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Best High Tech Companies in Brooklyn, United States

The 180 best High Tech companies in Brooklyn, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: AVA.

180companies tracked
$1.9Bdisclosed funding
2unicorns
80have raised
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Our analysis of 306 High Tech companies

$95.7b in tracked funding; 95% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

306companies analysed
95%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
75unicorns
2017median founding year
319kcombined LinkedIn audience
34%of audience held by top 3
6companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best High Tech companies in Brooklyn

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundEmployeesFounderTech stackWeb popularityPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1AVA 🦄
Blockchain platform for smart contracts and custom subnets
$368M50 mo ago18Kevin Sekniqi
Co-Founder
WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+15Top 5M159 patents
Scalable blockchain infrastructure: consensus, state replication, wallet extensions, NFC payments, P2P data dissemination.
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2Opentrons 🦄
Developer of pipetting robot for lab automation
84Funding top 18%Market top 26%Moat top 26%Growth top 31%
All 8 signals ▾
Fundingtop 18%
Markettop 26%
Moattop 26%
Growthtop 31%
Techtop 32%
Globaltop 37%
Talenttop 38%
Newstop 44%
Funding: Raised $241M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 12 yrs (0.5/yr)
Market: 177 employees (top 6% of Life Sciences Platforms and Tools) · Top-1,000,000 web property
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 84/100
$241M6 mo ago177
177 → 196 (+11%) · sector median +80%
James Atwood
CEO
Cart FunctionalityBigCommerceWordPress+50Top 1M—3 launchs
3Nanotronics
AI‑powered platform for autonomous manufacturing
$146M29 mo ago—Matthew Putman
Co-Founder & CEO
SanityNode.jsRadix UI+18Top 10M5 patents
Advanced imaging algorithms and affinity-driven self-assembly of photonic/electronic devices.
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4Synchron
Developer of implantable bioelectronics for the treatment of neurological conditions
48Funding top 17%News top 30%Talent top 38%Growth top 47%
All 8 signals ▾
Fundingtop 17%
Newstop 30%
Talenttop 38%
Growthtop 47%
Moattop 48%
Marketbottom 46%
Globalbottom 39%
Techbottom 35%
Funding: Raised $145M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 5 yrs (1.2/yr)
News: 3 BI events in 12 mo (of 14 tracked, 7 types) · Top themes: Funding, Capital raise
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100
$145M7 mo ago53
53 → 130 (+145%) · sector median +80%
Rahul Sharma
Co-Founder
Craft CMSApple iCloud MailPHP+13Top 5M—2 job openings
5Nanotronics
Provider of an automated vision-based inspection system
$136M49 mo ago94Matthew Putman
Founder & CEO
——5 patents
Computational imaging and affinity-driven self-assembly of photonic/electronic devices.
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6BlockApps
Blockchain-based platform for application development
$63M34 mo ago52—WordPressMySQLSalesforce+28Top 5M——
7Outtake
Provider of AI agent cybersecurity solutions for digital risk protection
57AI top 20%Funding top 22%Growth top 35%Talent bottom 49%
All 7 signals ▾
AItop 20%
Fundingtop 22%
Growthtop 35%
Talentbottom 49%
Techbottom 47%
Globalbottom 36%
Marketbottom 35%
AI: Classified as an AI company
Funding: Raised $56.5M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100
$56M4 mo ago—Alex Dhillon
Founder & CEO
WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+20Top 10M—1 job opening · 2 launchs
8Token
Developer of a smart biometric ring for MFA
$53M37 mo ago24
24 → 47 (+96%) · sector median +80%
