Hard tech directory

Companies

Explore teams commercializing ambitious physical-world technology.

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Companies

3DK Tech

Additive manufacturing company developing production technology for industrial applications.

United States

Capabilities
  • Additive manufacturing
  • Industrial technology
Markets served
  • Manufacturing
  • Robotics
  • Climate
Companies

44.01

Carbon mineralization technology for permanent CO2 storage.

Muscat, Oman

Capabilities
  • Carbon removal
  • Mineralization
  • Climate hardware
Markets served
  • Climate
  • Energy
Companies

5QXT

Critical-minerals company developing extraction technology for battery waste and slags.

United States

Capabilities
  • Critical minerals
  • Materials
  • Recycling
Markets served
  • Energy
  • Manufacturing
  • Climate
Companies

Aalo Atomics

Factory-built small nuclear reactors for reliable clean power.

Austin, Texas, United States

Capabilities
  • Nuclear
  • Energy
  • Manufacturing
Markets served
  • Energy
  • Climate
  • Infrastructure
Companies

Aeromutable

Company developing adaptive aerodynamic technology.

United States

Capabilities
  • Aerospace
  • Advanced engineering
Markets served
  • Aerospace
  • Mobility
Companies

Agility Robotics

Robotics company building bipedal robots for logistics and manufacturing.

United States

Capabilities
  • Robotics
  • Autonomous systems
Markets served
  • Logistics
  • Manufacturing
  • Robotics
Companies

Allozymes

Enzyme engineering company developing accelerated discovery technology.

Singapore

Capabilities
  • Biotechnology
  • Enzyme engineering
Markets served
  • Biotechnology
  • Climate
  • Industrial
Companies

Altiro Energy

Energy company developing low-carbon heat and power technology.

Canada

Capabilities
  • Energy
  • Climate technology
Markets served
  • Energy
  • Climate
  • Industrial
Companies

AMATEC

Construction technology company developing high-speed building systems.

United States

Capabilities
  • Construction technology
  • Robotics
Markets served
  • Construction
  • Climate
  • Manufacturing
Companies

Amber Agriculture

Agricultural technology company building sensing and analytics systems for grain assets.

United States

Capabilities
  • Agricultural technology
  • Industrial IoT
Markets served
  • Agriculture
  • IoT
  • Climate
Companies

Amper

Factory operations platform for real-time machine monitoring and analytics.

United States

Capabilities
  • Industrial IoT
  • Manufacturing software
Markets served
  • Manufacturing
  • Industrial
  • Energy
Companies

Amprius Technologies

Battery company developing silicon-anode lithium-ion cells.

United States

Capabilities
  • Battery technology
  • Materials
Markets served
  • Energy storage
  • Aerospace
  • Mobility
Companies

Anduril Industries

Autonomous defense systems and software-defined hardware.

Costa Mesa, California, United States

Capabilities
  • Autonomy
  • Aerospace
  • Robotics
Markets served
  • Aerospace
  • Defense
Companies

Antora Energy

Thermal batteries for industrial energy storage and heat.

Sunnyvale, California, United States

Capabilities
  • Energy storage
  • Industrial heat
  • Climate hardware
Markets served
  • Energy
  • Manufacturing
  • Climate
Companies

Apex Space

Satellite bus manufacturing for commercial and government missions.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Capabilities
  • Space
  • Satellites
  • Manufacturing
Markets served
  • Aerospace
  • Space infrastructure
Companies

Apptronik

Robotics company developing humanoid robots for commercial use.

United States

Capabilities
  • Robotics
  • Autonomous systems
Markets served
  • Manufacturing
  • Logistics
  • Robotics
Companies

Astranis

Small geostationary communications satellites.

San Francisco, California, United States

Capabilities
  • Space
  • Satellites
  • Communications
Markets served
  • Aerospace
  • Telecom
Companies

Atomic Industries

AI-powered manufacturing and tooling automation.

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Capabilities
  • Manufacturing automation
  • Tooling
  • AI
Markets served
  • Manufacturing
  • Industrial
Companies

Avidbots

Robotics company building autonomous commercial cleaning machines.

Canada

Capabilities
  • Robotics
  • Autonomous systems
Markets served
  • Robotics
  • Facilities
  • Industrial
Companies

Ayar Labs

Semiconductor company developing optical interconnect technology.

