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Lab to Launch: Deep Tech After Hours 2027
February 2, 2027 | San Francisco, CA, USA
An exclusive networking opportunity just steps from Photonics West.
Sponsors
Lab to Launch is back.
Where breakthrough technology meets the people who can take it further.
Returning alongside SPIE Photonics West 2027, Lab to Launch: After Hours brings together a curated mix of deep-tech founders, investors and industry leaders. No conference program. No pitches. Just a room full of people building, backing, and scaling the technologies shaping what comes next.
Join Lux Capital, DCVC, imec.ventures, and imec.xpand for meaningful introductions, fresh perspectives and conversations that can take breakthrough technology from lab to market.
Details
- Date & time: Tuesday, February 2, 2027, 5:00–8:00 PM PT
- Location: Location will be shared after registration
- Format: Invite only, curated networking hour (no formal program)
- Hosts: Lux Capital, DCVC, imec.ventures, imec.xpand
Who you'll meet
- Founders building what's next deep-tech entrepreneurs turning breakthrough technology into companies.
- Investors backing ambitious technology venture investors who understand the timelines and ambition behind deep-tech.
- Industry leaders who know what it takes to scale people who can connect emerging deep-tech with markets, infrastructure and opportunity.
Capacity for this event is limited and by invitation only. We will review all registrations and confirm participation via email.