John Gunn
CEO and Evangelist
HubSpot CMS HubSalesforceShareaholic+24Top 50M10 patents
Secure digital token transfer and electronic payment systems
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9StrongArm Technologies
Provider of exoskeleton for industrial workers
$53M36 mo ago58—WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+25Top 10M3 patents
Assistive walking devices and support canes for enhanced mobility
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10Medigate
Cloud and IoT-based medical device security solution
$50M69 mo ago54
54 → 59 (+9%) · sector median +80%
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11goTenna
Developer of mobile mesh networking hardware and software communication solutions
$41M32 mo ago45
45 → 87 (+93%) · sector median +80%
Jorge Perdomo
Inventor
ShopifySalesforceAccentuate Custom Fields+25Top 10M35 patents
Advanced protocols for decentralized slot management and routing in wireless mesh networks
1 job opening
12Bedrock
Operator of autonomous underwater vehicles providing high-resolution seafloor data services
32Funding top 33%Moat top 37%Patents top 40%News top 44%
All 9 signals ▾
Fundingtop 33%
Moattop 37%
Patentstop 40%
Newstop 44%
Innovationtop 45%
Talentbottom 49%
Techbottom 39%
Globalbottom 37%
Marketbottom 32%
Funding: Raised $37.9M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 6 yrs (0.7/yr)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 9 patents
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100
$38M12 mo ago42Charles Chiau
Co-Founder
Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+14Top 10M9 patents
Standby fuel storage for uninterrupted power and data analytics/security solutions
3 partnerships
13Paperspace
Cloud based machine learning development platform provider
$35M60 mo ago18Daniel Kobran
Co-Founder
WebflowGhostApple iCloud Mail+34Top 500k——
14Kelvin
Provider of radiator upgrade solutions for temperature control and energy savings
$34M37 mo ago27Marshall Cox
Founder & CEO
WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+24Top 50M41 patents
Patents concentrated in construction
2 internships
15Zellerfeld
Platform offering men footwear brand
53Growth top 30%Funding top 38%Talent top 42%Tech top 43%
All 8 signals ▾
Growthtop 30%
Fundingtop 38%
Talenttop 42%
Techtop 43%
Newstop 43%
Marketbottom 39%
Productbottom 39%
Globalbottom 32%
Growth: Web rank 5,000,000 → 1,000,000 YoY
Funding: Raised $34.1M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 6 yrs (0.7/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100
$34M31 mo ago37Franz-Maximilian Foltin
Co-Founder
Node.jsTailwind CSSReact+18Top 1M—1 partnership
16Wallaroo.AI
Provider of an enterprise platform for AI production data
$34M23 mo ago33
33 → 42 (+27%) · sector median +80%
Vid Jain
Founder & CEO
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17Augmented Intelligence
Developer of neuro-symbolic AI platform for building conversational agents
69AI top 8%Funding top 26%Talent top 38%Market top 49%
All 6 signals ▾
AItop 8%
Fundingtop 26%
Talenttop 38%
Markettop 49%
Globalbottom 48%
Techbottom 45%
AI: Classified as an agentic-AI company
Funding: Raised $30.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100
$30M7 mo ago109Ohad Elhelo
Co-Founder & CEO
Node.jsTailwind CSSReact+10Top 50M——
18DIMO
Decentralized protocol for drivers
$21M29 mo ago—Yevgeny Khessin
Co-Founder
Craft CMSPHPLeaflet+25Top 5M——
19Iris Nova
Provider of SaaS-based software solutions for text-enabled shopping
$17M89 mo ago6—————
20Pienso
Cloud based unstructured data analytics platform
$17M27 mo ago10
10 → 23 (+130%) · sector median +80%
Karthik Dinakar
Co-Founder
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21Near Space Labs
Provider of balloon-based imaging services
$17M13 mo ago47Rema Matevosyan
