Delta Logistics Summit

Overview

Builds an entrepreneurship support event connecting founders, funders, developers, and changemakers through workshops and programs for ventures addressing Memphis and Delta Region challenges.

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• 8VCBuilds and invests in technology companies, partnering with entrepreneurs to develop platforms addressing areas such as healthcare, zero-emission aircraft, privacy enforcement, and urban tunneling.
• DexterityBuilds physical AI for robots that perceive, reason, and act in real-world logistics operations, helping large logistics companies handle edge cases in continuous production.
• InkbitInkbit provides an additive manufacturing platform using real-time 3D vision and closed-loop feedback to produce precise, multi-material parts for demanding performance applications.
• InstrumentalInstrumental provides a manufacturing optimization platform for electronics brands, helping teams find failures faster, improve factory processes, and gain visibility into production-floor operations.
• Intuitive Machines ($LUNR)Lunar landers and cislunar services — first commercial moon landing (IM-1, Feb 2024). Public via SPAC ($LUNR). Houston, TX.
• NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)Builds robotic spacecraft and instruments to explore planets, study Earth from air and space, and search for new worlds and life beyond Earth.
• RecogniBuilds high-speed AI inference systems for multimodal generative AI, helping customers serve very large models with dense compute and lower energy costs.
• SkywaysProvides long-range, heavy-payload autonomous drones for logistics in harsh environments, serving customers delivering critical supplies and supporting defense operations across difficult routes.
• SpaceFlow Technologies, Inc.Automates procurement workflows across existing enterprise systems, applying category expertise and market intelligence to manage supplier spend for physical goods businesses.
• University of Minnesota Twin CitiesPublic R1 research university; Minneapolis MN. Top-15 US research expenditure ($1B+ annual), strong in medical devices (birthplace of cardiac pacemakers), AI, robotics, and AgTech.
• UPS WorldportOperates an international air hub and logistics center handling shipment bookings, forwarding, support, and arrival information for customers moving goods to destinations.
• Vatn SystemsBuilds modular unmanned underwater vehicles, mission planning tools, arrays, and autonomy/navigation/control software for defense, research, and commercial undersea sensing and payload missions.