# Hardware.co

> Hardware.co is a VC fund backing Software and Information Technology. See 70 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Berlin, Germany
- Total investments: 70
- Last investment: Sep 2019
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/3226909?trk=prof-exp-company-name
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/hardwaredotco
- Website: http://hardware.co
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hardwaredotco

HARDWARE.co is a global community and accelerator for entrepreneurs, industry professionals and makers dedicated to the creation of innovative hardware products and companies. HARDWARE.co is made out of several interconnected components to serve, maintain, and grow their community. The HARDWARE.co Accelerator, Lab, Meetups, and Online Platform forma multichannel resource to give community members the opportunity to create leading products and companies. They support every stage of hardware development – from ideas, to prototypes, to investments, and beyond.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 20 | 29% |
| Information Technology | 14 | 20% |
| Internet of Things | 12 | 17% |
| Hardware | 11 | 16% |
| Automotive | 9 | 13% |

94 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 46 | 66% |
| Funding Round | 20 | 29% |
| Pre-Seed | 3 | 4% |
| Post-IPO Equity | 1 | 1% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 29 | 41% |
| United States | 10 | 14% |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 4% |
| India | 2 | 3% |
| Spain | 2 | 3% |

19 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Yatan Blumenthal | Co-Founder | 0 | — |
| Yatan Blumenthal | Co-Founder | 0 | — |
| Iva Jankovic | Project Manager | 0 | — |
| Katka Nagyova | Startup Ambassador | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mobility Data Lab | Unique Middleware Platform Our patented cloud platform solution combines digital marketing and customer engagement. We offer two products to automotive (CAR2AD) and retail (STORE2WEB) industries, uses web IDs to connect advertising recipients in the offline world to the online world via our cloud platform. | $549K | Pre-Seed | Sep 01, 2019 |  |
| Radiomize | Radiomize is an automotive company that specializes in the internet of things, big data analytics, and infotainment. it features a software platform that utilizes a virtual AI-powered solution to address the impaired driving scenarios such as drowsy driving, drunk driving, and drugged driving.The company was founded in 2015 and is headquarteredin Tel Aviv, Israel. |  | Seed | Nov 01, 2017 |  |
| Kowat | The company offers solutions through the study, design, patent, manufacture and marketing of biomimetic devices in order to end animal pests, especially in agricultural and aquaculture crops. They investigate the evolutionary memory to use fear as a sustainable method of pest control. They mimick all types of vehicles (UAV, UGV, UUV, ROV, AUV andUSV or UMS) that are guided by autopilot with features and understandable sounds for animals. Copied and adapted from nature, original and innovative robotic systems shift depending on the environment in which they will work. The paleontological study, coupled with the understanding of habitats ensures the success of the fighting. They use even extinct animals but have not disappeared from his genetic memory. |  | Seed | Nov 01, 2017 |  |
| AirMatrix | AirMatrix unleashes the potential of urban aviation by offering software that enables commercial drone operations that are autonomous. Palladium enables businesses to approve, organize, and control their drone operations. Their cloud-based software scales and adjusts to each client's demands. |  | Seed | Nov 01, 2017 |  |
| Droneable | DRONEABLE, they believe that a better future can be created with Drones, that is why they create the best drones with industrial purposes customized to the needs of their customers, they have development of Drones for purposes such as: agriculture, aerial surveillance, 3D scanning, marketing, shows and much more. |  | Seed | Nov 01, 2017 |  |
| AirMatrix | AirMatrix unleashes the potential of urban aviation by offering software that enables commercial drone operations that are autonomous. Palladium enables businesses to approve, organize, and control their drone operations. Their cloud-based software scales and adjusts to each client's demands. |  | Pre-Seed | Nov 01, 2017 |  |
| Radiomize | Radiomize is an automotive company that specializes in the internet of things, big data analytics, and infotainment. it features a software platform that utilizes a virtual AI-powered solution to address the impaired driving scenarios such as drowsy driving, drunk driving, and drugged driving.The company was founded in 2015 and is headquarteredin Tel Aviv, Israel. |  | Pre-Seed | May 05, 2017 |  |
| Joyride | Joyride powers the largest global network of micromobility operators. They offer turnkey software solutions for dockless bike-share and electric scooter operators. Their platform includes a white-label mobile application for end-users and a web-based dashboard for fleet operators. They currently power customers in 100-plus markets worldwide, andtheir management software enables an any-sized business to launch their fleet within 24 hours and seamlessly scale their operations from five to 500,000-plus vehicles. |  |  | Feb 01, 2017 |  |
| Dorbeetle | Dorbeetle develops software + hardware platform, which is easily adoptable by garden electric riders control. Dorbeetle uses National Instruments controller connecting it with different types of sensors, lidar and cam to build up safety system to prevent remote operator mistakes. Dorbeetle has developed a remote software for desktop windows andAndroid. |  | Seed | Feb 01, 2017 |  |
| BEAD Technology | BEAD develops an IoT system which is called BEAD to help commercial buildings owners optimize their energy usage and operations by adopting the automation system to the day cycle and occupancy of the building BEAD is an IoT device that analyses and learns the daily use cycle, user behavior and occupancy changes of commercial buildings in order givefeedback to automation systems connecting it to the real time operation of the building. BEAD analysis learns from the building and its users and is empowered to start taking over the most intelligent operation of the building. The building will not only be a smart building but also a building operated by artificial intelligence based on ever-improving, anonymised data. It controls automation and redirects energy to be used where and when it is needed. Its logic builds on the idea that buildings are dynamic entities and should be treated more like living and learning organisms and not like static dumb assets. Today, they give the opportunity to commercial buildings owners who don't know how they consume energy to connect with the buildings life cycle in order to save energy and cost while getting the same level of quality as up to now via operating the buildings with BEADs' AI. With the help of BEAD the buildings will have a smart energy agent that works and operates the building 7/24. BEAD furthermore analyses how commercial buildings consume energy according to human behavior, occupancy ratios and ambiance and environmental changes in the building in order to give real-time feedback to the automation system. BEAD is the first step to AI operated learning buildings that can adapt themselves operating with real time feedback loops in order to save energy without losing comfort and sustainability |  |  | Feb 01, 2017 |  |

10 of 70 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Brinc](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brinc-io) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Agile Accelerator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/agile-accelerator) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [EIT Digital Accelerator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eit-digital-accelerator) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Eleven Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eleven) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Microsoft Accelerator Berlin — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Vodafone Idea of the Year](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vodafone-idea-of-the-year-bde1) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Hardware.co invest in?

Hardware.co invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Internet of Things startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 70 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Hardware.co?

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### Who are the partners at Hardware.co?

The team at Hardware.co includes Yatan Blumenthal (Co-Founder), Yatan Blumenthal (Co-Founder) and Iva Jankovic (Project Manager). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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