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Hardware startups that raised money in the last 12 months

198 hardware startups announced or filed 239 venture rounds in the last 12 months, $10.7B of it stated. 46 of the rounds came in the last 90 days. The largest: Positron AI (Series C · $875M), Fractile (Series C · $732.8M) and Groq (Venture round · $672.2M). 88 of these startups are hiring now, with 1,538 open roles.

Venture rounds of the last 12 monthsRebuilt 6 Nov 2026
rounds in 12 months
239
startups
198
stated
$10.7B
open roles at them
1,538

The newest rounds

StartupRoundDateOpen roles
FractileSeries C · $732.8M29 Oct 202623
MurayVenture round · $7.7M29 Oct 20267
TractianSapphire VenturesSeries D · $130M23 Oct 202663
QuantrolOxVenture round · $13M22 Oct 2026–
REEXENSeries C22 Oct 2026–
Photon BridgeVenture round · $10.8M21 Oct 2026–
Modal MotorsVenture round · $1MSEC Form D19 Oct 2026–
PowerlatticeincVenture round · $86MSEC Form D15 Oct 20268
Salience LabsBullhound CapitalSeries B · $125M14 Oct 20268
思敏威集成电路Angel14 Oct 2026–
Universal QuantumSeries A · $100M8 Oct 202631
OSCPSeries A30 Sep 2026–
FractileVenture roundregistry filing30 Sep 202623
SECO EnergyVenture round · $1.6M25 Sep 2026–
EvolitoVenture roundregistry filing25 Sep 202637
EarSwitch™Venture roundregistry filing23 Sep 2026–
CorePower MagneticsVenture round · $10.6M17 Sep 2026–
PlumeraiVenture roundregistry filing16 Sep 20264
VerifaixSeed · $5M15 Sep 2026–
VernexConvertible note · $1.4MSEC Form D15 Sep 2026–
Brite BirdVenture round · $212kSEC Form D15 Sep 2026–
Delos DataVenture round · $100M15 Sep 202614
Impossible ObjectsSeries B · $40M11 Sep 2026–
HyperAccelSeries B · $144M10 Sep 202620
Positron AISeries C · $875M10 Sep 202621
NanocorechipSeries C · $140M9 Sep 20261
ManholeMetricsVenture roundregistry filing8 Sep 2026–
Cambridge GaN DevicesVenture roundregistry filing4 Sep 2026–
QorTekVenture round · $5.7MSEC Form D3 Sep 2026–
LyteMaverick CapitalSeries C · $165M2 Sep 202645
INLEAP PhotonicsSeed · $21.6M1 Sep 2026–
HardLabs TechnologiesConvertible note · $70kSEC Form D1 Sep 2026–
FemtoSenseLabsVenture round · $22.6MSEC Form D31 Aug 2026–
eleQtronVenture roundregistry filing28 Aug 202613
Last Mile SemiconductorVenture roundregistry filing28 Aug 2026–
QuintessentSeries A · $40M23 Aug 2026–
Netweb TechnologiesVenture round · $144M21 Aug 20261
Solinide PhotonicsSeed · $4.3M19 Aug 2026–
Singular PhotonicsACFVenture round · $2M19 Aug 2026–
ORCA ComputingVenture roundregistry filing18 Aug 2026–
VelauraSeries A · $110M18 Aug 202645
GroqSeries A · $350M17 Aug 202622
SmartHomeShopUKVenture roundregistry filing12 Aug 2026–
LecomputingSeries A12 Aug 20262
SAAZ Micro IncConvertible note · $3.5MSEC Form D11 Aug 202610
NlmphotonicsVenture round · $9.5MSEC Form D11 Aug 2026–
Archangel LightworksVenture roundregistry filing7 Aug 20269
NavVisSeries D · $85M6 Aug 202628
TinkerToysVenture roundregistry filing5 Aug 2026–
Windborne SystemsVenture round · $37M5 Aug 20266

The largest rounds

StartupRoundDateOpen roles
Positron AISeries C · $875M10 Sep 202621
FractileSeries C · $732.8M29 Oct 202623
GroqVenture round · $672.2MSEC Form D29 Jun 202622
xFusion Digital TechnologiesVenture round · $604.4M26 Nov 20258
Nearfield InstrumentsSeries D · $380M21 Jun 202657
GroqSeries A · $350M17 Aug 202622
OQCVenture round · $330.2M2 Jun 202626
Celero CommunicationsVenture round · $273MSEC Form D28 Jul 202628
Positron AISeries B · $230M4 Feb 202621
KandouVenture round · $225M23 Mar 202639

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Questions

Which hardware startups raised money recently?

198 hardware startups announced or filed 239 venture rounds in the last 12 months, $10.7B of it stated. 46 of the rounds came in the last 90 days. The largest: Positron AI (Series C · $875M), Fractile (Series C · $732.8M) and Groq (Venture round · $672.2M). 88 of these startups are hiring now, with 1,538 open roles.

Where do these rounds come from?

From the startups' own announcements and the press, from SEC Form D filings in the United States and from the share allotments company registers publish (a filing is marked as one in the list). One round per startup, type and week; amounts as stated, in US dollars.

Are these startups hiring?

88 of the 198 startups have open roles on their own careers boards right now, 1,538 roles in all; each count links to them.

Source: announcements, SEC Form D filings and company registers, 6,256 rounds in 12 monthsUpdated 6 Nov 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0