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Software for Hardware: State of the Industry

Hosted by Physical Fund

When
6:00 – 8:15 PM
Where
Downtown
Format
Breakfast, Brunch or Lunch, Networking and Panel / Fireside Chat
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Some of the leading minds in the software for hardware space are holding a State of the Industry panel, hosted at Duro's brand new office and doubling as its launch party! With speakers from Sift, Duro, Physical Fund, Whipsaw, and Vizcom; our panel will break down where sw/hw is headed in our AI-age, where investments are headed, and where opportunities exist. Join us for this special panel, Q&A, hardware demos, food & drinks, and a surprise hardware raffle!

Panelists will include: Michael Corr - Duro https://durolabs.co/ Austin Spiegel - Sift - https://www.siftstack.com/ Walker Harden - Whipsaw - https://www.whipsaw.com/ Brooke Harrington - Vizcom - https://vizcom.com/ Moderator: Nima Ashraf - Physical Fund - https://physical.vc/

Schedule: 6:00-6:30 pm: Open Networking, light refreshments, demo stations 6:30-7:15 pm: Industry Panel + Q&A 7:15 - 8:15 pm: Networking + Demo Stations + Raffle

Hardware Meetups (https://www.hardwaremeetup.com/) happen in over 30 cities around the world, helping bring together founders, engineers, and other hardware professionals to network, share insights, and collaborate with one another.

This event is a part of #LATechWeek - a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com.

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