69 Best Hardware Store Startups to Watch in 2025

The Definitive Seedtable Ranking of Hardware Store Startups

We track 71,000+ companies and rank them dynamically using our Seedtable Score – a score that uses quantitative and qualitative data points to signal the momentum behind a company. We then monitor the list manually leveraging our expertise as founders and investors.

There are 1,221 start-ups with an aggregate funding of $11.9b. The average funding per company in this subset is $171.8m.

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Humane logo

Humane

Humane develops and commercializes consumer hardware, software, and services.

4

Funding Rounds

$230.0m

Money raised

Pitney Bowes logo

Pitney Bowes

Pitney Bowes is a Stamford, Connecticut-based company founded in 1920 by Walter Bowes.

3

Funding Rounds

$900.0k

Money raised

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Cerebras

Cerebras is an AI company building computer systems designed to accelerate AI workflows.

6

Funding Rounds

$722.0m

Money raised

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Bitmain

Bitmain is a Beijing-based multinational semiconductor company, founded in 2013, that manufactures products for blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) applications.

3

Funding Rounds

$764.7m

Money raised

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Rigetti Computing

Rigetti Computing is a quantum computing company based in Berkeley, California.

10

Funding Rounds

$269.5m

Money raised

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Helion Energy

Helion Energy is a fusion power company aiming to build the world's first fusion power plant.

6

Funding Rounds

$577.8m

Money raised

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Density (company)

Density is a San Francisco-based company building a people-counting system to measure the number of people in or passing through a physical space such as a hallway, lobby, or conference hall.

9

Funding Rounds

$217.2m

Money raised

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Pasqal

Pasqal is a company building programmable quantum simulators and quantum computers made of 2D and 3D arrays of neutral atoms.

5

Funding Rounds

$140.5m

Money raised

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IS-Wireless

Provider of 4G and 5G mobile network solutions.

4

Funding Rounds

$6.7m

Money raised

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HYPRES

HYPRES is a developer of superconducting microelectronics for defense, wireless, and optical network industries.

1

Funding Rounds

$50.0k

Money raised

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Labster

Developer of fully interactive advanced lab simulations designed to create scalable science training software. The company's simulations offer a virtual laboratory based on mathematical algorithms that support open-ended investigations along with molecular three-dimension animations, quiz questions, and background theory.

6

Funding Rounds

$168.0m

Money raised

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Gowin Semiconductor Corp.

Gowin Semiconductor Corp. is a manfucaturer of programmable logic devices based in Shanghai.

1

Funding Rounds

$132.0m

Money raised

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Chai Biotechnologies

Chai Biotechnologies (also known as Chai and Chai Bio) is a biotechnology company building real-time PCR, qPCR and devices that detect pathogens, speciate meat and genotype DNA.

2

Funding Rounds

$3.4m

Money raised

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Rain AI

Rain AI is a company developing a new AI compute platform by co-designing every layer of the AI stack.

6

Funding Rounds

$30.0m

Money raised

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Tenstorrent

Tenstorrent is a Canadian artificial intelligence and machine learning technology company specializing in AI architectures focused on scalable deep learning and adaptability.

5

Funding Rounds

$234.6m

Money raised

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D-Wave Systems

D-Wave Systems is a Canadian company that designs and manufactures quantum computing and superconducting electronics, and AI software.

11

Funding Rounds

$185.7m

Money raised

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Singularity University

Singularity University is a startup accelerator focusing on commercializing technologies developed in research facilities.

5

Funding Rounds

$32.0m

Money raised

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Pensando Systems

Pensando Systems is a company developing edge computing and cloud computing services for enterprises and cloud providers.

6

Funding Rounds

$613.0m

Money raised

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Cypherock Wallet

Cypherock is building a hardware wallet that does not require a seed phrase.

1

Funding Rounds

$1.0m

Money raised

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Hologram (company)

Hologram is a company with a platform for building Internet of Things type products

6

Funding Rounds

$80.5m

Money raised

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Galgus

Galgus is a Camas, Seville-based wireless and Wi-Fi technology company developing systems used by OEMs and system integrators for Wi-Fi networks.

4

Funding Rounds

$13.3m

Money raised

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OQ Technology

5G satellite telecom operator for global IoT connectivity.

6

Funding Rounds

$55.9m

Money raised

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Hylio

Hylio is a technology company making drones for aerial crop spraying.

1

Funding Rounds

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Quandela

Quandela is a Paris-based company developing optical quantum technology integrated into photonic chips.

3

Funding Rounds

$88.0m

Money raised

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HP Teradici

HP Teradici, formerly known as Teradici, is a Burnaby-based developer of PCoIP technology for remote desktop infrastructure. The company was acquired by Hewlett-Packard in 2021.

4

Funding Rounds

$71.8m

Money raised

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Elvie

Elvie is a London-based consumer electronics company making sexual health and pregnancy products for women.

8

Funding Rounds

$204.2m

Money raised

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Petcube

Petcube is a technology company designing and developing hardware and software products for pets.

8

Funding Rounds

$13.7m

Money raised

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Avegant

Avegant is California-based company developing display techologies for augmented reality experiences.

6

Funding Rounds

$62.5m

Money raised

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Kernel

Kernel is a neuroscience and engineering company founded in 2016, based in Los Angeles. Kernel is developing neuroprosthetics that mimic or assist brain functions for patients with neurological and degenerative brain diseases. In the long term Kernel plans to develop less invasive brain implants that can augment human intelligence.

3

Funding Rounds

$160.0m

Money raised

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Qlm Technology Ltd

Qlm Technology Ltd is a Bristol-based company developing quantum gas sensing technology for the oil and gas industry.

1

Funding Rounds

$4.4m

Money raised

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Quantum Circuits

Quantum Circuits Company is a company that is aiming to develop, manufacture, and sell the first practical and useful quantum computer using superconducting qubits. It is based in New Haven, Connecticut and founded in 2015 by Robert J. Schoelkopf, Michel Devoret, Luigi Frunzio and Brian W. Pusch.

4

Funding Rounds

$18.0m

Money raised

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MessageBird

MessageBird is a messaging company offering a communications platform as a service.

7

Funding Rounds

$1.2b

Money raised

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75F

75F is a Bloomington, Minnesota-based technology company offering an Internet of Things (IoT) building automation system for HVAC, lighting, and equipment control.

5

Funding Rounds

$69.9m

Money raised

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Asetek

Asetek specializes in liquid cooling solutions including CPU cooling and GPU cooling for gaming and high performance PCs, workstations and data centers.

2

Funding Rounds

$26.9m

Money raised

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Qnami

Qnami is a quantum technology company that is developing and commercializing quantum sensing and quantum imaging technologies using synthetic diamond and quantum technologies. Qnami's products are in life-science R&D and semiconductor electronics.

4

Funding Rounds

$14.1m

Money raised

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Creator

Creator is the developer of a robotic burger maker.

4

Funding Rounds

$18.7m

Money raised

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PsiQuantum

PsiQuantum is a company that is building a general-purpose silicon photonic quantum computer.

8

Funding Rounds

$1.2b

Money raised

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Molecular Imprints

Molecular Imprints is a company that developed nano-imprint lithography systems founded in 2001 by Dr. S.V. Sreenivasan.

6

Funding Rounds

$66.4m

Money raised

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Flow Neuroscience

Flow Neuroscience is a Malmo, Sweden-based medical technology company developing treatments for mental health issues. The company offers a medication-free depression treatment that combines a brain stimulation wearable and an app-based therapy program.

2

Funding Rounds

$2.6m

Money raised

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Nantero

A technology that designs carbon nanotube electronics, which can be used as memory devices. It was founded in 2001 and is located in Woburn, Massachusetts.

10

Funding Rounds

$133.6m

Money raised

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Salience Labs

Salience Labs is a hybrid photonic-electronic chips maker for AI founded in 2021 by Wolfram Pernice, Vaysh Kewada, Johannes Feldmann and Harish Bhaskaran.

3

Funding Rounds

$23.5m

Money raised

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Dedrone

Dredrone is an airspace security platform that detects, classifies, and mitigates drone threats.

7

Funding Rounds

$128.9m

Money raised

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Xanadu

Xanadu is a company developing quantum computing and artificial intelligence technologies.

6

Funding Rounds

$137.1m

Money raised

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Bellwether Coffee

A company offering an ecologically friendly commercial coffee roaster. It was founded in 2013 and is located in Berkeley, California.

