Startups come from almost 100 countries for the chance to pitch at XTC. Although they have different homes and backgrounds, there is one thing in common: their innovations could make the world a better place.
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Affordable, innovative and ease to use gender friendly farm machinery
Empowering women farmers in India by providing an array of gender-friendly and green-technology farm machines for smaller-scale plots from weeders to harvesters to solar-powered flour mills. Single machines with multiple attachments help women farmers perform various activities in the field at lower cost.
AI/Blockchain payments and data management platform for humanitarian aid.
A payment aggregation platform for humanitarian and development aid agencies using AI and Blockchain transactionware to secure, expedite and audit both donation and delivery of aid to populations most in need whether by cash transfer or digital vouchers.
Cost-effective smart scent-detection technology for mobile devices
Building graphene-based sensors to detect organic stress indicators and building AI/ML models to learn the significance of each signal will enable precision detection and early intervention to reduce food spoilage and other biological problems.
Ambient Scientific is a semiconductor company pioneering ultra-low power AI processors for edge and on-device AI applications. We created our breakthrough Digital Analog Compute technology called DigAn® to leverage the scalability of digital and efficiency of analog compute, harnessing the best of both worlds.
Electricity Transformed
Infrastructure solutions, powered by novel solid state transformer technology enables efficient, intelligent, flexible electrification on a global scale.
Low power low latency RCUs for edge AI devices
ANAFLASH provides an always-on intelligent near-sensor reflex computing unit (RCU) for low power and low latency smart sensors featuring nonvolatile AI computing technology coupled with FLASH memory.
Single chip solutions for speech recognition, text-to-speech and natural language processing for edge IoT devices. Proprietary state space network models, full stack training and deployment toolchain coupled with purpose-built processors.
We developed an atomic layer advanced manufacturing technology which enables on-demand micro- and nano-electronics manufacturing with more than 450 different materials and on any type of surface. Our technology has unique capabilities opening a number of applications in Advanced Materials, MEMS and sensors, optics and photonics, displays and RF devices, smart glasses and power electronics.
Tasty, affordable, plant-based canned tuna made from restorative seaweed.
We are building a new food industry around seaweed cultivation, pioneering large scale use for nutrient dense and affordable foods with the aim of responsibly and supportively having seaweed cultivation replace harvesting of fish.
Automating farming of edible insects through machine learning and computer vision
Insect-based alternative protein is a solution that can contribute substantially to meeting the global demand for food and as a replacement for soy in livestock feed. Hexapod is an end-to-end IoT solution that integrates ML, CVPR and environmental sensing that tracks real-time performance metrics, provides predictive analytics, ensures traceability, and provides recommendations and real-time threat alerts, thereby increasing their yield and profitability.
Unlocking the power of the ocean – power and cooling
CalWave’s proprietary, fully submerged wave energy converter technology offers reliable, cost-effective clean energy. Our high-performance systems operate even in extreme conditions. Product lines include: 1) power generator only, 2) power and data center cooling, and 3) data center hosting and cooling only. We are unlocking the largest unused dispatchable source of clean energy, with the potential to power over 100 million US homes and displace 500 million tons of greenhouse gases annually by 2040.
The next generation of AI-enhanced climate models to enhance the granularity of insights at a global scale
Developing the next generation of AI-enhanced climate and weather models to enhance the granularity of analysis at a global scale. We not only provide a detailed view of the risk today, but also forecast risk up to 10 days and project risk 60 years in the future
High-performance fuel cell stacks at radically lower cost
EH Group powers the future of AI and aerospace with clean, resilient energy. Our breakthrough fuel cell stacks deliver zero-emission, cost-effective solutions for data centers, aviation, and marine propulsion—bringing unmatched efficiency and scalability to the soaring energy demands of the AI era.
Urban heat analysis with superior resolution and data processing for actionable insights
Compared to traditional satellite thermal analysis, FortyGuard provides an alternative solution that is 100 times cheaper, offers up to 10-meter granularity, and updates every hour. This cost-effective AI tool will be crucial for sustainable urban planning by creating heat maps using high-resolution temperature data for the most accuracy.
