Top Illinois Hardware Startups (36)

Lyngsoe Systems is one of the world's leading software developers and systems integrators of logistics solutions for a wide range of complex logistics chain environments within the airport, postal, supply chain, and healthcare markets. The company is designing, installing, and maintaining control and track-and-trace systems and leading within the radio frequency identification (RFID) technology market with more than 5,000 installations...

At eMeasurematics, we specialize in industrial autonomous solutions, digital warehouses and yard management systems. Our solutions encompass an advanced software suite which is seamlessly integrated with advanced digital devices. We are industry leaders in our field of technology. As we continue to grow, build better solutions, and add new modules to our software platform, involving A.I, Computer Vision and other...

Silkline is the platform that top hardware buying organizations use to seamlessly: 1. Collaborate with suppliers 2. Track requests, RFQs, quotes, orders, and more 3. Monitor team and vendor performance We centralize activity across your suppliers, provide real-time status updates, and integrate cleanly into your existing stack—no supplier onboarding required.

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...

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....

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.

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.

We specialize in the development of software platforms featuring real-time data, analytics, dash boards, task automation and queueing, REST-based API’s, interactive User Interfaces for mobile and desktop devices, CRM implementation, process optimization, technology integration, and compliance. Whether your firm is technology, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, distribution, or telecommunications based, and looking for a highly qualified and proven development partner, our well...

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...

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,...

Monument is an AI-centric software platform designed to create an easy and enjoyable way to back up, manage, and interact with our photos and videos. Developments in technology and social networks have now made content creation easier than ever which in turn has amplified the very real need for content organization.

rf IDEAS began in 1995 as an early pioneer of proximity-based authentication and identification solutions. Today, we continue to lead the way with an innovative portfolio of credential readers that are compatible with nearly every proximity, contactless smartcard and, now, mobile credential available on the market. We’re your go-to authority for access control, partnering with leading technology companies to provide authentication,...

We build telematics software and hardware that is used by the construction industry to optimize the delivery of products. We are a small team that believes in autonomy, transparency, and that rapid, continuous improvement (not just to our product, but to everything we do) is the best way to ensure that we are always delivering the best value to our...

Board Certified Otolaryngologist Dr. Sreekant Cherukuri founded MDHearingAid after encountering a number of patients suffering from hearing loss that negatively impacted their lives – many of whom could not afford hearing aids. Dr. Cherukuri set out to manufacture high- quality, medical-grade affordable hearing aids. Thus, MDHearingAid was born. More than a decade later, MDHearingAid continues to provide high-quality hearing solutions to...

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...

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.

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

Swingbyte is a revolutionary golf teaching and learning technology. Swingbyte attaches to any club, driver through putter, and wirelessly transmits real-time swing data and interactive 3-D imagery to your Apple or Android device.  

Crosstown Fiber is a Chicago-based fiber optic infrastructure developer specializing in the custom development of wholly-owned fiber optic networks for school systems, large enterprise, data center operators, content providers, IoT services, carriers as well as municipal and other government agencies. Designed, managed and operated by a team of leading Chicago networking infrastructure specialists, Crosstown Fiber’s network infrastructure is secure, pervasive...

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.