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211 companies · 171 active · 50% AI · most in F26 (25)

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AILuceboxSelf-improving inference workstationYC W27MilanStartup →AIAilitElectrifying North American freight rail with swappable batteries.YC F26San FranciscoStartup →AIantimattrvoice-first hardware interface for human-agent interactionYC F26San FranciscoStartup →AIArchgen LabsAI-powered EDA tools for faster, cooler 3D chipsYC F26San FranciscoStartup →OtherCaladhAnti-drone defense for the maritime domainYC F26BostonStartup →AIConfettiBuild hardware projects using plain-English promptsYC F26San FranciscoStartup →AICyclona phone where AI is the interfaceYC F26San FranciscoStartup →AIDydemaA consumer brain-computer interface you can map to anything.YC F26San FranciscoStartup →AIEvident MachinesBenchmarks and RL environments for electrical engineeringYC F26San FranciscoStartup →AIHemlockForce + contact dynamics collected at scale for training physical AI.YC F26San FranciscoStartup →AIHundred100% automated inspection for precision hardware partsYC F26San FranciscoStartup →OtherKairox SystemsAutonomous drones that fly and swimYC F26San FranciscoStartup →AIMantleThe pit crew for machines and robots.YC F26San FranciscoStartup →AIResin TechnologiesResin helps engineers design electronics faster and more reliablyYC F26San FranciscoStartup →AIRisklyticsAI-Native Insurance for Frontier TechYC F26San FranciscoStartup →AISaccadeWorld's Earliest Test for Alzheimer's BiomarkersYC F26San FranciscoStartup →AIShepherd RoboticsRobots for high skilled labor powering AI infrastructureYC F26San FranciscoStartup →AISilicaActuators for Physical AIYC F26San FranciscoStartup →AISimanticFirmware simulation for AI agentsYC F26WaterlooStartup →OtherSTASISThe WHOOP for 16 billion eyesYC F26San FranciscoStartup →AITalosPredictive maintenance for power infrastructure.YC F26BaltimoreStartup →AIThe Subvocal CompanyGlasses that turn silent speech into textYC F26San FranciscoStartup →AITrepoThe agentic grocery shopper that knows what you have and need.YC F26San FranciscoStartup →AItwentyfour26Building Autonomous Factories in America, Starting with On-Demand CNC…YC F26San FranciscoStartup →AIUXDuckBuild better drones. Run better missions.YC F26San FranciscoStartup →AIVexoAn AI bracelet that remembers your day and acts before you ask.YC F26San FranciscoStartup →OtherApplied Electrodynamics, Inc.A new kind of camera that can see through walls.YC S26San FranciscoStartup →AICarSignalThe AI Operating System for Auto Shops.YC S26San FranciscoStartup →AIDeepReach Inc.Network for Physical AI Data BusinessYC S26San FranciscoStartup →AIDreamUsing VLMs to Catch DamageYC S26San FranciscoStartup →OtherEdgerunMilitary exoskeletonsYC S26San FranciscoStartup →AIEgoist MachinesYour personal context, securely portable across every AI app.YC S26San FranciscoStartup →AIFrontier ComputingFrontier grows scalable biological brains as an ML training substrateYC S26LondonStartup →OtherGreypoint IndustriesBuilding drone swarms that hunt hidden enemies.YC S26San FranciscoStartup →AIhardware intelligenceAI tools for the chips your AI runs onYC S26San FranciscoStartup →AIHilstartAutonomous Hardware TestingYC S26San FranciscoStartup →AIIMPACT DronesAir Defense as a Service for Civilian Infrastructure.YC S26Los AngelesStartup →OtherKaraMaking Diamond SemiconductorsYC S26San FranciscoStartup →AILamb LabsLightning fast chips with hardcoded AI modelsYC