MentionFox lists 20 Hardware and semiconductor companies for 2021. Of them, 20 are Y Combinator companies (the newest batch here is Summer 2021, with 9).
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Hardware and semiconductor startups in 2021
| Company | What it does | Date | Amount | Round / stage | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humane Genomics | A platform to make artificial viruses as cancer therapeutics. | Summer 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Inversion Space | Turning space into a transportation layer for Earth | Summer 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Kalam Labs | Autonomous Stratospheric UAVs | Summer 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Meticulous | Automated e2e screenshot testing without writing or maintaining tests | Summer 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Mindstate Design Labs | Programmable biology company for psychoactive effect design | Summer 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Momo Medical | We help nurses in nursing homes to be 30% more effective | Summer 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Potion | AI for product formulation | Summer 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Rmfg | Advanced Contract MFG for fast moving hardware companies | Summer 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| VedaBio | CRISPR powered Diagnostics with results in minutes. | Summer 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Atomic Industries | Software orchestrated mass production of plastics | Winter 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Aurabeat | Providing clean, safe, virus free air for homes, buildings and cars | Winter 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Care Weather | The highest-accuracy global weather data from low-cost flat satellites | Winter 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| gaiia | all-in-one operating system (OS) for telcos | Winter 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| GreaseBoss | GreaseBoss verifes industrial machinery is greased correctly | Winter 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Greywing | The Operating System for Maritime | Winter 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Gridware | Protecting the grid today, preparing the grid for tomorrow | Winter 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Kilobaser | Desktop DNA Printer | Winter 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Remora | Carbon capture for vehicles | Winter 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Tilt | Bringing the joy of cycling to millions of Indians | Winter 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Tractian | Physical AI for asset-heavy industries | Winter 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing |
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