Recently Funded Pre-Seed Hardware Startups
Updated Aug 2026
FundedIQ holds 96 funded Pre-Seed Hardware startups and keeps their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details up to date. This page provides an overview of the Pre-Seed Hardware startup funding landscape, along with the 96 most recently funded Pre-Seed Hardware startups.
Pre-Seed Hardware startups closed 36 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 20 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $63M in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $500K, with the middle half of rounds falling between $500K and $1.6M. San Francisco and Boston hold the deepest concentrations of these companies.
Specialized seed funds and hardware accelerators lead the capital activity here. These backers prioritize physical prototypes and early technical validation. San Francisco and Boston dominate the geographic spread, meaning the capital is concentrated in areas with deep academic ties. Approaching this segment requires an understanding of long development cycles and heavy initial capital requirements for tooling.
Pre-Seed Hardware funded startup statistics
Most recent funding round on record: Jun 2026.
96 most recently funded Pre-Seed Hardware startups
96 shownOrdered by the date of the latest funding round. Each row gives the company, its location and industry, what it does, the stage and date of that round, and the disclosed amount.
Pre-Seed Hardware startup funding trends
Funding activity
Pre-Seed Hardware startups closed 36 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 20 of them in the last 12, adding up to $63M in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $500K, with the middle half running from $500K to $1.6M. 27 of 36 rounds disclosed an amount.
Company size
The most common headcount band across the segment is 1-10.
Countries with the most funded Pre-Seed Hardware startups
Where funded Pre-Seed Hardware startups are headquartered, by the country on the company record.
Where are funded Pre-Seed Hardware startups located?
Where funded Pre-Seed Hardware startups are based, by the city on the company record.
About the FundedIQ Pre-Seed Hardware startup funding data
FundedIQ tracks announced startup funding rounds and organises them by company, funding date, stage, amount, industry, location and investor. The dataset is refreshed weekly, and new rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, so the same round reported twice on different dates is recorded once.
Figures on this page cover the 96 funded Pre-Seed Hardware startups currently tracked. Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months. Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (9 of 36 in that period) are counted as rounds but excluded from capital totals and from the median. The most recent round on record for funded Pre-Seed Hardware startups is dated Jun 2026.
The table above shows the 96 most recently funded companies. Full funding histories, investor lists and founder contacts across the whole dataset open on a FundedIQ plan.
Frequently asked questions
How many funded Pre-Seed Hardware startups are there?
FundedIQ tracks 96 funded Pre-Seed Hardware startups. This page lists the 96 most recently funded of them, ordered by the date of their latest round, and the full set is available on a FundedIQ plan.
How much funding have Pre-Seed Hardware startups raised?
Pre-Seed Hardware startups tracked by FundedIQ have raised $63M in disclosed capital across 36 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 20 rounds in the last 12 months. 27 of those 36 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
Which countries have the most funded Pre-Seed Hardware startups?
United States leads with 39 companies, ahead of United Kingdom (9), India (8) and Germany (6).
Which cities have the most funded Pre-Seed Hardware startups?
San Francisco leads with 14 companies, then Boston (3), Bangalore (2) and Berlin (2).
What is a typical funding round size for Pre-Seed Hardware startups?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $500K, and the middle half of rounds fall between $500K and $1.6M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.
How often is the Pre-Seed Hardware startup funding data updated?
The dataset is refreshed weekly. New rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, and the most recent round currently on record for funded Pre-Seed Hardware startups is dated Jun 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
Related listings
Know who just raised. Then know who to reach.
Every newly funded startup with its round, its investors and its founders: delivered weekly by email, or searchable in the app.
Alerts from $19/mo · Pro from $99/mo. Card required, nothing charged until day 15, and we email you 3 days before that.