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Best High Tech Companies in Cleveland, United States

The 37 best High Tech companies in Cleveland, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: SPR Therapeutics.

37companies tracked
$209.7Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
11have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · HIGH TECH × CLEVELAND

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

Ranked: Best High Tech companies in Cleveland

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1SPR Therapeutics
Peripheral nerve stimulation therapy for treating pain
$174M31 mo agoSeries DMaria E Bennett
Founder & CEO
2010—220 patents
Implantable neurostimulation systems for chronic and back pain relief
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2GL Neurotech
Developer of bioinstrumentation products for physiological monitoring and therapy
$18M20 mo agoFunding RaisedRobert Schmidt
Chairman and CEO
2010———
3NeuroWave Systems
Neurodiagnostic device and accessories
$13M86 mo agoFunding Raised—2003Apache HTTP ServerStatcounterGoogle Analytics+2——
4PowdermetInc
Advanced materials R&D: nanotechnology, clean energy, and sustainable solutions
$2M16 mo agoFunding Raised—1996———
5RoadPrintz
Provider of robotic road painting solution
$2M15 mo agoFunding RaisedSam Bell
President & Co-Founder
2017WordPressMySQLZoho+18——
6NimbusWeb
Provider of AI powered portals for internal and external collaboration
$700K25 mo agoSeedPavel Sher
Founder & CEO
2023WordPressMySQLPHP+23——
7Solace Vision
Platform offering software to build metaverses
$100K39 mo agoSeed—2020———
8HotEnd Works
Insights on faith-based investing, presentation tools, and industry trends
$40K115 mo agoDeadpooledBenjamin Becker
CEO & MD
2012———

Top 11 High Tech companies in Cleveland

#1
Funding Raised · Cleveland, Ohio · founded 2010 · 15 employees
$17.9Mraised
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Developer of bioinstrumentation products for physiological monitoring and therapy. The products include physiological monitors and patient-centered diagnostic and therapy systems integrated with wireless, remote, and web-based applications. The companys offerings support research and education, focusing on movement disorders like parkinsons disease, telemedicine, and in-home health monitoring. Manufacturing, distribution, and export of research systems and medical devices are also core business activities.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers — 10.5% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Manufacturing Technician, Software Developer
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Henry Schein) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2025Grant (prize money)$1.7M
  • Sep 2023Grant (prize money)$289.5K
  • Sep 2018Grant (prize money)$1.7M
  • Jul 2018Grant (prize money)$224.7K
Founders & team
Robert SchmidtChairman and CEO
Investors
HHS, BioEnterprise
Tech stack
Cart FunctionalityWordpressMysqlPhpAnimate.CssWpbakery
#2
Funding Raised · Cleveland, Ohio · founded 1996 · 13 employees
$2.1Mraised
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Advanced materials R&D: nanotechnology, clean energy, and sustainable solutions. The company develops and transitions breakthrough materials innovations, enabling reduced weight, resource consumption, and environmental footprint. They increase energy efficiency through engineered nano-scale features and hierarchically structured metal and/or ceramic phases. The company offers toll processing services, contract R&D, and a diverse line of unique products. They bridge the gap between lab bench and pilot production, focusing on clean, sustainable, energy, and life-saving advanced materials solutions. Their expertise lies in CVD, milling, furnace, and processing equipment, catering to a broad range of markets and end-users. The company is committed to advancing materials science for a sustainable future.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 638 LinkedIn followers — 3.3% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2025Grant (prize money)$1.4M
  • Jun 2012Grant (prize money)$150K
  • Feb 2012Grant (prize money)$149.8K
  • May 2011Grant (prize money)$150K
Investors
National Science Foundation, OSTI
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpChart.JsBootstrapContact Form 7
#3
Funding Raised · Cleveland, Ohio · founded 2017 · 3 employees
$1.7Mraised
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RoadPrintz is a manufacturer of robotic road painting equipment. The machine uses proprietary Dragon Drop technology that allows engineers to specify and apply paint schemes for road painting and pavement markings. Claims that its machine will first perform survey and then map the area to start painting, and repainting activities for signs like turn arrows, diagonal buffers, lane separators and more.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 641 LinkedIn followers — 3.3% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 3 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • May 2025Grant (prize money)$1.4M
  • Jan 2022Grant (prize money)—
  • May 2020Grant (prize money)$224.6K
  • Oct 2019Grant (prize money)$75K
Founders & team
Sam BellPresident & Co-Founder
Investors
Innovation Fund America, America’s Seed Fund, National Science Foundation, GLIDE, MassChallenge
Tech stack
BootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementGodaddyGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Workspace
#4
Series D · Cleveland, Ohio · founded 2010 · 198 employees
$173.9Mraised
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Developer of a peripheral nerve stimulation therapy platform designed to treat severe pain. The company offers a non-narcotic, reversible, safe, effective, and affordable alternative to addictive opioid medications and invasive surgeries for acute and chronic pain management, enabling patients to get sustained and significant pain relief.

