Top Hardware Startups in 2027

Markforged transforms manufacturing with the most affordable 3D metal and carbon fiber printers capable of producing parts tough enough for the factory floor. Engineers, designers, and manufacturing professionals all over the world rely on Markforged metal and composite printers for tooling, fixtures, functional prototyping, and high-value end-use production. Founded in 2013 and based in Watertown, MA, Markforged has about 300 employees globally, with $137 million in both strategic and venture capital. Markforged was recently recognized by Forbes in the Next Billion-Dollar Startups list and listed as the tenth fastest-growing tech company in the US in the 2018 Deloitte Fast 500. To learn more about Markforged, please visit markforged.com.

We provide multi-discipline product development services, as well as tools to enable developers. We're a rare firm that has expertise in Hardware, Firmware, and higher level Software. We love building small embedded devices that talk to smart phones. We can do everything from schematic design and circuit board layout, to firmware, to building full featured iOS applications.

Mojo Vision is pioneering a highly flexible, wafers-in, wafers-out micro-LED platform to unlock AI applications in multiple market segments. Built over the past decade by our world-class engineers, our system-level approach combines advanced 300mm silicon architecture with GaN-on-Silicon emitters, proprietary quantum dots, photodetectors, micro-lens arrays, and packaging to solve conventional trade-offs in size, brightness, bandwidth density, and power. Our scalable, manufacturing-ready approach enables breakthrough products such as next-generation optical interconnects and AI glasses. At Mojo, our team includes talented professionals with expertise in hardware, software, optics, photonics, electronics, chemistry, and applied physics. We are based in Cupertino, California and are backed by some of the world’s leading technology investors.

HootBoard is a leading visitor information and wayfinding kiosk platform. It is designed to help smart cities, tourism departments, and universities create a more engaging and informative experience for their visitors. Also, it includes advanced Digital Out-of-Home(DOOH) advertising features that help media companies expand their advertising reach to locations where traditional OOH media is not allowed. At HootBoard, we believe that the future of visitor information and advertising lies in the integration of technology and convenience. Our platform offers an easy-to-use interface that provides visitors with relevant and timely information, including maps, directions, and event schedules. Also, we help organizations generate additional revenue streams and maximize their inventory. They can sell ads directly, collaborate with our DOOH partner network, or use our programmatic advertising integrations. By investing in our kiosk platform, organizations can expect a return on investment in less than three years. Whether you're a tourism department looking to improve your visitor experience, a smart city seeking to enhance wayfinding and advertising, or a university looking to streamline campus navigation, HootBoard has the solution you need. Contact us today to learn more about how our platform can benefit your organization.

Lilu is making pumping more comfortable and compatible with the lifestyle of the modern mom. 62% of moms have difficulty pumping enough milk for their babies and have to use breast massage, while pumping, to try to pump more milk, faster. In fact, research from Stanford shows that incorporating breast massage while pumping increases milk output by 50%, helps produce more nutrient-rich milk, and can help moms maintain their milk supply in the long run. But pumping and massaging at the same time is tedious, unproductive and ultimately unsustainable for many moms, which is why not being able to pump enough milk is a leading reason for moms to quit pumping earlier than planned. This is why we created the Lilu Massage Bra, the first pumping bra with automated massage to help moms pump more milk, hands-free.

Palo Alto Networks is the next-generation security company maintaining trust in the digital age by helping tens of thousands of organizations worldwide prevent cyber breaches. With our deep cybersecurity expertise, commitment to innovation, and game-changing Next-Generation Security Platform, customers can confidently pursue a digital-first strategy and embark on new technology initiatives, such as cloud and mobility. This kind of thinking and know-how helps customer organizations grow their business and empower employees all while maintaining complete visibility and the control needed to protect their critical control systems and most valued data assets. Our platform was built from the ground up for breach prevention, with threat information shared across security functions system-wide, and designed to operate in increasingly mobile, modern networks. By combining network, cloud and endpoint security with advanced threat intelligence in a natively integrated security platform, we safely enable all applications and deliver highly automated, preventive protection against cyberthreats at all stages in the attack lifecycle without compromising performance. Customers benefit from superior security to what legacy or point products provide and realize a better total cost of ownership.

SmartERP, Sprout's software offering, consolidates customer segments to create streamlined e-waste disposition... and mines customer data for insights. With 200+ enterprise customers, that's a lot of data!

We build process management and automation software for some of the largest companies operating in additive manufacturing/3D printing, backed by data. Our connectivity to machines and modularity in performance sets us apart. Today, our tools are helping to make companies more knowledgeable and efficient at using additive manufacturing for production. Tomorrow, we'll enable them to start making parts remotely - the future of manufacturing is distributed.

Sonos is a developer of wireless multi-room music systems for the home. The Sonos Multi-Room Music System is the first, wireless multi-room music system that plays all kinds of music and is able to control it. Sonos liberates the music stored on a computer so it can be enjoyed all over the house. In addition, by partnering with audio services like Audible.com, Last.FM, Napster, Pandora, RadioTime, Rhapsody, SIRIUS Internet Radio, and more, Sonos gives music lovers instant, computer-free access to millions of songs, thousands of radio stations, audiobooks, and more.

Rise Robotics invents, develops, and manufactures breakthrough, patented, power components that are affordable, lightweight, and efficient. Our first product, the Cyclone Rope Piston, tensions and contracts two points efficiently using fibrous rope and injection molded plastics. It is driven by conventional electric motors, and is intended to power wearable robotics used in the Construction, Industrial, and Medical markets.