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Government and private funding pathways for AI companies and researchers seeking grants and capital.
18-20 November, Online, Las Palmas & Bali
Where funding finds you.
The summit connects AI companies and researchers with government and private funding: grants, investors and capital partners, all inside one room.
Students join the academy. Researchers join the research network. AI companies meet the investors and government grants that fund them. Everyone leaves with a funding pathway.
Official Trailer
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Featured voice · Day 290Today in the room
The voice on rotation.
Henry Arnhold Professor of International Cooperation and Development, The New School for Social Research · Senior Researcher, IIASA
Willi SemmlerEconomist and researcher working at the intersection of macroeconomics, climate risk and computational methods.
Research, finance and the institutions reshaped by machine intelligence.
View full session →New program stream · Global Financial Raise
Research & Development Funding
Connect AI companies and researchers with government and private funding. A dedicated track mapping R&D capital across eight pillars and seven regions, including the United States and a combined India & China track, with a meet-and-greet session where universities, labs and private partners access grants and capital for international research collaborations.
Private Equity · Australia
Government and private funding pathways for AI companies and researchers seeking grants and capital.
Canary Islands R&D
Government and private funding pathways for AI companies and researchers seeking grants and capital.
Germany R&D
Government and private funding pathways for AI companies and researchers seeking grants and capital.
Horizon EU Grants
Government and private funding pathways for AI companies and researchers seeking grants and capital.
Accelerators & Incubators
Government and private funding pathways for AI companies and researchers seeking grants and capital.
US Financing
Government and private funding pathways for AI companies and researchers seeking grants and capital.
India & China R&D
Government and private funding pathways for AI companies and researchers seeking grants and capital.
Two places to find funding.
28.12°N · 15.43°W · WETLas Palmas de Gran Canaria
In person for both days. Sessions on AI funding, government grants and investor meet-and-greets, an evening on the Atlantic, and closing drinks in the old town of Vegueta.
In person · both days · 180 seats
8.65°S · 115.14°E · WITABali
In person for both days. Sunrise sessions on funding and research capital, a sunset welcome on the beach, and a long table once Europe goes dark.
In person · both days · 120 seats
Who's in the room
Researchers, students, investors, open to connect.
Curated speakers and featured attendees (AI founders, researchers, grant-makers and investors) who said yes to being found. Reach the ones marked open and start the funding conversation that runs straight through the summit.
Confirmed speakers
Julien UhligFounding Partner, EX VentureView session →Willi SemmlerHenry Arnhold Professor of International Cooperation and Development, The New School for Social Research · Senior Researcher, IIASAView session →Leesa SoulodreR3i VenturesView session →Matthew VitamanteStartup and Capital Advisor — US & AsiaView session →James AndrewsInvestor and EntrepreneurView session →Ethan AugusteEpic RoboticsView session →Walter MittelbachSorption TechnologiesView session →Holly StowerAI & Impact - Commercial AI Applications to Protect NatureView session →
Featured attendees
Ahmad Hidayat Rozzaq
· Ex Epic VentureMuzafar Ishmurotov
· UIN MALANGShruti
Vinayreddy Yarrabolu
· Otto von Guericke UniversityM Ardin Yudhawira
Matthew Vitamante
· Seven Boson, Human Adaptive IntelligenceSebastian Cramer
EX Venture · EX VentureSebastian Cramer is part of EX Venture, contributing to the firm's work financing and scaling applied deep-tech from the lab to the world.
AI company pitches
Founders pitch, funders listen.
Curated AI company pitches across the eight tracks, streamed live to the investor and grant-maker list. Founders present from Las Palmas and Bali; government and private funders join from either island or the broadcast.
Equation Labs
Applied-research venture laboratory.
Founder · —Seraph
Decentralized, carbon-negative biomanufacturing.
Founder · —Government & private funding
The room where the funding sits.
Government grant-makers and private investors funding AI and research: climate, frontier compute, sovereign digital infrastructure and health. Visible on the closing day, meeting AI companies and researchers across both islands and online.
EX Venture Inc.
EX Venture Inc.
Deep-tech, climate, AI and fintech across the EX Venture portfolio.
R3i.vc
R3i
Strategic AI, autonomy and defence, and frontier infrastructure — complex private-market transactions and secondaries via R3i DealDesk.