AI-powered cameras, sensors and radar for 3D situational awareness
ADAS, ARAS and Drive-by-Wire systems based on detailed 3D occupancy maps of the surrounding environment giving real-time insights designed to unique traffic challenges while engineered to ensure smooth integration into vehicles.
Real-time sign language translation for the deaf
Innovative proprietary wearable device that uses AI to translate sign language into speech in real-time plus an effective, accessible, and scalable education platform for sign language training and assessment.
We develop and manufacture true monolayer graphene on flexible substrates & films, enabling next-generation sustainable and cost-effective nanoelectronics films for IoT sensors and other electronics. Grapheal owns the entire value chain from graphene synthesis to complete sensor integration down to wireless connectivity, data acquisition and analysis.
LLM Processing unit providing batched inference at 1/10 coast and 1/3 power
Our LPU is a next-gen AI processor designed for the LLM service era, delivering magnitude gains in cost and energy efficiency through unique design from deep LLM understanding. Our Streamlined Dataflow Architecture achieves unprecedented tokens-per-TFLOPS maximizing bandwidth and logic utilization across every stage of inference. Our SDK intelligently orchestrates multi-LPU systems for performance and developer usability, fully compatible with frameworks like vLLM and PyTorch.
Ultra-low-cost fabrication for next generation IoT sensing chips. InchFab has a novel fab platform that costs 1000x lower than its closest competitor while maintaining the same process capabilities.
Ultra-low power neuromorphic processors for intelligent sensing
Innatera makes sensors intelligent. A semiconductor spin-off from the TU Delft, it develops energy-efficient microprocessors that closely mimic the brain’s mechanisms for sensory perception. Using a radical continuous-time processing architecture, Innatera’s chips allow sensor data to be processed 100x faster and with 500x less energy than conventional technologies.
Neuromodulation for treatment of chronic neurological conditions
Developing wireless powered, closed loop implantable neuromodulation. Currently, applied as closed loop sacral neuromodulation for treatment of overactive bladder as well as closed loop brain neuromodulation for treatment of epilepsy.
Hybrid Intelligent Transformer for smart power systems
We’re building the HW-SW backbone for the smart grid. Our Hybrid Intelligent Transformer does what SSTs promise without compromising cost, efficiency, or footprint. Coordinated by our AI-enabled software, a network of these devices will enable systemic efficiencies in grids, microgrids and data centers alike.
Bridging the gap between operations and ERPs with IoT and mobile.
Our integrated IoT devices and mobile app improve quality & reduce wastage across asset tracking, inventory management, productivity monitoring and preventative maintenance by integrating operations and ERPs.
Hardware security IP and chip design services. Traditional HW security risks being compromised by the rapid computational speed of quantum computers. Jmem Tek’s patented technology is based on Physical Unclonable Function (PUF) for Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) modules, utilizing the most complex computational methods for encryption to prevent hacker attacks
AI detection of cardiology issues
We are dedicated to improving the lives of people by using Artificial Intelligence to detect heart Issues at an early stage. Our mission is to make this critical diagnostic process more accessible, affordable, and accurate, so that patients can receive prompt and life-saving treatments.
Fast, Efficient and Explainable AI Algorithms
Pioneering Logic-Based Networks (LBNs), a new class of AI architecture that outperforms classical neural networks w/ >50x faster inference and > 50x lower energy use. Built with customers’ own datasets crafting solutions precise to their domain and application, these models deliver a combination of speed, efficiency, and explainability, while reducing deployment costs by eliminating the need for power-hungry GPUs or accelerators for dramatically lower energy needs. Initial markets are Decision Intelligence and Edge AI.
Using optical beams for ultra-fast & energy-efficient AI processing
Our technology processes AI’s core arithmetic operations within optical beams traveling through 3D space, bypassing the limits of silicon GPUs and integrated photonics. By utilizing low-cost optical components, the PCIe form factor-based product cuts AI processing costs and energy use by 90% while delivering 50x performance enabling cost-effective, high-performance AI inference.
