Crusoe, NVIDIA, Omni Ventures, Virta Ventures, and HPE are proud to host an exclusive evening bringing together the brightest minds in Deep Tech.
Highlights:
An evening of curated networking bookended around two panels exploring the future of Physical AI. Conversations will range from sustainable compute and infrastructure to real-world applications in robotics, energy, and manufacturing, with operators, investors, and innovators from across the deep-tech ecosystem.
Panel #1, The Force behind Physical AI
Bhavik Nadga, Investor, Bessemer Venture Partners
Janis Skriveris, Principal, Plug and Play Ventures
Martin Cala, Senior Solutions Engineer, Crusoe
Sumay Parikh, Robotics & Physical AI startups, NVIDIA
Sabrina Paseman, GP, Omni Ventures
Panel #2, Physical AI: From Robotics to Automotive
Samantha Huang, Principal, BMW iVentures
David Sokolic, Partner, Toyota Ventures
Jake Simon, Investor, Porsche Ventures
Jim Zhu, Founding Architect, Squint AI
Brandon Barbello, Founder/COO, Archetype AI
Event Schedule
4:00–5:00 PM | Reception & Welcome
5:00–5:20 PM | Panel 1
5:25–5:45 PM | Panel 2
5:45–7:00 PM | Networking Reception
Whether you’re building new platforms or backing breakthrough ventures, this is your chance to network and collaborate at the epicenter of San Francisco’s a16z Tech Week. Don’t miss an evening of robust discussion and high-impact connections as we power the next frontier of Physical AI.
This event is a part of #SFTechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com.
About Omni Ventures
The Manufacturing Tech VC. Led by former Apple product and manufacturing experts, Omni Venture Labs is a first-check VC investing in Manufacturing Tech to digitize the AI value chain.
About Virta Ventures
Virta Ventures backs the circular economy, investing in early-stage companies building technologies for sustainable materials, closed-loop systems, and resource efficiency.
About NVIDIA
NVIDIA is a global leader in accelerated computing and AI. Its GPUs and software platforms power AI training, inference, and simulation at scale, enabling innovation across industries from manufacturing to healthcare.
About Crusoe
Crusoe is an AI infrastructure company and delivers high-performance, sustainable cloud compute for AI and HPC workloads through modular, GPU-powered data centers.
About HPE
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) provides hybrid and private cloud solutions that unify VM management, streamline hybrid IT, and power AI-driven operations.
About IgniteGTM
IgniteGTM accelerates growth for AI-native and deep-tech companies, helping them achieve market traction and scale in enterprise technology sectors.
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