Hypertherm Ventures

From celebrating 350 years of Connecticut innovation and 50 groundbreaking firsts, to showcasing today’s cutting-edge digital, additive, and robotics technology, the inaugural #CTManufacturingSummit was an unforgettable event. Huge thanks to the speakers and award winners who inspired us, the 1,000+ attendees, and everyone across the manufacturing community who made it all possible. We were thrilled to be part of it. Here’s to driving Connecticut’s future, together 🚀 Connecticut Office of Manufacturing

Applications for the 2025 MassRobotics Accelerator open today! This is a unique program with a refined focus on hardware robotics, allowing us to deeply support our startups. Our mentors, speakers, and programming are specifically tailored to help technical founders build their business skills. This accelerator is an equity-free program. Thanks to our forward-thinking partnership with Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, we provide each company with $100,000 in non-dilutive capital. Eligibility requirements: - Early-stage, pre-seed to seed-stage robotics companies with a hardware focus, component, or application (any industry) - Companies must demonstrate strong leadership with a proven track record - Companies must be incorporated, with the founding team working on this full-time - Founders must be ready and willing to learn from an engaged robotics community and expert mentors - Preference will be given to Massachusetts-based companies. Companies from outside Massachusetts must demonstrate a willingness and ability to keep all or part of their operations in Massachusetts for at least 1 year post-accelerator graduation. Startups are encouraged to apply by October 25, 2024 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ewA3uxgD #Robotics #accelerator #startups #hardware #nondilutive #ma Peter Haas, Raagini Rameshwar, Ph.D Marita McGinn, Tom Ryden, Joyce Sidopoulos

We're thrilled to release Episode 2 of the MIT Industrial Performance Center Factories on the Frontier series: Climbing the technical ladder. A big thanks to Hypertherm Associates and the terrific Mariah Whitcomb, MBA and her colleagues for sharing their work. Please let us know which factories we should feature in future episodes!

Are you a cutting-edge #startup in the 🦾 #Robotics, 🏭 #Manufacturing or 🏗️🏢 #BuiltEnvironment sector ⚒️? Or perhaps you're an #investor looking to connect with promising early stage #HardTech founders? Register for our upcoming #free and #virtual HAX's VC-Founder Matchup. It will bring together 100+ early stage startups and 100+ investors for 1:1 meetings online over a week, scheduled at mutually convenient times. 🤝 ✨ To date, SOSV Matchups have generated over 7,000 one-on-one meetings in Health Tech, Climate Tech and Industrial Tech, receiving high praise and excellent participation from over 3,000 participants. How does it work? ➡️ Register – From June 27 ➡️ Request Meetings – From July 15. ➡️ Meet – From July 22 to 26 on or outside our event platform. Spots are limited so register today! https://lnkd.in/eRiZE-Jm cc: Duncan Turner, Susan Schofer, Ji Ke, Andrew Gollach, Ara Varma, Naomi Ruth Stevens, Benjamin Joffe #deeptech #hardtech #venturecapital #startups #hax #industrialtech #robotics

We are happy to announce the closing of a new round of funding, which gives us additional resources to help manufacturers fundamentally change how they develop precision tools and launch products. This Series C funding round of $20 million increases the total we’ve raised to more than $61.5 million and further fuels our investment into improving our products and supporting our customers. Earlier this week, I spoke with Carolyn Schwaar of Forbes about these topics and more. You can read her full Forbes coverage at the link below. -Ted Sorom Mantle CEO and co-founder One Start-Up’s $20M Boost To Bring Injection Molding Back To The U.S. https://lnkd.in/ecsYVd_i

Boosting Molding Mojo: 3D-Printed Aids to the Rescue Find out how moldmakers and molders are harnessing 3D printing for game-changing end-of-arm tools and fixtures. Discover how these innovations enhance safety, functionality and efficiency with quicker turnaround times and lower costs! 🌟🔧 #3DPrinting #MoldmakingEfficiency Steve Michon Markforged Westec Plastics Corporation Linear AMS Desktop Metal https://lnkd.in/ep-txvKW

Robotics Invest 2024 was an invite-only event run by Cybernetix Ventures for the industry. I (JMill) was there. Let’s look at what went down. Full video 📺 https://lnkd.in/g4mdHPbz Headliner Dean Kamen rolled across stage. A who's who of robotics pioneers, investors, analysts, and researchers served on panels and mingled among the original artwork in the Artists For Humanity venue. I conducted on-site interviews to dive into how startups like Wingtra, Ati Motors, and Tractonomy Robotics are moving from prototypes to production globally. Commonwealth champions Massachusetts Technology Collaborative and MassRobotics discussed the relationships of the robotics industry. Hypertherm Ventures told me about how it's investing in the future of fabrication. And Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT) shares how it's leveraging Europe-U.S. strengths. Will feature each of our guests in followup posts. An upcoming edition of our newsletter reveals more ✍️ https://lnkd.in/gn8hEtwX

Big news! We've partnered with Mishima Kosan for simulation testing with NVIDIA Isaac Sim. Learn more at https://bit.ly/3WIyGKw