Best Sensors Companies in New York, United States
The 57 best Sensors companies in New York, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Aqara.
Our analysis of 50 Sensors companies
$7.1b in tracked funding; 75% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Sensors companies in New York
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Web popularity | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Air Quality Egg Community led air quality sensing network | — | — | — | Ed Borden Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | AirCasting Open-source platform empowering citizen scientists to monitor and share environmental data | — | — | — | Michael Heimbinder Founder | SentryRubyUbuntu+13 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 3 | American Aerospace Controls Manufacturer of sensors and transducers for the aerospace industry | — | — | 42 42 → 21 (-50%) | Robert Gitlin Founder | Cart FunctionalityWooCommerceWordPress+14 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 4 | Andersen Negele Hygienic sensors and instrumentation for food, beverage, and life sciences | — | — | 60 | — | WordPress Block EditorWordPressAlgolia+31 | Top 5M | — | 1 job opening · 3 launchs |
| 5 | Antech Sales Provider of custom thermal loop solutions, industrial heaters, sensors, and controls | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Chemeleon Developer of chemical sensors for the detection of chemical compounds | — | — | 2 | Jacob Trevino CEO | — | — | 2 patents Enhanced colorimetric chemical sensors for sensitive analyte detection | — |
| 7 | Conax Technologies Innovative solutions for temperature sensors, fittings, and cable/harness assemblies | — | — | 66 66 → 142 (+115%) | Robert A Fox CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+21 | Top 5M | 3 patents Automotive exhaust gas temperature sensing assemblies for emission monitoring | — |
| 8 | Connection Technology Center Accelerometers and vibration sensors for industrial usage | — | — | 84 84 → 57 (-32%) | — | Cart FunctionalityApple iCloud MailSalesforce+17 | Top 5M | — | 6 launchs |
Top 12 Sensors companies in New York
#1
Series A · New York City, New York · founded 2017 · 30 employees$23Mraised▾
Manufacturer of 3D sensing chip based on CMOS. It creates LIDAR-based sensor chips solutions for 3D sensing. It provides a range of imaging sensors for multiple applications. The image sensors offered by the company caters to multiple applications including cars, drones, robots, factories, your home, and mobile phones.
- Mar 2026Conventional Debt$1M
- Jul 2023Series A$3.2M
- Feb 2021Series A$15.5M
- Jul 2019Seed$4.3M
#2
Series B · New York City, New York · founded 2009 · 1000 employees$156.5Mraised▾
Manufacturer of smart devices and automation solutions for residential properties. The company provides a range of products, including smart hubs, sensors, controllers, cameras, door locks, lighting, and curtain controllers. It offers solutions for spatial intelligence, matter automation, and developer partnerships. The business also supports resellers, retailers, operators, customized clients, installers, and integrators.
- Oct 2021Series B$156.5M
- 2017Series B—
#3
Series A · Fairport, New York · founded 2018 · 8 employees$15.1Mraised▾
Provider of AI-based 3D thermal imaging and LiDAR integrated vision sensors. It has developed solid-state cameras for autonomous vehicles. Using its proprietary technology, it provides high resolution, and enables the calculation of position, direction, and speed. Its 4D camera can detect living objects irrespective of their movement and can provide enhanced visibility even in extreme surroundings.
- Jan 2022Series A$15M
- Mar 2021Seed$100K
- May 2020Grant (prize money)$225K
- 2019Seed—
#4
Series A · Hauppauge, New York · founded 2017 · 17 employees$5.3Mraised▾
Developer of vape and bullying detection devices with air quality monitoring. The company provides sensor technology and software to identify environmental and social anomalies. Their products offer alerts for vaping, smoking, and potential bullying incidents. The company’s devices also monitor indoor air quality.
- Mar 2023Series A$5.3M
#5
Acquired · Ithaca, New York · founded 1993 · 90 employees$29.2Mraised▾
Kionix manufactures silicon-micromachined MEMS inertial sensors, low-power accelerometers, gyroscopes, and 6-axis combination sensors. Also offers software libraries that support a full range of sensor combinations, operating systems and hardware platforms. Latest product include low-power, ultra-thin accelerometer and KMX61G, a high-performance, low-power, magnetometer-accelerometer device with integrated sensor fusion software and auto-calibration algorithms to provide accurate gyro emulation. Utilizes plasma micromachining, a deep-silicon, proprietary MEMS technology, for production. Formerly known as Cayuga Sensors and changed its name to Kionix in February 2001. Acquired by ROHM on November 16, 2009.
- Feb 2004Series B$28.5M
- Jun 2002Series A$750K
#6
Seed · New York City, New York · founded 2016 · 8 employees$9.5Mraised▾
Yesse Technologies has developed a nanochip with olfactory senses. The ORion21 is a nanochip genetic platform that consists of engineered specific chemical detectors or odorant receptor to measure specific odor activation ex vivo using existing biochemical assays.
