
| 76 | Cognito Therapeutics | Series C | $105.0M | 2026-03-05 | Cambridge | Biotech |
| 77 | R-Zero | Series C | $105.0M | 2023-02-16 | San Francisco | Energy |
| 78 | Terabeam | Series C | $105.0M | 2000-04-12 | Kirkland | Hardware |
| 79 | StorageNetworks | Series C | $103.0M | 2000-01-27 | Waltham | Hardware |
| 80 | Quantum Bridge Communications | Series C | $102.0M | 2000-04-19 | Andover | Hardware |
| 81 | Pixxel | Series C | $100.0M | 2026-07-07 | Bengaluru | Hardware |
| 82 | Atom Computing | Series C | $100.0M | 2026-06-16 | Berkeley | Hardware |
| 83 | ZutaCore | Series C | $100.0M | 2026-06-02 | Foster City | Artificial intelligence |
| 84 | SemiDrive | Series C | $100.0M | 2026-05-13 | Beijing | Hardware |
| 85 | FAIR | Series C | $100.0M | 2026-03-24 | Suzhou | Artificial intelligence |
| 86 | Cape | Series C | $100.0M | 2026-03-19 | Arlington | Hardware |
| 87 | Render | Series C | $100.0M | 2026-02-17 | San Francisco | Hardware |
| 88 | Axiado Corporation Inc | Series C | $100.0M | 2025-12-02 | San Jose | Artificial intelligence |
| 89 | Biolinq | Series C | $100.0M | 2025-03-19 | San Diego | Biotech |
| 90 | Halcyon | Series C | $100.0M | 2024-11-25 | Austin | Artificial intelligence |
| 91 | Alkira | Series C | $100.0M | 2024-05-15 | San Jose | Hardware |
| 92 | Humane | Series C | $100.0M | 2023-03-08 | San Francisco | Hardware |
| 93 | Atom Power | Series C | $100.0M | 2022-08-18 | Huntersville | Energy |
| 94 | Tecton | Series C | $100.0M | 2022-07-12 | San Francisco | Artificial intelligence |
| 95 | ShadowBot | Series C | $100.0M | 2022-04-26 | Hangzhou | Hardware |
| 96 | Hasura | Series C | $100.0M | 2022-02-22 | Bangalore | Hardware |
| 97 | Level Home | Series C | $100.0M | 2021-11-10 | Redwood City | Hardware |
| 98 | Jushuitan Network Technology | Series C | $100.0M | 2020-06-03 | Shanghai | Commerce |
| 99 | Tsign | Series C | $100.0M | 2019-10-13 | Hangzhou | Hardware |
| 100 | Ninebot | Series C | $100.0M | 2017-10-20 | Beijing | Hardware |
Table 2. The 100 largest rounds. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026. Base: 1,102.
By month
| Month | Companies |
|---|---|
| 2024-09 | 1 |
| 2024-10 | 9 |
| 2024-11 | 6 |
| 2024-12 | 10 |
| 2025-01 | 5 |
| 2025-02 | 9 |
| 2025-03 | 9 |
| 2025-04 | 5 |
| 2025-05 | 9 |
| 2025-06 | 5 |
| 2025-07 | 5 |
| 2025-08 | 4 |
| 2025-09 | 10 |
| 2025-10 | 7 |
| 2025-11 | 11 |
| 2025-12 | 20 |
| 2026-01 | 14 |
| 2026-02 | 11 |
| 2026-03 | 18 |
| 2026-04 | 10 |
| 2026-05 | 12 |
| 2026-06 | 15 |
| 2026-07 | 8 |
| 2026-08 | 9 |
Table 3. Hardware startups that raised Series C by month of the round. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026. Base: 1,102.
Country
| Country | Companies |
|---|---|
| United States | 533 |
| China | 295 |
| United Kingdom | 40 |
| Israel | 36 |
| Canada | 31 |
| Japan | 28 |
| South Korea | 28 |
| France | 21 |
| Germany | 18 |
| Switzerland | 12 |
| India | 9 |
| Sweden | 7 |
| Australia | 5 |
| Singapore | 4 |
| The Netherlands | 4 |
Table 4. Hardware startups that raised Series C by country. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026. Base: 1,102.
City
| City | Companies |
|---|---|
| Beijing | 48 |
| Shenzhen | 46 |
| Shanghai | 43 |
| San Francisco | 43 |
| Santa Clara | 36 |
| San Jose | 35 |
| Hangzhou | 25 |
| Austin | 24 |
| Sunnyvale | 24 |
| Tokyo | 22 |
| Mountain View | 22 |
| Haidian | 18 |
| New York | 18 |
| Nanjing | 15 |
| Suzhou | 14 |
Table 5. Hardware startups that raised Series C by city. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026. Base: 1,102.
Sector
| Sector | Companies |
|---|---|
| Hardware | 1,102 |
| Software | 636 |
| Artificial intelligence | 144 |
| Commerce | 67 |
| Cybersecurity | 58 |
| Health care | 55 |
| Energy | 43 |
| Biotech | 27 |
| Fintech | 24 |
| Education | 16 |
Table 6. Hardware startups that raised Series C by sector. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026. Base: 1,102.