Founders & team
Maria E BennettFounder & CEO
Investors
SLR, Revelation Partners, River Cities Capital, Mutual Capital Partners, Defense.gov, Frontcourt
Tech stack
Nginx
#5
Seed · Cleveland, Ohio · founded 2023 · 45 employees
$700Kraised
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Provider of AI powered portals for internal and external collaboration. These portals facilitate client, sales, partner, and onboarding processes. The platform incorporates AI agents for automated task management, improving efficiency and streamlining workflows. Customizable templates and integrations with existing systems are offered, enabling seamless personalization and optimization. The solution aims to consolidate various tools into a unified platform, enhancing communication and collaboration across teams and clients. AI-driven features automate tasks such as meeting transcription, proposal generation, and partner onboarding, accelerating processes and improving overall operational efficiency.

Funding rounds
  • Aug 2024Seed$700K
Founders & team
Pavel SherFounder & CEO
Investors
Altair Capital, Yellow Rocks, Smart Partnership Capital, I2BF Global Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerDebianGoogle Analytics
#6
Funding Raised · Cleveland, Ohio · founded 2003 · 15 employees
$13.3Mraised
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NeuroWave Systems develops neurodiagnostic and monitoring devices. The company's focus is on peri-operative neuromonitoring, seizure detection, and sleep architecture assessment. The NeuroSENSE Monitor is a bilateral brain monitor with EasyPrep electrodes. The company is ISO 13485 certified. The products are available in markets where the CE mark is recognized.

Funding rounds
  • Jul 2019Grant (prize money)$244.6K
  • Sep 2014Grant (prize money)$1.5M
  • Sep 2013Grant (prize money)$354.7K
  • Jun 2010Grant (prize money)$499.8K
Investors
HHS, Military Health, BioEnterprise
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerGoogle AnalyticsIonosMicrosoft 365Statcounter
#7
Seed · Cleveland, Ohio · founded 2020 · 4 employees
$100Kraised
▾

Platform offering software to build metaverses. The platform offers no code development tool that enables businesses to virtual environments. The software helps to automate environment development and supports customization of the environment as per requirements.

Funding rounds
  • 2023Seed$100K
Investors
Gener8tor, Techstars
#8
Funding Raised · Cleveland, Ohio · founded 2019
$25Kraised
▾

Provider of IoT solutions to gauge equipment health and performance. The IIoT platform uses wireless sensor nodes and is used to augment industrial, manufacturing and power generation sectors. Also offers a self-powered sensor device and a software dashboard for predictive maintenance and downtime mitigation.

Funding rounds
  • Sep 2020Grant (prize money)$25K
Founders & team
Aparna PaulCo-FounderEmmett PowerCo-FounderBridget BeggsCo-Founder
Investors
Clean Energy Trust
#9
Funding Raised · Cleveland, Ohio · founded 2018 · 2 employees
$25Kraised
▾

Prophit.ai provides e-invoicing compliance software for businesses. It features AI-based solutions for invoice auditing and compliance. It offers algorithms for tax evaluation.

