Join us for an evening of live pitches & demos from hardware founders working on frontier technologies for the physical world.

We'll be showcasing 6 breakthrough hardware startups pitching to a live panel of leading VCs giving on the spot feedback. Real pitches, real feedback, & the kind of in-person networking that only happens when people who love hardware, build hardware, & invest in hardware are in the room.

Here's the agenda for the night:

5:30-6:30pm: Arrival & Networking

6:30-7:30pm: Pitches & 7:30-8:30pm: Networking & Wrap up

Startups:

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MYELION makes vision AI faster & more accurate with less compute.

Zylo3D is making chairside dentistry as simple as pressing a button.

Lit Motors a two wheel Waymo.

Magic makes gesture-controlled smart rings for device control, voice capture, & health tracking.

ChipHub is an AI native procurement software platform for the hardware OEMs.

R0 Systems makes plasma sanitization equipment for post-harvest fruits & vegetables.

Judges:

Aaron Pickard, investor at MFV Partners & an early-stage deep tech VC. Former hardware test engineer at Terran Orbital, a small satellite company.

Nathan Latka is a serial entrepreneur, the host of the Top Founders podcast, & the founder of Founderpath, where he has deployed $270m to 710 founders.

If you invest in hardware, we'd love for you to join our panel of judges. Email nate@informal.fund if interested!

Brought to you by:

RiseLink Semiconductor company building WiFi chips for AI-connected devices. RiseLink works with hardware builders from prototype to production & is growing one of the first developer ecosystems for physical AI. riselink.ai

informal is a freelance collective for the most talented independent professionals in hardware. Whether you're looking for a single contractor, a full-time employee, or an entire team of professionals to work on everything from product development to go-to-market strategy, the informal collective has the perfect collection of people for the job.

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