Unovis Asset Management
Dan Altschuler
Investor•Founder•Board Member
Newlab
Sean Simpson
Venture Investor @ Newlab
R3i
Leesa Soulodre
Founder & Managing General Partner, R3i
Fundraising101™ Academy
Robert Hokin
VC turned Pre-Seed Fundraising Coach for UK Tech Founders
Partner
Keshia Theobald-van Gent
Partner
Au Capital Ltd
Bill Prescott
Corporate Development Associate
Asia Global Business Partners
Prof Alexander Melbourne
Director ASEAN
MBRN
John Areola PMP, SSM, CSM, PSM, PSPO, NEBOSH IGC
Managing Director, MBRN | Talent Transformation & Workforce Development Leader | Portfolio Manager | Africa & EMEA
Agora Value Partners
Derick Jiwan
Strategic Operator | Ag/Food Systems | Venture Capital | Commercialization | Science to Market | Building Channels
Investor
Lalit Bansal
Investor | Entrepreneur | Mentor | Web 3.0 | Innovation | Board Member | Business Leadership | Blockchain Advisor
YARDY Capital
Greg Getten (格雷戈里)
Venture Capital (AI - Lifescience, HealthTech, Robotics)
GREEN EASY
Tom Abbott
Sustainability Director
Evernomics
SVET Svitlo
Angel Investor (20+ years)
Kinetic Investments
Celia Batouche
Venture Capital Scout | Independent Advisor
Open Range Capital / Falcon Crest Partners
Suresh Sharma
Global Business Leader
Summit Attendee
Selin Burt Kut
Attending the EX AI Summit 2026.
branchX, Space Zone Aerospace India
Dr. Sindhu Bhaskar
Investor
Rhodes Point Advisors
Rodney Gollo
Founder & CEO | Rhodes Point Advisors | Private & Insurance Capital
Investor
Cher Chung
Attending the EX AI Summit 2026.
Tunstall Associates
Steve Tunstall
Attending the EX AI Summit 2026.
FoundersX Ventures
Tom Kosnik
Partner, FoundersX Ventures (Venture Capital Firm)
NeoInvests
Harry Federspiel
Investor (agenda + founder list requested)
SternAegis
Adam Stern
Attending the EX AI Summit 2026.
VENTUREBANK Co
CHERAY UNMAN
Venture capital and strategic relationships for emerging growth companies and family offices
Ministry of Investment / BKPM
Cahyo Purnomo
Attending the EX AI Summit 2026.
Investor
Asawari (Desai) Salvi
Attending the EX AI Summit 2026.
Investor
Eng. Carine Mukashyaka, MCIArb
Energy Specialist | Investment Director
Nair Ventures | Venture Capital
Vinay Nair
Attending the EX AI Summit 2026.
Investor
Mark Jacobs
Proven executive leader bringing expertise in scaling enterprise value. Chairman/Partner
JTC Law
Leanne Wallser
Attending the EX AI Summit 2026.
Mendoza Ventures
Senofer Mendoza
Founder and GP
Revere
Eric Woo, CFA
Attending the EX AI Summit 2026.
Construction Who’s Who - email: gunning@gunning.eu #Pitchedeck #Pitchedecks #PitchDecks #ConstructionWhosWho #Gunningeu
Raymond Gunning
Co-Founder & VC Scout
HG Ventures. Alumni Merrill Lynch, Apple, WisdomTools, PlugandPlay
Jonathan Schalliol
Venture Capital
Modern Strategy
Ming Wang Lim
Scaling businesses with fractional CROs and CFOs. Founder, investor and advisor.
MPower Ventures | Impact Investing | Scaling Energy Solutions in Emerging Markets
Manuel Seiffe
Co-Founder at MPower Ventures
Excel Plus Investment Ltd / Bankable Consult Ltd
Kelechi Reginald Anyanwu PHF( Author)
Entrepreneur and Investment Consultant. Managing Director, Author.
Red Dog Ventures
David Shefter
Attending the EX AI Summit 2026.
EthAum Venture Partners
Elva Hendriks
Venture Associate
Energy Development Partners
Joshua D. Mosshart, MSFS
Attending the EX AI Summit 2026.
MedVest Group / Northlea Partners
John H Abeles MD
CEO, MedVest Group; General Partner, Northlea Partners
Investor
Thomas Mueller
Visionary Data & Analytics Leader | former Chief Data Officer (CDO) | Early-Stage Investor | Public Speaker
Investor
Misa Andriamihaja
Attending the EX AI Summit 2026.
Fundraising Bootcamp
Francois Mazoudier
Founder, Fundraising Bootcamp
Massik Advisors
Andrew Massik
Attending the EX AI Summit 2026.
