Hard Tech Happy Hour

​Activate & Fenwick are thrilled to invite you to our Hard Tech Happy Hour on Thursday, February 26. Here, you will:

• ​Hear mini pitches from start-up founders

• ​Connect with key ecosystem leaders from start-ups, industry, investors, and other partners.

​Agenda

​5:00 PM - Arrival & Networking

​5:30 PM - Welcome Remarks and Mini-Pitches by Activate New York & Anywhere Fellows

• ​Yang Zhong | Carbion is onshoring critical mineral supply chains with cheaper, cleaner, domestic graphite produced from biomass.

• ​Poolad Imany | Icarus Quantum is developing efficient quantum interconnects to scale quantum computers via modular architectures.

• ​Lily Rajić | Elateq, Inc. is an advanced electrochemical water treatment company offering energy-efficient, chemical-free solutions.

• ​Chris Thomas | RETRN develops biotech-platforms that upcycle plant-based industrial wastes into a new set of biomaterials replacing plastic in packaging.

​6:00 PM - Networking Resumes

​7:00 PM - Event Concludes

​Hosted by:

​Activate: Building the community that drives science into impact.
Fenwick: Purpose-built for tech and life sciences