Yost Labs

What Yost Labs does

Yost Labs is a private, for-profit technology company founded in 2012 and headquartered in Portsmouth, Ohio. The firm operates with a small team of 11-50 employees and has been characterized externally as one of the fastest growing tech companies in Ohio, though the available source material does not disclose specific products, customers, or revenue mechanics that would substantiate that characterization.

The company is led by co-founder Paul Yost, who holds a dual role as Chief of Research and Development and CTO — an organizational structure that signals a founder-driven, engineering-led orientation. The combination of a small headcount, a single co-founder-led R&D leadership structure, and a regional Ohio base is consistent with an early-stage hardware or sensor-engineering venture, but the provided source data does not include product specifications, technology stack details, customer segments, pricing models, or distribution channels.

On the capital side, Yost Labs has completed at least one disclosed funding event: a $1,000,000 round on 2016-02-05 backed by Ohio TechAngels Fund, TechGROWTH Ohio, and Tri-State Investment Group — all regionally focused investors. The company remains private with no disclosed parent, subsidiaries, M&A activity, or follow-on rounds in the available material. Revenue, ownership structure, and detailed product/service lines are not reported, which materially limits deeper financial or strategic characterization.

Name

Yost Labs

Website

https://yostlabs.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Yost Labs is a small, private Ohio-based technology company founded in 2012, led by co-founder and CTO Paul Yost, focused on research and development with 11-50 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Portsmouth

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

Yost Labs is a technology company that develops and sells sensor and motion-tracking hardware products (3-Space inertial measurement units and related embedded sensor systems) . The firm is organized around research and development, with the CTO role leading product engineering. Customers are commercial and industrial buyers integrating sensors into robotics, VR/AR, and embedded systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sensor and motion-tracking hardware products (3-Space IMU line) Inertial measurement units and orientation/motion sensors sold to OEMs and integrators building robotics, VR/AR, motion-capture, and embedded systems.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Direct peers

• Movella (Xsens): Movella (formerly Xsens) makes IMU-based motion capture and inertial sensor systems used in animation, sports, robotics, and XR. A direct peer to Yost Labs in inertial motion tracking hardware and software.
• HBK (formerly LORD Sensing): HBK's sensing division offers high-performance IMUs, AHRS, and inertial sensor systems for test, measurement, and structural monitoring. Directly comparable to Yost Labs as an industrial-grade IMU/AHRS vendor.
• VectorNav Technologies: VectorNav manufactures tactical-grade and industrial IMUs and AHRS for unmanned systems, robotics, and surveying. Directly comparable to Yost Labs as a focused IMU/AHRS specialist serving industrial and aerospace/defense markets.
• Polhemus: Polhemus manufactures electromagnetic motion-tracking systems and supporting inertial sensors used in research, medical, and training applications. Comparable to Yost Labs in motion-tracking hardware for specialized applications.

Broad incumbents

• STMicroelectronics: STMicroelectronics produces a wide range of MEMS motion sensors, IMUs, and inertial modules. Comparable to Yost Labs as a competing supplier of inertial measurement hardware, though ST operates at massive scale across many semiconductor categories.
• Analog Devices (ADI): Analog Devices produces high-performance IMUs, MEMS gyroscopes, and inertial sensors for industrial, aerospace, and automotive applications. Comparable to Yost Labs in inertial sensing, with broader semiconductor exposure.
• TDK InvenSense: TDK InvenSense is a dominant global supplier of MEMS IMUs and motion-sensing solutions for consumer, industrial, and automotive markets. Directly comparable to Yost Labs as an IMU/motion-sensor vendor, but at vastly greater scale and breadth.
• Bosch Sensortec: Bosch Sensortec manufactures MEMS sensors including accelerometers, gyroscopes, and IMUs for consumer electronics and IoT. Comparable to Yost Labs as a competing IMU/motion-sensor manufacturer with a much broader product portfolio.

Emerging players

• Phidgets Inc. Phidgets sells IMUs, motion sensors, and related modules for research, prototyping, and industrial integration. Comparable to Yost Labs as a smaller-scale sensor specialist focused on integrators and OEMs needing configurable motion-sensing modules.
• Notch Interfaces: Notch produces miniature wearable IMU sensors for motion capture in entertainment, sports, and rehabilitation. Comparable to Yost Labs as a niche inertial-sensor vendor in the motion-capture/wearables space.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat1 record

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/yostlabs
• Facebookfacebook.com/YEITechnology
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/yei-technology

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors3 records

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M&A

Investments

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