Top California Hardware Startups (237)

The peaceful use of space is essential for continued prosperity on Earth—from communications and finance to navigation and logistics. True Anomaly builds innovative technology at the intersection of spacecraft, software, and AI to enhance the capabilities of the U.S., its allies, and commercial partners. We safeguard global security by ensuring space access and sustainability for all.

Doodle Labs designs and produces industrial-grade wireless networking solutions. The company focuses on mesh networking for robotic systems, providing high throughput, long-range Mesh Rider solutions for UAVs, UGVs, AMRs and other robotic applications. The company’s Helix Mesh Rider Radio was developed with sponsorship from DIU and is the Blue UAS program’s datalink of choice. Doodle Labs was named one Fast Company's "World's...

The market for cutting-edge ML compute is broken. Startups, researchers and even big AI labs are scrambling to buy or rent access to the latest chips for ML training. But demand far outstrips supply, and what’s available is only accessible to the well-resourced, placing an artificial damper on innovation. To solve this challenge, we've launched Voltage Park, and we’re on a...

This unlocks rapid iteration improving design lifecycle and enabling a higher rate of innovation. Machina Labs’ manufacturing platform combines the latest advances in robotics and AI so great ideas can quickly and affordably turn to reality.

Red 6 is an innovative Augmented Reality (AR) technology startup leading the way in synthetic air combat training. Our primary technology, supporting our ATARS product, enables pilots to simulate the cognitive challenges of flying while accessing realistic, scalable training in dynamic outdoor environments

Turion Space is building the infrastructure to secure and sustain the future of space. Founded to address the growing need for space domain awareness, in-space servicing, and debris mitigation, Turion designs, builds, and operates spacecraft with real-world operational capability. Our vehicles are built for national security and commercial missions that require speed, autonomy, and resilience. We believe the next chapter of...

Headquartered in sunny Los Angeles, GrayMatter Robotics is an AI robotics company that empowers people with smart robot assistants designed for tedious and ergonomically challenging tasks. We bundle our AI software with off-the-shelf robots, sensors, and tools to create application-specific turnkey solutions for customers through a Robot-as-a-Service (RaaS) format. We help manufacturers improve shop floor workers’ quality of life, increase production...

Memfault is the first IoT reliability platform that empowers teams to build more robust devices with software at scale. We believe that device reliability engineering will transform how developers build and operate IoT and edge devices with more productivity and more collaboration. As IoT applications continue to grow in complexity, it is more important than ever for developers to have...

Born out of necessity, RapidX is a lifestyle-forward brand that creates practical, stylish, and dynamic products you enjoy that enhance your life On the Go, at Home, or in the Office. Our philosophy is to design products based on customer input from the bottom up, creating a consumer-centric portfolio melded with innovation and technology efficiency. RapidX products are functionally unique,...

mophie, the #1 selling battery case manufacturer in North America, is a California-based, award- winning designer and manufacturer that empowers the mobile world to do more. Widely acclaimed for innovative mobile solutions, mophie is the proud developer of the juice pack®, the first ever mobile battery case certified by Apple Inc. mophie products are recognized for style and engineered for...

ArcSecond is a passionate team of engineers dedicated to building wearable technologies that engage users with visceral experiences.

Intuition Robotics is on a mission to care for our older adult population with an empathetic AI companion, allowing them to live healthier, happier and more independent lives. Our ground breaking technology synthesizes empathy to create an AI companion that establishes a trusted relationship, maintains high engagement and drives behavior change in older adults. Intuition Robotics' award-winning product, ElliQ®, is an...

Sofar connects the world's oceans to power a more sustainable future. Sofar unlocks ocean data at scale. We deployed hundreds of Spotters globally to create the world’s largest privately-owned network of ocean sensors that collects 1.5 million real-time observations daily. Our team of ocean scientists assimilates this real-time data into our marine weather forecasts, which are up to 50% more...

Pacific Surf Designs is a designing and manufacturing company that develops sheet wave surfing attractions for its clients.

SapientX makes white-label software to add voice and intelligence to technology products. Today, The SapientX team is working with customers to add intelligent, talking characters, as user interfaces, to cars, phones and robots. Their past customers include 17 Fortune 100 companies.

Throwlights provides products, platform, and events for LED lightshows.

Mushroom Networks, Incorporated, is a San Diego, California-based company with the mission to provide innovative networking solutions.

CrossFiber develops flexible all-optical switching modules for applications ranging from ROADMs to automated fiber cross-connects.

Livestock farms produce 30% of the protein in the global diet and contribute to the jobs of 1.7B people. Vence's platform is helping the industry become more efficient and productive while helping the environment at the same time. We reduce the cost of sustainably raised meat by eliminating the need for both infrastructure (fences) and labor on livestock farms while...

Building hardware+software ecosystems for Web3 and culture.