130th SF Hardware Meetup @ Rivian
Join us for our next meetup at Rivian in Hayes! We'll be covering different topics in climate tech and energy.
🤖 Bring physical demos for open mic!
Thank you to our sponsor Circuitly
Circuitly is building the future of hardware design with agentic AI workflows. Their browser-based platform lets engineers prompt, plan, and build circuit designs collaboratively with AI agents—all while working with native ECAD files like KiCad and Git-based version control. Think Cursor, but for PCB design.
Shout-out to our venue partner Rivian
Rivian is an all-electric automaker that creates innovative and technologically advanced products designed to excel at work and play with the goal of accelerating the global transition to zero-emission transportation and energy. Rivian vehicles are built in the United States and are sold directly to consumer and commercial customers.
We have a great lineup of speakers:
Vignesh is the Senior Manager of Supplier Development at Rivian, leading the industrialization of Exteriors, Lighting, and Vehicle Accessories. With a background at Tesla and Apple, he specializes in building conceptual consumer electronics and electric vehicles to mass production.
Kristen focuses on climate and industrial innovation at DCVC, investing in technologies that reduce emissions, enable adaptation, and modernize foundational industries critical to the global economy. Kristen holds a chemical engineering degree and MBA, and she was the first hire at the startup Novameat, where she led growth strategy and fundraising efforts.
Jason is Principal Scientist at Marathon Fusion and a theoretical physicist specializing in plasma turbulence and fusion energy. He holds a PhD from Oxford, previously served as a Culham Fusion Research Fellow, and co-authored The Future of Fusion Energy.
Hitesh is an energy decarbonization consultant and Faculty in Engineering & Sustainability at City College of San Francisco, where he's taught for 16+ years. He has a background in grid-edge technologies from Tesla and SolarCity, led CEC pilot projects in vehicle electrification at Olivine
Agenda
6:00-6:30p - Arrival, mingle, grab refreshments
6:30-6:45p - Welcome and introduction
6:45 7:30p - Guest Talks
7:30-8:00p - Community open mic
Anyone will have the chance for a 2min pitch to demo a prototype or talk about what they're working on.8:00-9:00p - Mix + mingle
Thank you to our community partners!
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