💯 Founders You'll Meet at HackSummit

SynBio for sustainable mining. Carbon-negative biogas power plants. Simplifying stellarator fusion technology. Turning CO2 into green chemicals.

The future of Climate Deep Tech is happening next week in Lausanne. Where many of the boldest Founders in the field will meet to unveil breakthrough technologies, moonshot visions, and world-changing ideas built to scale.

100s of Founders and their teams come ready to secure investment and unlock the next stage of their growth with strategic partnerships. And schedules are filling up fast.

Now Live: HackSummit attendees are already using the 1-1 networking tool to line up meetings.

Register today to get instant access to the networking platform and look forward to two of your most productive days of 2025. But hurry, there are just 20 passes remaining.

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🚀 Who You’ll Want to Meet

A cross-section of the most promising talents in Climate DeepTech will be making their way to HackSummit next week, including:

Scaleups who have recently closed their Series A, B or C: Aerones, Again, Arborea, Daphne Technology, eeden, Endolith, Epoch Biodesign, GA Drilling, Metafuels, Mosa Meat, Renaissance Fusion, Reverion, Woodoo.

A sold-out Startup Fair and partner booths showcasing what’s new and next: Bioweg, Celectis, Cyclize, Cotierra, Dyneo, Enerdrape, Firefly Fusion, Inverto Earth, Mitico, Oxara, Qaptis, Sparxell, Synature, TileGreen, Vaulted, Verretex.

Finalists of the FoodTech World Cup ready to pitch their technology to the Jury of VCs and Corporates: Antithesis, Coa&Co, EXOSOMM, Fattastic Technologies, Future Biome, Ironic Biotech, Kokomodo, Koralo, Olfactive Biosolutions, Sante Science.

Plus hundreds more stealth and early-stage startups as well as renowned scaleups, are all heading to Lausanne next week.

🔦 Founders in the Spotlight

Taking to the stage for fireside chats, panel discussions and joining us for small-group workshops, the program is packed with must-attend sessions to get the inside track on how exceptional Founders have funded, scaled and led their startup through breakthroughs, setbacks, and everything in between.

Highlights include:

• Igor Kocis of GA Drilling (raised $51.9M) shares his vision for clean geothermal energy with Soraya Bornaz of Underground Ventures.

• Liz Dennett of Endolith (raised $5.13M) reveals how SynBio can be leveraged for sustainable mining with Deborah Zajac of SOSV.

• Stephan Hermann of Reverion (raised $74M) gives his vision for new generation micro power plants with Aurianne Legris of Honda Xcelerator.

• Torbjørn Ølshøj Jensen of Again (raised $56M) explains the science to turn CO2 into industrial building blocks with Daniel Niemi of Atlantic Labs.

🎬 Where the Action Happens

For 2 days, an empty hall will transform into a melting pot of creativity and inspiration with 850 Founders, Funders and Operators exchanging ideas and making their next deals.

Built out of vegetable crates and upcycled materials, there’s nothing quite like the HackSummit. With networking at the heart of the action:

• Networking Tables: Schedule 1-on-1 meetings through our platform for focused 15-minute chats about investment, collaboration, and scaling ClimateTech solutions.

• Networking Lounge: Drop by for spontaneous conversations with founders, funders, and fellow climate builders.

• Startup Fair: Meet the teams behind cutting-edge climate startups, see their tech up close, and hear what’s coming next.

• Builders Stage: Get the inside scoop on how to fund, scale, and navigate the journey from lab to market, straight from the people doing it.

• Workshops: Join intimate group discussions on big topics - from FoodTech regulation and philanthropy to unfiltered founder’s stories and perspectives from the field on African ClimateTech.

• At the Bar, Coffee Stand and Food Trucks: Because some of the best conversations happen in line or over lunch.

🎉 13 Must-Attend Side Events

Hosted by both the Hack team and by attending participants, you’ll find plenty of Side Events to join outside of the main event in a more informal setting, included in your Summit pass - plus secret dinners and meetups you might be able to get an invite to.

Whether you’re all in for HappyHour Networking, an Investor Breakfast, Morning Hike, a Cacao as Medicine Ceremony, a Nature-Meets-Finance get together, a visit to a FOAK biomanufacturing site or a Space Agency Gathering your time in Lausanne is sure to be packed with plenty of ways to do business unusual while having fun.

🥂 The question is not just which Side Events will you attend, but how many will you join.

Lausanne is calling. Just next week the climate deep tech community meets in Switzerland. Hundreds of founders, investors and operators where deals will be made and new friendships formed.

It’s time to lock in one of the last remaining tickets. Are you in?

Laura at Hack

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