Recently Funded Hardware Startups
Updated Sep 2026
There are 1,454 funded Hardware startups in the FundedIQ database, each with its funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the Hardware startup funding landscape, along with the 100 most recently funded Hardware startups.
Hardware startups closed 646 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 304 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $28B in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $10M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $2.2M and $32M. San Francisco and London hold the deepest concentrations of these companies.
Capital concentrations in San Francisco and London reflect a preference for deep tech specialists. Seed stage dominance indicates a high appetite for early risk. Heavy involvement from generalist venture firms means these companies often prioritize rapid scaling over slow hardware iterations. This mix creates a high volume of lean teams pursuing aggressive growth targets across the United States and United Kingdom.
Hardware funded startup statistics
Most recent funding round on record: Aug 2026. Investors appearing most often across Hardware funding rounds: Intel Capital.
100 most recently funded Hardware startups
100 of 1,454Ordered 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
Funding activity
Hardware startups closed 646 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 304 of them in the last 12, adding up to $28B in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $10M, with the middle half running from $2.2M to $32M. 531 of 646 rounds disclosed an amount.
Company size
The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Countries with the most funded Hardware startups
Where funded Hardware startups are headquartered, by the country on the company record.
Where are funded Hardware startups located?
Where funded Hardware startups are based, by the city on the company record.
Funding stages of funded Hardware startups
How the last 24 months of funding rounds for funded Hardware startups break down by stage.
A further 342 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ 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 1,454 funded 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 (115 of 646 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 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?
FundedIQ tracks 1,454 funded Hardware startups. 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 raised?
Hardware startups tracked by FundedIQ have raised $28B in disclosed capital across 646 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 304 rounds in the last 12 months. 531 of those 646 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
Which countries have the most funded Hardware startups?
United States leads with 712 companies, ahead of United Kingdom (148), Canada (67) and Germany (58).
Which cities have the most funded Hardware startups?
San Francisco leads with 76 companies, then London (47), New York (34) and Cambridge (29).
What is a typical funding round size for Hardware startups?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $10M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $2.2M and $32M. 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?
Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 121 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Series A (63) and Series B (47). A further 342 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the 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 Hardware startups is dated Aug 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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