AI antibody discovery platform built on a unique antibody language model and curated database
An end-to-end solution supporting both de novo discovery, lead optimization and directed experiments with sequencers.
The company’s patent protected, many-core processor REDEFINE™ can concurrently accelerate heterogenous workloads, on a homogenous fabric of processing cores, as dynamically instantiated Domain Specific Accelerators. REDEFINE™ customers benefit from performance and power improvements, with dramatically lower time- and cost- to-market.
AI-powered digital eyes and ears for smart defect detection in manufacturing
mSense enables smart inspection in manufacturing through it’s Digital Ears and Digital Eyes based products. Our ASDL platform enables rapid inspection solution development and deployment for manufacturing use cases. Digital Eyes based VisionDL is used for non-contact visual inspection whereas Digital Ears based AcousticDL is used for inspection using audible & inaudible sounds
Digital stethoscope for remote patient monitoring designed to read heart rhythms.
The TAAL device captures a patient’s body sounds in high definition and then filters, stores, analyzes, and shares them through a healthcare cloud mobile application eMURMUR® which provides local recording and database tools, enabling health professionals to screen their patients more effectively and affordably.
Spectroscopy is powerful tool, but spectrometers are too big, expensive and hard-to-use. We revolutionize the 300 year old spectrometer tech with a novel digital nano tech, making the world smallest spectrometer, less than 0.1% of conventional solution’s size and cost, opening up new opportunities; on-site, real-time, continuous, non- invasive material analysis. Our aim is to sell the spectral sensors in volume, license IP, either application tech or even sensor tech in certain limited fields.
AI-vision democratizing visual data collection and data insights sharing
NAYAN provides on demand city wide supervision, monitoring and visual data collection using a purely crowd sourced data collection model. We use Computer Vision on crowd sourced data to identify data and provide our clients with Actionable Intelligence through customized dashboards and Mobile applications thereby making the road infrastructure safer, faster and smarter through app-based, real-time crowdsourced
monitoring, and AI driven data analytics.
Specialized management and analysis of geospatial data
north.io is a software company specializing in the management and analysis of geospatial data, both on land and at sea, through its innovative cloud platform. The geospatial data platform facilitates the handling, sharing, and visualization of large-scale geo-referenced data, enabling more effective decision-making and project management in various sectors, including marine data for offshore wind farms.
In semiconductor manufacturing ultra-pure water (UPW) is used as a cleaning agent and therefore supply of the utmost quality is essential. UPW should be without any dissolved pollutants or particles that may precipitate and cause microchip failure. Upgrading to our “nano-pure water” (NPW), guarantees that no contaminations above a certain level exist, which will significantly increase yield during fab.
The world’s first full-photonic network for AI and HPC—an optical fabric purpose-built to unlock the next order of magnitude in model scale while slashing energy use.
Branded PRISM (Photonic Routing Infrastructure for Scalable Models), Oriole’s system replaces layers of electrical packet switches with a pure photonic core, removing the bandwidth, latency, and power bottlenecks that throttle today’s GPU clusters.
AI-enhanced assistive platform for people with neurological disorders such as Alzheimer’s.
The product features • Predictive Analytics with advanced AI • Customized care plans that adapt to each patient condition and progress • Easily integrates with existing healthcare systems without disruption. • Intuitive UI. • Rigorous compliance with GDPR and HIPAA. • Unique capability to consolidate fragmented patient data from multiple sources into a cohesive, actionable profile, enhancing care accuracy and efficiency.
Advanced transceiver technologies for data centers with innovative encoding/decoding schemes that provide high-speed, scalable, and energy-efficient connectivity solutions for AI workloads, achieving lower power consumption without compromising high speed performance, contributing to environmental sustainability and substantial cost savings for our customers.
Decoding Cellular Responses to Accelerate Drug Discovery
QuRIE-Seq combines transcriptomic, proteomic, and phosphoproteomic data to map over a thousand proteins from the entire cell, vastly more than competitors. The high-throughput capability and single-cell resolution uncover cellular heterogeneity, which is crucial for identifying resistance or toxicity origins.