United States

Capabilities
  • Semiconductors
  • Photonics
Markets served
  • Compute
  • Data centers
  • Semiconductors
Companies

Base Power

Distributed battery storage and home energy services.

Austin, Texas, United States

Capabilities
  • Energy storage
  • Distributed energy
  • Grid
Markets served
  • Energy
  • Residential
  • Climate
Companies

Bedrock Robotics

Autonomous systems for construction equipment.

San Francisco, California, United States

Capabilities
  • Autonomy
  • Robotics
  • Construction tech
Markets served
  • Construction
  • Infrastructure
Companies

Beta Technologies

Electric aircraft and charging infrastructure.

South Burlington, Vermont, United States

Capabilities
  • Electric aviation
  • Aerospace
  • Charging
Markets served
  • Aerospace
  • Energy
  • Logistics
Companies

Boston Metal

Molten oxide electrolysis technology for decarbonized metals production.

Woburn, Massachusetts, United States

Capabilities
  • Industrial decarbonization
  • Metals
  • Electrolysis
Markets served
  • Steel
  • Manufacturing
  • Climate
Companies

Bright Machines

Automation company building software-defined manufacturing systems.

United States

Capabilities
  • Manufacturing automation
  • Robotics
Markets served
  • Manufacturing
  • Industrial
  • Electronics
Companies

Brimstone

Decarbonized cement and industrial materials production.

Oakland, California, United States

Capabilities
  • Cement
  • Industrial decarbonization
  • Materials
Markets served
  • Construction
  • Manufacturing
  • Climate
Companies

Butlr

Company developing wireless sensing systems for buildings and workplaces.

United States

Capabilities
  • Sensors
  • Building technology
Markets served
  • Buildings
  • Energy
  • Industrial
Companies

C16 Biosciences

Biotechnology company producing sustainable alternatives to palm oil.

United States

Capabilities
  • Biotechnology
  • Materials
Markets served
  • Consumer hardware
  • Climate
  • Manufacturing
Companies

CarbonCapture

Direct-air-capture company developing modular carbon removal systems.

United States

Capabilities
  • Carbon removal
  • Climate technology
Markets served
  • Climate
  • Industrial
  • Energy
Companies

CarbonCure

Carbon utilization technology for concrete production.

Halifax, Canada

Capabilities
  • Concrete
  • Carbon utilization
  • Climate hardware
Markets served
  • Construction
  • Climate
Companies

Carbon Robotics

Robotics company building autonomous equipment for agricultural weed control.

United States

Capabilities
  • Robotics
  • Agricultural technology
Markets served
  • Agriculture
  • Robotics
  • Industrial
Companies

CargoKite

Company developing emission-free wind-assisted cargo vessels.

Germany

Capabilities
  • Maritime technology
  • Climate technology
Markets served
  • Shipping
  • Energy
  • Climate
Companies

Castelion

Hypersonic systems and advanced defense manufacturing.

Torrance, California, United States

Capabilities
  • Aerospace hardware
  • Advanced manufacturing
Markets served
  • Aerospace
Companies

Celestial AI

Semiconductor company developing photonic fabric technology for AI infrastructure.

United States

Capabilities
  • Semiconductors
  • Photonics
Markets served
  • Compute
  • Data centers
  • Semiconductors
Companies

Charm Industrial

Carbon removal using biomass conversion and geological storage.

San Francisco, California, United States

Capabilities
  • Carbon removal
  • Biomass
  • Climate hardware
Markets served
  • Climate
  • Energy
Companies

Climeworks

Direct-air-capture company building carbon removal plants.

Switzerland

Capabilities
  • Carbon removal
  • Climate technology
Markets served
  • Climate
  • Industrial
  • Energy
Companies

Commonwealth Fusion Systems

Commercial fusion energy systems based on high-field magnet technology.

Devens, Massachusetts, United States

Capabilities
  • Fusion
  • Energy
  • Superconducting magnets
Markets served
  • Energy
  • Climate
Companies

Cyclic Materials

Recycling company recovering rare earth elements from end-of-life products.

Canada

Capabilities
  • Critical minerals
  • Recycling
Markets served
  • Energy
  • Manufacturing
  • Climate
Companies

Dexterity

Robotics company building AI-powered systems for logistics and warehouses.