Power Integrations
Anita Ganti
Independent Director | Technology Executive | Advisor | Investor | Ex-Wipro, Flex, Texas Instruments
Antenna Digital Ventures
James Sore
New Ventures Director, Antenna Digital Ventures
Kakushin.tech
Sachin Bhargava
ICO Advisor, Serial Entrepreneur, Advisor to Blockchain Startups
MBA Fakhro Venture Capital / Lumeira Ventures
Charles Tan
Venture Capital, Early-Stage Startups
FANATIXX
Patrick McGuire
Strategic Marketing & Sales Advisor for Founders and Investors | Scaling Startups, Capital and Revenue
Ëlan Inc. SHPK
Himannshu Sharma
Board Chair and NED | Advisor to Founders and Investors
Investor
Tony Amo
Cryptocurrencies investor, ICO Advisor and Online Media Partner
Eco Solutions Capital
James Spurway
Co-Founder & CIO | Multi-Exited Founder
Chief
Angela Churie Kallhauge
Executive Vice President, Impact
ActiveFamilyOffices.com / InvestorLists.VC
Tzakhi Freedman
Founder of ActiveFamilyOffices.com and InvestorLists.VC | Creating a new standard for investor data | Stand With Israel! ✡️
Nsaka Ministries
Batambuzi Geofrey
Founder & CEO, Nsaka Ministries. #Humanitarian.#Social Justice, #Health Equity, #Entrepreneur, #Water&Sanitation, #Environmentalist, #Community Engage
Investor
James Lee
Venture Capitalist | Deep Tech + Life Science | Haas MBA | Viterbi MS-EE
Kontro & Peuru Consulting Group Oy
Touko Kontro
Business angel | Entrepreneur & CEO | startup advisor | business developer|startup scout
Blumberg Capital
Pramod Gosavi
Forward deployed investor in Infrastructure, SaaS, AI, Cybersecurity
R1 RCM
Thomas Mueller, MSIS
Visionary Data & Analytics Leader ● former Chief Data Officer (CDO) ● Platform Modernization, M&A, AI Enablement, Cost Optimization ● Consultant ● Ear
IMGroup Technologies / IntelMutya Group Corporation
Raymund Mutya
Group Chair & CEO/President
Parker Impact / CleanAI Initiative
Nicholas Parker
Exponential Impact Entrepreneur, Investor and Advisor
Cynergy Blue R&D Ltd.
Roland Kümin
CEO & Co-Founder at Cynergy Blue R&D Ltd. | Deep-Tech Clean Energy | Validation-First Mechanical Conversion Research | Venture Builder
Al Tasnim Enterprises LLC / PARV Syndicate
Piyush Jain
Group CFO
SVK Crypto / Armur AI
Shane Kehoe
Co-Founder of SVK Crypto VC / Co-Founder Armur AI / Mentor OV TechStars / SwissBorg Ventures / Key Note Speaker / Portfolio Manager / Partner
Citi
Vikraman Ramalingam
Senior Vice President(AI driven) : Global Executive Lead OCC & Regulatory Reporting
James Chase Partners LLC
James Greenlees
Chief Executive Officer l Private Equity CCO l Healthcare I Strategy Consultant I Business Transformation l Operational Excellence I P&L Management I
Tenacity Venture Capital
Benjamin Narasin
Founder Tenacity Venture Capital & previously NASDAQ:FASH. Pitch or Ping w/1 line elevator pitch & ARR and I read and respond (otherwise I will send y
O'Neill Capital Advisors
Dennis O'Neill
CEO, Board Member, Venture Capital, Blockchain, IPO, Investment Banking, Speaker
Investor
Brian Reddy
Venture Builder
Investor
Dr Mike Mattner
Philanthropist for University and Medical Research, Real Estate and Crypto Investor
Venture Researchers
Jason Webber
Investor
Small Cap Equity Advisors
Dr. Michael N Brette
Investor
Investor
Ashish Bisaria
President/COO | Operator & Board Member | Private Equity | AI Strategist
Spotlight
Rajesh Mane
Cofounder & Managing Partner | Early Investor
GEM
SUDEEP MITAL
Founder | Global Business Investor
CAC-H2 Pte Ltd
Glenn Davies
Clean Energy Entrepreneur | Climate Tech & Deep Tech Venture Builder
CarbonLaces Solutions
Madhuban Kumar
CEO | Energy finance | 2x Founder | Former VC
CBM Partners
Craig McKeon
CEO & Founder | Healthcare & Tech Venture Capital
Summit Attendee
Vinodh Rajagopalan
Confirmed livestream participant.
Meet-and-greets & after hours
Where researchers meet funding.
Sunset dinners and closing drinks on both islands, twelve hours apart with one shared guest list, plus eight hosted meet-and-greet sessions where researchers and AI companies meet the government and private investors funding their work.
Hosted by
EX Venture.
Most breakthrough science never leaves the lab. EX Venture finances it, patents it, and deploys it at scale, wiring applied research, public funding and protected IP to carry deep tech from the lab to the world. AI-first, but the moat is physical.
Find your funding.
Connect AI companies and researchers with government and private funding. Students join the academy, researchers join the network, founders meet investors. Online from $199. Researchers, students and investors join free.