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UK Unicorns & Rising Stars

Hosted by British Consulate SF

When
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Where
Union Square
Format
Panel / Fireside Chat, Pitch Event / Demo Day and Roundtable / Workshop
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UK Unicorns & Rising Stars

Hosted by the UK Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST), this showcase highlights the UK's billion-dollar success stories and the next generation of world-class, breakout technology companies.

From unicorns to high-growth scale-ups, the UK continues to produce globally recognised technology businesses at the forefront of AI, semiconductors, enterprise software and deep tech.

Join founders and leaders from a select group of UK unicorns and rising stars as they showcase their products, share how they're solving real-world challenges, and discuss their journey from startup to scale-up. Hear directly from the teams building the future and see some of the UK's most innovative technologies in action.

Cambridge GaN Devices: The GPU Isn't the Bottleneck. Power Is.

As AI accelerates demand for compute, power has become the key constraint on data centre growth. Giorgia Longobardi, CMO of Cambridge GaN Devices, explores how CGD's proprietary ICeGaN® technology enables more AI compute per rack through higher efficiency, greater reliability and fewer failure points. She will also discuss CGD's partnership with NXP and the company's growing presence in the US market.

Matillion: The AI-Powered Data Team: Turning Data into Business Impact

Experience Maia, Matillion's AI Data Automation Platform, and follow the journey of a modern data team as it collaborates with AI to plan, build, test and optimise data products. Discover how organisations are using AI-powered automation to accelerate decision-making, improve productivity and unlock greater value from their data.

Quantum Solutions: Making the Invisible Visible

Some of the world's most valuable data exists beyond what the human eye can see, hidden within crops, infrastructure and energy systems. Omar Bakr, CEO of Quantum Solutions, will showcase how the company's quantum dot imaging technology is bringing insights once confined to laboratories and satellites directly into the field. Learn how this new generation of sensing technology is helping industries improve the management of critical resources, particularly in the energy and water sectors.

This event is part of #SFTechWeek, a week of events hosted by VCs and startups that brings together the global tech ecosystem. Learn more at Tech Week.

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