Co-Founder & CEO
WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+25Top 5M—3 job openings · 1 award
22Prisms of Reality
Provider of an education platform that utilizes virtual reality to teach core math and science concepts
$17M40 mo ago15Anurupa Ganguly
Founder & CEO
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23EnergyHub
Developer of a distributed energy resource management system platform
$16M69 mo ago10—SentryTypeScriptGraphQL+19Top 5M53 patents
Advanced demand response, load shaping, and thermal modeling for distributed energy resources
1 internship · 1 partnership
24Minerva
Provider of consumer intelligence data for sales and marketing teams
$15M6 mo ago————5 patents
Digital prescription generation, management, and exchange platforms for healthcare providers
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25Thing-It
Provider of a cloud and AI-based end-to-end IoT platform
$13M54 mo ago50Klaus Berberich
Co-Founder
Squarespace CommerceCart FunctionalitySquarespace+26Top 50M——
26Caper
Provider of AI-powered shopping carts and related retail technology solutions
$13M83 mo ago69Ahmed Beshry
Co-Founder / Chief Business Officer
WebflowSlickjQuery+10Top 5M——
27Pixura
APIs for launching crypto-collectibles marketplace
$10M62 mo ago—John Crain
CEO
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28Daylight
Web3-based NFT development platform intended to boost engagement and retention
$9M20 mo ago5Kyle McCollom
Co-Founder & CEO
SentryAtlassian StatuspageNode.js+17Top 10M242 patents
Advanced semiconductor laser modules with beam shaping, steering, and photonic integration
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29EeroQ
Provider of gate-based quantum processor chips for universal quantum computers
$7M6 mo ago17Johannes Pollanen
Co-Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+21Top 50M——
30Hidden Door
Operator of a platform for creating and playing roleplaying fan fiction
$7M46 mo ago21Matt Brandwein
Co-Founder & CPO
SentryNode.jsClerk+12Top 5M—1 launch
31TomTex
Biodegradable textiles made from waste
24Patents top 37%Talent top 38%Innovation top 41%Moat top 45%
All 7 signals ▾
Patentstop 37%
Talenttop 38%
Innovationtop 41%
Moattop 45%
Fundingtop 47%
Globalbottom 44%
Marketbottom 16%
Patents: 9 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 9 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 24/100
$6M31 mo ago1Uyen Tran
Co-Founder & CEO
——9 patents
Synthetic leather production and water‑resistant textile coating technologies
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32Honeybee Robotics
Provider of robotic focused research & development services
$6M13 mo ago318———69 patents
Robotic planetary sampling, in-space grasping, and vacuum containment for space missions.
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33Womp
3D modelling software
$6M49 mo ago30Gabriela Trueba
Founder & CEO
SentryThree.jsGoogle Sign-in+17Top 1M——
34Nextiles
Sports perfprmance analytics systems
$5M48 mo ago20George Sun
Co-Founder & CEO
Wix eCommerceCart FunctionalityWix+17Top 50M27 patents
Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation
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35Sonr
Decentralized applications for user identity control
$5M55 mo ago12———2 patents
Non‑invasive health monitoring devices and sensor integration technologies
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36Neurosity
Provider of neural devices and apps for mental health diagnosis and medical intervention
$5M44 mo ago5Alex Castillo
CTO & Co-founder
Cart FunctionalityContentfulPHP+24Top 5M3 patents
Brain‑computer interface headwear enabling direct computer control
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37Ottonomy
Provider of Level 4 autonomous robots for various delivery applications
