MIT Industrial Liaison Program (MIT ILP) and MIT Startup Exchange (MIT STEX) are opening applications for 3 innovative startups to participate in the 2026 MIT Enterprise AI Forum—a high-level forum bringing together MIT faculty, senior industry executives, and enterprise innovators focused on AI that works in the real world.
The overall theme is operations.
The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC) is looking for new affordable and insulating material for cooler glass doors.
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W.L. Gore & Associates has recently launched a Sustainability Initiative to explore business opportunities that will create a more sustainable future. They are interested in meeting and exploring ideas to work together with startups that have created innovative material technologies that fit the theme of a sustainable future across a broad range of application areas. In particular, they are seeking new material advancements in cleantech (such as membranes), catalysis, separations and biofabrication.
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Startups working on smarter exploration, lower-impact extraction, waste, water & materials recovery, and autonomy, robotics & digital infrastructure are invited to apply by February 2026. The program takes place in Perth (Australia) and remote. Select startups will receive 4 months of operational support.