About Us
We started 10+ years ago in SF, NY, and Boston
as a place for people in hardware to gather.



Our Story
Hardware Meetup started as a simple idea: “Let’s meetup over hardware.” At the time, software meetups were everywhere, but there was nothing for people building physical things. The first chapters launched independently in SF, NY, and Boston, bringing together engineers, designers, investors, and builders.
COVID paused everything for the community. We tried Zoom, but it wasn’t the same. As things reopened and organizers moved on, we didn’t want the momentum to go with them.
City by city, volunteers stepped up to launch local chapters. Nate, founder of informal, helped each city connect to get their community restarted. He wanted the same experience: great people, no sales pitches, and focused on hardware. Michael helped restart SF with him, growing it to 10,000+ members, and supported operations across every new city launch.
Hardware Meetup has one goal: bring people together so more hardware gets built. We’re now in over 50 cities with more than 50,000 members around the world. Each city is locally run by co-organizers who make sure it’s reflective of their own hardware ecosystem. We stay close to our roots as a meetup for people building physical things.

Supported by
A hardware freelance collective helping us scale our community and keep events free for everyone. They help co-host our global events, like our annual CES party.
Learn more →Global Team

Nate
Founder

Michael
Global Lead

Diana
Operations
City Organizers

Niclas
Amsterdam

Aaron
Amsterdam

Valentina
Barcelona

Will
Berlin

Ryan
Boise

Michele
Bologna

Gianluca
Bologna

Enrico
Bologna

Matteo
Bologna

Mike
Boston

Justin
Bridgeport

Sam
Burlington

Andrew
Burlington

Samantha
Cairns

Justin
Charlotte

Younus
Chicago

Reggie
Dallas

Callye
DC

Jade
DC

Joseph
Denver

Alexandra
Denver

Adam
Detroit

Saad
Framingham

Adam
Framingham

David
Framingham

Paul
Framingham

Sera
London

Michael
London

Michael
Los Angeles

Nima
Los Angeles

Anthony
Miami

Nick
Miami

Matthew
Miami

Giovanni
Milan

Enrico
Modena

Michele
Modena

Arthur
Montreal

Jennifer
Munich

Ros
Munich

Siji
Munich

Anthony
NYC

Paul
NYC

Mercer
NYC

Lindsey
NYC

Kyle
Oakland

Andre
Oakland

Nicholas
Paris

Nicolas
Paris

Chris
Philly

Matt
Philly

Aaron
Phoenix

Jon
Pittsburgh

Michaela
Prague

Sofie
Prague

Ondře
Prague

Danny
Reno

Tristan
Salt Lake City

Erick
Salt Lake City

Hannah
Salt Lake City

Myles
San Diego

Nadim
San Diego

Nick
San Diego

Inaki
San Diego

Brian
San Diego

Miguel
San Francisco

Garvin
San Francisco

Nick
San Jose

Shermie
San Jose

Richie
San Rafael

Jace
Seattle

Sajan
Seattle

Sean
Seattle

Jocelin
Singapore

Jo
Sydney

Freesia
Sydney

Firas
Toronto

Oleha
Toronto

Armin
Vancouver

Matt
Vancouver
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