TekTrek

Showcase.

Kirsch Auditorium, Stata Center, MIT · 1—3PM, August 12

The round trip completes.

The Day

The strongest teams take the stage.

TekTrek began in Cambridge. In June the cohort trekked to San Francisco to build; on August 12 the round trip completes at MIT, where a curated selection of the summer's strongest teams pitch what they've built.

The stage is earned, not given. Of the 25 teams in the cohort, only a few present.

The showcase is recorded and streamed live. Founders, mentors, investors, and the wider MIT community join in person at the Stata Center or online; West Coast investors are calling in.

The day closes with an invitation-only evening at The 'Quin, bringing the founders together with mentors, investors, and peers from MIT, Harvard, and Princeton.

The Showcase is the centerpiece of a four-day Return East program, August 10 to 13, running from Boston to Martha's Vineyard. The full week is laid out further down the page.

RSVP

Join us, in person or online.

Kirsch Auditorium, Stata Center (32-123), MIT, Cambridge. 1—3 PM, August 12

For those in the room, the day features short talks from local experts on the history of computer science and the Rad Lab at MIT.

Brian Elliot, Co-Founder & CEO of Blitzy, will also be pitching his first ever deck, as an example of what it takes to go from a room like this to founding a Unicorn.

One RSVP covers both ways to attend: choose an in-person or virtual ticket when you register. Confirmed virtual registrants are sent the stream link before the day.

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August 10 to 13

The full return.

The trek back: after the summer in San Francisco, the cohort comes east to close out the program during the week of August 10.

MONDAY, AUG 10 · ARRIVAL

The cohort lands in Boston and settles in. Pitch prep at Liquid AI in Cambridge. Closed, no guests.

TUESDAY, AUG 11 · REHEARSAL, THEN ED BAKER'S

Final rehearsals at Liquid AI, still closed. In the evening, an Imagination in Action programmed Science Dinner at Ed Baker's home in Cambridge, where a few teams showcase; no formal pitches. Ed led international growth at Facebook, product and growth at Uber, and is now CPO at WHOOP.

Science dinner

WEDNESDAY, AUG 12 · THE SHOWCASE

Kirsch Auditorium at MIT through the day, into the evening reception at The 'Quin. Covered in full above.

'Quin reception RSVP

THURSDAY, AUG 13 · VILLA ROSA

The cohort travels to Martha's Vineyard for the closing day at Villa Rosa in Oak Bluffs, co-hosted by Valerie Mosley and Bernard. Theme: Building Wealth for Everyone. A few informal pitches, then working sessions on building companies that lift everyone, and where AI fits.

Villa Rosa

Questions

See you in Cambridge.

Dinners and gatherings run all summer. Subscribe to the TekTrek calendar so you don't miss the next one.

TekTrek calendar

Explore the welcome page

QUESTIONS

Anything you need before the day, reach out:

John Werner — Chief Architect — jwerner@mit.edu

Theo Ehrmann — Ops Lead — theo@ehrmann.haus

See you on the 12th.