Formerly known as The Misties Awards

The HardTech Awards are recognizing the engineers, designers, and visionaries who are driving real-world impact through commercialized hardware innovation.

The first award of its kind, the HardTech Awards are on a mission to become the largest recognition platform in intelligent and connected hardware development.

Check out our 2025 semi-finalists.

Formerly known as The Misties Awards

The HardTech Awards are recognizing the engineers, designers, and visionaries who are driving real-world impact through commercialized hardware innovation.

The first award of its kind, the HardTech Awards is on a mission to become the largest recognition platform in hardware development.

Check out our 2025 semi-finalists.

2025 HardTech Awards Semi-Finalists

2025 HardTech Awards Semi-Finalists

Allan Stephan

Co-Founder of Soovu

Brad Scott

Co-Founder of Au-Zone Technologies

Assaf Gad

VP Strategy at Intuition Robotics

Tim Brown

Engineering Director at Avery Dennison

William Wigelsworth

CTO of 4AG Robotics

Brendan Hermalyn

Founder of Thalo Labs

Matthias Hofmann

Co-Founder of Eyebot

Richard Wurden

Co-Founder of AIgen

Eric Litman

Founder of AEscape

Anthony Kaul

Co-Founder of Cloud DX

Ryan Li

Co-Founder of Revert Technologies

Michael Rhys

Co-Founder of Barnwell Bio

Dr. Surinder Singh

Co-Founder of Relyion Energy

Dr. Macarena Cataldo

Co-Founder of Viridis Research

Rashmi Prakash

Co-Founder of Aruna Revolution

Firas Khalifeh

Co-Founder of Carbon Mobile

Todd Holmdahl

VP of Microsoft Quantum

Jake Stelman

Co-Founder of Cartken

Evan Brink

Senior Mechatronics Engineer at Exyn Technologies

Chris Ciriello

Founder of Perceptive Technologies

Tim Balz

Founder of Kalogon

Michael Pickering

Founder of Discov.io

Max Gerbut

Founder of haus.me.homes

Paloma Gonzalez-Rojas, Ph.D.

Co-Founder of Atacama Biomaterials
Rema Matevosyan

Co-Founder of Near Space Labs

Cornel Amariei

Founder of .Lumen

Quinn Daigle

Engineering Technical Lead at Flash Forest

Vince Romanin

Founder of Gradient

Edward Mehr

Co-Founder of Machina Labs

Stijn Vanorbeek

CEO of Simply Bread

Petter Wehlin

Co-Founder of ARIX Technologies

Alex Wick

Founder of Cascadia Carbon

Sanjit Biswas

Co-Founder of Samsara

Srinivas Musunuri

Co-Founder of GridAstra

Charles Gellman

CEO of HiDOHealth

Torrey Pines Smith

Co-Founder of Endiatx

Jeff Thornburg

Co-Founder of Portal Space Systems

Cat Adalay

Founder of Aurea

Simon Kalouche

Founder of Nimble Robotics

William Crone

CTO of Takhoma Medical Research

Cole Ashman

Founder of Pila

John Mistyurik

Sr. Mechanical Designer at Avery Dennison

Spencer Hewett

Founder of RADAR

Alex Burka

Robotics Engineer at Exyn Technologies

WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED

May 29, 2025

May 29, 2025

ATTEND THE 2025 AWARDS

This year, we are going high-def with an in-person awards ceremony during Web Summit Vancouver. This event will be a definitive gathering of technical excellence and the “home for hardware” during Web Summit.

The Top 20 winners will be announced

May 29, 2025

May 29, 2025

May 29, 2025

ATTEND THE 2025 AWARDS CEREMONY

This year, we are going high-def with an in-person awards ceremony during Web Summit Vancouver. This event will be a definitive gathering of technical excellence and the “home for hardware” during Web Summit.

HardTech Award Nominations

Nominations are now closed.

Semi-finalists will be announced April 15.

Eligibility Criteria

  • They’ve deployed commercial hardware products at scale.
  • They’re working to make the world a better place, as measured by the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
  • They’re inspiring others with really cool and groundbreaking tech.

Section 0: Nominator’s Details

Self nominations are allowed

Section 1: Nominee’s Details

Full Name of Nominee*
Nominee’s Email
Nominee’s Linkedin Profile*
Nominee’s Twitter Handle
Supporting URLs
If shortlisted for a HardTech Award, the nominee will be asked to provide the following assets for use in promo materials: headshot, brief bio, social media handles, and additional websites or media links.*
Why does this nominee deserve to be recognized? 400 character limit
What impact has their work had? 400 character limit
What is the potential future impact of their work? 400 character limit
 
 

Thanks for your HardTech Award nomination.

If selected as a finalist, we will be following up through the email address provided by April 15th, 2025 to provide more details.

HardTech Award winners are…

Commercializing advanced air quality monitoring products.

Reducing textile production cost and waste.

Leading development of next-gen hearing aids.

Making brain-computer interface technologies.

Advocating for AI democratization and digital literacy.

Commercializing the application of muon tomography.

Enabling anyone to collect environmental data anywhere on the planet.

Developing technology for heart-implantable circulatory ventricular assist devices.

Explore past years to see the full list of winners and their achievements.