$5M11 mo ago41
41 → 68 (+66%) · sector median +80%
Ashish Gupta
Co-Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+30Top 10M4 patents
Autonomous delivery robots and cargo cabin systems for last‑mile logistics
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38Stork
Decentralized data marketplace that enables developers and protocols to access decision-making in the web3…
$5M22 mo ago—Meredith Pitkoff
Co-Founder & CEO
WebflowGSAPLenis+14Top 5M—1 launch · 1 partnership
39Coherent.xyz
Platform for developers to create applications and offer new functions using their data
$4M46 mo ago—Carl Cortright
Founder
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40Catalyst
Platform offering a permissionless liquidity layer for the modular future
$4M37 mo ago—Alexander Lindgren
Co-Founder
——75 patents
Hydrogen production catalysts and liquid delivery apparatus for fuel and industrial processes
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41FirstMate
Platform to build a marketplace that belongs on users' websites with no coding required
$4M33 mo ago5—————
42Libretto
AI-powered tool designed for software developers
$4M26 mo ago—Sasha Aickin
Founder & CEO
WebflowMobXcore-js+15Top 50M——
43Libretto
Platform to generate and test prompts
$4M26 mo ago—Sasha Aickin
Founder & CEO
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44Vermeer
Provider of an AR-based drone control system
50Growth top 17%News top 20%Talent top 28%Moat top 38%
All 10 signals ▾
Growthtop 17%
Newstop 20%
Talenttop 28%
Moattop 38%
Patentstop 39%
Fundingtop 41%
Techbottom 48%
Innovationbottom 45%
Globalbottom 42%
Marketbottom 28%
Growth: 5 acquisition/expansion moves in 24 mo · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
News: 9 BI events in 12 mo (of 60 tracked, 10 types) · +800% YoY
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100
$3M7 mo ago20—WebflowLeafletMapbox.js+18Top 50M33 patents
Precision soil handling equipment and advanced horizontal directional drilling detection technologies.
1 launch
45Cloud
Provider of cloud-based remote cardiology vital signs monitoring devices and platforms
67Growth top 21%Innovation top 22%Patents top 23%Moat top 32%
All 11 signals ▾
Growthtop 21%
Innovationtop 22%
Patentstop 23%
Moattop 32%
Fundingtop 35%
Fin. healthtop 38%
Producttop 39%
Techbottom 48%
Globalbottom 46%
Newsbottom 40%
Marketbottom 37%
Growth: Revenue +701% YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Innovation: 85 patents (top 21% of patent-holders) · 23 filings since 2022 vs 14 in 2017-21
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100
$3M2 mo ago55—Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365Zoho+26Top 50M85 patents
Remote health monitoring, biomedical AR, and networked fax/telemedicine data transmission
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46Aldora
Provider of a metaverse-focused platform for games
$3M45 mo ago—Janelle Benjamin
Co-Founder & COO
Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+10Top 50M——
47Seam Social
Online platform offering to connect with close friends
$2M30 mo ago—Nick Confrey
Founder
————
48Kyber Labs
Developer of robotic manipulation platform designed for AI-based controls
$2M6 mo ago—Yonatan Robbins
Co-Founder
GoDaddy Website BuilderGoogle MapsReact+11Top 10M2 patents
Flexible electric actuators for soft robotics and haptic devices.
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49Fused
Geospatial data analysis platform
$1M27 mo ago—Sina Kashuk
Co-Founder & CEO
InstatusDocusaurusYouTube+10Top 50M——
50Ultra
AI-powered robots that automate warehouses
$500K24 mo ago—Jon Schwartz
Co-Founder & CEO
SanityTurbopackNode.js+14Top 10M5 patents
UV radiation measurement and exposure prediction systems for personal and environmental monitoring
1 job opening · 1 partnership