S26San FranciscoStartup →OtherManifoldDrop-in robotic labor that works on Day 1YC S26Los AngelesStartup →OtherNoriThe most capable American-made humanoid robot for $1,688YC S26San FranciscoStartup →AIOS3Affordable, intelligent humanoid robots built to deploy at scaleYC S26San FranciscoStartup →AIProvenMetalAI-native electronics manufacturing for the American industrial baseYC S26San FranciscoStartup →AIRobocurveEvals for robotsYC S26San FranciscoStartup →AIStoaThe market behind AI hardware.YC S26San FranciscoStartup →AITensrRobotic factories that build robotsYC S26EmeryvilleStartup →AIUltrasoniumMetal manufacturing, faster, cheaper, and more versatile.YC S26BostonStartup →Developer toolsHarlowA wearable that runs luxury hospitality operations.EF 2026San FranciscoStartup →OtherLattice EnergyPutting power plants in the sky, to get electricity anywhere on the planet in days, instead of years.EF 2026San FranciscoStartup →AILokantara SpaceFull-stack space-native compute on novel, power-efficient AI chips.EF 2026San FranciscoStartup →OtherNarion TechnologiesAerial droids to perform dangerous physical work beyond safe human reach, starting in defense.EF 2026San FranciscoStartup →AIAdvanced Metal ResearchMachine intelligence for American WeldingYC X26Los AngelesStartup →OtherArlo IndustriesTrack drones and missiles without radars - Accurate, Passive, ScalableYC X26New York CityStartup →AIBayMachinesAir-gapped compute for defense contractorsYC X26San FranciscoStartup →OtherGeneral Aviation CompanyFixing air traffic control with remote towersYC X26New York CityStartup →AITenet IndustriesAI-automated factory for PCBAsYC X26MunichStartup →AIPiris LabsThe Networking Layer of AIYC W26San FranciscoStartup →AISeeing SystemsModular AI-Commanded Drones for DefenceYC W26LondonStartup →AIVoxel EnergyEnergy independent data centers with solar and repurposed batteries.YC W26Startup →OtherIcarusStratospheric birds for defenseYC F25Los AngelesStartup →AILightberryRobots with soulYC F25San FranciscoStartup →AIMOVEdotAI Agents for Hardware EngineeringYC F25San FranciscoStartup →AINorraThe AI equipment manager for post-acute careYC F25New York CityStartup →OtherTornyolWe build micro-drones that kill mosquitoes.YC F25ParisStartup →AIBlueAI rebuilt coding. We’re rebuilding the phoneYC S25San FranciscoStartup →AIEmbedderAutonomous Firmware EngineerYC S25San FranciscoStartup →AIF4 IndustriesThe GD&T Analysis Platform for Engineering DrawingsYC S25San FranciscoStartup →AIFlywheel AIWaymo for excavatorsYC S25San FranciscoStartup →AINormalApplied research lab for hardware designYC S25San FranciscoStartup →AISigmanticAIThe Cursor for Chip Design - Delivering Silicon-Ready Chip Designs…YC S25San FranciscoStartup →OtherFerroByteDeveloper in Stealth Mode.500 Global 2025South KoreaStartup →OtherGeoGridProvider of water infrastructure technology, offering building-wide purification and predictive analytics through proprietary pipeline coating and monitoring solutions.500 Global 2025South KoreaStartup →AIAlmondAmerica's robot factoryYC X25San FranciscoStartup →AIBoost RoboticsRobots for the inspection and maintenance of data centersYC X25BostonStartup →OtherCascade SpaceCommercial alternative to the Deep Space NetworkYC X25San FranciscoStartup →AIGodelaAI Physics Engine to replace simulations and prototypesYC X25San FranciscoStartup →OtherNODI EnergyDistributed energy infrastructure unlocking grid power to data centersYC X25LondonStartup →AIPhotoniumAI-Powered Optical Consulting & SoftwareYC X25New York CityStartup →AIAdamAI Powered CADYC W25San FranciscoStartup →AIAxalWe assemble PCBs in under 48 hours for quantities under 10YC W25San FranciscoStartup →AIDartboardAI-native remote operations center for hardware fleetsYC W25San FranciscoStartup →AIEnhanced RadarAI systems for aviationYC W25San FranciscoStartup →OtherForge AutomationSoftware Enabled CNC Parts SupplierYC W25TorontoStartup →OtherInversion SemiconductorManufacturing the most powerful chips, 15x fasterYC W25San FranciscoStartup →AIMentraBuilding the open source smart glasses operating system.YC W25San FranciscoStartup →AIOkiThe memory computer for your digital life.YC W25San FranciscoStartup →OtherSteinmetzNext-Generation Power ElectronicsYC W25San FranciscoStartup →OtherAutumn LabsDatadog for industrial robotsYC S24San FranciscoStartup →AIInactivecamferBuilding the world’s first AI mechanical engineer.YC S24San FranciscoStartup →AIDiode Computers, Inc.Automate circuit board design using AIYC S24New York CityStartup →AINetworkOceanWe build floating solar data centersYC S24San FranciscoStartup →AIOuterportDesign automation for industrial electrical controlsYC S24San FranciscoStartup →AISaphira AIThe Enablement Layer for Physical AIYC S24San FranciscoStartup →AISorcererBuilding a nervous system for the atmosphereYC S24San FranciscoStartup →OtherVendraCustom Parts, Manufactured in America 🇺🇸YC S24San FranciscoStartup →AInCompass TechnologiesOptimize performance on GPUs - 10x fasterYC W24New York CityStartup →Developer toolsMetalwareFirmware cybersecurityYC S23San FranciscoStartup →OtherSingularityBuilding and Protecting an Exciting FutureYC S23Los AngelesStartup →AIOhmOhm helps engineering teams accelerate hardware development & testing.YC W23San FranciscoStartup →AIIntegrated ReasoningFaster processors for solving NP-complete problemsYC S22San DiegoStartup →
Company
LuceboxSelf-improving inference workstationteam of 2hiringYC W27ActiveAI, Devtools
AilitElectrifying North American freight rail with swappable batteries.team of 6YC F26ActiveAI
antimattrvoice-first hardware interface for human-agent interactionteam of 2YC F26ActiveAI
Archgen LabsAI-powered EDA tools for faster, cooler 3D chipsteam of 2YC F26ActiveAI
CaladhAnti-drone defense for the maritime domainYC F26ActiveOther
ConfettiBuild hardware projects using plain-English promptsteam of 2YC F26ActiveAI
Cyclona phone where AI is the interfaceteam of 2YC F26ActiveAI
DydemaA consumer brain-computer interface you can map to anything.team of 2YC F26ActiveAI
Evident MachinesBenchmarks and RL environments for electrical engineeringteam of 2YC F26ActiveAI
HemlockForce + contact dynamics collected at scale for training physical AI.YC F26ActiveAI
Hundred100% automated inspection for precision hardware partsteam of 3YC F26ActiveAI
Kairox SystemsAutonomous drones that fly and swimteam of 3YC F26ActiveOther
MantleThe pit crew for machines and robots.team of 2YC F26ActiveAI
Resin TechnologiesResin helps engineers design electronics faster and more reliablyYC F26ActiveAI, Devtools
RisklyticsAI-Native Insurance for Frontier Techteam of 2YC F26ActiveAI
SaccadeWorld's Earliest Test for Alzheimer's Biomarkersteam of 2YC F26ActiveAI
Shepherd RoboticsRobots for high skilled labor powering AI infrastructureteam of 4YC F26ActiveAI
SilicaActuators for Physical AIYC F26ActiveAI
SimanticFirmware simulation for AI agentsteam of 4hiringYC F26ActiveAI, Devtools
STASISThe WHOOP for 16 billion eyesteam of 2YC F26ActiveOther
