mHUB Ventures

Yesterday mHUB released the 2024 Investor Report titled "Hardware: AI"s Great Enabler: Explore the Explosion of AI as a a hardware revolution." We'd love to get your thoughts and feedback on the opportunities outlined for innovation and investing within AI. Share your feedback in the comments below. Let us know what you think we got right, got wrong, and completely missed. 👉 Download the full report by visiting - https://hubs.ly/Q0305y_Z0 Additionally the report highlights the growth and venture activity more broadly within the mHUB community and highlights a few case studies. #AI #Innovation #VentureCapital #HardwareRevolution #Hardtech #mHUBInvestorReport mHUB Ventures, Alex Lambert, Wiles Kase, Manas Mehandru, Kimberly Blomquist

Amid another challenging year for venture capital, Artificial Intelligence stands resilient and the life of the party. Digital applications will unlock massive wealth-generating opportunities. Yet, from efficiency and sustainability to AI-powered devices and infrastructure, AI has gotten very physical, very fast. mHUB’s 2024 Investor Report, Hardware: AI's Great Enabler, explores the explosion of AI as a hardware revolution and focuses on three main domains of innovation including vertical applications and infrastructure. Explore these themes alongside data and reporting from mHUB companies. Download the full report and gain exclusive insights into what’s next for hardware-powered AI innovation. 👉 Complete the form to download: https://hubs.ly/Q0305y_Z0 #AI #Innovation #VentureCapital #HardwareRevolution

👏 for mHUB portfolio company, Farm to Flame Energy Inc., who recently won a Pharrell Williams' Black Ambition prize of 50k as part of the three month program. Farm to Flame is providing scalable, end-to-end electricity generation systems for communities in emerging markets by transforming biomass waste into clean energy. The startup has raised $3M and has closed $24.9M in contracts and completed the mHUB Accelerator program earlier this year. Mic drop Kwaku Jyamfi and team - keep it coming. #mHUBMemberMilestones #cleantech #cleantechstartups #climatetech #mHUBaccelerator #sustainability #startups #iiot #greentech #hardtech

Congratulations to Blip Energy, an mHUB Ventures portfolio company, for their selection for the 14th cohort of the Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator! They'll have the support of Wells Fargo and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory as they create decarbonization solutions for buildings. Sophia Wennsedt, CEO & Co-Founder, won a $100K Grand Prize at NW Alumni VentureCat 2024 and the Women in Cleantech and Sustainability pitch competition for Women-Led Startups in July. Two months prior, she also won the Morgan Stanley Inclusive Venture Lab pitch competition, which led to a spotlight in Times Square Congrats to the entire team at Blip Energy, who is building a drop-in distributed energy resource to mitigate surging peak demand, optimize energy costs for users and reduce operating costs for utilities. #mHUBVentures #mHUBMemberMilestones #cleantech #cleantechstartups #climatetech #energytech #mHUBaccelerator #sustainability #WomeninCleanTech

Ascent Integrated Tech, an mHUB Ventures portfolio company, has been named winner of the Molex Creating Connections for Life Award at the 23rd Annual Chicago Innovation Awards! Their ground-breaking technologies in the fire industry such as location tracking and biometric alerts showcase the unique innovation Chicago is known for. Congratulations to the entire team at Ascent on all their major milestones. Ascent graduated from the mHUB Accelerator in November 2021, expanded to a 23-person team with their own office space down the street from the mHUB Innovation Center, and successfully raised a seed round in 2023. CEO & Co-founder, Paul Couston, recently took 3rd place at Unicorn Pitches US in August and won a RALLY 2024 IN-Prize pitch competition award in September. Read about how this awesome company got started: https://hubs.la/Q02ZDBD20 #mHUBventures #mHUBaccelerator #mHUBinnovation #mHUBmembermilestone #safety #iiot #smarttech #firesafety #innovation