United States

Capabilities
  • Robotics
  • Artificial intelligence
Markets served
  • Logistics
  • Industrial
  • Robotics
Companies

Divergent

Digital manufacturing system for complex vehicle structures.

Torrance, California, United States

Capabilities
  • Additive manufacturing
  • Automotive
  • Digital manufacturing
Markets served
  • Automotive
  • Aerospace
  • Manufacturing
Companies

Electric Hydrogen

Large-scale electrolyzers for low-cost clean hydrogen production.

Natick, Massachusetts, United States

Capabilities
  • Hydrogen
  • Electrolyzers
  • Energy hardware
Markets served
  • Energy
  • Climate
  • Industrial
Companies

Fervo Energy

Geothermal energy company using drilling and subsurface technology.

United States

Capabilities
  • Geothermal energy
  • Climate technology
Markets served
  • Energy
  • Climate
  • Industrial
Companies

Figure AI

Robotics company developing general-purpose humanoid robots.

United States

Capabilities
  • Robotics
  • Artificial intelligence
Markets served
  • Manufacturing
  • Logistics
  • Robotics
Companies

Firefly Aerospace

Space transportation company developing launch vehicles and spacecraft.

United States

Capabilities
  • Aerospace
  • Space systems
Markets served
  • Space
  • Aerospace
Companies

Form Energy

Multi-day energy storage systems for the electric grid.

Somerville, Massachusetts, United States

Capabilities
  • Energy storage
  • Grid
  • Battery systems
Markets served
  • Energy
  • Climate
  • Infrastructure
Companies

Formic

Robotics-as-a-service for manufacturers.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Capabilities
  • Robotics
  • Manufacturing automation
  • RaaS
Markets served
  • Manufacturing
  • Industrial
Companies

Fortera

Low-carbon cement company using carbon mineralization technology.

United States

Capabilities
  • Climate technology
  • Construction materials
Markets served
  • Climate
  • Construction
  • Manufacturing
Companies

Gecko Robotics

Robotic inspection and data platforms for critical infrastructure.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Capabilities
  • Robotics
  • Inspection
  • Industrial data
Markets served
  • Energy
  • Infrastructure
  • Manufacturing
Companies

Graphyte

Carbon removal company using biomass-based carbon storage.

United States

Capabilities
  • Carbon removal
  • Climate technology
Markets served
  • Climate
  • Agriculture
  • Industrial
Companies

Group14 Technologies

Battery materials company developing silicon battery technology.

United States

Capabilities
  • Battery materials
  • Materials
Markets served
  • Energy storage
  • Mobility
  • Manufacturing
Companies

Hadrian

Advanced manufacturing platform for aerospace and defense production.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Capabilities
  • Advanced manufacturing
  • Aerospace manufacturing
Markets served
  • Aerospace
  • Manufacturing
Companies

Heirloom

Direct-air-capture company using enhanced mineralization to remove carbon dioxide.

United States

Capabilities
  • Carbon removal
  • Climate technology
Markets served
  • Climate
  • Industrial
  • Materials
Companies

Helion Energy

Fusion energy company developing commercial fusion power systems.

United States

Capabilities
  • Fusion energy
  • Advanced engineering
Markets served
  • Energy
  • Climate
  • Industrial
Companies

Heron Power

Power electronics for modern electrical infrastructure.

Scotts Valley, California, United States

Capabilities
  • Power electronics
  • Grid hardware
  • Energy
Markets served
  • Energy
  • Infrastructure
  • Industrial
Companies

Hgen

Clean hydrogen systems for industrial decarbonization.

Hawthorne, California, United States

Capabilities
  • Hydrogen
  • Electrolysis
  • Industrial decarbonization
Markets served
  • Energy
  • Climate
  • Manufacturing
Companies

Impulse Space

In-space transportation and orbital maneuvering vehicles.

Redondo Beach, California, United States

Capabilities
  • Space
  • Propulsion
  • Orbital transfer
Markets served
  • Aerospace
  • Space infrastructure
Companies

K2 Space

High-power satellite buses for proliferated space architectures.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Capabilities
  • Space
  • Satellites
  • Aerospace hardware
Markets served
  • Aerospace
  • Space infrastructure
Companies

Kairos Power

Nuclear energy company developing fluoride salt-cooled reactor technology.

United States

Capabilities
  • Advanced nuclear
  • Energy
Markets served
  • Energy
  • Climate
  • Industrial
Companies

Koloma

Energy company exploring geologic hydrogen resources.

