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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. General Partner at IT-Farm Corporation, Shinya Kasuga, made a keynote speech describing the uniqueness of deeptech fundraising for entrepreneurs with many typical pitch-pitfall examples and unique solutions. Two Japanese CVCs from Yanmar and Noritsu Koki presented their areas of interest and the types […]

ACTAI Global and the Extreme Tech Challenge (XTC) announces their inaugural "Neckerverse" summit, bringing together leaders in technology, venture capital, and blockchain, with creators, conservationists and social impact professionals to catalyze Web3 (DAO's, NFT's Metaverse) projects focused on global good.

With the new look, we aimed to channel a sense of purpose, innovation and proactive entrepreneurship that inspires people and their ideas towards global impact. The result is a bright, energized and playful identity created by our fantastic graphic wizards over at Beep! Digital in England.

AELER aims to reimagine the logistics industry with insulated, connected shipping containers. The container is made of lightweight composite material, providing thermal insulation during transport. It is IOT connected, allowing clients to monitor and track everything from temperature, location, door open/close, etc. AELER owns the containers and licenses the units to clients. AELER manages all maintenance of the unit.

Ho Wai Wong Lam (VP of Strategy) describes herself as "the go-to person to represent NXP at XTC." So, Impact sat down with her to find out more.

This summer, we are together launching the inaugural Harman-XTC Startup Challenge seeking new ventures that have developed breakthrough innovations that will impact-for-good tomorrow’s entertainment, consumer and mobility experiences.

We are pleased to announce the launch of the second year of WFF Startup Innovation Awards together with partner World Food Forum of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Together, we are working toward achieving the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Congratulations to the XTC 2022 Global Finals Winner: Amai Proteins! Read more about the winner and how the event went.

Congratulations to the XTC 2022 Global Finals Winner: Amai Proteins! Read more about the winner and how the event went.

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs) through tech and innovation can only be done when we work together. That’s why Extreme Tech Challenge (XTC) has teamed up with Chemonics International to welcome them into the XTC Ecosystem as a Visionary Sponsor.