INDUSTRY
A detailed analysis of the technical breakthroughs, commercial strategies, and policy discussions shaping the future of humanoid robotics Executive Summary The 2025 Humanoids Summit, held December 11-12 at the Computer History Museum in Silicon Valley, marked a pivotal moment in the evolution of humanoid robotics. This gathering brought together the
INDUSTRY
I recently had the privilege of participating in one of those rare conversations that cuts through the hype and gets to the heart of what’s really happening in robotics and physical AI. Hosted by Nebius at the iconic Computer History Museum, the Robotics & Physical AI Summit brought together
PORTFOLIO
The co-founders of a robotics company that seeks to improve the efficiency and safety of contract glazing work were named to Forbes’ annual 30 Under 30 list. The list, now in its 15th year, recognizes industry leaders who are leading transformative change within business, culture and entrepreneurship. Among the 30
INDUSTRY
I recently had the privilege of participating in one of those rare conversations that cuts through the hype and gets to the heart of what's really happening in robotics and physical AI. Hosted by Cybernetix Ventures, this gathering brought together founders building robotics companies, investors funding them, and
PORTFOLIO
Fastino is thrilled to announce the launch of GLiNER2, the next-generation open source model from Fastino built for unified entity extraction, classification and structured data parsing. After the success of the original GLiNER (200k+ monthly downloads currently on Hugging Face), they’ve taken a major leap forward: • One single model
PORTFOLIO
SirenOpt Secures Strategic Investment to Accelerate Commercialization of Its PlasmaSens Manufacturing Intelligence Platform for Factory Applications SirenOpt® is pleased to announce a strategic investment from Hitachi Ventures and InMotion Ventures to accelerate the commercialization of SirenOpt’s factory-integrated and in-line manufacturing intelligence solutions. SirenOpt will thus expand its commercial, engineering,
SCIENCE
From Heretical Idea to AI Revolution—The Complete Story of Light on Silicon Written by Bogdan Cristei and Manus AI Prologue: The Impossible Dream In 1985, when Richard A. Soref published his seminal paper proposing that silicon—the workhorse of electronics—could also be used for photonics, the idea was
INDUSTRY
I recently had the opportunity to immerse myself in another powerful conversation about the future of Physical AI, this time at the 2025 U.S. Taiwan High-Tech Forum. The event brought together a remarkable group of researchers, founders, and investors who are on the front lines of bringing intelligent robots
PORTFOLIO
Today marks liftoff for one of the boldest bets in my portfolio — and one of the most inspiring examples of American industrial resilience in action. After two years in stealth, BESXAR is emerging with a vision to manufacture the building blocks of the future — not on Earth, but in orbit.
INDUSTRY
#sftechweek #physicalai #deeptech | Bogdan Cristei 🇷🇴🇪🇺🇺🇸What an amazing #SFTechWeek this has been! Had the privilege to attend most of the DeepTech and Physical AI events Some of the biggest takeaways from the week below 👇 === The Inflection Point === AI’s leap is driven by three converging forces: * Exponential compute beyond Moore’
PORTFOLIO
SirenOpt raises $6.5M to scale PlasmaSens, its AI-powered platform for real-time, non-destructive manufacturing inspection — TFNCalifornia startup SirenOpt raised $6.5M led by Hitachi Ventures to scale PlasmaSens, an AI-driven, non-destructive manufacturing inspection platform.Tech Funding NewsSofia Chesnokova Oct 14 2025 California startup SirenOpt has closed a $6.5 million
PORTFOLIO
SirenOpt Awarded $2.4M in Commercialization Funding by the California Energy Commission The California Energy Commission (CEC) today awarded SirenOpt® a grant of $2.4M to advance the development and commercial readiness of its PlasmaSens™ manufacturing intelligence platform to enable the inspection, quality control, and real-time process control of battery