The Global State of Deep Tech

​Hosted by Drumbeat Capital, the authors of the The 2026 Deep Tech Report.

​A deep dive into the latest data and insights for Deep Tech, globally.

​About us: Drumbeat Capital specializes in Seed Stage, Deep Tech, in the US and Europe.

​Doors open at 12:30PM and presentations start at 1PM sharp.

​1:00 PM

​Keynote: The Global State of Deep Tech

​Steven Jacobs & Lukas Leitner, Founding Partners @ Drumbeat Capital

​1:45 PM

​Novel AI: What comes next

​John McCarthy, Sr. Director, Special Projects @ Google DeepMind

​2:00 PM

​Novel AI: Fireside Chat

​Steven Jacobs, Founding Partner @ Drumbeat Capital

​John McCarthy, Sr. Director, Special Projects @ Google DeepMind

​2:30 PM

​Varda: In-Space Manufacturing

​Eric Lasker, Chief Revenue Officer @ Varda Space Industries

​2:45 PM

​Robotics & Advanced Manufacturing Panel

​Lukas Leitner, Founding Partner @ Drumbeat Capital

​Eric Lasker, Chief Revenue Officer @ Varda Space Industries

​Haomiao Huang, Founding Partner @ Matter Venture Partners

​Sabrina Paseman, Managing Partner & Co-Founder @ Omni Ventures

​3:15 PM

​Itera: Hardware you can reconfigure like code

​AJ Cooper, CEO & Co-Founder @ Itera

​3:30 PM

​Future of Compute Panel

​Steven Jacobs, Founding Partner @ Drumbeat Capital

​Elise Houren, Partner @ Build Collective

​AJ Cooper, CEO & Co-Founder @ Itera

​Matt Rappaport, Co-Founder & Co-Director @ UC Berkeley Deep Tech Innovation Lab

​4:00 PM

​Networking Reception

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