United States

Capabilities
  • Hydrogen
  • Energy
Markets served
  • Energy
  • Climate
  • Industrial
Companies

Lightmatter

Computer hardware company developing photonic processors and interconnects.

United States

Capabilities
  • Semiconductors
  • Photonics
Markets served
  • Compute
  • Data centers
  • Semiconductors
Companies

Lilac Solutions

Lithium extraction company developing ion-exchange technology.

United States

Capabilities
  • Critical minerals
  • Extraction technology
Markets served
  • Energy storage
  • Climate
  • Industrial
Companies

Machina Labs

Robotic manufacturing for large metal parts and tooling.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Capabilities
  • Robotics
  • Sheet metal forming
  • Manufacturing automation
Markets served
  • Aerospace
  • Automotive
  • Energy
Companies

Mainspring Energy

Energy company developing linear generators for flexible low-carbon power.

United States

Capabilities
  • Energy
  • Distributed generation
Markets served
  • Energy
  • Grid
  • Climate
Companies

Natron Energy

Battery company developing sodium-ion energy storage systems.

United States

Capabilities
  • Battery technology
  • Materials
Markets served
  • Energy storage
  • Data centers
  • Industrial
Companies

Neros Technologies

Autonomous unmanned systems and related hardware.

El Segundo, California, United States

Capabilities
  • Drones
  • Autonomy
  • Robotics
Markets served
  • Aerospace
  • Industrial
Companies

Niron Magnetics

Materials company developing rare-earth-free permanent magnets.

United States

Capabilities
  • Advanced materials
  • Magnets
Markets served
  • Energy
  • Mobility
  • Manufacturing
Companies

Oklo

Advanced fission company developing next-generation nuclear power plants.

United States

Capabilities
  • Advanced nuclear
  • Energy
Markets served
  • Energy
  • Climate
  • Industrial
Companies

Opentrons

Laboratory automation company building accessible liquid-handling robots.

United States

Capabilities
  • Laboratory automation
  • Robotics
Markets served
  • Biotechnology
  • Healthcare
  • Robotics
Companies

Promise Robotics

Robotic factory platform for homebuilding and construction.

Edmonton, Canada

Capabilities
  • Robotics
  • Construction automation
  • Manufacturing
Markets served
  • Construction
  • Housing
Companies

PsiQuantum

Quantum computing company developing photonic quantum computers.

United States

Capabilities
  • Quantum computing
  • Photonics
Markets served
  • Compute
  • Semiconductors
  • Research
Companies

Quaise Energy

Geothermal company developing millimeter-wave drilling technology.

United States

Capabilities
  • Geothermal energy
  • Advanced engineering
Markets served
  • Energy
  • Climate
  • Industrial
Companies

QuantumScape

Battery company developing solid-state lithium-metal batteries.

United States

Capabilities
  • Battery technology
  • Materials
Markets served
  • Energy storage
  • Mobility
  • Manufacturing
Companies

Quilt

Home heat pump systems and smart climate control.

Redwood City, California, United States

Capabilities
  • Heat pumps
  • HVAC
  • Climate hardware
Markets served
  • Buildings
  • Climate
  • Energy
Companies

Radiant

Portable nuclear microreactors for remote and resilient power.

El Segundo, California, United States

Capabilities
  • Nuclear
  • Microreactors
  • Energy hardware
Markets served
  • Energy
  • Infrastructure
Companies

Redwood Materials

Battery materials, recycling, and circular supply chain infrastructure.

Carson City, Nevada, United States

Capabilities
  • Battery materials
  • Recycling
  • Supply chain
Markets served
  • Energy
  • Automotive
  • Climate
Companies

Reframe Systems

Industrialized construction platform for housing.

Andover, Massachusetts, United States

Capabilities
  • Construction tech
  • Robotics
  • Manufacturing
Markets served
  • Construction
  • Housing
Companies

Relativity Space

Aerospace company using additive manufacturing to build launch vehicles.

United States

Capabilities
  • Aerospace
  • Additive manufacturing
Markets served
  • Space
  • Manufacturing
  • Aerospace
Companies

Rigetti Computing

Quantum computing company developing superconducting quantum processors.