Top 12 High Tech companies in Brooklyn

#1
Series C · Brooklyn, New York · founded 2013 · 177 employees
$240.6Mraised
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Developer of pipetting robot for lab automation. The company's product OT-2 personal pipetting robot uses manual micro-pipettes to transfer fluids and automates the repetitive benchwork associated with lab activities. It also has scalable hardware and software and is developed in an open-source manner.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 84how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 18%
Market
top 26%
Moat
top 26%
Growth
top 31%
Tech
top 32%
Global
top 37%
Funding: Raised $241M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 12 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Series C (Nov 2025)
Market: 177 employees (top 6% of Life Sciences Platforms and Tools) · Top-1,000,000 web property · Unicorn (valued $1.8B)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 9/10 · Unicorn · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Audience (LinkedIn): 24k LinkedIn followers — 7.6% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 3 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2025Series C$20.1M
  • Sep 2021Series C$200M
  • Aug 2020Series B$20.6M
  • Nov 2019Seed$2.2M
Founders & team
James AtwoodCEOJonathan Brennan-BadalCEO
Investors
HAX, Khosla Ventures, Y Combinator, Lerer Hippeau, SoftBank Group, Sands Capital
Tech stack
AlgoliaAlpine.JsAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailBigcommerce
#2
Series D · Brooklyn, New York · founded 2016 · 53 employees
$145Mraised
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Developer of implantable bioelectronics for the treatment of neurological conditions. The company offers a motor neuroprosthesis the Stentrode which helps paralyzed patients regain the ability to communicate. Also, provides endovascular neuromodulation minimally invasive device that stimulates brain or nerve activity for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, depression, and others.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 48how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 17%
News
top 30%
Talent
top 38%
Growth
top 47%
Moat
top 48%
Market
bottom 46%
Funding: Raised $145M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 5 yrs (1.2/yr) · Last round Series D (Nov 2025)
News: 3 BI events in 12 mo (of 14 tracked, 7 types) · Top themes: Funding, Capital raise
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 44k LinkedIn followers — 13.8% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +2 · hiring: R&D Manager, Senior Director, Regulatory Affairs-CA
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2025Series D$200M
  • Dec 2022Series C$75M
  • Dec 2021Grant (prize money)$990K
  • Aug 2021Grant (prize money)$10M
Founders & team
Rahul SharmaCo-FounderThomas OxleyCEO
Investors
Future Fund, Khosla Ventures, Shanda, Forepont Capital Partners, ID8 Investments, General Advance
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerApple Icloud MailBarba.JsCore-JsCraft CmsGodaddy
#3
Series B · Brooklyn, New York · founded 2023
$56.5Mraised
▾

Provider of AI agent cybersecurity solutions for digital risk protection. It offers open source intelligence and verification services. It provides tools to monitor emerging narratives and detect threats from open sources. The companys agents identify, prioritize, and dismantle impersonation attacks across domains and social media. It also offers a browser extension that cryptographically signs emails.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 57how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 20%
Funding
top 22%
Growth
top 35%
Talent
bottom 49%
Tech
bottom 47%
Global
bottom 36%
AI: Classified as an AI company
Funding: Raised $56.5M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) · Last round Series B (Jan 2026)
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 5k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Engineering Software Engineer, Security Engineering Software Engineer
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2026Series B$40M
  • Apr 2025Series A$16.5M
Founders & team
Alex DhillonFounder & CEO
Investors
CRV, Iconiq Capital, S32
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#4
Series B · Brooklyn, New York · founded 2017 · 109 employees
$30Mraised
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Developer of neuro-symbolic AI platform for building conversational agents. The platform combines generative and symbolic AI to create agents that converse fluently and act reliably. It enables structured reasoning, steerable outputs, and reliable actions without sacrificing conversational fluency. The platform allows companies to fine-tune the AI for guided experiences, multiple tools, guardrails, and live integrations.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 69how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 8%
Funding
top 26%
Talent
top 38%
Market
top 49%
Global
bottom 48%
Tech
bottom 45%
AI: Classified as an agentic-AI company
Funding: Raised $30.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series B (Nov 2025)
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2025Series B$20M
  • Sep 2024Series A$10M
Founders & team
Ohad ElheloCo-Founder & CEOOri CohenCo-Founder & CPO
Investors
New Era Capital Partners, eGateway, Argo Investments, NewEra
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesGoogle WorkspaceHstsNext.JsNode.JsOpen Graph
#5
Public · Brooklyn, New York · founded 2014 · 55 employees
$3.1Mraised
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Provider of cloud-based remote cardiology vital signs monitoring devices and platforms. Its product is a virtual medical device that records a pulse wave signal from the wrist uploads it to the cloud and derives the major vital signs. It lets physicians monitor the signs of patients remotely to manage their conditions and progress in treatment and medication.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 67how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 21%
Innovation
top 22%
Patents
top 23%
Moat
top 32%
Funding
top 35%
Fin. health
top 38%
Growth: Revenue +701% YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Innovation: 85 patents (top 21% of patent-holders) · 23 filings since 2022 vs 14 in 2017-21 · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware
Patents: 85 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 23 filings since 2022 vs 14 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2025
Audience (LinkedIn): 5k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2026Post IPO$578.1K
  • Apr 2024Post IPO$2.1M
  • Dec 2023Post IPO$1.9M
  • Jul 2023Post IPO$2.7M
Investors
Accelerator Centre, FedDev Ontario, MaRS Discovery District
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAngularjsApple Icloud MailAzureBootstrap
#6
Series A · Brooklyn, New York · founded 2015
$15.3Mraised
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Provider of consumer intelligence data for sales and marketing teams. It delivers contact information, professional history, and financial insights. The data facilitates personalized outreach and audience creation. The company offers API, data feeds, and integrations for data delivery.

