🤖 7th Austin Hardware Meetup: Summer Speaker Series @ Antler
The Austin hardware and deep tech scene is buzzing with activity, and we are keeping the momentum going with a special summer edition of the Austin Hardware Meetup.
This time we are featuring four incredible founders and innovators from our local community who are building real-world solutions to big challenges. From sustainable indoor gardening to smart air systems, next-gen coffee brewing, and mental health devices, these speakers are solving problems that matter.
Come for the talks, stay for the pizza, drinks, and great conversations with other builders, engineers, designers, and hardware enthusiasts.
🗓️ Schedule
5:00 – 6:00 PM – Arrival, grab a slice and a drink, and mingle
6:00 – 7:00 PM – Speaker Presentations + Q&A
7:00 – 8:00 PM – More mixing, more networking
🎤 Featured Speakers
🌿 Arjun Gupta – Vyana
A smart ventilation system optimizing indoor air quality and energy efficiency using advanced sensors, IoT, and AI forecasting. Designed for easy installation and healthier, more sustainable living.
🌱 Fred Lindseth – Avid Gardens
A modular indoor gardening system helping people grow pesticide-free produce at home. Compact, high-yield, and app-controlled for even novice gardeners.
❄️ Sam Stein & Bruce Boville – Cold Cycle Coffee
Creators of the Brrrista, a cold brew system that delivers bold, smooth, highly caffeinated coffee in minutes instead of hours.
💡 Laura Shires – Humm
A handheld device that helps calm your nervous system - no app, no setup, just a quiet rhythm you feel in your hands. A wellness tool made for everyday life in a portable, intuitive format.
🙌 Thank You to Our Sponsor
Knectiv
Knectiv helps early-stage hardware startups turn bold ideas into real products fast. With deep manufacturing experience and a global network of partners, we handle everything from prototyping and DFM to pilot runs and mass production.
We simplify the path to market by being your one-stop shop. No vendor juggling, no missed handoffs. Just clear communication, consistent quality, and hardware that ships.
🤝 Thank You to Our Partner and Sponsor
informal
Informal is a freelance collective for the most talented independent professionals in the hardware ecosystem. With expertise in a diverse range of industries from consumer electronics to automotive, climate tech to medical devices, informal members work with clients at every stage to design, manufacture, and scale top-quality physical products.
Whether you are looking for a single contractor, a full-time employee, or an entire team to work on everything from product development to go-to-market strategy, the informal collective has the perfect people for the job.
🏢 Thank You to Our Host
Antler
Antler is where the most driven early founders go to move faster, further. We back outlier engineers, operators, and builders who are doing their life’s work and obsessed with solving hard problems.
Our six-week Residency gives you capital, direct feedback, and an unfair edge through a smart cohort, world-class advisors, and deep investor access. We are in 27 cities globally, with U.S. hubs in NYC, SF, and Austin. If you are building something ambitious, we want to meet you.
Antler is now taking applications for their Fall Residency Program, investing up to $500K per company with a $2.5K relocation grant to build with us in Austin. In the next 3 months, our Austin team will deploy over $6M.
📌 Apply here: https://to.antler.co/AITX
💬 Join an AMA to learn more: https://to.antler.co/AMA
🌎 About Our Meetups
Hardware Meetups happen across over 30 cities worldwide every month, fostering connections and collaborations among hardware professionals. Do not miss this opportunity to be part of Austin's thriving hardware community.