Startup Spotlight

Deeper Dives with our Recent Winners

Introducing new Audio Interviews going beyond the blogs in greater depth

Extreme Tech Challenge Head of Ecosystem, John Martin, interviews some of our winning startup founders to learn about their extreme innovations and their entrepreneurial journeys.

  • NEW!
  • EP03
  • September 2, 2024

Jay Sadiq

Co-Founder and CEO, FortyGuard

FortyGuard is the Co-Winner of the NVIDIA Inception Sustainable Futures Showcase presented with Extreme Tech Challenge.

  • NEW!
  • EP02
  • September 2, 2024

Kinga Matuła

Co-Founder and CEO, QurieGen

QurieGen is the Winner of the XTC Global Deep Tech Competition 
held at TNW 2024 in Amsterdam.

  • NEW!
  • EP01
  • September 2, 2024

Natalie Duncan

Co-Founder and CEO, Bug Mars

Bug Mars is the Co-Winner at the AI Nations and Sustainable Futures program of
NVIDIA Inception presented with Extreme Tech Challenge.

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John Martin

Head of Ecosystem

John Martin has worked for decades at the intersection of corporate, entrepreneurial and academic innovation – from minicomputers to digital cellular to nanotech, cleantech, chips, AI and medtech, most recently for the team involved with the founding of today’s XTC where he is now posted full-time. John has Business Degrees from MIT and Babson and a multi-cultural humanities degree from the University of Washington in Seattle, where he currently lives.

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