

AI + Consumer Hardware Virtual Summit | Summer 2025
Don't wait until CES 2026! Join the top hardware founders, builders, and engineers NOW for actionable AI strategies you can implement immediately.
This virtual summit brings together consumer hardware founders, builders, and investors for a day of practical strategies in leveraging the latest in AI you can use to launch and scale your hardware today.
With live case studies, targeted discussions, and real-time feedback sessions, you'll walk away with concrete approaches to launch and scale your hardware product today.
True to Hardware Meetup fashion, we'll wrap with an open mic and mix + mingle session.
Join any time—all sessions will be recorded for registered participants.
Guest Speakers
Fateen, CEO of Magical Toys
More TBA
Office Hours + Open Mic Feature
Apply for an open mic feature here for a free ticket (link coming soon)
Agenda
10:00a-11:00a Kickoff
11:30a-12:30p AI Startups with Fateen, CEO of Magical Toys
1:00p-2:00p Design + Scale with Sam, co-founder of informal
3:00p-4:00p Open Mic Features with Mix + Mingle
Session format
Forget boring panels. Our sessions will feature:
20min rapid-fire 2025 GTM insights
20min curated discussions with live Q&A
20min of founder feedback.
Each session will be recorded and made available for registered attendees.
Thank you to our partners and sponsors!
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More about Hardware Meetup
Hardware Meetups happen across 30+ cities around the world, bringing together hardware professionals to network, share knowledge, and support each other and the larger hardware ecosystem.
All ticket proceeds will go to the Hardware Meetup community + our 2026 CES party!
If you want to sponsor this event or support the community reach out to michael (at) hardwaremeetup (dot) com.