Top Illinois Hardware Startups (33)

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,...

We are a team of young, but experienced entrepreneurs who believe in the future of smart urban mobility, and also in the advance of science in integrating the brain and body’s biomarkers with the mechanics and electronics of the most beloved mode of green transportation – the bicycle.

At the heart of Inventables is a community of makers. The software and hardware tools we build are used to design and produce amazing products made out of a variety of materials. Our ecosystem of offerings supports makers as they express their creativity, and gives them the tools they need to turn a hobby into a successful business. Our products are...

FloWaste’s food analytics platform uses proprietary image recognition technology to empower food service providers and industrial food producers to reduce food waste automatically. Using kitchen data, FloWaste allows foodservice providers to optimize meal preparation, ingredient combinations, and portion sizing, while reducing labor costs, to maximize profits and minimize excess. FloWaste has 3 live paid pilot customers, who have just signed...

Locinox is leading manufacturer and designer of high-quality mechanical and electro-mechanical components for the fence & gate, and the access control market. We take great pride in developing the best products and bring innovation to our markets. We value customer service very highly and complement our product offering with logistic and packaging solutions.

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Our company name underlines our leading position in the display market and our role as a complete display solutions company - NEC Display Solutions for more efficiency and individual productivity, for the best return on investment (ROI) and investment protection. Whatever your needs are, NEC Display Solutions has the right product.

Zenblen offers freshly blended smoothies via a tech-enabled smoothie bar. Today’s consumers are busier and more health-conscious than ever, and smoothies are a great way to fulfill this trend. But there are many hurdles to making a fresh smoothie: buying ingredients, cleaning the blender, etc. And no one wants to walk 15 minutes to the nearest smoothie bar. Enter Zenblen, we...

TEEPTRAK is a leading provider of manufacturing monitoring solutions across Europe and Asia, specializing in turnkey digital solutions that enable factories to optimize performance in a cost-effective, innovative way. As we expand our footprint into the U.S., we are seeking an experienced, driven Country Manager to lead and grow our operations in this new market.

PourMyBeer is a self-serve beverage software and hardware technology company. We allow customers to pour their own beer, wine, cocktails, coffee, and any other beverage you can think of.

FLI Charge creates convenient power delivery solutions that power your future. Our ecosystem of conductive charging products allow multiple devices to be charged quickly at the same time. We’re a leader in innovative, on-the-go charging solutions for hotels, schools, offices, and worksites.

Amper enables manufacturers to always meet production targets and level-up operations using real-time visibility. With our powerful machine monitoring and analytics tools, teams can easily identify the root causes of issues and systematically unlock hidden capacity and production losses. Born on the shop floor, Amper is simple to use and takes only minutes to deploy on any kind of machine....

Microsensor Labs is a tech startup that develops novel sensor solutions to improve the quality of health care. Since 2016, Microsensor Labs has been supported by multi-million-dollar non-dilutive government funding to develop sensors to reduce hospital infection (currently in pilot trial) and enhance diagnostic capabilities.

Total Technology Solutions Group (TTSG) is dedicated to providing a true end-to-end experience for our clients by ensuring total ongoing performance. We inspire greater productivity and efficiency through personal relationships and customized printing solutions.

HumanCentric creates products to help professionals optimize their workspace. With home offices becoming more common and potentially the new norm for some, it’s more important now than ever to invest in building a workspace that works for you. We aspire to empower people around the world to increase their creativity and productivity by providing them with everything they need to...

PrintWithMe is printing made simple. PrintWithMe is the first network of wireless printer kiosks in the United States, with kiosks in convenient locations such as apartment buildings, retailers, co-working spaces, and more. Operating in all 50 states, PrintWithMe enables anyone to print securely from their digital device in seconds. Since 2014, over 10 million pages have been printed on sustainably sourced...

AMS is currently a small team, comprised of independent thinkers, working to solve challenges in software development, data analysis, mechatronics, electrical engineering, and computer engineering. We are a cross-disciplined group and are excited to be pioneers in the rapidly evolving field of artificial intelligence and machine learning for 3D printing.

BiomeSense is developing an integrated biosensor and bioinformatics platform to enable time-series collection and analysis of human gut microbiome data during clinical research. Our technology provides exponentially more data to scientists than current tools, dramatically accelerating clinical translation of microbiome research.

Hale Devices, Inc., formerly known as Sonr Labs, Inc., is a consumer electronics startup with a focus on bringing smart accessories for Android devices to market. Founded in 2011, Hale Devices made a successful entrance into the Android audio accessory category with the world’s first universal speaker dock for Android with a remote. Hale deliver

We build and market indoor gardens for consumers. Our experiential products foster health and happiness by enabling people to grow food, plants and flowers year-round. We are mission-driven as we work to improve education and awareness of the benefits of real food through schools - see the video of a recent collaboration.