United States

Capabilities
  • Quantum computing
  • Semiconductors
Markets served
  • Compute
  • Research
  • Semiconductors
Companies

Rocket Lab

Space company providing launch services and spacecraft systems.

United States

Capabilities
  • Aerospace
  • Space systems
Markets served
  • Space
  • Aerospace
  • Manufacturing
Companies

Rondo Energy

Heat batteries for industrial decarbonization.

Alameda, California, United States

Capabilities
  • Thermal storage
  • Industrial heat
  • Climate hardware
Markets served
  • Energy
  • Manufacturing
  • Climate
Companies

Saronic

Autonomous surface vessels for maritime operations.

Austin, Texas, United States

Capabilities
  • Maritime autonomy
  • Robotics
  • Defense hardware
Markets served
  • Maritime
  • Aerospace
Companies

Shield AI

AI pilots and autonomous aircraft systems.

San Diego, California, United States

Capabilities
  • Autonomy
  • Drones
  • Aerospace
Markets served
  • Aerospace
  • Defense
Companies

Sila

Advanced battery materials for higher-energy cells.

Alameda, California, United States

Capabilities
  • Battery materials
  • Advanced materials
Markets served
  • Energy
  • Automotive
  • Consumer electronics
Companies

Skydio

Autonomous drones for inspection, public safety, and enterprise operations.

San Mateo, California, United States

Capabilities
  • Drones
  • Autonomy
  • Robotics
Markets served
  • Infrastructure
  • Public safety
  • Industrial
Companies

Solid Power

Battery company developing solid-state battery technology.

United States

Capabilities
  • Battery technology
  • Materials
Markets served
  • Energy storage
  • Mobility
  • Manufacturing
Companies

Stoke Space

Fully reusable launch vehicles and space transportation.

Kent, Washington, United States

Capabilities
  • Space
  • Launch
  • Aerospace hardware
Markets served
  • Aerospace
  • Space infrastructure
Companies

Sublime Systems

Electrochemical cement manufacturing technology.

Somerville, Massachusetts, United States

Capabilities
  • Cement
  • Electrochemistry
  • Industrial decarbonization
Markets served
  • Construction
  • Climate
  • Manufacturing
Companies

TAE Technologies

Fusion energy company developing fusion power technology and related systems.

United States

Capabilities
  • Fusion energy
  • Advanced engineering
Markets served
  • Energy
  • Climate
  • Industrial
Companies

Thea Energy

Stellarator fusion energy company using modern optimization and manufacturing.

Kearny, New Jersey, United States

Capabilities
  • Fusion
  • Energy
  • Plasma physics
Markets served
  • Energy
  • Climate
Companies

True Anomaly

Space technology company developing spacecraft and space-domain systems.

United States

Capabilities
  • Aerospace
  • Space systems
Markets served
  • Space
  • Aerospace
Companies

Twelve

Carbon transformation technology for fuels, chemicals, and materials.

Berkeley, California, United States

Capabilities
  • Carbon utilization
  • Electrochemistry
  • Fuels
Markets served
  • Climate
  • Chemicals
  • Aviation
Companies

Type One Energy

Stellarator fusion power systems.

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Capabilities
  • Fusion
  • Energy
Markets served
  • Energy
  • Climate
Companies

Varda Space Industries

In-space manufacturing and reentry capsules.

El Segundo, California, United States

Capabilities
  • Space
  • Manufacturing
  • Reentry
Markets served
  • Aerospace
  • Pharmaceuticals
Companies

Vention

Digital manufacturing platform for designing and deploying industrial automation.

Canada

Capabilities
  • Manufacturing automation
  • Industrial software
Markets served
  • Manufacturing
  • Robotics
  • Industrial
Companies

X-energy

Advanced nuclear reactors and fuel technology.

Rockville, Maryland, United States

Capabilities
  • Nuclear
  • Reactors
  • Fuel
Markets served
  • Energy
  • Climate
  • Infrastructure
Companies

Zap Energy

Fusion energy company developing sheared-flow-stabilized fusion technology.

United States

Capabilities
  • Fusion energy
  • Advanced engineering
Markets served
  • Energy
  • Climate
  • Industrial
Companies

Zipline

Autonomous delivery drones and logistics systems.

South San Francisco, California, United States

Capabilities
  • Drones
  • Logistics
  • Autonomy
Markets served
  • Healthcare
  • Logistics
  • Retail