AI Software vs. Physical AI: Potential and Reality
Join Glasswing Ventures, HSBC Innovation Banking, and the Massachusetts AI Coalition for a conversation exploring the evolving landscape of physical AI. We’ll discuss how physical AI is changing the way people and businesses interact with technology, where it is creating real value today, and the biggest market opportunities ahead.
The program will feature an opening panel followed by brief founder fireside conversations, with speakers including Ben Burchfiel of Walden Robotics, Jack Qiu of Ultrasonium, and Lindsay van den Bergh of Lumafield. These conversations will highlight companies approaching physical AI from different perspectives.
Attendees will also have the opportunity to connect with founders, operators, investors, and leaders across Boston’s AI ecosystem over a light lunch.
About HSBC Innovation Banking:
HSBC Innovation Banking brings HSBC’s expansive product suite and unmatched international capabilities to support startups and their VCs in the innovation ecosystem at every stage of their journey. Our mission is to provide founders and their teams with exceptional service, tailored banking and venture debt facilities, and value-add connections to our extensive global network of investors and corporate clients.
About Massachusetts AI Coalition:
The Massachusetts AI Coalition empowers a community of founders, operators, students, researchers, investors, and supporters to come together in person to educate, connect, and build the future. Its mission is to help Massachusetts lead in AI across its areas of strength, from healthcare and education to robotics, life sciences, clean energy, defense, and beyond. The Coalition has three goals: help early startups start and stay here, help growth and public companies scale and add jobs, and encourage companies outside Massachusetts to open offices here.
About Glasswing Ventures
Glasswing Ventures is a first-capital-in VC firm backing AI-native and Frontier Technology companies shaping the future of enterprise and security markets since 2016. We partner with exceptional founders at inception and stay committed for the long term. Our team pairs deep AI domain expertise with decades of operating experience, extended by a network of 75+ advisors across our Connect and Protect Councils who open doors to enterprise buyers, accelerate revenue, and recruit the talent early companies can't reach on their own. Our portfolio includes Verusen, Reprise, Iris Finance, and Infinity Loop, among others, with exits to Snowflake, Google, Terminus, and Oracle.