- Jan 2021Grant (prize money)$670K
- Sep 2019Grant (prize money)$750K
- Sep 2018Seed$3.3M
- Jun 2017Grant (prize money)$250K
#7
Acquired · Central Islip, New York · founded 2002$13.3Mraised▾
CVD and thermal process equipment enabling advanced material solutions. The company provides chemical vapor deposition and thermal process equipment for developing and manufacturing advanced materials and coatings. They offer a range of production systems, including physical vapor transport, hydride vapor phase epitaxy, and liquid phase epitaxy. Their equipment supports various process solutions like SiC crystal growth, silicon carbon powder composites, and ceramic matrix composites. They serve diverse markets including high-power electronics, battery materials/energy storage, aerospace and defense, nanomaterials/semiconductors, and medical products. The company focuses on innovation, market focus, and operational excellence to provide a competitive cost of ownership and return on investment. They are a global leader in semiconductor equipment manufacturing, enabling the "Electrification of Everything" with their equipment and solutions.
- Oct 2019Grant (prize money)$4.7M
- Jun 2011Grant (prize money)$1.3M
- Jul 2009Grant (prize money)$1.9M
- Dec 2004Grant (prize money)$5.4M
#8
Series A · Horseheads, New York · founded 2011 · 60 employees$10Mraised▾
Micatu offers advanced sensor-based solutions for grid management. It offers 'GridView' - an advanced monitoring system that includes the grid view medium voltage (MV) sensor, PHOVIS vibrational sensors, and the grid processor which can support up to three channels of voltage and current measurements and eight channels of temperature or vibration measurement sensors in any configuration.
- Jan 2021Series A$10M
- Dec 2016Grant (prize money)$1M
- Jul 2014Grant (prize money)$1.5M
#9
Series A · New York City, New York · founded 2011 · 2500 employees$11Mraised▾
Provider of connected security systems. Products include leak detectors, fire detectors, door motion detectors, glass protectors, and hubs. The product detects any kind of movement or activity and relays it to the hub. It lets users add devices to theirs and communicate with all of them through the hub.
- Mar 2019Series A$10M
- Jun 2015Seed$1M
#10
Seed · Ithaca, New York · founded 2006 · 7 employees$3.5Mraised▾
Online gaming platform offering diverse đổi thưởng games and đổi thưởng opportunities. This platform provides a wide array of online games, including card games, tài xỉu, nổ hũ, xóc đĩa, and mini-games. It focuses on delivering an immersive experience with high-quality graphics, realistic sound effects, and engaging live dealer interactions. The platform emphasizes user experience, offering easy registration, login, and app download processes. It provides opportunities for players to win rewards through various promotions and high payout rates. The platform aims to create a dynamic and rewarding environment for online gaming enthusiasts with a focus on user satisfaction and continuous updates to its game offerings.
- May 2015Seed$430.1K
- Feb 2012Seed$100K
- Apr 2011Grant (prize money)$1M
- Mar 2010Seed$2M
#11
Series A · Latham, New York · founded 1992 · 46 employees$6Mraised▾
Manufacturer of rotor telemetry systems and ground fault detection equipment for rotating structures. It designs, assembles, and supports digital telemetry systems that transmit sensor data using wireless techniques. The company provides ground fault detection techniques and rotor temperature monitoring solutions. It offers solutions for condition monitoring, vibration, pressure, and noise measurement.
- Aug 2013Series A$6M
#12
Funding Raised · New York City, New York · founded 2000 · 6 employees$1.8Mraised▾
Infrastructure monitoring solutions: web sensors, power meters, IOT interfaces. They provide best-in-class sensor solutions for data center infrastructure management, environmental monitoring, and smart power monitoring. They offer customized sensing solutions with cloud storage options. Their industrial IOT interfaces easily connect sensors to the cloud, with options for pressure, flow, level, and proximity sensors. They offer custom sensor interfaces with user-friendly APIs and plugins, featuring Ethernet, WiFi, and GSM options. Their platform supports temperature, humidity, illumination, AC line voltage, liquid level, and contact switches. They provide powerful communication interfaces for easy integration with existing networks and monitoring software. They offer a configurable platform with sensors, connectivity, and peripherals, including a color display, audible buzzer, LED alarm, and relay. They provide email and text alerts, and their solutions are designed for easy setup and reliable performance.
- Jul 2019Grant (prize money)$156.5K
- Sep 2009Grant (prize money)$725.6K
- Aug 2009Grant (prize money)$725.6K
- Jul 2008Grant (prize money)$97.2K
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Sensors coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on MEMS & Sensors is moving in the United States
A read on the academic research around MEMS & Sensors — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 3,246 United States-affiliated papers.
- Georgia Institute of Technology118
- Purdue University West Lafayette80
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology70
- Northeastern University69
- Stanford University66
- Wearable computer21→85
- Wearable technology6→25
- Nanotechnology13→30
- Sensitivity (control systems)31→44
- Piezoresistive effect26→36
- Wearable computer13→34
- Blood pressure3→15
- Turbine1→13
- Wearable technology2→10
- Aerodynamics6→14
- Transducer5→9
- Piezoresistive effect3→4
Where mems sensors 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.
Who's filing mems sensors patents in the United States
United States mems sensors patent filing is cooling — 7,971 filings from 4,656 assignees (2016–2025), led by Honeywell INT, Qualcomm, Invensense; annual filings 1101→620.
- Honeywell INT1130
- Qualcomm831
- Invensense632
- IBM410
- Analog Devices408
- Freescale Semiconductor358
- Texas Instruments336
- Intel328
Common questions
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