14 Best Hardware Startups in North America to Watch in 2026

The Definitive Seedtable Ranking of Hardware Startups in North America

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There are 14 start-ups with an aggregate funding of $1.0b. The average funding per company in this subset is $72.6m.

Last update to the database: Apr 14, 2026. See changelog.

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Funding Rounds

$255.8m

Money raised

Vention is a digital manufacturing automation platform that helps companies automate their production floor.

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2

Funding Rounds

$140.0m

Money raised

Photonic Inc. is a Canadian-based company is positioned to bring the next-generation quantum technologies.

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9

Funding Rounds

$344.0m

Money raised

LeddarTech is focused on the development of environmental sensing solutions for the automotive industry.

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6

Funding Rounds

$137.1m

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Xanadu is a company developing quantum computing and artificial intelligence technologies.

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Funding Rounds

$11.5m

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A company developing and manufacturing industrial 3D printer

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$95.0m

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dcbel develops technology and designs products that put people at the center of the modern energy ecosystem. The company was founded in 2015 on the principle that everyone deserves clean, reliable and sustainable energy to live a life without compromise.

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$7.5m

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Nord Quantique develops quantum processors based on a second-generation technology. They have developed a technology that aims to reduce, as much as possible, the number of physical qubits required to encode a single logical qubit. The company aims to address the current quantum processor's problems and to deploy the full potential of quantum computer applications. The company is located in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada and was founded in 2020.

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$6.1m

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Mosaic Manufacturing is a company founded in 2014 by Chris Labelle, Derek Vogt and Mitch Debora.

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$5.2m

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NextAI is a company founded in 2010 by Ajay Agrawal.

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$11.6m

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Nicoya Lifesciences is a company founded in 2012.

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$2.1m

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Upverter is a company providing cloud-based PCB design tools for engineers. It participated in the W11 cohort of Y Combinator.

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A company making quantum electronic design automation toolkits for designing and optimizing nano and quantum electronics.

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$150.0k

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A company making quantum computers with hybrid quantum technology.

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$150.0k

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Lumotune developed transparent digital displays for digital marketing.

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