/ About this event
This event is part of #SFTechWeek — a week of events hosted by VCs and startups bringing together the broader tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com.
Physical Intelligence brings together the builders creating the next generation of physical AI systems and the investors backing the category. During this curated SF Tech Week gathering, founders, investors, and AI builders will explore how intelligence is moving off the screen and into the physical world — across robotics, embodied agents, world models, simulation, and real-world autonomy.
The afternoon is designed around product discovery, thoughtful discussion, and high-signal connections. Five curated physical AI startups will showcase what they are building, followed by a forward-looking VC conversation on where capital, defensibility, and long-term value creation are emerging across the physical AI stack.
Co-hosted with NXTVC (San Francisco Chapter) — a national community for pre-partner venture capital investors — together with 500 Global, Sixty Degree Capital, SSG Accelerator, RoboForce, Nlink, Adas Eco, OceanVeo, and Yummy Future, the gathering connects next-generation fund leaders with senior investors, founders, and ecosystem partners across Silicon Valley, with additional venture leaders joining as the lineup expands.
Expect candid conversations, working-product demonstrations, and meaningful connections between the builders driving the next wave of physical AI and the investors helping shape their trajectories.
What to Expect
Startup Keynotes Five curated Physical AI companies will present their technologies and demonstrate working products across Humanoid & Mobile Robotics, World Models & Simulation, Embodied Agent Infrastructure, and Industrial / Field Autonomy, followed by brief founder Q&A.
VC Panel A forward-looking conversation featuring investors and ecosystem leaders on the future of physical AI, defensibility, market opportunities, and capital formation.
Networking A relaxed, high-quality networking session connecting founders, investors, and ecosystem partners across the physical AI landscape.
Agenda
1:00 – 1:30 PM | Arrival & Networking Check-in, light refreshments, and casual networking among founders, investors, and ecosystem partners.
1:30 – 1:50 PM | Opening Remarks + Keynote Welcome and a brief introduction to FIG Studio and the Physical Intelligence theme — exploring how AI is moving beyond the screen and into the physical world. A venture investor’s perspective on where capital and conviction are flowing in the physical AI era.
1:50 – 2:30 PM | VC Panel — “Investing in Physical Intelligence” A forward-looking discussion featuring investors and thought leaders from leading Silicon Valley venture firms, exploring emerging opportunities, defensibility, and investment theses across physical AI.
2:30 – 2:40 PM | Break & Coffee Reset A short refresh before the startup keynotes.
2:40 – 4:00 PM | Startup Keynotes Five curated startups will present their technologies, demonstrate working products, and share their vision, followed by brief founder Q&A. Focus areas include Humanoid & Mobile Robotics, World Models & Simulation, Embodied Agent Infrastructure, and Industrial / Field Autonomy.
4:00 – 5:00 PM | Networking Reception Open networking with founders, investors, and ecosystem partners, with light refreshments and informal conversations continuing into the afternoon.
Who’s Attending
• Founders actively building in Robotics, World Models & Simulation, Embodied AI, and real-world autonomy • VCs, CVCs, and angels actively exploring the next wave of physical AI, robotics, industrial technology, hard tech, and deep tech investments • NXTVC members — pre-partner investors from leading North American venture firms • Ecosystem partners across hardware, cloud, infrastructure, and innovation platforms supporting physical AI development and deployment
