# National Science Foundation's Hardware & Electronics Investments: 53 Startups in Its Portfolio (2026) > The 53 Hardware & Electronics startups National Science Foundation has backed, by stage: $66M raised between them. From the rounds we track; updated nightly. Source: https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno-hardware-electronics-portfolio (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) ## Stage not reported 43 - [CubeWorks](https://millionrounds.com/company/cubeworks) - [Momentum Optics](https://millionrounds.com/company/momentum-optics) - [Beamlink](https://millionrounds.com/company/beamlink) - [AM Batteries](https://millionrounds.com/company/am-batteries) - [Tagore Technology](https://millionrounds.com/company/tagore-technology) - [Harvest Thermal](https://millionrounds.com/company/harvest-thermal) - [FarmSense](https://millionrounds.com/company/farmsense) - [FireHUD](https://millionrounds.com/company/firehud) - [Rydberg Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/rydberg-technologies) - [*FS* Fluid Synchrony](https://millionrounds.com/company/fluid-synchrony) - [Gigajot Technology](https://millionrounds.com/company/gigajot-technology) - [Carbon Technology](https://millionrounds.com/company/carbon-technology) - [zeroK NanoTech](https://millionrounds.com/company/zerok-nanotech) - [Advent Diamond](https://millionrounds.com/company/advent-diamond) - [Ozark Integrated Circuits](https://millionrounds.com/company/ozark-integrated-circuits) - [Nielson Scientific](https://millionrounds.com/company/nielson-scientific) - [Navillum Nanotechnologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/navillum-nanotechnologies) - [Organic Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/organic-robotics) - [Zinn Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/zinn-labs) - [Revibro Optics](https://millionrounds.com/company/revibro-optics) - [Soctera](https://millionrounds.com/company/soctera) - [femtoScale](https://millionrounds.com/company/femtoscale) - [*S* SGNT](https://millionrounds.com/company/sgnt) - [LongWave Photonics](https://millionrounds.com/company/longwave-photonics) +19 more ## Pre-seed and seed 8 - [Sonera Magnetics](https://millionrounds.com/company/sonera-magnetics) - [Pseudolithic](https://millionrounds.com/company/pseudolithic) - [Embr Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/embr-labs) - [Lilu](https://millionrounds.com/company/lilu) - [Pocketlab](https://millionrounds.com/company/pocketlab) - [ColoWrap](https://millionrounds.com/company/colowrap) - [Optoniks](https://millionrounds.com/company/optoniks) - [Phlux Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/phlux-technologies) ## Series A 2 - [ActuatedMedical](https://millionrounds.com/company/actuatedmedical) - [GridBridge](https://millionrounds.com/company/gridbridge) ## Segment by segment ### Stage not reported 43 startups · $43M raised - [**CubeWorks**](https://millionrounds.com/company/cubeworks) CubeWorks is a deep-tech Internet of Things (IoT) company based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. United States $5.1M - [**Momentum Optics**](https://millionrounds.com/company/momentum-optics) Momentum Optics develops a novel optical lens for the optical components industry. United States $4.3M - [**Beamlink**](https://millionrounds.com/company/beamlink) Beamlink is a social enterprise that provides Internet access to people living in disaster zones and other remote areas. United States $2.5M - [**AM Batteries**](https://millionrounds.com/company/am-batteries) AM 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 Technology**](https://millionrounds.com/company/tagore-technology) Tagore Technology is a semiconductor company that manufactures radio frequency products. United States $2.0M - [**Harvest Thermal**](https://millionrounds.com/company/harvest-thermal) Harvest Thermal develops a control system for home use that integrates heating, hot water, and cooling with thermal storage. United States $2.0M - [**FarmSense**](https://millionrounds.com/company/farmsense) FarmSense develops insect monitoring system. United States $1.7M - [**FireHUD**](https://millionrounds.com/company/firehud) FireHUD provides monitoring system intended to improve situational awareness. United States $1.7M ### Pre-seed and seed 8 startups · $21M raised - [**Sonera Magnetics**](https://millionrounds.com/company/sonera-magnetics) Sonera develops a technology for high-performance, non-invasive brain-computer interfaces to democratize access to the brain. United States $11M - [**Pseudolithic**](https://millionrounds.com/company/pseudolithic) PseudolithIC is a semiconductor company based in Santa Barbara, specializing in heterogeneous integration for high-performance RF United States $6.0M - [**Embr Labs**](https://millionrounds.com/company/embr-labs) Embr Labs is a thermal wellness technology company that harnesses the body’s natural response to temperature to enhance human wellbeing. United States $1.9M - [**Lilu**](https://millionrounds.com/company/lilu) Lilu is a women's health company focused on empowering new moms through tech-enabled products. United States $1.0M - [**Pocketlab**](https://millionrounds.com/company/pocketlab) A wireless Senser that streams real time data United States $886K - [**ColoWrap**](https://millionrounds.com/company/colowrap) ColoWrap develops a medical device that prevents looping in the colon during colonoscopies by exerting pressure on the lower abdomen. United States $295K - [**Optoniks**](https://millionrounds.com/company/optoniks) We are a precision optical engineering company focused on highly accurate dimensional inspection solutions to improve real-time qu United States $260K - [**Phlux Technologies**](https://millionrounds.com/company/phlux-technologies) Phlux Technologies is an innovative company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, focused on developing advanced 3D safety sensors fo United States $75K ### Series A 2 startups · $2.1M raised - [**ActuatedMedical**](https://millionrounds.com/company/actuatedmedical) Actuated Medical is engaged in outsourced research and development, designing, modeling, prototyping, and manufacturing medical devices. United States $1.6M - [**GridBridge**](https://millionrounds.com/company/gridbridge) GridBridge 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. 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