Events

Inpho Venture Summit

Since 2008, INPHO Venture Summit is a high-end space where tech royalty leaders, private investors and large corporations meet to invest in promising solutions to shape the future. The event aims to tackle our world’s most pressing challenges through disruptive technologies.

TechTour Photonics

Meet the most promising Photonics &-enabled Systems tech entrepreneurs
  • Investment and partnership around 60 selected early stage companies
  • Innovation in the field of : Photonics & Photonics-enabled Systems
  • Programme with 10 online sessions or services for selection, strategy, meetings and recognition
  • Selection or invitation-only for the best entrepreneurs and most active investors, corporations and governmental experts

SPIE Startup Challenge and Entrepreneur Program

The SPIE Startup Challenge is a high-stakes, global competition where entrepreneurs with light-enabled products have 5 minutes to pitch their businesses to a team of expert judges. Winning teams share more than $85,000 in cash and other prizes.

Traditionally, the SPIE Startup Challenge is held annually at Photonics West in San Francisco; the largest research conference and trade show for light-based products in North America with over 1,300 companies and 22,000 attendees. In this challenging year, the Startup Challenge’s 11th year, the industry-judged competition moved to an all-online, live-pitching format.

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