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Upcoming Get-Togethers with Founders and Investors
Sbur Founders’ Office Hours: Unblock Your Venture & Tour Sbur
Hosted by Varnit Khanna, Co-Founder • Sbur
Virtual Get-TogetherRSVP to see the link
Building a company shouldn’t be a solo sport. Join us for an open, unscripted Office Hours session designed exclusively for founders.
Whether you’re a prospective member curious about how Sbur can support your journey, or a current member looking to tap into the collective brainpower of the community, this space is for you. Drop in with your sharpest questions or current bottlenecks—from pitch feedback and fundraising sanity checks to GTM strategies, early hiring, and navigating product-market fit.
Come ready to get real answers, meet fellow founders, and see how Sbur operates behind the scenes.
[Virtual] Zero Launch, Zero Funding, Hundreds of Users at MIT, Stanford, and Google: The Cursor for Math's Story So Far — and the 100x Question We Need Help Answering
Hosted by Tanay Wakhare, CEO • MathVision
Virtual Get-TogetherRSVP to see the link
Two years of "AI can't really do math" just ended, and MathVision — the Cursor for Math — is first to build for the new reality. We'll share the real story of how we earned organic adoption at the best universities and tech companies, fully bootstrapped on consulting proceeds with no outside pressure, including what worked and what didn't. But getting to 100x is a different problem than the one that got us this far, and that's what we're bringing to the group.
This is a roundtable discussion co-led by MathVision's founders, advisors and non MathVision related investors at the table, sharing insights and strategies on what it actually takes to scale user acquisition 100x. Come share your own thinking and leave with a sharper playbook for the growth stage ahead.
The Vertical AI Reality Check: What It Actually Takes to Build and Sell AI in PropTech
Hosted by Reneldy Senat, Founder • Idoleyes Interactive
RSVP to see the addressBoston
Building an AI product is easier than ever. Getting real estate operators to trust it, adopt it, pay for it, and keep using it is a very different challenge.
Who’s in the room: This roundtable is for PropTech founders and investors who are actively building, funding, or evaluating vertical AI businesses in real estate.
What we’re discussing: We’ll have a candid conversation about what happens between the demo and the durable company: workflow fit, customer trust, enterprise adoption, integration friction, pilots, long sales cycles, distribution, pricing, and what actually creates defensibility as AI capabilities become increasingly accessible.
We’ll also explore where founders are seeing the biggest gap between what AI can technically do and what property operators are actually willing to deploy in day-to-day operations.
Why attend: This is an opportunity to compare firsthand lessons with a small group of founders and investors navigating the same questions. Expect practical discussion around customers, go-to-market, product adoption, capital, and partnerships — not presentations or surface-level AI commentary.
Zero Launch, Zero Funding, Hundreds of Users at MIT, Stanford, and Google: The Cursor for Math's Story So Far — and the 100x Question We Need Help Answering
Hosted by Tanay Wakhare, CEO • MathVision
RSVP to see the addressBoston
Two years of "AI can't really do math" just ended, and MathVision — the Cursor for Math — is first to build for the new reality. We'll share the real story of how we earned organic adoption at the best universities and tech companies, fully bootstrapped on consulting proceeds with no outside pressure, including what worked and what didn't. But getting to 100x is a different problem than the one that got us this far, and that's what we're bringing to the group.
This is a roundtable discussion co-led by MathVision's founders, advisors and non MathVision related investors at the table, sharing insights and strategies on what it actually takes to scale user acquisition 100x. Come share your own thinking and leave with a sharper playbook for the growth stage ahead.
An Evening Where Manufacturing, Robotics, and AI Collide
Hosted by Kyle Dell'Aquila, Head of Industrial Design and Customer Experience • RISE Robotics
RSVP to see the addressSomerville
I'm Kyle Dell'Aquila, Co-Founder of RISE — and I want to personally invite you to something we've been building toward for a while.
If you've ever hit a wall that traditional hydraulics just can't solve, this is for you. We're pulling back the curtain on some of the most advanced technology in the space — engineered specifically to go where conventional hydraulic systems fall short.
You'll get a firsthand look with a facility tour, where you can look at our RISE actuators in action on the floor — not a slide deck, the real thing.
But this isn't just a product showcase. It's a room.
A room full of the people building the future of motion, manufacturing, robotics, and AI. That means real customer development conversations — the kind that turn into partnerships, pilots, and pipeline, not just business cards. We'll bring it all together with a CEO Roundtable discussion, where you're not just listening — you're trading notes, sharing what you're seeing in the field, and learning from people solving problems adjacent to your own.
Grab some lite bites and drinks and stay a while.
When: September 28, 5:00 – 7:00 PM
What you'll get: A factory tour of RISE robot arms in action, a CEO roundtable with leaders across manufacturing, robotics, and AI, real customer and partnership conversations, and food and drinks to keep the night going.
Space is limited — I'd love to see you there.
From CAD to CNC in Minutes — How I Cut My Machine Design Costs by 99.4%
Hosted by Joe Kellogg, CEO • Kellogg's Research Labs
RSVP to see the addressCambridge
I want to show you something that changed the trajectory of my business.
A few months ago, I needed to design a CNC machine capable of handling Nitinol materials. Traditionally, that's a $2 million, year-long undertaking. Using Claude Fable-powered Autodesk workflows, I built it in 30 days for a fully loaded cost of $12,000.
What I'll demo: I'll walk you through, live, how I used AI-powered design tools to compress product development from months to days and cut costs by roughly 1,000x. You'll see the actual workflow — not a case study, but the real process I used to go from concept to a working machine design. That single project opened $1–30 million in potential new sales for my business, and I want to show you exactly how.
Why you should be there: If you're a founder building physical products or an investor evaluating manufacturing and hardware bets, this is a rare, unfiltered look at how AI is rewriting the economics of design and production. I'll share what worked, what I learned, and how you might apply the same approach to your own work.
This is part of an ongoing series where members of our Center of Excellence in Manufacturing, Robotics, and AI, founded by Sbur in partnership with MassMEP — share the tools and hard-won lessons driving real results on the shop floor. Sbur is an 800+ founders/builders’ community. MassMEP is a 30+ years old non-profit organization having helped thousands of local manufacturers to adopt new technologies and train their workforce.
I'd love to have you in the room.
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