Building at the Frontier of AI

Founder event on Physical AI, Agentic AI, open models, and building the next generation of AI companies.

Building at the Frontier of AI will take place on October 21, 2026 at the Merantix AI Campus in Berlin. Held during the week of NVIDIA GTC Berlin, the event brings together founders and entrepreneurs to explore current developments in Physical AI, Agentic AI, and open models.

Following a founder panel, participants will move into an interactive unconference format where the room helps shape the agenda. Breakout discussions will focus on three main areas: Physical AI, Agentic AI and open models, as well as an open track for additional topics brought forward by participants.

Throughout the morning, NVIDIA’s Startup Ecosystem and Inception team will be on site to connect with founders and discuss scaling, compute, credits, and go-to-market support. The event concludes with a live watch party of the NVIDIA GTC keynote featuring NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang.

Date: October 21, 2026
Time: 8:30 AM–1:00 PM
Location: Merantix AI Campus, Max-Urich-Str. 3, 13355 Berlin
Hosts: Merantix AI Campus and NVIDIA
Admission: Registration required
Audience: Founders, entrepreneurs, and other members of the AI startup ecosystem
Focus: Physical AI, Agentic AI, open models, AI startups, scaling, compute, and go-to-market
Speakers: Howard Wright, VP Startup Ecosystem at NVIDIA; Neil Zeghidour, Co-founder & CEO of Gradium; Silviu Homoceanu, Co-founder & CTO of Almetra
Program: Founder panel, NVIDIA Inception session, unconference, breakout discussions, networking, and GTC keynote watch party
Special feature: Direct access to NVIDIA’s Startup Ecosystem and Inception team