Boston Hard Tech Summit

​The future is being built in Boston and NYC. Get a first look this Tough Tech Week.

​Campus Deep Tech and MassVentures are collaborating with SOSV, Engine Ventures, and Sumitomo Heavy Industries to bring together a curated group of startups, investors, industry leaders, and academics from Boston and NYC, bridging these top innovation hubs to kick off Tough Tech Week.

​Experience the most transformative technologies being developed for the physical world and build new relationships with founders, investors, and industry coming from around the world.

​Campus Deep Tech accelerates innovation by equipping entrepreneurial researchers and startups with a community of peers across universities and connecting them with the right resources, investors, and people from industry.

​Location: 10 Prospect St, Somerville, MA

​Parking is available in the garage next door at 20 Prospect (standard parking fees apply). Public street parking nearby is a cheaper alternative.

​Startup Pitch Interest Form (Pre-Seed - Series A): Open Google Form

​Researcher Pitch Interest Form: Open Google Form

​The Summit Includes 4 Segments:

​Morning Session (9 AM - 11 AM) - Physical AI, Robotics, Sensing, Electronics, Motors, Magnets, and more…

• ​Featured Panelist, Speakers, and Judges:

  • ​Elaine Chen (Tufts University)

  • ​Trey Hewell (ECM PCB Stator Tech)

  • ​Ben Chostner (Mass Robotics)

  • ​Kimberly Blakemore (ADVentures)

  • ​Mikell Taylor (General Motors)

  • ​Will Koffell (NVIDIA Inception Program)

  • ​Vijay Narasimhan (M Ventures)

  • ​Kazuki Tanida (Sumitomo Heavy Industries)

  • ​Lauren Morimoto (Activate)

  • ​Daniel Slesinski (ARPA-E)

  • ​Oliver Mitchell (FF Ventures)

  • ​Samuel Lipoff (Liminal)

  • ​Sophie Hsiao (Liminal)

  • ​Pete Mathias (General Partner @ Reveille VC)

  • ​Michael Campos (EIP)

​Midday Session (11:30 AM - 1:30 PM) Applications for Nanotech: Advanced Materials, Photonics, Quantum, and more…

• ​Featured Panelist, Speakers, and Judges:

  • ​Allison Hinckley (Thought Partners)

  • ​Susan Schofer (Chief Science Officer & Partner @ SOSV/HAX)

  • ​Jacob Trevino (Nanotech NYC/Columbia Nano Initiative)

  • ​Sara Shabani (Cota Capital)

  • ​Aimee Rose (Managing Partner @ Portmanteau Capital)

  • ​Borja Peropadre (IBM)

  • ​Alaina Hartnett (Engine Ventures)

  • ​David Needle (Fine Structure Ventures)

  • ​Yousef Algoos (Misk Leadership)

​Boston Deep Tech Ecosystem Leaders (2:20 PM - 3:00 PM)

• ​Featured Panelist/Speakers:

  • ​Vinit Nijhawan (Managing Director @ MassVentures)

  • ​Rhett Smith (CEO @ The Engine)

  • ​Caitlin Reimers Brumme (CEO @ MassChallenge)

  • ​Alicia Barton (CEO @ Vineyard Offshore)

  • ​Georgina Campbell Flatter (CEO @ Greentown Labs)

​Afternoon Session (3:00 PM - 5:00 PM) Climate Tech, Energy, Critical Minerals, Hard-to-Decarbonize Industries, and more…

• ​Featured Panelist, Speakers, and Judges:

  • ​Richard Collins (Engine Ventures)

  • ​Apoorv Agrawal (MIT)

  • ​Tomas Villalon (CTO / Founder @ Phoenix Tailings)

  • ​Dena Weinstein (Equinor Ventures)

  • ​Caroline Murray (Turner Construction)

  • ​Ricky Sakai (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries)

  • ​Nick Rancis (National Grid)

  • ​Wynston Reed (Clean Energy Ventures)

  • ​Sebastian Soltysik (Aligned Climate Capital)

  • ​Sarah Istel (Managing Partner @ Cerberus Ventures)

  • ​Sophie Purdom (Managing Partner @ Planeteer Capital)

  • ​Brian Panoff (Shell Ventures)

​Why Attend:

• ​Discover breakthrough technologies

• ​Engage directly with scientists working at the frontier of extreme heat resilience and cooling technologies

• ​Identify investment and partnership opportunities

• ​Become part of the region's growing deep tech ecosystem

​Programming:

1. ​Breakfast sponsored by Fidelity Private Shares

2. ​Expert panels and reverse pitch presentations from industry leaders and investors

3. ​Startup presentations from across MIT, Harvard, BU, Tufts, Columbia, Princeton, Yale, and other leading universities

4. ​Researcher presentations providing a glimpse of the next generation of technologies being developed in world-class labs

5. ​Networking reception

​Lead Sponsors:

• ​Fidelity Private Shares

• ​Rho

​Sponsors:

• ​DLA Piper

• ​Insperity

• ​Columbia Angel Network

​USQ is creating a new center for innovation, life sciences, and technology in the heart of Somerville—bringing together ambitious companies, entrepreneurs, researchers, and talent in a vibrant, transit-connected community. Anchored by the MBTA’s Union Square Station, USQ will ultimately encompass 20 acres of lab and office space alongside housing, hospitality, retail, and dynamic public spaces—including 10 Prospect, a state of the art lab sciences building with 60,000 square feet of plug-and-play lab space. USQ is a place where people and ideas converge to shape what’s next.

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