HAX

HAX is a global venture capital-backed program dedicated to accelerating startups with a hardware element. Operating across San Francisco and Shenzhen, HAX focuses on rapid prototyping and iteration, helping teams refine their products, business plans, and launch strategies. The program culminates in market readiness support, including introductions to corporates, investors, partners, and press, as well as securing funding and gaining traction.

Andrew Gollach

Principal

Ji Ke

Partner, Program Director and CTO

Past deals in Metals and Mining

Vision IV

Seed Round in 2025
Vision IV develops, produces diamond integrated anvil to evaluate, change and synthesize the properties of susbstances under high pressure.

Still Bright

Seed Round in 2025
Still Bright is a copper extraction technology company that has developed transformative reaction chemistry for rapid, clean, and complete copper recovery. It utilizes a rapid electrochemical reduction process for hydrometallurgical copper extraction, supporting domestic, low-impact refining and reducing reliance on overseas smelting. The technology emphasizes non-toxic, low-emission methods and safer processes to streamline permitting, while accelerated reaction kinetics aim to lower capital expenditures and shorten project timelines.

AtoMe

Seed Round in 2023
AtoMe is a manufacturing company that develops enhanced-performance materials for metal additive manufacturing.

Cool Amps

Seed Round in 2023
Cool Amps is a company specializing in lithium-ion battery recycling. It has developed a patent-pending electrochemical process that efficiently extracts and reclaims over 95% of target metals from end-of-use batteries. This method, unlike traditional shredding and smelting, does not use harsh chemicals or extreme heat, making it environmentally friendly. It also has a small footprint, allowing it to be co-located with battery manufacturers, and can directly recycle manufacturing scraps. By avoiding additional processing steps, the Cool Amps method reduces energy use and greenhouse gas emissions per kilogram of batteries produced, promoting sustainable manufacturing and reducing battery waste.

Still Bright

Seed Round in 2022
Still Bright is a copper extraction technology company that has developed transformative reaction chemistry for rapid, clean, and complete copper recovery. It utilizes a rapid electrochemical reduction process for hydrometallurgical copper extraction, supporting domestic, low-impact refining and reducing reliance on overseas smelting. The technology emphasizes non-toxic, low-emission methods and safer processes to streamline permitting, while accelerated reaction kinetics aim to lower capital expenditures and shorten project timelines.

Wazer

Convertible Note in 2019
Wazer develops a desktop waterjet cutter that makes industrial-grade fabrication accessible in small workshops. The system cuts through a wide range of materials—metal, glass, stone, ceramics, carbon fiber, wood, plastics, rubber, and foam—using a high-pressure water jet with abrasive micro-particles and digital precision. It offers versatile, accurate cutting for prototyping and production, addressing limitations of other tools such as 3-D printers, laser cutters, and CNC machines. By combining material versatility with a compact form and user-friendly operation, Wazer enables individuals and small businesses to perform professional-grade cutting in-house.

Wazer

Seed Round in 2018
Wazer develops a desktop waterjet cutter that makes industrial-grade fabrication accessible in small workshops. The system cuts through a wide range of materials—metal, glass, stone, ceramics, carbon fiber, wood, plastics, rubber, and foam—using a high-pressure water jet with abrasive micro-particles and digital precision. It offers versatile, accurate cutting for prototyping and production, addressing limitations of other tools such as 3-D printers, laser cutters, and CNC machines. By combining material versatility with a compact form and user-friendly operation, Wazer enables individuals and small businesses to perform professional-grade cutting in-house.

Wazer

Seed Round in 2017
Wazer develops a desktop waterjet cutter that makes industrial-grade fabrication accessible in small workshops. The system cuts through a wide range of materials—metal, glass, stone, ceramics, carbon fiber, wood, plastics, rubber, and foam—using a high-pressure water jet with abrasive micro-particles and digital precision. It offers versatile, accurate cutting for prototyping and production, addressing limitations of other tools such as 3-D printers, laser cutters, and CNC machines. By combining material versatility with a compact form and user-friendly operation, Wazer enables individuals and small businesses to perform professional-grade cutting in-house.

Wazer

Seed Round in 2016
Wazer develops a desktop waterjet cutter that makes industrial-grade fabrication accessible in small workshops. The system cuts through a wide range of materials—metal, glass, stone, ceramics, carbon fiber, wood, plastics, rubber, and foam—using a high-pressure water jet with abrasive micro-particles and digital precision. It offers versatile, accurate cutting for prototyping and production, addressing limitations of other tools such as 3-D printers, laser cutters, and CNC machines. By combining material versatility with a compact form and user-friendly operation, Wazer enables individuals and small businesses to perform professional-grade cutting in-house.
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