2

Funding Rounds

$50.0m

Money raised

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IQM

IQM is a company utilizing superconducting technology to build scalable quantum computing hardware.

6

Funding Rounds

$211.9m

Money raised

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ColdQuanta Inc

Company developing and designing components and systems for scientific and industrial quantum applications.

5

Funding Rounds

$62.1m

Money raised

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Pharrowtech

Pharrowtech is a Belgium-based company designing and developing mmWave hardware and software for wireless applications.

4

Funding Rounds

$45.4m

Money raised

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German Autolabs

German Autolabs is a Berlin, Deutschland-based automotive company founded by Patrick Weissert and Holger G. Weiss in 2016.

6

Funding Rounds

$18.3m

Money raised

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Formlabs

Formlabs is a 3D printing system company that provides digital fabrications for industries

8

Funding Rounds

$267.4m

Money raised

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PI-TOP

An educational technology company with a focus on STEAM lesson plans involving computers. It has offices around the world, the main one being in London, England. It was founded in 2014.

1

Funding Rounds

$16.0m

Money raised

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Kickpay

An inventory financing platform. It was founded in 2014 and is located in San Francisco, California.

2

Funding Rounds

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Indiegogo

Indiegogo is a web-based crowdfunding platform founded by Danae Ringelmann, Salva Rubin, Eric Schell in 2008, that is headquartered San Francisco, California.

4

Funding Rounds

$56.5m

Money raised

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Double Robotics

Double Robotics is a robotics company that participated in the S12 cohort of Y Combinator and is the creator of Double, a telepresence robot. Double allows a physical presence where a user can't be in person, for example, an office, classroom, or conference.

3

Funding Rounds

$250.0k

Money raised

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Foundation Devices

Foundation Devices is a technology company developing open-source hardware for Bitcoin and Web3.

1

Funding Rounds

$7.0m

Money raised

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Whill

Whill is a company known for designing, creating, and making personal mobility devices and products.

2

Funding Rounds

$46.7m

Money raised

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Luminous Computing

Luminous Computing is a technology company using photonics to improve the data processing capabilities of artificial intelligence models by attempting to create a supercomputer on a chip.

4

Funding Rounds

$123.0m

Money raised

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AImotive

A global provider of camera-first, AI powered self-driving technology, formerly AdasWorks.

7

Funding Rounds

$98.0m

Money raised

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CloudNC

An artificial intelligence company that is developing the technology to automate computer numerical control milling machines. It is located in London, England and was founded in 2015.

4

Funding Rounds

$149.0m

Money raised

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SumUp (company)

SumUp is a payments processing platform for small businesses founded in 2012 by Stefan Jeschonnek.

12

Funding Rounds

$2.0b

Money raised

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Dispelix

Dispelix is a company that designs and manufactures diffractive waveguide displays for augmented reality (AR) purposes.

6

Funding Rounds

$105.7m

Money raised

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Kiutra

A company developing cryogenic cooling solutions for research, material science, quantum computing, high-performance electronics, and detector applications.

2

Funding Rounds

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Skycatch

Skycatch is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2013 by Christian Sanz.

7

Funding Rounds

$92.8m

Money raised

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Sphero

Sphero is an educational toy company founded in 2010 by Ian Bernstein.

25

Funding Rounds

$216.9m

Money raised

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Vochlea Music

Audio technology company using artificial vocal recognition for music creation

1

Funding Rounds

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Atom Computing

Atom Computing Inc. manufactures scalable quantum computers out of individual atoms.

3

Funding Rounds

$81.0m

Money raised

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MatchX

MatchX is a Berlin-based company manufacturing LPWAN hardware and software.

1

Funding Rounds

$2.0m

Money raised

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Blue River Technology

An agriculture technology company that manufactures advanced farming machines. It is located in Sunnyvale, California and was founded in 2011.

5

Funding Rounds

$50.6m

Money raised

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QuiX

QuiX is a company that makes a room temperature photonic quantum processor based on silicon nitride waveguides.

1

Funding Rounds

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Alice & Bob

Alice & Bob is an universal fault-tolerant quantum computer creator founded in 2020 by Théau Péronnin.

4

Funding Rounds

$66.6m

Money raised