Tech Capital, Talent, Markets: How Founders Navigate U.S.–Asia Reality in 2026 - #BosTechWeek
Hosted by LightHouse & Taihill Venture
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🚨 Let’s be REAL: does anybody else feel like building and/or investing in a startup in 2026 suddenly come with a side quest in geopolitics? 🤷
I was talking with my Chinese founders the other day about tariffs, regulatory scrutiny, capital fragmentation, talent mobility, and compliance anxiety... I mean, look at the news:
• Trump & Elon's state visit to Beijing with Big Tech CEOs
• Beijing blocking Meta's $2B acquisition of Manus AI
• Top-tier technical talent trying to decide where to go
We all know that the rules of global company-building are shifting in real time.
So... how are founders and the capital actually adapting?
In partnership with Taihill Venture, LightHouse is hosting a Cambridge-based fireside chat + networking event during a16z #BOSTechWeek for founders, operators, investors, and builders navigating the increasingly complex intersection of startups, geopolitics, and cross-border markets.
📍 Boston sits at a uniquely powerful crossroads:
• World-class research institutions
• Globally minded technical talent
• Deeply connected Massachusetts AAPI community
• One of the most intellectually dense startup ecosystems in the world
Yet there are still surprisingly few spaces for candid, practical conversations about what today’s U.S.–China environment actually means for building and scaling companies.
We've designed this event to change that.
🎙️ You can expect an honest, high-signal discussion on:
• capital flows & fundraising dynamics
• talent movement & immigration realities
• reputational / compliance risk
• building globally resilient companies in a fragmented world
• And how founders are navigating all of this without losing momentum
followed by intentional networking with people actively building through the noise.
👥 Who are we?
--- Taihill Venture ---
A deep tech venture firm backing 140+ startups building in AI, robotics, biotech, and infrastructure, with a strong focus on cross-border innovation.
--- LightHouse ---
A Boston-based community connecting founders to capital, resources, and peers through high-impact events, hackathons, and programming.
✨ For Startup, To Illuminate People
This event is part of #BOSTechWeek — a week of events hosted by VCs and startups bringing together the broader tech ecosystem.
Learn more at www.tech-week.com.
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