Funding rounds
  • Dec 2025Series A$7.2M
  • Aug 2024Series A$8.2M
Tech stack
HugoCloudflare Browser InsightsGoogle Font ApiCdnjsCloudflareRss
#7
Series A · Brooklyn, New York · founded 2019 · 42 employees
$37.9Mraised
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Operator of autonomous underwater vehicles providing high-resolution seafloor data services. It designs, builds, and operates AUVs optimized for nearshore geophysical surveys. The company delivers geophysical survey data that meets stringent IHO standards. It serves industries including offshore wind, cultural resource management, maritime security, and port infrastructure.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 32how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 33%
Moat
top 37%
Patents
top 40%
News
top 44%
Innovation
top 45%
Talent
bottom 49%
Funding: Raised $37.9M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 6 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Series A (Jun 2025)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 9 patents · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Patents: 9 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 9 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Audience (LinkedIn): 9k LinkedIn followers — 2.8% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 3 partnerships (incl. TAIROA Taiwan (Taiwan Automation Intelligence and Robotics Association, TAIROA.org.tw)) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2025Series A$25M
  • Jul 2023Series A$25.5M
  • Mar 2021Seed$8M
  • Apr 2020Seed$4.4M
Founders & team
Charles ChiauCo-Founder
Investors
Eniac Ventures, Primary Venture Partner, Quiet Capital, R7 Partners, Northzone, Valor Equity Partners
#8
Series A · Brooklyn, New York · founded 2016 · 17 employees
$7.2Mraised
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Provider of gate-based quantum processor chips for universal quantum computers. It enables the engineering of a large-scale universal quantum computer. It develops and commercialises a universal gate-based quantum processor chip. Its technology uses trapping and control of individual electrons floating above pools of superfluid helium in microchannels.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2025Series A—
  • Aug 2022Seed$7.2M
Founders & team
Johannes PollanenCo-FounderFaye WattletonCo-FounderNick FarinaCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
ASCENT, VCapital, Calibrate Ventures, Alumni Ventures, Red Cedar, Unbound
Tech stack
AstraCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementContact Form 7Core-JsElementor
#9
Series B · Brooklyn, New York · founded 2016 · 47 employees
$16.8Mraised
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Provider of balloon-based imaging services. It offers high-resolution, low-cost stratospheric imagery for large-scale Earth observation. The platform supports applications such as construction progress monitoring, infrastructure planning, disaster response, environmental conservation, insurance assessment, utilities, transportation, and energy sector monitoring.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 8k LinkedIn followers — 2.5% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 3 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +3
Activity: 2 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2025Series B$20M
  • Feb 2025Series A—
  • Jul 2024Grant (prize money)$299.7K
  • Sep 2021Series A$13M
Founders & team
Rema MatevosyanCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
URBAN-X, Crosslink Capital, Toyota Ventures, Leadout Capital, Wireframe Ventures, IAG Firemark Ventures
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsFacebook PixelGoogle Analytics
#10
Series A · Brooklyn, New York · founded 2015 · 20 employees
$3.3Mraised
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Provider of an AR-based drone control system. It designs a flight in an augmented reality environment for the drone to execute it autonomously in the real world. The platform allows the user to move their phone camera through a miniature AR model of their location to create a path for the drone to mimic the exact motion and relative speed in the real world. The application is compatible with iOS devices.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 50how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 17%
News
top 20%
Talent
top 28%
Moat
top 38%
Patents
top 39%
Funding
top 41%
Growth: 5 acquisition/expansion moves in 24 mo · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
News: 9 BI events in 12 mo (of 60 tracked, 10 types) · +800% YoY · 1 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo
Talent: Analyst team rating 4/5
Audience (LinkedIn): 5k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2025Series A$10M
  • May 2025Series A$3.5M
  • Jun 2022Seed$1.6M
  • Jan 2020Seed—
Investors
Techstars, Genius NY, Valor Ventures, Draper, Rockaway Ventures, Highpoint Ventures
#11
Acquired · Brooklyn, New York · founded 1983 · 318 employees
$6Mraised
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Provider of robotic focused research & development services