Korea’s AI chip national champion
Delivering unmatched TPS/W with HBM- and chiplet-optimized dataflow architecture
Advanced propulsion and traction solutions for drones and e-mobility.
Innovative, proprietary designs for Brushless DC Motor Controls, Electronic Speed Controllers, and drives for e-bicycles and drones used in agriculture and industrial application which deliver high performance, reliability, and efficiency to meet the needs of professionals and enthusiasts.
Kinetic Stabilizer for power protection of datacenters and grid
Our Kinetic Stabilizer is engineered to handle the massive and volatile power swings demanded by large-scale AI workloads. Our battery-free technology provides a stable bridge between grid and loads with a physically instantaneous, passive response—no power electronics required—with unmatched cost-effectiveness per-kW and free from the constraints of chemical storage. It offers true industrial scale with resilience, affordability, and ease—without compromising performance or reliability.
Creating the tools for a safe & transparent East African dairy supply chain
The world’s first, and patented, off-the-grid pasteurization control unit that allows any user – primarily rural dairy farmers – to pasteurize their milk without the use of grid electricity. Additionally, at the core of the product is a digital tracking system that remotely records milk pasteurization data and centralizes production information for regulators and governments, making safe milk accessible to everyone.
Gigawatt-scale ocean energy storage by offshore pumped-brine
Sizable Energy is developing gigawatt-scale ocean energy storage. Founded by a team of nuclear, mechanical, energy and maritime engineers, the company is committed to delivering long-duration energy storage (LDES) for a more reliable, resilient, and economically robust energy grid. Sizable Energy’s solution combines the proven mechanics of pumped hydro with a novel marine architecture, offering a competitive advantage in the rapidly growing LDES market.
Our intelligent direct-to-chip liquid cooling system is capable of reducing power consumption by 70%, based on a self-adaptive heat sink, which adjusts heat extraction more efficiently than current solutions to the local and instantaneous needs of the cooled device. Can be placed on-chip to replace the aluminum heat sinks in air cooling or incorporated inside the microchip itself and allows up to 70% lower electrical energy used in the cooling process, heat extraction of up to 300 W/cm2.
An efficient and ecological method for detecting generative content. Instead of relying on Deep Learning as all our competitors, we developed an in-house model for detecting GenAI content such as text, image and soon video, and able to distinguish between GPT-like and human-made.
Our intelligent direct-to-chip liquid cooling system is capable of reducing power consumption by 70%, based on a self-adaptive heat sink, which adjusts heat extraction more efficiently than current solutions to the local and instantaneous needs of the cooled device. Can be placed on-chip to replace the aluminum heat sinks in air cooling or incorporated inside the microchip itself and allows up to 70% lower electrical energy used in the cooling process, heat extraction of up to 300 W/cm2.
Commercializing effective solar power from space
Virtus Solis (VS) is the only scalable, baseload power platform for the AI economy. Our system provides 24/7 energy via a phased array solar satellite constellation in Molniya orbit with 10GHz power transfer. VS is the first and only organization to demonstrate end-to-end RF wireless power transfer suitable for orbital beaming, first/only to get a co-op grant from ARPA-E for WPT and can deliver at scale w/ Levelized Cost of Energy lower than any terrestrial source.
100x faster real-estate identification with satellite image AI
Developing a prop-tech platform intended to identify specific properties and collect real estate information from satellite images. It streamlines property processes, and offers data-driven insights, enabling real estate professionals to access and analyze data quickly and accurately, enhancing decision-making and optimizing workflows.
Global sensing constellation creating the #1 AI weather forecasting model.
The most comprehensive constellation of a new kind of smart weather balloon constellation on the planet that can collect 10x more data per dollar over land, 100x more data per dollar over ocean compared to traditional in situ methods, with collection driving the now #1 AI weather model that in just 6 months has beaten current state of the art in weather forecasting.
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