2024

2023

2022

HardTech Award winners are…

HardTech Award winners are...

Commercializing advanced air quality monitoring products.

Reducing textile production cost and waste.

Leading development of next-gen hearing aids.

Making brain-computer interface technologies.

Advocating for AI democratization and digital literacy.

Commercializing the application of muon tomography.

Enabling anyone to collect environmental data anywhere on the planet.

Developing technology for heart-implantable circulatory ventricular assist devices.

Explore past years to see the full list of winners and their achievements.

2024

2023

2022

HardTech Award Nominations

Eligibility Criteria

They’ve deployed commercial hardware products at scale over their career.

They’re working to make the world a better place, as measured by the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

They’re inspiring others with really cool and groundbreaking tech.

SECTION 0: YOUR DETAILS

Leave blank if you’re nominating yourself

SECTION 1: NOMINEE DETAILS

If shortlisted for a Misties award, the nominee will be asked to provide the following assets for use in promo materials: headshot, brief bio, social media handles, and additional websites or media links.
 

Thanks for your Misties award nomination.

If selected as a finalist, we will be following up through the email address provided by June 7th, 2024 to provide more details.

Our Community

Our Community

The HardTech Awards are more than just our winners.

Our judges are VCs, product owners, founders and technologists who are passionate about creating an inclusively abundant future. Our sponsors are helping bridge the gap between vendors and builders to drive innovation forward, offering in-kind support to our winners to advance their product development.

More than just an award, our ecosystem is a platform for recognition, collaboration, and long-term industry impact.

The Top 20 winners will be announced

May 29, 2025

The 2025 HardTech Awards will be during Web Summit Vancouver, and will include a FOUNDERS + FRIENDS-style cocktail hour and networking reception.

Sound like a good time? You can request to attend the ceremony.

Request to attend.

ATTEND THE 2025 AWARDS CEREMONY

NOMINATE A JUDGE

JUDGE CRITERIA

  • Fortune 1000 executive experience or post-Series A startup experience
  • 2+ years of experience working on or with intelligent and connected devices
  • Cannot be currently nominated for a Misties award
  • 6 to 12 hours time commitment to holding adjudicate

If selected to be a judge for the Misties awards, I acknowledge that I will be asked to provide the following assets for use in promotional materials: headshot, brief biography, social media handles, and additional websites or media links.

 

Thanks for your submission!

If selected to be a judge, we will be following up through the email address provided.

Judges of the HardTech Awards

Judges of the HardTech Awards

Eric Migicovsky
Founder of Pebble,
Co-Founder of Beeper
Linda Megerdichian
​​​​Digital Hardware Design Engineer at Extron Electronics

Amish Patel

Founder & Managing Director at Conduit Venture Labs
Adam Benzion

SVP of Partnerships at Edge Impulse

Andrew Cote
 Founder of Hyperstition Incorporated

Paulina Szyzdek

Investment Principal at E12 Ventures
Dave Meeker
Head of AI Innovation at Monks
Doris Tang
Strategic Partner Manager at X
Shaun Abrahamson
Managing Partner at Third Sphere
Meiz Majdoub
President at Mostar Labs
Jeanette Numbers
Founder & CEO of Nova
Thyaga Nandagopal
Head of Emerging Technologies at Samsung Research America
Kevin Damoa
Co-Founder & CEO of Glīd Technologies
Ian Stadler
Embedded Software Technical Lead at Almanac
Sonia Estevez-Alcolado
Sr. Director of Hardware Innovation at Avery Dennison
Director of Co-Innovation at Microsoft

Thibault Lerailler

Founder & CEO of Punctuate Design

Lauren Bedal

Design, Product Lead at Archetype AI

Jeremy Patt

CTO of Summit Nanotech

Avi Rosenthal

Partner at bluesalve partners

Oleha Riden

Director of Strategy & Creative Projects at Not an Office

Benji Chia

Co-Founder of Hardware FYI 

Vitaly Golomb

Managing Partner at Mavka Capital

Karthik Shivaram

Lead Engineer at Apple Inc.

Jay Miseli

Co-Founder & CEO of Red Thread X

 

Sarah Applebaum

Partner @ Pangaea Ventures

Sponsors of the HardTech Awards

Sponsors of the HardTech Awards

PLATINUM

Memfault is the first embedded observability platform that empowers teams to build more robust devices with software at scale.

GOLD

From initial R&D and prototyping to proof of concept and MVP, Intent act as partners to their clients, helping them create innovative product concepts and make their vision a reality.

Edge Impulse is the leading development platform for machine learning on edge devices, empowering developers to create and optimize solutions with real-world data.

SILVER

Nordic Semiconductor plays a key role in the realization of the wireless future. Their award-winning Bluetooth Low Energy solutions pioneered ultra-low power wireless, making them the global market leader.

August Electronics is a world-class, Canadian-owned and operated contract manufacturing provider, enabling scalable growth to businesses.

Galvanize Leadership Development helps entrepreneurs, founders and leaders build confidence in their leadership so they can perform at their best.

G3 Partners is a US based, boutique consultancy to international economic development agencies and multinational corporations.

Formerly known as The Misties Awards

Check out our 2025 semi-finalists.

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