Event Recaps

November 12, 2024

Startup Innovation Awards at the UN FAO World Food Forum 2024 Event Recap

Left to right Beth Bechdol, FAO Deputy Director General Detelina Vassileva, COO Altered Carbon Victoria Slivkoff, XTC Executive Managing Director and Head of Ecosystem for Walden Catalyst Ventures   For the 4th year in a row, XTC was proud to have produced the WFF Startup Innovation Awards competition which attracted hundreds of applicant companies from every continent. We enjoyed a great collaboration with the FAO and with Awards sponsors ADM, Kilburn & Strode, Next Tech Food Factories, Smart Sensors 4 Agri Food, High Five consortium, Qing Engineering and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Innovation Lab. The essential strength of XTC’s ecosystem is the top caliber of […]
November 8, 2024

Extreme Tech Challenge at the Forefront of Semiconductors and AI with Startup Cup and Innovation Forum

Left, Bill Tai, Angel Investor; Partner Emeritus CRV; Co-Founder, Extreme Tech Challenge and Young Sohn, Chairman of the Samsung Semiconductor Advisory Board, Founding Managing Partner at Walden Catalyst Ventures and Co-Founder of Extreme Tech Challenge Extreme Tech Challenge put itself at the forefront of today’s hottest venture market around the accelerating pace of innovation in Semiconductors and approaches to and uses of AI at XTC’s Semiconductor & AI Innovation Forum which was held on October 28 concurrent with the annual TechCrunch Disrupt Conference.  Thank you to Forum sponsors Foley & Lardner LLP and CBRE who hosted us in CBRE’s 46th […]
July 18, 2024

Inaugural Extreme Tech Challenge program at 2024 TNW Conference a ‘really big success!’

TNW Conference on June 20, 2024 one of Europe’s leading tech festivals, was THE place to be with 10,000 attendees, more than 190 speakers and 200+ companies exhibiting. Our first startup competition at TNW Conference 2024 was, as LUMO Labs’ Andy Lürling put it, a “really big success.”  This was our first program collaboration at TNW Conference, and, once again, we found ourselves at the nexus of innovation, entrepreneurship and impact. Our mission at TNW was three-fold: Strengthen and expand the deep tech ecosystem, including connecting founders, corporate executives, industry experts, investors, governments and knowledge institutions. Share knowledge from global […]
June 13, 2024

NVIDIA GTC 2024 Event Recap

NVIDIA GTC 2024 was a fusion of startups, innovation, technology, and impactful solutions. Central to the excitement was the Extreme Tech Challenge (XTC), which showcased promising ventures through the Sustainable Futures Startup Showcase and the Climate AI Startup Demo at AI Nations and Sustainable Futures Day. Read the event recap blog post here.   Sustainable Futures Startup Showcase Innovation Awards Winners Bug Mars developed Hexapod, an AI-driven software for efficient insect farm management, leveraging 24-hour surveillance and machine learning for automated monitoring and predictive analytics. FortyGuard enables cities to deliver a comprehensive urban cooling technology through their predictive analytic platform. WindBorne Systems developed a deep learning […]
February 12, 2024

Shaping a Sustainable Future Through Innovation in Climate Tech: CES 2024 Recap

CES® 2024, the apex of tech innovation and entrepreneurship, concluded recently, provided a unique opportunity for networking, showcasing finalists from the Deep Tech Climate Innovations Startup Challenge.
October 31, 2023

Life Sciences Startup Competition at TechBBQ 2023

The Extreme Tech Challenge Life Sciences Startup Competition, generously supported by Novo Nordisk Foundation and presented at TechBBQ in Copenhagen, Denmark’s quintessential startup summit, delivered nothing short of sheer amazement.
October 19, 2023

Announcing the winners of the World Food Forum Startup Innovation Awards!

Join us as we celebrate the outstanding achievements of the 2023 World Food Forum Startup Innovation Awards winners!
September 22, 2023

Samsung Climate & Circularity Tech Challenge: A night to remember

One for the memory books!  A perfect evening: startup stars, tech stars, investor stars, all glittering in one tiny galaxy at the SVB Experience Center in San Francisco.
July 5, 2023

Deep Tech Connect: Innovation Roundup

Our Innovation Summit was a success - connecting startups, entrepreneurs, and innovators with the fuel to scale faster & develop the technologies improving our world.
August 7, 2022

XTC Japan Expands their Evergrowing Ecosystem

XTC regional partners in Japan held a meeting May 2022 in Tokyo with the theme of deeptech fundraising co-hosted by IT-Farm and GAIAX at the Mitsubishi Estate. The free in-person tickets were all sold out, and many people registered for the online event. The audience ranged from deeptech entrepreneurs to tech VCs, to corporation business development professionals.
August 2, 2022

Extreme Tech Challenge & ACTAI Global host inaugural Neckerverse Summit

Bringing together leaders in technology, venture capital, and blockchain, with creators, conservationists and social impact professionals to catalyze Web3 projects focused on global good.
April 4, 2022

XTC Netherlands Regional Competition Recap

Learn more about the XTC Netherlands/Belgium 2022 regional competition and meet the winners.

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