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 32k LinkedIn followers — 10.1% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • May 2025Grant (prize money)$566.4K
  • Mar 2025Grant (prize money)$562.7K
  • Feb 2025Grant (prize money)$488.7K
  • Sep 2024Grant (prize money)$1.6M
Investors
NASA
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpAnimate.CssWpbakeryNginx
#12
Seed · Brooklyn, New York · founded 2022
$1.7Mraised
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Developer of robotic manipulation platform designed for AI-based controls. The platform features low-cost hardware mimicking human mechanical compliance and precision. This allows fluid and dexterous movement needed for delicate manipulation tasks. The company focuses on enabling assembly and manipulation tasks in unstructured environments. It also develops general-purpose hands to enable large-scale data collection for AI training.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 2 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2025Seed$1.7M
Founders & team
Yonatan RobbinsCo-FounderTyler HabowskiCo-Founder
Tech stack
GodaddyGodaddy Website BuilderGoogle AnalyticsGoogle MapsGoogle WorkspaceHsts

Funding & investor landscape

$1.9Btotal disclosed funding
83companies funded
213disclosed rounds
1rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Y Combinator8 rounds
National Science Foundation6 rounds
URBAN-X6 rounds
Eniac Ventures5 rounds
Gaingels5 rounds
Alumni Ventures4 rounds
Founders Fund4 rounds
SOSV4 rounds
Social Starts4 rounds
Techstars4 rounds

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Ori Cohen
Co-Founder & CPO · Augmented Intelligence
Charles Chiau
Co-Founder · Bedrock
Johannes Pollanen
Co-Founder · EeroQ
Faye Wattleton
Co-Founder · EeroQ
Rema Matevosyan
Co-Founder & CEO · Near Space Labs
Yonatan Robbins
Co-Founder · Kyber Labs
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 3,636,199 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of High Tech coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · United States

How research on Semiconductors is moving in the United States

A read on the academic research around Semiconductors — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 8,739 United States-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
200820172026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 42% → 60% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
  • Georgia Institute of Technology489
  • IMEC343
  • Intel325
  • Purdue University West Lafayette218
  • Industrial Technology Research Institute177
leading researchers
Sung Kyu Lim · Krishnendu Chakrabarty · John H. Lau · David Z. Pan · Pradeep Lall · Muhannad S. Bakir · Philip G. Neudeck · Dae Hyun Kim
▲ Breakthroughs3,231 · 37%
▲ 32%→44% share
▲1.4× share momentum3 median citations38% since 2021mostly methods-led
Artificial neural network research is surging in breakthroughs — papers jumped from 3 to 29, with convolutional neural networks newly emerging.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Photonics56→121
  • Photonic integrated circuit49→81
  • Artificial neural network3→29
  • Detector25→48
  • Scalability53→73
Newly emergingLithium niobate 0→8 · Convolutional neural network 0→8 · Adaptability 0→6
Landmark Stretchable and Foldable Silicon Integrated Circuits · 1,653 cites
◆ Advancements3,498 · 40%
▼ 43%→36% share
▼0.8× share momentum3 median citations28% since 2021mostly methods-led
Rapid single flux quantum research is intensifying in advancements — papers rose from 2 to 12 across U.S. semiconductor institutions.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Photonics45→59
  • Artificial neural network2→14
  • Rapid single flux quantum2→12
  • Detector20→29
  • Image sensor2→11
Newly emergingReinforcement learning 0→7 · Reconfigurability 0→6 · Photocathode 0→6
Landmark A Review of GaN on SiC High Electron-Mobility Power Transistors and MMICs · 965 cites
▼ Concerns1,032 · 12%
▼ 13%→11% share
▼0.8× share momentum2 median citations30% since 2021mostly empirical
Hardware security module concerns are rising — papers doubled from 6 to 13, with exploit vulnerabilities newly emerging at 9 papers.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Photonics10→28
  • Hardware security module6→13
  • Thermal10→16
  • Automotive industry2→8
  • Photonic integrated circuit9→14
Newly emergingExploit 0→9 · Software deployment 0→5
Landmark A Survey of Hardware Trojan Taxonomy and Detection · 1,365 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · United States