🎉 Congratulations to mHUB portfolio company, JustAir, and Darren Riley, JustAir Co-Founder & CEO, on being selected as a prize winner of Pharrell Williams' Black Ambition. JustAir was awarded $75K as part of the initiative to close the opportunity and wealth gap through entrepreneurship. Having completed the mHUB Accelerator program in 2021, JustAir is a hardtech startup that is committed to making air quality information more accessible. Their team collaborates with government, public health advocates, environmental justice leaders, resident groups, and industries to give communities the data they need to create a healthier environment. #mHUBMemberMilestones #cleantech #cleantechstartups #climatetech #cleanair #mHUBaccelerator #sustainability #startups #iiot #greentech #hardtech

Congratulations to Scott Filer and the ProMedix Inc - Precision Patient Monitoring Team for winning first place and taking home $200K in the growth stage category at the Bend Venture Conference in Oregon. ProMedix, an mHUB Ventures portfolio company, graduated from the mHUB MedTech Accelerator in 2022. ProMedix worked through the #mHUBaccelerator to engineer the miniaturization of their device, HydraSense, which provides a rapid, accurate, and noninvasive diagnosis for sepsis. ProMedix received investment from mHUB Accelerator Industry Partners, Baxter International Inc. and Edward Elmhurst Ventures, as well as follow-on investment through the mHUB Product Impact Fund I. Congrats to the entire Team at Promedix on this and all their major milestones! Photo taken by Cara Turano. #BVC2024 #mHUBventures #mHUBinnovation #medtech #medtechstartups #medtechaccelerator #medicaldevices #innovation

Congratulations to Dr. Matin Hanifzadeh, Ph.D., Founder & CEO of RUSHNU, who recently announced a new agreement with the City of Livermore to pilot their carbon capturing technology. 🌱 Similar to the project at Silicon Valley Clean Water, this partnership will enable Rushnu to capture CO₂ with its CarbonCatalyze™ technology and produce essential chemicals directly on-site, helping reduce emissions, lower costs, and minimize transportation impacts. The announcement of these two projects was recently covered by the Associated Press – read the full release here: https://hubs.la/Q02V0msc0 Congrats to the entire Rushnu team on this major milestone! https://hubs.la/Q02V0d7m0 #mHUBmembermilestone #mHUBaccelerator #cleantech #energytech #climatetech #carboncapture #sustainability #greenchemical #greentech

Ascent Integrated Tech, an mHUB Ventures portfolio company, proudly announced that it has deployed its technology in September 2024 with the Indianapolis Fire Department to boost firefighter safety and accountability. Their hardtech is now utilized by 8 first responder departments in Lincoln, Charleston, Effingham, Mattoon, Des Plaines, Waukesha, and additional pilot deployments in the Milwaukee & Washington DC Fire Departments. Congratulations to the entire team at Ascent on all their major milestones. Ascent graduated from the mHUB Accelerator in November 2021, expanded to a 23-person team with their own office space down the street from the mHUB Innovation Center, and successfully raised a seed round in 2023. CEO & Co-founder Paul Couston recently took 3rd place at Unicorn Pitches US in August, won a RALLY 2024 IN-Prize pitch competition award in September, and was among Dealmaker Of The Year Honorees announced in October. mHUB congratulates them on a successful four years in operation and looks forward to their continued success. Read about how this awesome company got started: https://hubs.la/Q02V0l8W0 #mHUBventures #mHUBaccelerator #mHUBinnovation #mHUBmembermilestone #safety #iiot #smarttech #firesafety #innovation

Icarus RT, Inc., an mHUB Ventures portfolio company, is collaborating with Mutual Housing California to provide Icarus Quartet-enhanced water heaters, energy-efficient appliances, and a 300-kilowatt solar photo voltaic system with battery storage to residents in South Stockton in an effort to provide smart tech that helps cuts electricity bills by up to 85%. Get the full scoop: https://hubs.la/Q02TK6vp0 Congrats to CEO and Founder, Mark Anderson, PE, MBA, and the entire Icarus RT team on this major milestone. #mHUBmembermilestones #mHUBventures #mHUBaccelerator #hardtech #smarttech #cleantech #solar #energy #renewables #renewablenergy #cleanenergy #sustainability #resilience #solarenergy #energyefficiency #batteries #reduceelectricitycosts #energytech