What we’re about
Our NY community of 8,400+ local hardware professionals meets monthly to bring together with experts and entrepreneurs in hardware. From the latest in robotics and consumer electronics, this community is for anyone building businesses in physical products.
We're always looking for community partners, if you'd like to get involved (speaker, space, sponsor) please fill out this form!
Upcoming events (1)
See all- (Paid, Virtual) Consumer Hardware Summit | GTM Launch + Scale 2025Link visible for attendees
⭐ Learn more and get your ticket here on Luma.
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Don't wait until CES 2026! Join the top 100 hardware innovators NOW for actionable GTM strategies you can implement immediately. Well, not right now as you're reading this, but on June 18th.
This virtual summit brings together consumer hardware founders, builders, and investors for a day of practical GTM strategies you can use to launch and scale your hardware today.
With live case studies, targeted discussions, and real-time feedback sessions, you'll walk away with concrete approaches to launch and scale your hardware product today.
True to Hardware Meetup fashion, we'll wrap with an open mic and mix + mingle session.
Join any time—all sessions will be recorded for registered participants.## Guest Speakers
- Nathan, Design/Tech Team @ Kickstarter
- Lindsey, Head of Marketing and Nate, founder @ informal
- Tom, Head of Product @ Peak Design
- Investor Session TBA
- Founder Features TBA
## Agenda
- 10:00a-11:00a Kickoff + Crowdfunding with Kickstarter
- 11:30a-12:30p Prototype to Launch with informal
- 1:00p-2:00p Design to Launch with Peak Design
- 2:30p-3:30p Featured Investor Session (more soon)
- 4:00p-5:00p Open Mic Features with Mix + Mingle
- Apply for an open mic spot here and feedback session for your chance at a free ticket.
## Session format
Forget boring panels. Our sessions will feature:
- 15min rapid-fire 2025 GTM insights
- 15min curated discussions with live Q&A
- 30min of real founders getting live feedback (3 × 10min hot seats)
- (Optional) 15min networking after each session
Each session will be recorded and made available for registered attendees.
## Thank you to our partners and sponsors!
- informal is a freelance collective for the most talented independent professionals in hardware. Whether you're looking for a single contractor, a full-time employee, or an entire team of professionals to work on everything from product development to go-to-market, the informal collective has the perfect collection of people for the job. Learn more.
## More about Hardware Meetup
- Hardware Meetups happen across 30+ cities around the world, bringing together hardware professionals to network, share knowledge, and support each other and the larger hardware ecosystem.
All ticket proceeds will go to the Hardware Meetup community + our 2026 CES party!
If you want to sponsor this event or support the community reach out to michael (at) hardwaremeetup (dot) com.
