Equity for cash Hardware & Manufacturing accelerators
These hardware and manufacturing accelerators put money into companies for equity, which suits founders who need capital to build physical products, not just mentorship. AlphaLab Gear in Pittsburgh invests up to $100,000 for a low-equity stake, mHUB in Chicago runs sector tracks with investment, and HAX backs deep-tech hardware companies. Hardware timelines and costs run higher than software, so the record for each program spells out the check size and, where the program publishes it, the equity taken.
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| Check size | Equity | Terms | Format | Next window | Signal | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlphaLab Gear Trackhardware / physical products | up to $100,000 | Not publishedThe hardware (Gear) track of AlphaLab, the unified Innovation Works accelerator in Pittsburgh. Innovation Works invests up to $100,000 for a low-equity stake (the exact percentage is not published) across four tracks (Software, Gear, Health, and Robotics) that share one application and the same six-month, in-person structure. The 2027 cohort application window closed July 17, 2026, with the program starting in early 2027. The AlphaLab Health track is the life-science equivalent. | Equity for cash | PA | In person | None confirmed | Aug 26, 2026 | Verified |
| HAXhard tech (energy, advanced compute, transportation, health tech, manufacturing, physical AI) | $550,000 initial investment | Not publishedSOSV's pre-seed hard-tech development program: $550K initial investment per startup, hands-on engineering support at 35,000 sq ft Newark HQ (plus HAX Plasma Forge facility in Princeton). Equity percentage not published on hax.co, so null. Applications via sosv.com/apply/hax/ on a rolling basis (no fixed cohort deadlines published), so next_deadline null and program_length null (residency model rather than fixed-week cohort). | Equity for cash | NJ | In person | None confirmed | Jul 22, 2026 | Verified |
| mHUB Accelerator (Energy Tech / MedTech / Sustainable Manufacturing tracks)hardtech and advanced manufacturing | $200,000 initial investment for 6.5% equity (cash plus in-kind services; breakdown varies by mHUB page) | 6.5% | Equity for cash | IL | In person | None confirmed | Jul 22, 2026 | Verified |
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