2026-06-30
Yank Tech
yanktechnologies.comIndustry
Wireless Power, Industrial Automation, Aerospace & Defense
Headquarters
Brooklyn, NY
Employee Count
12
Year Founded
2013
Amount raised
~$4.5M
Business model
Sells wireless power hardware, licenses application-specific IP, and earns royalties from deployed systems
Early traction
~$6M in new government and commercial contracts over the past year, including NASA, the U.S. Army, and automotive Tier 1 suppliers
Investors
Angel Investor Forum, various angels
Every robot, vehicle, and connected device eventually needs to stop, dock, or plug in.
That's a problem because every charging station, cable, and connector creates friction; machines spend less time working and more time charging.
Existing wireless charging has mostly been limited to low-power devices like phones, earbuds, and sensors that still need to sit in exactly the right place.
But what if industrial robots, military equipment, vehicles, and even spacecraft could receive power without stopping?
This week's company is building high-power wireless charging systems that keep mission-critical machines running without physical connections.
Yank Tech is building long-range and high-powered wireless charging systems that let robots, vehicles, defense equipment, and space hardware charge without cables or exposed connectors.
Systems: Customers integrate their existing devices with Yank Tech’s hardware stack, adding wireless power capabilities without significant redesign.
Without Cables: Once installed, devices charge when they are within a meter of the wireless charger, significantly further than the industry standard for high-powered wireless charging solutions.
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Market Opportunity: Yank Tech sits across several massive market opportunities at once, including industrial robots ($34B) that need more uptime, defense systems ($2.5T) that need safer and more reliable power in the field, and even consumer devices ($800B) where charging remains one of the last physical friction points.
Mission-Critical Wedge: While many wireless charging companies focus on phones, IoT devices, or parked vehicles, Yank Tech targets environments where downtime, exposed connectors, and failed charging can create real operational risk.
Vertical Expansion: The same wireless power technology that keeps a factory robot running can also power military equipment, mobility systems, and spacecraft. As Yank Tech proves the platform in one industry, it can expand into adjacent markets without rebuilding its core technology.
Market Prioritization: Because Yank Tech’s platform can serve so many end markets, the company will need to avoid spreading engineering and sales resources across too many custom deployments before one wedge scales.
Procurement Timelines: Many of Yank Tech’s strongest early customers sit in defense, aerospace, and large industrial markets, where testing, procurement, and payment cycles can stretch for months or years.
Safety Requirements: Delivering high-power wireless charging requires customers to trust that the system is safe around people, equipment, and sensitive environments.
WiTricity: Focused on wireless charging for parked EVs, more narrowly centered on automotive charging pads rather than broader long-range power.
Resonant Link: Focused on fast and efficient charging for lower voltage medical devices and industrial systems, compared to Yank Tech’s more versatile high-power wireless charging.
Powermat: Wireless charging company serving consumer, automotive, and industrial applications, generally contact-based or close-range charging rather than Yank Tech’s long-range, misalignment-tolerant systems.
WhyYank Tech
By delivering high-power electricity wirelessly and over long distances, Yank Tech enables robots, vehicles, and industrial systems to cut the cord cables, connectors, or charging docks.
*Nothing in this content constitutes investment or legal advice. Conduct independent diligence and consult professional advisers before making investment decisions.*
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