NY Tech Meetup: Space Tech Edition
The NY Tech Meetup returns on Monday, March 9 with a Space Tech Edition, bringing together the founders, engineers, researchers, and investors building what’s next beyond Earth.
From robots to radiation protection, wireless power technology to deep space innovation and more. Come explore how NYC is contributing to the future of space.
Come for the innovation. Stay for the connections.
Program
6:00 PM: Doors Open
6:30 PM: Welcome + Demos
7:50 PM: Community Ask / Offer
8:00 PM: After-party & Networking
Demos by:
Dan Rapoport Design explores how human-centered design shapes the future of off-world infrastructure. They focus on interaction innovation in high-stakes industries, translating complex robotic construction systems into intuitive physical interfaces and clear user workflows. Drawing on vast experience across medical devices, aerospace systems, and rapid prototyping, they turn technical constraints into solutions that feel confident and effortless - designing clarity into the moments that matter most.
GyroPlant is redefining the substrate - the core input of Controlled Environment Agriculture - through its GyroCup technology. By engineering the root-zone support architecture, we're able to deliver precise control in hydroponic systems while eliminating a fundamental operational constraint - paving the way for scalable indoor agriculture on Earth and in Space.
Icarus is developing dexterous mobile robots to augment astronaut crews by handling routine, time-consuming, and hazardous tasks at a fraction of the cost of human labor—unlocking scalable commercial manufacturing and experimentation in space.
An end-to-end radiation shielding partner to protect against radiation shielding. Our proprietary hydrogen-based biomaterial polymer composite designed and proven to protect assets in a thriving interplanetary Space Economy.
Enabling rapid spacecraft processing and deployment.
Skin-Tight Spacesuits: The first fully programmable fabric, enabling custom compression across health and interplanetary exploration.
An underground power network that eliminates the need for poles, cables, and vulnerable surface networks. We’re working to deliver power wherever it’s needed through a system built to be resilient, and built to scale.
Yank Technologies develops customizable wireless power solutions for Automotive, Industrial, Consumer, and Space applications.
Meetup Partners:
Campus Climate Tech is working to bring alumni and innovation communities together across leading universities to create opportunities for investment, collaboration, and knowledge-sharing.
The Columbia Climate Fund (CCF) is a student-run climate tech venture capital fund investing in pre-seed startups.
DEF is dedicated to connecting and empowering individuals in the national security community. Through our events, partnerships, and initiatives, we strive to increase the surface area for serendipity and to foster a culture of disruptive collaboration.
Empire Space is strengthening the bonds bewtween New York and the solar system, positioning the state to play a critical role in the new space age.
A curated, two-day event in New York City that connects SpaceTech founders, infrastructure builders, investors, corporate buyers, and government.
About NY Tech Meetup
NYTM is our signature event that has been a staple for the NYC tech ecosystem since 2004. It's the world’s largest meetup group of its kind with members who have a common interest in learning from and helping one another. At each event, entrepreneurs, founders, CEOs, and their teams demo cutting edge and transformative tech, answer questions from attendees and network with all in a welcoming, fun-filled space. Since its creation, over 1,000 companies have participated and have been a driving force of innovation and job creation in NYC and the greater NY area.
This event is a perfect place to start if you are new to tech, to New York City, or to the New York tech ecosystem. It’s all about meeting people and having a "front row seat" to learn of the latest innovations that address market opportunities.
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