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National Science Foundation's Hardware & Electronics portfolio
National Science Foundation has backed 53 Hardware & Electronics startups in rounds we track, $66M between them, shown by the stage each has reached. The best-funded is Qc Ware.
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CubeWorks
Momentum Optics
Beamlink
AM Batteries
Tagore Technology
Harvest Thermal
FarmSense
FireHUD
Rydberg Technologies- FSFluid Synchrony
Gigajot Technology
Carbon Technology
zeroK NanoTech
Advent Diamond
Ozark Integrated Circuits
Nielson Scientific
Navillum Nanotechnologies
Organic Robotics
Zinn Labs
Revibro Optics
Soctera
femtoScale- SSGNT
LongWave Photonics
+19 more
Funding by segment
- Stage not reported$43M43
- Pre-seed and seed$21M8
- Series A$2.1M2
Where they are based
- United States44$60M
- Switzerland1$190K
United States
SwitzerlandFounded
6 without a founding year on record.
Total raised
- Under $1M31
- $1M to $10M21
- $10M to $50M1
- $50M to $250M0
- $250M to $1B0
- $1B and over0
Each dot is a startup: the year it was founded across, the total it has raised up (each line is ten times the one below). Pick a segment to pick it out.
45 of 53 startups shown; the rest have no founding year or amount on record.
- 1 to 2
- 3 to 7
- 8 to 24
- 25 to 99
- 100 and more
- United States44
- Switzerland1
Startups by country, 2 countries in all.
Segment by segment
Stage not reported
43 startups · $43M raised
- CubeWorksCubeWorks is a deep-tech Internet of Things (IoT) company based in Ann Arbor, Michigan.United States$5.1M
- Momentum OpticsMomentum Optics develops a novel optical lens for the optical components industry.United States$4.3M
- BeamlinkBeamlink is a social enterprise that provides Internet access to people living in disaster zones and other remote areas.United States$2.5M
- AM BatteriesAM Batteries is a clean energy technology company based in Billerica, Massachusetts, founded in 2016 by Yan Wang and Heng Pan.United States$2.2M
- Tagore TechnologyTagore Technology is a semiconductor company that manufactures radio frequency products.United States$2.0M
- Harvest ThermalHarvest Thermal develops a control system for home use that integrates heating, hot water, and cooling with thermal storage.United States$2.0M
- FarmSenseFarmSense develops insect monitoring system.United States$1.7M
- FireHUDFireHUD provides monitoring system intended to improve situational awareness.United States$1.7M
Pre-seed and seed
8 startups · $21M raised
Sonera MagneticsSonera develops a technology for high-performance, non-invasive brain-computer interfaces to democratize access to the brain.United States$11M
PseudolithicPseudolithIC is a semiconductor company based in Santa Barbara, specializing in heterogeneous integration for high-performance RF United States$6.0M
Embr LabsEmbr Labs is a thermal wellness technology company that harnesses the body’s natural response to temperature to enhance human wellbeing.United States$1.9M
LiluLilu is a women's health company focused on empowering new moms through tech-enabled products.United States$1.0M
PocketlabA wireless Senser that streams real time dataUnited States$886K
ColoWrapColoWrap develops a medical device that prevents looping in the colon during colonoscopies by exerting pressure on the lower abdomen.United States$295K
OptoniksWe are a precision optical engineering company focused on highly accurate dimensional inspection solutions to improve real-time quUnited States$260K
Phlux TechnologiesPhlux Technologies is an innovative company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, focused on developing advanced 3D safety sensors foUnited States$75K
Series A
2 startups · $2.1M raised
ActuatedMedicalActuated Medical is engaged in outsourced research and development, designing, modeling, prototyping, and manufacturing medical devices.United States$1.6M
GridBridgeGridBridge is developing and enabling breakthrough power delivery systems for vital applications worldwide.United States$500K
How this map is made. Every startup here works in Hardware & Electronics and has raised money in a round we track that names National Science Foundation as an investor. Each sits under the stage of its latest round. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.
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