TalosPredictive maintenance for power infrastructure.team of 3YC F26ActiveAI
The Subvocal CompanyGlasses that turn silent speech into textteam of 3hiringYC F26ActiveAI
TrepoThe agentic grocery shopper that knows what you have and need.team of 2YC F26ActiveAI
twentyfour26Building Autonomous Factories in America, Starting with On-Demand CNC…team of 2YC F26ActiveAI
UXDuckBuild better drones. Run better missions.YC F26ActiveAI, Devtools
VexoAn AI bracelet that remembers your day and acts before you ask.team of 3YC F26ActiveAI
Applied Electrodynamics, Inc.A new kind of camera that can see through walls.team of 5YC S26ActiveOther
CarSignalThe AI Operating System for Auto Shops.team of 2YC S26ActiveAI
DeepReach Inc.Network for Physical AI Data Businessteam of 6hiringYC S26ActiveAI
DreamUsing VLMs to Catch Damageteam of 2YC S26ActiveAI
EdgerunMilitary exoskeletonsteam of 12hiringYC S26ActiveOther
Egoist MachinesYour personal context, securely portable across every AI app.team of 2YC S26ActiveAI
Frontier ComputingFrontier grows scalable biological brains as an ML training substrateteam of 3YC S26ActiveAI
Greypoint IndustriesBuilding drone swarms that hunt hidden enemies.team of 4YC S26ActiveOther
hardware intelligenceAI tools for the chips your AI runs onteam of 2YC S26ActiveAI, Devtools
HilstartAutonomous Hardware TestingYC S26ActiveAI, Devtools
IMPACT DronesAir Defense as a Service for Civilian Infrastructure.team of 2hiringYC S26ActiveAI
KaraMaking Diamond Semiconductorsteam of 2YC S26ActiveOther
Lamb LabsLightning fast chips with hardcoded AI modelshiringYC S26ActiveAI
ManifoldDrop-in robotic labor that works on Day 1team of 2YC S26ActiveOther
NoriThe most capable American-made humanoid robot for $1,688team of 5hiringYC S26ActiveOther
OS3Affordable, intelligent humanoid robots built to deploy at scaleteam of 2hiringYC S26ActiveAI
ProvenMetalAI-native electronics manufacturing for the American industrial baseteam of 4hiringYC S26ActiveAI
RobocurveEvals for robotsteam of 3YC S26ActiveAI, Devtools
StoaThe market behind AI hardware.team of 3hiringYC S26ActiveAI, Devtools
TensrRobotic factories that build robotsteam of 7YC S26ActiveAI
UltrasoniumMetal manufacturing, faster, cheaper, and more versatile.team of 5YC S26ActiveAI
HarlowA wearable that runs luxury hospitality operations.EF 2026Not statedDevtools
Lattice EnergyPutting power plants in the sky, to get electricity anywhere on the planet in days, instead of years.EF 2026Not statedOther
Lokantara SpaceFull-stack space-native compute on novel, power-efficient AI chips.EF 2026Not statedAI
Narion TechnologiesAerial droids to perform dangerous physical work beyond safe human reach, starting in defense.EF 2026Not statedOther
Advanced Metal ResearchMachine intelligence for American Weldingteam of 3YC X26ActiveAI
Arlo IndustriesTrack drones and missiles without radars - Accurate, Passive, Scalableteam of 3hiringYC X26ActiveOther
BayMachinesAir-gapped compute for defense contractorsteam of 7YC X26ActiveAI, Devtools
General Aviation CompanyFixing air traffic control with remote towersteam of 5YC X26ActiveOther
Tenet IndustriesAI-automated factory for PCBAsteam of 3YC X26ActiveAI
Piris LabsThe Networking Layer of AIteam of 8hiringYC W26ActiveAI, Devtools
Seeing SystemsModular AI-Commanded Drones for Defenceteam of 7hiringYC W26ActiveAI
Voxel EnergyEnergy independent data centers with solar and repurposed batteries.team of 3YC W26ActiveAI
IcarusStratospheric birds for defenseteam of 50hiringYC F25ActiveOther
