AI Breakfast: From MVP To Seed

​AI Breakfast – From Research to Production
March 31, 2026 | 9:00–11:00am | Merantix AI Campus
Max-Urich-Straße 3, 13355 Berlin

This edition of AI Breakfast focuses on one of the biggest challenges for technical and research-driven founders: turning cutting-edge AI research into real products and commercial traction. How do you move from promising research or a strong prototype to a scalable product, paid pilots, and ultimately a venture-backed company?

Our panel of founders and investors will share practical insights on how to translate deep technical expertise into products. We’ll discuss how to validate both technical feasibility and commercial relevance, avoid over-engineering before product–market fit, and navigate long enterprise sales cycles in legacy industries such as manufacturing, energy, logistics, and healthcare.

Speakers confirmed:
– Rasmus Rothe, Co-Founder & General Partner, Merantix Capital
– Lennard Schmidt, Co-founder & CEO, Langdock
Hosted by Laetizia Hellmeister, Investor at Merantix Capital

Schedule:
09:00 – Doors open & breakfast
09:15 – Welcome & intro
09:20 – Panel discussion
09:50 – Audience Q&A
10:05 – Open networking

This session is designed for technical founders, researchers, and early-stage builders who want to understand how to turn strong AI ideas into scalable, investable companies.