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In the latest episode of HARMAN’s interview series “The Next Wave,” Young Sohn catches up with past participants and winners from the Extreme Tech Challenge (XTC). Founded in 2015 by Young Sohn and venture capitalist Bill Tai, XTC is the non-profit organization behind the world’s biggest startup competition that aims to help these companies and visionaries change the world for the better.
Startups interested in participating in the 2022 XTC can submit applications until March 15 – https://extremetechchallenge.org/
HARMAN’s Chairman discussed the experience and benefits of XTC participation with the founders and CEOs of four incredible tech companies and how they are, and plan to, change the world.
Featured in this episode are:
Dr. Vikram Sharma, Founder & CEO of QuintessenceLabs
QuintessenceLabs is the global leader in quantum cybersecurity, providing innovative data protection solutions through a suite of products integrating advanced cybersecurity with quantum technology, and they were named a Global Top 4 in the Enabling Tech category at XTC 2021.
Dr. Rebecca White, CEO of Pebble Labs, Inc.
Pebble Labs is a biotechnology company developing solutions that address some of the world’s biggest challenges in agriculture and aquaculture with the mission of improving global food security, and were named the XTC & World Food Forum Better Nutrition Winner in 2021.
Susanti Susanti, Founder and CEO at PathGen Diagnostik Teknologi
PathGen Diagnostik Teknologi is a health biotechnology company initiated by NICCRAT (Nottingham Indonesia Collaboration for Clinical Research and Training) consortium, focusing on the development of low-cost robust molecular diagnostic tools and capacity building to deliver the technologies, and were named the 2021 XTC People’s Choice winner.
Chris McCall, Chief Corporate Development Officer at Fotokite
Fotokite creates cutting-edge tools that assist public safety teams with elevated situational awareness, building fully autonomous, persistent, and reliable systems that provide invaluable overview information to firefighters and first responders to help them manage complex, safety-critical situations. They were a winner at XTC 2021 for the Smart Cities category.