Where semiconductors is researched across United States

Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.

Atlanta491 · +0.54
Hot · Three-dimensional integrated circuitAdvancing · InterposerOpportunity · Circuit designConcern · Through-silicon via
SF Bay Area314 · +0.57
Hot · TemplateAdvancing · GermaniumOpportunity · Thermal conductivityConcern · Scaling
Boston284 · +0.65
Hot · Photonic integrated circuitAdvancing · Operational amplifierOpportunity · Common emitterConcern · Photonics
Los Angeles274 · +0.57
Hot · Monolithic microwave integrated circuitAdvancing · PlacementOpportunity · Wearable computerConcern · Electromigration
New York195 · +0.58
Hot · Intellectual propertyAdvancing · Test compressionOpportunity · MicrowaveConcern · Hardware security module
Austin146 · +0.52
Hot · IC layout editorAdvancing · Multiple patterningOpportunity · Code (set theory)Concern · Finite element method
Pittsburgh123 · +0.64
Hot · Design for manufacturabilityAdvancing · Data miningOpportunity · Field-programmable gate arrayConcern · Integrated circuit layout
San Diego108 · +0.54
Hot · Standard cellAdvancing · Scan chainOpportunity · CMOSConcern · Dielectric
Ann Arbor87 · +0.68
Hot · MultiplexerAdvancing · Negative-bias temperature instabilityOpportunity · PhotonicsConcern · CMOS
Chicago71 · +0.63
Hot · Semiconductor detectorAdvancing · DiffusionOpportunity · Detector
PATENT SIGNAL · United States

Who's filing semiconductors patents in the United States

United States semiconductors patent filing is cooling — 112,775 filings from 8,000 assignees (2016–2025), led by IBM, Applied Materials, Intel; annual filings 11572→7675.

112,775 filings8,000 assigneespeak 13822/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
  • IBM19691
  • Applied Materials13119
  • Intel11689
  • Micron Technology10011
  • Texas Instruments4804
  • LAM RES4667
  • Sandisk Technologies3051
  • Qualcomm2897

Common questions

How many High Tech companies are there in Brooklyn, United States?
Radar tracks 180 indexable High Tech companies headquartered in Brooklyn, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by High Tech companies in Brooklyn, United States?
The High Tech companies in Brooklyn, United States on this list have raised a combined $1.9B in disclosed equity funding across 83 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded High Tech company in Brooklyn, United States?
AVA is the highest-funded High Tech company in Brooklyn, United States, with $368M in disclosed equity funding.
How many High Tech companies in Brooklyn, United States are funded?
83 of the 180 High Tech companies in Brooklyn, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many High Tech unicorns are there in Brooklyn, United States?
2 High Tech companies in Brooklyn, United States on this list are valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Brooklyn, United States High Tech companies?
The most active investors in Brooklyn, United States High Tech companies on this list include Y Combinator, National Science Foundation, URBAN-X, Eniac Ventures, Gaingels.
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