Top Hardware Startups in 2026

Device Protection: Coverage for loss, theft, damage, and out of warranty malfunction; Protection Apps: All-in-one phone and data protection with easy one-click access to live support; Premier Support: Quick resolution to any device issue or question; Electronics Protection: Coverage for computers, laptops, tablets, gaming consoles, televisions and home phones of basically any age, brand or size.

Yoto puts kids in control of an inspiring world of audio. Our screen-free audio players let kids listen, learn and play at their own pace. All while making sure they’re safe to explore what inspires them. The award-winning Yoto Player launched in 2020, just before the big you-know-what. Now you can find it on play mats, kitchen counters and bedside tables all around the world. Yoto Mini, our portable player, launched in late 2021 and is already accompanying kids on some incredible adventures. The Yoto Card Store has more than 700 titles from some of the world's best creators, publishers and labels. We also create Yoto Originals! We're a Series A tech company with a well-funded and fast-growing international team. Our offices are in London and New York, and in 2022 we’ll be expanding further into Europe. We have in-house expertise in hardware and software, technology development, product, marketing, commercial and retail. We’re excited to build and develop a tight-knit and energetic team to help make Yoto the next great family brand! Yoto spans the kids' audio, tech, entertainment and edtech industries, and our products have won awards in innovation, play and education categories. Time Magazine even named Yoto Player one of the Best Inventions of 2020. Our Card Store includes 700+ titles from the world’s best rights-holders including Disney, Penguin Random House, Mattel, Harper Collins and Sony Music. We also produce our own Yoto Originals, often with award-winning collaborators.

Neuralink is developing a fully-implanted, wireless, high-channel count brain-machine interface (BMI) with the goal of enabling people with paralysis to directly use their neural activity to operate computers and mobile devices with speed and ease. Neuralink was founded in 2016 by Elon Musk and the company is headquartered in Fremont, CA with a second location opening in Austin, TX.

Aeva develops a new sensing & perception paradigm for autonomous machines. Aeva's technology brings together the best of vision, depth & motion sensors into a single product with superior performance. Compared to today's best in class, it provides greater range & resolution across weather conditions and a new dimension to precisely measure velocity of every pixel in the scene.

Varjo was founded by a team of industry professionals with decades of experience and a vision of seamlessly merging the virtual and real worlds – first for professionals and ultimately for everyone. From opto-mechanical engineers, laser technicians and computer vision experts to UX designers, product innovators and brand creators, we are a supergroup made up of people with the passion, skills and vision to do things most people think are impossible. All of us at Varjo are on a mission to empower people to do things that are impossible today by merging virtual, augmented and traditional realities. When we’re done, computers will look nothing like they do right now.

Wearable device, artificial intelligence, mobile application

ZELP has created its own patent-pending technology to oxidise ruminant’s methane emissions, reducing its impact on the environment by a factor of 85X.

MEMS is the pathway to the dominant mechanical solution for bringing LiDARs to the mass market because it's cheap, scalable, and small. But it also comes with critical challenges in requiring expensive electronics, poor reliability, and high system level assembly cost. Our solution provides all inherent MEMS advantages while providing direct answers to these pressing issues associated with all current MEMS approaches on the market!! All of that plus significantly lower assembly cost!!

Movellus is working on innovative new technologies. Stay tuned for more details coming in early 2018.

We are on a mission to democratize access to enterprise-grade technology for SMBs across India and emerging markets. We believe that small businesses deserve the same digital firepower as Fortune 500 companies—without the enterprise price tag. What We Do We don't just build websites; we engineer growth engines. By fusing 25+ years of industry expertise with cutting-edge Generative AI, we deliver high-performance Digital Ecosystems. Our core pillars include: Next-Gen Web & E-Commerce: High-performance Headless architectures using Next.js, React, and Tailwind CSS. AI-Powered Marketing: Pioneering GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) and AIO (AI Optimization) to ensure brands rank in AI search engines like Perplexity and ChatGPT. Enterprise Operations: Streamlining business logic with ERPNext and custom CRM implementations. Our Vision: The "Operating System for SMBs" We are actively evolving from a premium service agency into a product-led SaaS powerhouse. We are building "FactoryJet OS"—a proprietary, multi-tenant platform powered by PayloadCMS that allows businesses to manage their entire digital footprint, from content to customers, in one unified dashboard. Why Join FactoryJet? ? AI-Native Workflow: We don't just talk about AI; we build with it. We leverage Gemini 1.5 Pro, Claude 3.5, and custom AI Agents to automate the mundane, allowing our team to focus on high-level architecture and strategy. ?️ Modern Tech Stack: We work on the bleeding edge: Next.js (App Router), TypeScript, PayloadCMS, MongoDB, Python, and Open Source ERPs. ? Remote-First & Outcome-Driven: We operate with a high-performance "Digital Nomad" culture. We value code quality, architectural elegance, and business impact over hours clocked.