4 Best Hardware Startup Podcasts

1. Built 2 Scale

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From bootstrapped chaos to VC-backed scale, Built 2 Scale is your backstage pass to building high-growth startups at the edge of business, tech, AI, and robotics. Hosted by founders Matt Perrott and Scott Wilcox, this podcast dives into the raw, unfiltered reality of turning big ideas into scalable companies.Each week, we unpack the messy middle—fundraising, hiring, product-market fit, and the growing role of automation and AI in modern business. No hype. No jargon. Just real stories, hard lessons, and sharp insights from founders who are actually in the trenches...MORE Apple Rating 3/5 Avg Length 61 min Format Long form Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free

2. The Builder Circle by Pratik: The Hardware Startup Success Podcast

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The premier podcast for hardware entrepreneurs and builders to build a successful hardware product/system and company. Think of the episodes as a curriculum for anyone wanting to build a hardware startup!Being a hardware founder or team can be a daunting task with long lead times, low budgets, high risks and many unknown unknowns...MORE Producer/Network Sera Evcimen
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 84 Avg Length 67 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

3. The Hardware Story

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I'm Apoorv, VP Hardware at Ultrahuman. Having built multiple products at scale, I've seen the challenges a hardware startup faces through its journey from idea to prototype, proto to product and product to production up close. And most startups fail before ever reaching the product phase. For anyone planning to build hardware, to avoid common pitfalls and learn from folks who have built before, we feature in-depth interviews with founders of successful hardware companies who share their journey of building, challenges, and things they would do differently if they were to start again.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
Avg Length 87 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

4. Tough Tech Vets

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Tough Tech Vets is a podcast series focused on veteran entrepreneurs solving hard problems at the intersection of hardware and software. Hosted by Chris Ricks, a former Naval Submarine Officer and Founder of Starcube, a small modular reactor company that's focused on building microreactors for critical infrastructure. While there's a lot of education around traditional startups for veterans, the Touch Tech landscape is a lot less clear. Whether you're currently building a tough tech product or considering building one, this podcast is for you...MORE Producer/Network Chris Ricks
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 7 Avg Length 37 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact