Extreme Tech Challenge

📢 We’re very excited to announce that Karin Schmid is joining XTC as an Advisor and will be Co-Chairing the inaugural XTC AI Energy Summit! With her commitment to powering a sustainable and energy-forward future, Karin’s leadership will be instrumental as we tackle the challenges of an energy-intensive world driven by AI and innovation! We look forward to the journey ahead with Karin to inspire real change! 🌍 A message from Karin: "I’m excited to join the Extreme Tech Challenge as an Advisor and to co-chair the first XTC AI Energy Summit. In this era of rapid AI advancement, it’s essential to fuel our energy-intensive future with sustainable power and innovation. By growing the Extreme Tech Challenge ecosystem and building new partnerships, we’re reaching out to talented entrepreneurs and innovators on the world’s largest startup competition platform to drive bold and meaningful impact." #XTC #Innovation #SustainableEnergy

🌟 Sustainability Meets Innovation! 🌟 At the XTC Semiconductors & AI Innovation Forum, Francis Ho led a game-changing panel discussion on Interconnect and Packaging Technologies For Sustainable AI! 🌍 🎥 Watch the full session here: https://lnkd.in/eWftcdkc Thank you, Francis, Alan Liu and Syrus Ziai, for your forward-thinking insights! Together, we’re building a sustainable future for tech. 🚀 #SustainableAI #Semiconductors #TechInnovation #XTC #Sustainability

🤖 Fueling the AI Future! 🤖 Jonathan Charles' AI Chips and Infrastructure Panel at the XTC Semiconductors & AI Innovation Forum was a must-watch! 💡 🎥 Watch the full panel discussion here: https://lnkd.in/epGZfGMA Thank you, Jonathan and panelists Fabrizio Del Maffeo, Davor Capalija and Santosh Raghavan, for your incredible insights! 🚀 #AIChips #Semiconductors #TechInnovation #XTC #Sustainability

🎊 Big News Alert! 🎊 At the XTC Semiconductors & AI Innovation Forum, Will Abbey from Arm revealed our Semiconductors & AI Startup Cup Top 8 Finalists! 🚀 These startups are trailblazers, tackling the biggest challenges in AI, semiconductors, and sustainability. 💡🌍 🎥 Relive the exciting announcement here: https://lnkd.in/gQvm7znN Congratulations to our Top 8 Finalists in the Startup Challenge, who now advance to pitch at CES 2025 on January 7: Ambient Scientific, Applied Brain Research, ATLANT 3D, Jmem Tek, Literal Labs, Phanofi, Terecircuits Corporation, UncovAI 🎉 #TechInnovation #StartupCup #AI #Semiconductors #Sustainability #XTC

🔥 Epic Conversations, Big Ideas! 🔥 Couldn’t make it to the XTC Semiconductors & AI Innovation Forum? Don’t worry, we’ve got the highlights! Catch the Fireside Chat with Young Sohn and David (Dede) Goldschmidt as they explore Innovation Opportunities and Challenges ahead of Sustainable AI. 🎥 Watch this insightful session here: https://lnkd.in/ezMabJ7t Thank you, Young and Dede, for sharing your wisdom and inspiring us all! 💡 #AI #Semiconductors #Sustainability #XTC #TechInnovation 

✨ What an Unforgettable Event! ✨ A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for the XTC Semiconductors & AI Innovation Forum! It was incredible to explore the latest in AI, semiconductors, and sustainability with such a passionate community! 🙌 Missed the Opening Remarks by Young Sohn and Bill Tai? 🎥 Catch them here: https://lnkd.in/eyNDQ2cS    This is just the beginning - stay tuned for more exciting events celebrating the future of tech! 🚀 #TechInnovation #AI #Semiconductors #Sustainability #XTC

🎉 Another spectacular display of innovation in agriculture and food technologies! Last month, XTC was proud to produce its 4th Annual Startup Innovation Challenge Finals during the World Food Forum of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) at the headquarters in Rome with the support of our sponsors: ADM, Kilburn & Strode, Next Tech Food Factories, Smart Sensors 4 Agri-food, High Five consortium, QING | Forward Engineering and UNIDO. This year’s World Food Forum theme was “Good Food for All, for Today and Tomorrow.” Thanks to our judges: Garron Hansen of Chemonics, Beth Bechdol and David Laborde of the UN FAO and Gunther Beger of UNIDO. Congratulations to our OVERALL WINNER ALTERED CARBON LTD (UK), and our other 3 Category winners AgrowSure Products and Innovations Private Limited (India); BettaFish (Germany); Safi (Canada). And strong kudos also to the Runners-Up who presented PoultrySync (UAE); Energy Assured (Nigeria); Duhqa (Kenya); SenzAgro Solutions (Sri Lanka) 👉See full event recap here: https://lnkd.in/eMCTzCvY

🚀 Thank you to all who attended our Semiconductors & AI Innovation Forum! On October 28 in the vibrant heart of San Francisco, a high-energy event united 24 groundbreaking startups from around the world with over 120 industry leaders and investors, all ready to redefine the future of #semiconductors and #AI. Thanks to everyone who attended and helped make this event unforgettable (we apologize that we couldn't accommodate 500+ of you who requested attendance). 💙 and a huge shoutout to our sponsors, Arm, and FOXCONN HON HAI TECHNOLOGY, Foley & Lardner LLP and CBRE for your awesome support! 👏 We also announced the finalists for the Extreme Tech Challenge Semiconductors & AI Innovation Startup Cup. 🎉 Congratulations to our Top 8 Finalists who now advance to pitch at #CES 2025 on January 7 in Eureka Park at Venetian Expo: Ambient Scientific, Applied Brain Research, ATLANT 3D , Jmem Tek, Literal Labs, Phanofi, Terecircuits Corporation, UncovAI 🎉 🎥 👉 Watch the video recording of all the discussions at the forum https://lnkd.in/ejNmT_f2 ✅ Remarks by Young Sohn (Walden Catalyst Ventures, Extreme Tech Challenge, Arm, Cadence Design Systems), Bill Tai (Extreme Tech Challenge ACTAI Global), Will Abbey (Arm) ✅ Fireside Chat with Young Sohn on Balancing Sustainability with the Energy Needs for AI, interviewed by David (Dede) Goldschmidt (Samsung Catalyst Fund) ✅ Panel 1: AI Chips and Infrastructure [hosted by Jonathan Charles (Samsung Catalyst Fund) with Fabrizio Del Maffeo (Axelera AI), Davor Capalija (Tenstorrent), Santosh Raghavan (Groq)] ✅ Panel 2: Interconnect and Packaging Technologies for Sustainable AI [hosted by Francis Ho (Walden Catalyst Ventures) with Alan Liu (Quintessent Inc.) and Syrus Ziai (Eliyan Corporation) ✅ Semi and AI Startup Cup - Finalists announcement See you at CES in January!

✨ Last chance to join our reception this Monday! ✨ We've had an overwhelming response and look forward to seeing you all this Monday for the XTC Semiconductors & AI Innovation Forum 🌍 Gain insights from industry leaders on AI, semiconductors, and sustainability 🚀 Discover cutting-edge innovation from XTC Semifinalists 🤝 Network with VCs, founders, and tech leaders Visit the link below to find out more or 'request to join' 👉 Register now: https://lu.ma/pqaw9h3i #TechInnovation #AI #Semiconductors #Sustainability #XTC

🌟 Panel Announcement - AI Chips and Infrastructure 🌟 Hosted by Jonathan Charles (Investment Director, Samsung Catalyst Fund), with very special guests: Fabrizio Del Maffeo (CEO, Axelera AI) Davor Capalija (Senior Fellow, Tenstorrent ) Santosh Raghavan (Power Architecture & Silicon Tech Engineer, Groq) 🗓️ Monday, October 28 | 5:00 - 8:00 PM PDT 📍 Location: San Fransico, CA Join us and network with founders, VCs and industry leaders shaping AI’s next wave. 👉 Request to join: https://lu.ma/pqaw9h3i