SummaryRoundsLargestCountriesMoreQuestions

Hardware startups in the United States that raised money in the last 12 months

73 hardware startups based in the United States announced or filed 84 venture rounds in the last 12 months, $4.6B of it stated. 17 of the rounds came in the last 90 days. The largest: Positron AI (Series C · $875M), Groq (Venture round · $672.2M) and Groq (Series A · $350M). 33 of these startups are hiring now, with 598 open roles.

Venture rounds of the last 12 monthsRebuilt 7 Nov 2026
rounds in 12 months
84
startups
73
stated
$4.6B
open roles at them
598

The newest rounds

StartupRoundDateOpen roles
TractianSapphire VenturesSeries D · $130M23 Oct 202663
Modal MotorsVenture round · $1MSEC Form D19 Oct 2026–
PowerlatticeincVenture round · $86MSEC Form D15 Oct 20268
CorePower MagneticsVenture round · $10.6M17 Sep 2026–
VernexConvertible note · $1.4MSEC Form D15 Sep 2026–
Brite BirdVenture round · $212kSEC Form D15 Sep 2026–
Delos DataVenture round · $100M15 Sep 202614
Positron AISeries C · $875M10 Sep 202622
QorTekVenture round · $5.7MSEC Form D3 Sep 2026–
LyteMaverick CapitalSeries C · $165M2 Sep 202645
HardLabs TechnologiesConvertible note · $70kSEC Form D1 Sep 2026–
FemtoSenseLabsVenture round · $22.6MSEC Form D31 Aug 2026–
QuintessentSeries A · $40M23 Aug 2026–
VelauraSeries A · $110M18 Aug 202645
GroqSeries A · $350M17 Aug 202622
SAAZ Micro IncConvertible note · $3.5MSEC Form D11 Aug 202610
NlmphotonicsVenture round · $9.5MSEC Form D11 Aug 2026–
Windborne SystemsVenture round · $37M5 Aug 20266
Eagle Mountain DataVenture round · $710kSEC Form D31 Jul 2026–
Quantum Network TechnologiesVenture round · $1.5MSEC Form D30 Jul 20262
Celero CommunicationsVenture round · $273MSEC Form D28 Jul 202626
AllocortechVenture round · $6.7MSEC Form D23 Jul 2026–
Intrinsic PowerSeed20 Jul 2026–
ALM OrthoVenture round · $750kSEC Form D17 Jul 2026–
Kind DesignsSeed · $10M15 Jul 2026–
Senra SystemsSeries B · $65M15 Jul 202617
PixelligentVenture round · $4.2MSEC Form D14 Jul 2026–
KaneyVenture round · $2.9M14 Jul 2026–
QuadricIFCSeries C13 Jul 20266
Oxipital AISeries A7 Jul 20263
StoaVenture round · $2.4M7 Jul 2026–
CabletequeSeed · $6M7 Jul 2026–
QolabSeries B · $54.2M1 Jul 2026–
VoltServer®Convertible note · $5MSEC Form D1 Jul 2026–
IngantecVenture round · $228kSEC Form D30 Jun 2026–
GroqVenture round · $672.2MSEC Form D29 Jun 202622
Phase3DVenture round · $2.9M27 Jun 2026–
PawPulseConvertible note · $35kSEC Form D26 Jun 2026–
NetrisAndreessen HorowitzSeries A · $15M25 Jun 2026–
LuxonisSeries A · $14MSEC Form D22 Jun 20261
BoolSiSeed · $6M18 Jun 2026–
HyperLightSeries C · $80M18 Jun 202615
Architect LabsSeed · $24M18 Jun 20261
ExumVenture round · $3.4MSEC Form D17 Jun 2026–
ElektrikVenture round16 Jun 2026–
Hydra HostSeries A · $100M16 Jun 20261
EquiptraVenture round · $560kSEC Form D15 Jun 2026–
NlmphotonicsVenture round · $1MSEC Form D12 Jun 2026–
FalcommVenture round · $11.9MSEC Form D10 Jun 202618
AheadComputingVenture round · $47.8MSEC Form D5 Jun 2026–

The largest rounds

StartupRoundDateOpen roles
Positron AISeries C · $875M10 Sep 202622
GroqVenture round · $672.2MSEC Form D29 Jun 202622
GroqSeries A · $350M17 Aug 202622
Celero CommunicationsVenture round · $273MSEC Form D28 Jul 202626
Positron AISeries B · $230M4 Feb 202622
VulcanFormsSeries D · $220M30 Jan 2026103
LyteMaverick CapitalSeries C · $165M2 Sep 202645
SygaldryVenture round · $139M14 Apr 202615
TractianSapphire VenturesSeries D · $130M23 Oct 202663
VelauraSeries A · $110M18 Aug 202645

New rounds, the day they land

Follow the startups and investors you care about: Alion tells you when one raises, starts hiring or opens a role that fits you.

Create a free account

Questions

Which hardware startups in the United States raised money recently?

73 hardware startups based in the United States announced or filed 84 venture rounds in the last 12 months, $4.6B of it stated. 17 of the rounds came in the last 90 days. The largest: Positron AI (Series C · $875M), Groq (Venture round · $672.2M) and Groq (Series A · $350M). 33 of these startups are hiring now, with 598 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?

33 of the 73 startups have open roles on their own careers boards right now, 598 roles in all; each count links to them.

Source: announcements, SEC Form D filings and company registers, 6,276 rounds in 12 monthsUpdated 7 Nov 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0