xTechIgnite is a competition for eligible small businesses across the U.S. to engage with the Department of Defense (DoD), earn prize money and submit a Phase I or Direct to Phase II (D2PhII) Army Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) proposal.
Wise Systems: AI-driven platform to optimize fleet-wide efficiency James Agan, Product Marketing Manager, Wise Systems
DUST Identity: Linking objects to digital records to solve complex supply chain security needs Ophir Gaathon, CEO & Co-Founder, DUST Identity
Aulera: Create and Leverage Digital Identities for Physical Products Nathan Stempel, CFO & Co-founder, Aulera
Colvin Run Networks: Defense-grade assurance and analytics solutions Michael McComas, VP of Innovation, Colvin Run Networks
SourceTrace: Agri-Food digital solutions for sustainable farming and efficient, transparent and traceable supply chains Venkat Maroju, CEO, SourceTrace
Lightning Talk
Backed by the first-ever student-run VC fund at MIT, the Future Makers Pitch Competition is where visionary founders meet the global VC community.
The 2026 World Police Summit will recognize the world's top startups with the 2026 WPS Innovation Awards. Apply here to be considered for the 2026 WPS Innovation Awards.
Applications are OPEN for the 2026 Startup Zone for the 5th Anniversary Edition of the World Police Summit, taking place from 23–25 June 2026 at the Dubai World Trade Centre.
AltaStata, founded by MIT Lincoln Laboratory researchers, is offering a strategic partnership to MIT AI startups by providing a free self-service toolkit to our design partners.
Alec Shkolnik, CoFounder and CEO, LiquidPiston