Funding rounds
  • Dec 2019Grant (prize money)$25K
Founders & team
Rob HaarenFounder
Investors
Innovation Fund America, GLIDE, Youngstown Business Incubator, Forum Ventures, Right Side Capital Management, Gener8tor
#10
Deadpooled · Cleveland, Ohio · founded 2012 · 3 employees
$40Kraised
▾

Insights on faith-based investing, presentation tools, and industry trends. The company provides insights into Christian investing, guiding individuals to align their finances with their faith through socially responsible and impact investing. It explores tools for creating engaging cartoon presentations, offering a creative solution for effective communication. The platform also delivers updates on diverse industry trends, from commercial vehicles to construction materials and workspace design, offering valuable information for professionals and enthusiasts alike. The company promotes socially responsible investing and offers creative presentation solutions.

Funding rounds
  • Jan 2017Grant (prize money)$40K
Founders & team
Benjamin BeckerCEO & MD
Investors
Youngstown Business Incubator, Innovation Fund America, GLIDE
#11
Seed · Cleveland, Ohio · founded 2015 · 619 employees
$25Kraised
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Revolutionizing consumer experience with mobile app, beacons, and content management. This technology company offers a platform connecting businesses and consumers through Bluetooth beacon technology and a mobile application. Business subscribers can utilize a content management system to upload custom content and connect it to strategically placed beacons within their establishments. When consumers with the mobile app are within range of these beacons, they receive information via push notifications. This system provides businesses with valuable customer metrics and analytics to increase productivity, reduce costs, and improve profitability. The platform offers a subscription-based service, providing a comprehensive solution for businesses to engage with their customers in a more personalized and informative way.

Funding rounds
  • 2015Seed$25K
Investors
NCT Ventures, Flashstarts

Funding & investor landscape

$209.7Mtotal disclosed funding
11companies funded
45disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Innovation Fund America5 rounds
BioEnterprise4 rounds
GLIDE4 rounds
Gener8tor2 rounds
HHS2 rounds
National Science Foundation2 rounds
Youngstown Business Incubator2 rounds
Altair Capital1 rounds
America’s Seed Fund1 rounds
BNSG Capital1 rounds

Notable founders

Robert Schmidt
Chairman and CEO · GL Neurotech
Sam Bell
President & Co-Founder · RoadPrintz
Maria E Bennett
Founder & CEO · SPR Therapeutics
Pavel Sher
Founder & CEO · NimbusWeb
Aparna Paul
Co-Founder · STARS Sensors
Emmett Power
Co-Founder · STARS Sensors
Rob Haaren
Founder · Prophit
Benjamin Becker
CEO & MD · HotEnd Works
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
Breakthroughs are rising (32%→44% of field), led by Photonics.
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
Advancements are cooling (43%→36% of field), led by Photonics.
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
Concerns are cooling (13%→11% of field), led by Photonics.
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 · Artificial neural networkConcern · Electromigration
New York195 · +0.58
Hot · Intellectual propertyAdvancing · Test compressionOpportunity · MetrologyConcern · 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 Cleveland, United States?
Radar tracks 37 indexable High Tech companies headquartered in Cleveland, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by High Tech companies in Cleveland, United States?
The High Tech companies in Cleveland, United States on this list have raised a combined $209.7M in disclosed equity funding across 11 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded High Tech company in Cleveland, United States?
SPR Therapeutics is the highest-funded High Tech company in Cleveland, United States, with $173.9M in disclosed equity funding.
How many High Tech companies in Cleveland, United States are funded?
11 of the 37 High Tech companies in Cleveland, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many High Tech unicorns are there in Cleveland, United States?
None of the High Tech companies in Cleveland, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Cleveland, United States High Tech companies?
The most active investors in Cleveland, United States High Tech companies on this list include Innovation Fund America, BioEnterprise, GLIDE, Gener8tor, HHS.
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