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Sensor Startups

Updated August 2026

Companies in the sensor sector developing innovative solutions and technologies.

Explore 391 recently funded sensor companies with verified founder contact information and fundraising data.

Total Companies
391
Total Funding
$135.6M
Avg Funding
$5.4M
Global Reach
14
countries

Top Cities for Sensor

Wageningen
Buffalo
Cambridge
Burlingame
Wommelgem
Oporto

Recently Funded Companies

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Wageningen, The Netherlands

Insect Inspired Innovations

$916K raised
Jan 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Buffalo, United States

3AM provides a FLORIAN Command Suite for every incident commander that connects devices from radio, LTE, and meshed IOT.

$750K raised
Jan 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Cambridge, United States

Muon Vision specializes in nuclear imaging sensors, IoT, slope stability, and data mining services.

$2.5M raised
Jan 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Burlingame, United States

Butlr is a physical AI startup that specializes in wireless anonymous people sensing and occupancy detection solutions.

$7.0M raised
Jan 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Wommelgem, Belgium

Multispectral sensor tech with AI on the edge, for autonomous anything, anywhere anytime at the highest speeds in the harshest environments.

$876K raised
Dec 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Oporto, Portugal

Fibersail is a Portuguese/Dutch startup that will make critical structures on wind turbines smarter and safer.

Nov 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Marina Di Carrara, Italy

Eye2Drive designs vision sensors for autonomous navigation.

$1.6M raised
Nov 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Marina Del Rey, United States

IoT; Sensors, Smart Building, Energy Efficiency

$125K raised
Nov 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Campbell, United States

Algorized offers an AI-centric platform developing advanced people-sensing to provide human detection between people and machines.

$4.3M raised
Nov 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Jerusalem, Israel

Disruptive 3D Sensing Architecture

$10.0M raised
Oct 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

Meridian Innovation is a developer of CMOS thermal imaging solutions for consumer and commercial applications.

$12.5M raised
Oct 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Linz, Austria

Generating health value by enabling smart assistive devices

$517K raised
Oct 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Delft, The Netherlands

Momo Medical develops an IoT-equipped bed sensor that helps nurses track their elderly patients.

$8.9M raised
Sep 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Ann Arbor, United States

Sniffer Robotics is a robotics company that develops and manufactures products to manage methane emissions from landfills.

$535K raised
Sep 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Ploemeur, France

Kwan-tek develops and markets metrology solutions that use diamond quantum sensors.

$1.3M raised
Sep 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Pangeam is a human analytics platform powered by deep learning sensors.

$4.3M raised
Aug 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Delft, The Netherlands

VSPARTICLE develops nanoparticle generators for various applications such as sensors, batteries, catalysis, solar cells, and more.

$7.1M raised
Aug 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

Kinexcs: AI-driven digital therapy platform & wearables empowering mobility & better quality of life

$100K raised
Aug 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Smarter infrastructure using Industrial Internet of Things and Predictive Analytics

$6.4M raised
Jul 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Davis, United States

InnerPlant is harnessing plant physiology to unlock data at scale and boost global agricultural yields and sustainability.

$30.0M raised
Jul 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Yokohama, Japan

Nature specializes in the development, manufacturing, and sales of IoT devices, along with offering energy management solutions.

$7.6M raised
Jun 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Seoul, South Korea

Xpanner(Builtworlds 2022 Top 50), digital contech site solution, bringing productivity improvement(15% average) through smart integration.

$10.8M raised
Jun 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Darmstadt, Germany

We provide in-depth vehicle insights through our AI-based virtual sensors, exploiting signals from sensors already available on board.

$15.0M raised
Jun 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Kitchener, Canada

Motion Gestures is a Canadian machine learning startup specializing in gesture recognition software.

$2.0M raised
Jun 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Cardiff, United Kingdom

Better care, anytime & anywhere, through powerful A.I.

$564K raised
Jun 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

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About the Sensor Startup Ecosystem

The sensor sector is an active area of startup innovation and venture capital investment. Companies in this space are developing new technologies, platforms, and services that address evolving market needs and create new business opportunities.

Funding Trends in Sensor

Sensor companies raise capital across various funding stages, from early seed rounds to late-stage growth financing. Investor interest in this sector is driven by the size of the addressable market, the pace of technology adoption, and the potential for scalable business models.

Growth Outlook

The sensor sector is expected to continue evolving as technology advances, market dynamics shift, and new opportunities emerge. Companies that demonstrate strong product-market fit, efficient growth, and clear competitive advantages are well-positioned to attract continued investment.

Sensor Funding Breakdown

Here is how funding is distributed among the 391 sensor companies tracked in the VCBacked database.

Average Funding
$5.4M
Total Funding Tracked
$135.6M
Countries Represented
14

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Sensor

1.Cambridge
2 companies$8.9M
2.Singapore
2 companies$12.6M
3.Delft
2 companies$16.0M
4.Wageningen
1 companies$916K
5.Buffalo
1 companies$750K

Related Industries

Companies in the sensor sector often overlap with or complement businesses in adjacent industries. Exploring related verticals can help you discover additional companies, identify partnership opportunities, and understand the broader competitive landscape.

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