Capital meets manufacturing for pilots, products, and exits

Creating An Unfair Advantage For Hardtech Companies Anywhere On Their Path To Success

Austin Hardtech unites the hardtech ecosystem—founders, factories, funders, and partners—to go from pre-prototype to scale, fast.

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Founding Chapter of Hardtech Texas. 

Building the Hardtech Ecosystem Texas Deserves

Austin Hardtech is the founding chapter for Central Texas. We convene investors and enterprises with founders and manufacturers through curated events, targeted introductions, supplier matchmaking, factory walk-throughs, and founder roundtables.

Measurable Wins: Investor-grade readiness and deal flow: validated pilots, manufacturability, reliable supply, and capital-efficient milestones that lead to strategic partnerships, acquisitions, and exits.

To connect, accelerate, and champion hardtech innovation in Texas. Creating an unfair advantage for hardtech companies anywhere on their path to success.

Focus Areas

Industrial IoT
Clean Energy
Aerospace & Defense
Life Sciences & MedTech
AgTech & Food Systems
Automotive & Mobility
Robotics & Automation
Construction Tech
AI-Enabled Hardware
Consumer Tech

The Hardtech Texas Vision 

Austin Hardtech is the founding chapter of Hardtech Texas, the statewide alliance that organizes people, capital, and production capacity across regions.

Our vision is to create a concentrated statewide pipeline of investable hardtech, aligned capital and production capacity, and a higher velocity of pilots, strategic partnerships, acquisitions, and exits across Texas.

Connecting the People & Resources That Build What’s Next

  • Build Faster

    Access vetted design, prototyping, and manufacturing partners.

  • Connect Smarter

    Meet mentors, investors, and peers who understand building in the real world.

  • Scale in Texas

    Learn how to grow from lab to production through local and global supply chains.

  • Belong Everywhere

    From startups to corporates, there is a place for you in Hardtech Texas.

Connect, Collaborate, Create 

From workshops to networking gatherings, Austin Hardtech is where the Texas
hardtech community meets, learns, and builds together.

  • Austin Hardtech Public Launch

    February, 2026

  • Prototyping to Production Workshop

    January, 22 (2026) @ Capital Factory 

  • Hardtech Texas Kickoff Summit

    Coming Spring 2026 (SXSW)

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Join the Community That Builds What’s Next 

Whether you are building your first product or scaling global operations, Austin Hardtech connects you with the people and resources that help you move faster. 

Membership Includes: 

  • Access to exclusive events and roundtables 

  • Introductions to mentors and manufacturing partners 

  • Visibility in the statewide Hardtech Directory (coming soon) 

  • Discounts on design, prototyping, and manufacturing services 

  • A direct line into the Hardtech Texas network 

Hardtech Texas gives us access to the people and resources that help turn ideas into products

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Partner with the Builders of Texas’ Future

Sponsors power a coordinated, statewide hardtech engine. We join forces with organizations committed to turning ideas into industry across Texas.

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Interested in learning more about partnership opportunities? Reach out to discuss custom programs and benefits. 

Let’s Build the Future Together

Help us grow Texas hardtech.

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If you lead, invest in, or mentor hardtech, let’s connect.