The Global State of Deep Tech

Hosted by Drumbeat Capital, the authors of the The 2026 Deep Tech Report.

A deep dive into the latest data and insights for Deep Tech, globally.

About us: Drumbeat Capital specializes in Seed Stage, Deep Tech, in the US and Europe.

Doors open at 12:30PM and presentations start at 1PM sharp.

1:00 PM
Keynote: The Global State of Deep Tech
Steven Jacobs & Lukas Leitner, Founding Partners @ Drumbeat Capital

1:45 PM
Novel AI: What comes next
John McCarthy, Sr. Director, Special Projects @ Google DeepMind

2:00 PM
Novel AI: Fireside Chat
Steven Jacobs, Founding Partner @ Drumbeat Capital
John McCarthy, Sr. Director, Special Projects @ Google DeepMind

2:30 PM
Varda: In-Space Manufacturing
Eric Lasker, Chief Revenue Officer @ Varda Space Industries

2:45 PM
Robotics & Advanced Manufacturing Panel
Lukas Leitner, Founding Partner @ Drumbeat Capital
Eric Lasker, Chief Revenue Officer @ Varda Space Industries
Haomiao Huang, Founding Partner @ Matter Venture Partners
Sabrina Paseman, Managing Partner & Co-Founder @ Omni Ventures

3:15 PM
Itera: Hardware you can reconfigure like code
AJ Cooper, CEO & Co-Founder @ Itera

3:30 PM
Future of Compute Panel
Steven Jacobs, Founding Partner @ Drumbeat Capital
Elise Houren, Partner @ Build Collective
AJ Cooper, CEO & Co-Founder @ Itera
Matt Rappaport, Co-Founder & Co-Director @ UC Berkeley Deep Tech Innovation Lab

4:00 PM
Networking Reception