Boston Hard Tech Summit
Campus Deep Tech and MassVentures are bringing together a curated group of startups, investors, industry leaders, and academics to open up Tough Tech Week.
300+ innovators from across Boston region universities and hard tech ecosystem will come together to celebrate the region's most promising startups, forge new connections, and showcase transformative technologies.
Industry leaders & investors will present 'reverse pitches' where they will identify specific challenges and opportunity areas where they would like to see innovators focus next.
Startups and leading academics will share the cutting-edge technologies they are developing and their commercial potential. If interested in competing in the startup track or research track, please fill out this interest form: Open Google Form
Sample of Who Will Be In the Room: MassVentures, Equinor Ventures, Engine Ventures, Woven Capital, Gigascale Capital, Clean Energy Ventures, 2048 Ventures, MassCEC, MassRobotics, Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Sumitomo Chemicals, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, ExxonMobil, and more…
Technology Categories:
Climate Tech, Energy, Hard-to-Decarbonize Industries: Batteries, grid, nuclear, fusion, geothermal, chemicals, fuels, CCUS, industrial heat, cement, steel, agtech, biotech
Robotics, Sensing, Electronics & Physical AI: Robotics, autonomy, drones, sensors, computer vision, microelectronics, power electronics, IOT, edge AI
Nanotechnology, Critical Materials, Quantum: Quantum, photonics, critical minerals / rare earths, semiconductors, additive manufacturing
Cross-Cutting Themes: Resilience & Dual-Use: Solutions that improve resilience for supply chains, operations, and communities including national security (e.g., energy / fuel, aerospace, space, ocean tech, propulsion, etc.)
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:
Breakfast sponsored by Fidelity Private Shares
Expert panels and reverse pitch presentations from industry leaders and investors
Startup and researcher presentations from across MIT, Harvard, BU, Tufts, Columbia, Princeton, Yale, and other leading universities
Networking reception (drinks & light bites included)
Sponsors:
Fidelity Private Shares
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