SAN FRANCISCO, CA — APRIL 22, 2025 — Vellex Computing exhibited at "Live From the Future! A Deep Tech Investor Expo" during San Francisco Climate Week, presenting its analog computing technology to deep-tech investors and founders from across the climate and advanced hardware ecosystem. The expo was co-hosted by Activate, The Engine Ventures, and Breakthrough Energy Fellows.
The event brought together hardware founders from leading deep-tech programs for hands-on demonstrations with climate-focused investors. Vellex showcased how its physics-based analog architecture delivers on-device AI and real-time optimization orders of magnitude faster and at a fraction of the energy cost of conventional digital approaches, enabling always-on intelligence for applications in robotics, satellite systems, and industrial IoT.
The expo gave Vellex direct access to investors and partners focused on climate technology and advanced hardware, reinforcing the company's presence within the broader deep-tech funding community.
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About Vellex Computing Vellex Computing is a Stanford-spinout analog semiconductor company developing ultra-low-power chips for AI training. Powered by a decade of research and backed by the U.S. National Science Foundation and Department of Energy, Vellex's technology delivers AI training at a fraction of the energy cost of GPU-based solutions. Vellex is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.
About Activate Founded in 2015, Activate empowers scientists to reinvent the world by launching startups to address climate change and other global challenges. Working between government, philanthropy, universities, and the private sector, Activate transforms scientists into high-impact entrepreneurs through the Activate Fellowship, a two-year immersive experience that equips science entrepreneurs with the skills, networks, infrastructure, and funding they need to quickly and effectively bring their groundbreaking research to market. For more information, please visit activate.org.
About Engine Ventures Engine Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in the next generation of Tough Tech founders: providing capital, operational expertise, and a powerful academic, commercial, and governmental network to build and scale companies unlocking massive opportunities in climate change, human health, and advanced systems. For more information, please visit engineventures.com.
About Breakthrough Energy Fellows Breakthrough Energy Fellows is designed to tackle early-stage barriers to climate technology innovation, accelerating discovery and increasing the number of projects and companies working toward commercialization. By providing scientists, innovators, and entrepreneurs with research funding and hands-on support, our program ensures projects have the resources they need to advance to the next stages of development. For more information, please visit breakthroughenergy.org.
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