LightberryRobots with soulteam of 3hiringYC F25ActiveAI
MOVEdotAI Agents for Hardware Engineeringteam of 10YC F25ActiveAI, Devtools
NorraThe AI equipment manager for post-acute careteam of 3YC F25ActiveAI
TornyolWe build micro-drones that kill mosquitoes.team of 7YC F25ActiveOther
BlueAI rebuilt coding. We’re rebuilding the phoneteam of 7hiringYC S25ActiveAI
EmbedderAutonomous Firmware Engineerteam of 6YC S25ActiveAI, Devtools
F4 IndustriesThe GD&T Analysis Platform for Engineering Drawingsteam of 5YC S25ActiveAI
Flywheel AIWaymo for excavatorsteam of 2YC S25ActiveAI
NormalApplied research lab for hardware designteam of 4YC S25ActiveAI
SigmanticAIThe Cursor for Chip Design - Delivering Silicon-Ready Chip Designs…team of 2YC S25ActiveAI, Devtools
FerroByteDeveloper in Stealth Mode.500 Global 2025Not statedOther
GeoGridProvider of water infrastructure technology, offering building-wide purification and predictive analytics through proprietary pipeline coating and monitoring solutions.500 Global 2025Not statedOther
AlmondAmerica's robot factoryteam of 6hiringYC X25ActiveAI
Boost RoboticsRobots for the inspection and maintenance of data centersteam of 2YC X25ActiveAI, Devtools
Cascade SpaceCommercial alternative to the Deep Space Networkteam of 7hiringYC X25ActiveOther
GodelaAI Physics Engine to replace simulations and prototypesteam of 10hiringYC X25ActiveAI, Devtools
NODI EnergyDistributed energy infrastructure unlocking grid power to data centersteam of 2YC X25ActiveOther
PhotoniumAI-Powered Optical Consulting & Softwareteam of 5hiringYC X25ActiveAI, Devtools
AdamAI Powered CADteam of 4hiringYC W25ActiveAI, Devtools
AxalWe assemble PCBs in under 48 hours for quantities under 10team of 32 programsYC W25 +1ActiveAI
DartboardAI-native remote operations center for hardware fleetsteam of 2YC W25ActiveAI
Enhanced RadarAI systems for aviationteam of 12YC W25ActiveAI
Forge AutomationSoftware Enabled CNC Parts Supplierteam of 21hiringYC W25ActiveOther
Inversion SemiconductorManufacturing the most powerful chips, 15x fasterteam of 92 programsYC W25 +1ActiveOther
MentraBuilding the open source smart glasses operating system.team of 12YC W25ActiveAI, Devtools
OkiThe memory computer for your digital life.team of 6YC W25ActiveAI
SteinmetzNext-Generation Power Electronicsteam of 5hiringYC W25ActiveOther
Autumn LabsDatadog for industrial robotsteam of 3YC S24ActiveOther
camferBuilding the world’s first AI mechanical engineer.team of 4YC S24InactiveAI, Devtools
Diode Computers, Inc.Automate circuit board design using AIteam of 10hiringYC S24ActiveAI, Devtools
NetworkOceanWe build floating solar data centersteam of 4YC S24ActiveAI, Devtools
OuterportDesign automation for industrial electrical controlsteam of 4hiringYC S24ActiveAI, Devtools
Saphira AIThe Enablement Layer for Physical AIteam of 7YC S24ActiveAI, Devtools
SorcererBuilding a nervous system for the atmosphereteam of 4YC S24ActiveAI
VendraCustom Parts, Manufactured in America 🇺🇸team of 10hiringYC S24ActiveOther
nCompass TechnologiesOptimize performance on GPUs - 10x fasterteam of 3YC W24ActiveAI, Devtools
MetalwareFirmware cybersecurityteam of 4hiringYC S23ActiveDevtools
SingularityBuilding and Protecting an Exciting FutureYC S23ActiveOther
OhmOhm helps engineering teams accelerate hardware development & testing.team of 7hiringYC W23ActiveAI, Data
Integrated ReasoningFaster processors for solving NP-complete problemsYC S22ActiveAI, Devtools

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