Announcements

November 2, 2023

Extreme Tech Startup Spotlight: BeFC

This week in our Startup Spotlight blog series is our 2022 XTC Cleantech & Energy Category Runner-Up, BeFC!
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 24, 2023

2023 World Food Forum Startup Innovation Awards Finals

The third annual World Food Forum Startup Innovation Awards featured eight dynamic startup finalists, each offering innovative solutions to a pressing global challenge: sustainable transformation of agrifood systems.
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!
October 9, 2023

Extreme Tech Challenge Welcomes New Director

We are delighted to announce that Secorro Green is joining the Extreme Tech Challenge as Director, bringing over 15 years of experience in research, nonprofit program management and philanthropic initiatives.
September 27, 2023

SOSV Climate Tech Summit: Startup Innovation Challenge for Carbon Removal and CCUS

Carbon capture startup Mantel wins the Startup Innovation Challenge for Carbon Removal and CCUS! 
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.
September 12, 2023

World Food Forum Startup Innovation Awards: Top 8 Finalists

Announcing our Top 8 Finalists for the 3rd annual Word Food Forum Startup Innovation Awards!
September 5, 2023

SOSV Climate Tech Summit: Top 5 Finalists Announced

Climate tech startups are playing a vital role in the fight against climate change, and these five finalists will take center stage and pitch to viewers around the world at the SOSV Climate Tech Summit virtual event September 26.🚀
August 31, 2023

Samsung Climate & Circularity Tech Challenge: Top 6 Finalists

Announcing the Top 6 Finalists for the first-ever XTC x Samsung Climate & Circularity Tech Challenge!
August 1, 2023

Announcing the Startup Innovation Awards Semi-Finalists!

Our Startup Innovation Awards Semi-Finalists have been selected for each of the 4 categories of Production, Nutrition, Environment & Life!
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.
July 3, 2023

BIG Tech Partner news to share!

Fusing sustainability & tech for good with Samsung’s technological innovation, we are proud to launch Extreme Tech Challenge & Samsung’s ‘The Samsung Climate & Circularity Tech Challenge’. 
June 27, 2023

Extreme Tech Challenge Partners with SOSV for Climate Tech Summit

XTC is partnering with SOSV to bring a firm SOSV to bring a Carbon Capture, Utilization & Storage-focussed Innovation Challenge to the SOSV Climate Tech Summit this year. 
June 19, 2023

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The documentary showcases the narrative of our Founders, Young Sohn and Bill Tai and Executive Managing Director, Victoria Slivkoff, who together have inspired astronomical changes through the Extreme Tech Challenge.

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