Robotics & AI at the Core with Nirman Ventures
Join us for an exclusive event hosted by Founder Social Club and Nirman Ventures. This curated gathering brings together top founders, venture capitalists, and roboticists shaping the future of innovation.
The evening will feature diverse perspectives from founders and investors, exploring the future of humanoid and autonomous robotics, breakthroughs in artificial intelligence from a corporate venture lens, and the impact of the data center boom. The discussion will also cover opportunities at the intersection of semiconductors, agentic AI, and full-stack systems — highlighting where the next wave of deep tech startups will emerge.
Speakers include:
• Nikhil Choudhary, Managing Partner @ Nirman Ventures
• Jonathan Healy, Investor @ Cathay Innovation
• Freddy Dopfel, Principal @ LG Technology Ventures
• Sarvagya Kochak, Co-founder of Tsavorite Scalable Intelligence
• Wei Ding, is the Co-founder and CEO of UCR
We are planning a private viewing of a humanoid robot at a future date for those interested in diving deeper into the next wave of robotics.
This is a rare opportunity to connect with leading minds, build real relationships, and dive into discussions that are pushing the edge of what is possible.
Do not miss this special gathering of builders and investors at the forefront of the startup world.
Over 60+ Investors have registered for the event.
No pitching. Build meaningful relationships. Have fun.
Speakers for the Event:
Nikhil Choudhary, Managing Partner @ Nirman Ventures
Nikhil has over 2 decades of experience in the company founding and operating space; spanning from construction, real estate investments, engineering, and management.
Nirman Ventures is a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm investing in the future of Energy (transition and clean), Infrastructure, Construction, Mining, and Logistics. Nirman Ventures through it's partner network has a physical presence in Silicon Valley, New York, London, Adu Dhabi, Mumbai, Sydney and Mexico City.
Jonathan Healy is currently an investor at Cathay Innovation, a global venture capital firm managing over $2.5B AUM where he focuses on investments in the physical x digital world. Prior to joining Cathay Innovation, he was a consultant at McKinsey, where he worked in the Private Equity and Principal Investigators and Aerospace and Defense practices with a functional focus on strategy & corporate finance.
Prior to McKinsey, he was a Venture Analyst at FedTech, a venture builder partnering with government and industry to commercialize deep tech innovations. Jon started his career as a Materials Engineer in the U.S. Department of Defense at the Naval Surface Warfare Center – Carderock Division (NSWCCD), where he focused on material design and supply chain qualification and evaluation.
Freddy Dopfel is an investor at LG Technology Ventures, the corporate VC arm of the LG Group. Freddy is an engineer by training with extensive experience in venture capital, and a deep passion for space tech, including building balloon-launched rockets at Stanford and competing in the International Rover Challenge, building and testing Mars Rover prototypes with the Mars Society.
Sarvagya Kochak is a semiconductor technology and product executive with extensive experience building data center accelerator, memory and storage solutions. He co-founded Tsavorite Scalable Intelligence, a unique semiconductor startup at the forefront of AI innovation developing the first of its kind “Agentic Silicon” platform.
Prior to that he established Marvell Technology’s CXL business and developed cutting edge products that generated $100M+ at companies including Marvell, Rambus/Inphi and LSI.
Wei Ding, is the Co-founder and CEO of UCR, a robotics and autonomy startup based in Santa Clara. He is also a Founder Fellow at South Park Commons, a community of deeply technical builders and thinkers.
Prior to founding UCR, Wei spent nearly 7 years at Apple as a Senior Software Engineer on the Autonomous Systems team, where he focused on motion planning, decision making, and machine learning. He previously conducted robotics research at the University of Michigan, where he built end-to-end autonomous systems — from sensor integration and embedded control to state estimation and navigation algorithms.
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Thank you, Viet and the SVB team, for being a bronze sponsor for the event!
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