Inside NVIDIA GTC: Must-Attend Startup and VC Sessions in Washington, D.C.

NVIDIA GTC is coming to Washington, D.C., October 27–29. Take a look at some of our top picks for the week below, including sessions across key topics, connecting with experts, meeting startups, VCs, and more.

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Startup pitches, VC reverse pitches, networking, and 50+ startups exhibiting across the conference show floor.

See who's next in AI, and hear fresh perspectives from emerging AI innovators.

Discover what top venture capital firms are seeking as investors take the stage to share their investment thesis, vision for the future, and insights on how startups can align with the next wave of innovation.

Immediately following the pitch session, join us for a networking hour hosted by our team—an excellent opportunity to connect with fellow attendees and speakers.

Register for the sessions

Wednesday, October 29, 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

What's Next in AI: Through the Lens of Startups

Discover how trailblazing startups are pioneering advances in autonomous systems, real-world safety, AI for good, next-generation robotics, and full-stack innovation. Add these startup-led sessions to your agenda:

• Accelerate Government Innovation with Secure, AI-enabled Models for Software Development, presented by poolside
• AI for Good: Tackling Climate and Environmental Challenges in U.S. Cities, presented by FireScore.ai and Tomorrow.io .
• America’s Next Robots: NVIDIA Inception Startups Powering Jobs, Growth, and Innovation, presented by FieldAI, Shield AI, General Robotics, and Saronic Technologies
• Charting the Future of American Maritime Innovation: From Autonomy to AI to Next-Gen Shipbuilding, presented by Saronic Technologies
• Agentic AI Is Building a Patient-First Digital Health Stack, presented by Abridge
• Scalable Robot Intelligence Framework - Any Robot. Any Task. One Brain. Presented by Skild AI
• Seeing the Unseen: Radar’s Role in Revolutionizing AI and Transforming Tomorrow, presented by SoloPulse Corp
• Theater Autonomy using Edge Deployed Agents, presented by Anduril Industries

From mission-ready AI to digital twins, robotics breakthroughs, and U.S. quantum leadership, explore more sessions by topic:

• Agentic AI and Reasoning
• AI Factories
• AI for Science
• AI for Telecommunications
• Developer Tools and Techniques
• Energy
• Financial Services
• Physical AI and Robotics
• Quantum Computing and HPC

Agents for Impact–Hackathon

Join our Agents for Impact hackathon and create a full application with a powerful AI agent in just 2 hours. Spots are limited! Check out the session details and add it to your schedule.

Wednesday, October 29, 4:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m.

Connect with NVIDIA Experts and Solutions Architects

Meet and connect with industry experts at NVIDIA GTC. Gain insights, ask questions, and learn directly from our solutions architects.

View 15 Connect with Experts sessions.

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