Recently Funded Hardware Startups in the United States
Updated Sep 2026
Funded Hardware startups in the United States (US) number 712 in FundedIQ, tracked with their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the Hardware startup funding landscape in the United States, along with the 100 most recently funded Hardware startups in the United States.
Hardware startups in the United States closed 294 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 132 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $14B in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $12M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $3.8M and $42M. San Francisco and New York hold the deepest concentrations of these companies.
Hardware ventures concentrate in San Francisco and New York. Small teams dominate the sector, creating a target profile of lean organizations. These companies operate with limited staff, making them agile buyers for specialized tools. Sourcing efforts find a heavy concentration of early stage firms in Boston and San Jose, where technical scale is the primary objective.
Hardware funded startup statistics in the United States
Most recent funding round on record: Aug 2026.
100 most recently funded Hardware startups in the United States
100 of 712Ordered 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.
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Hardware startup funding trends in the United States
Funding activity
Hardware startups in the United States closed 294 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 132 of them in the last 12, adding up to $14B in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $12M, with the middle half running from $3.8M to $42M. 243 of 294 rounds disclosed an amount.
Company size
The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Where are funded Hardware startups located in the United States?
Where funded Hardware startups in the United States are based, by the city on the company record.
Funded Hardware startups in the United States by state
The states with the most funded startups on record.
Funding stages of funded Hardware startups in the United States
How the last 24 months of funding rounds for funded Hardware startups in the United States break down by stage.
A further 172 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ Hardware startup funding data in the United States
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 712 funded Hardware startups in the United States currently tracked. Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months. Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (51 of 294 in that period) are counted as rounds but excluded from capital totals and from the median. The most recent round on record for funded Hardware startups in the United States is dated Aug 2026.
The table above shows the 100 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 Hardware startups are there in the United States?
FundedIQ tracks 712 funded Hardware startups in the United States. This page lists the 100 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 Hardware startups in the United States raised?
Hardware startups in the United States tracked by FundedIQ have raised $14B in disclosed capital across 294 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 132 rounds in the last 12 months. 243 of those 294 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
Which cities have the most funded Hardware startups in the United States?
San Francisco leads with 76 companies, then New York (34), Boston (24) and San Jose (21).
What is a typical funding round size for Hardware startups in the United States?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $12M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $3.8M and $42M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.
What is the most common funding stage for Hardware startups in the United States?
Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 44 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Series A (23) and Series B (21). A further 172 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the Hardware startup funding data in the United States 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 Hardware startups in the United States is dated Aug 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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