RISE

PHYSICAL AI

VENTURE Salon

LANSERSEE  •  AUSTRIA

3.-6. NOVEMBER  2026

A CURATED SALON ON TECH SOVEREIGNTY AND THE FUTURE OF EMBODIED AI, ROBOTICS AND INVESTMENT

RISE VENTURE SALONS

Where the art of refined hosting brings frontier founders, enablers and capital into unhurried dialogue, providing the rare intimacy required to cultivate trust and forge defining partnerships.

We offer environments that foster novel approaches to pioneering topics - centring on the relationships between those leading the edge.

Past Salon topics: Longevity Biotech April 2026

The upcoming physical AI edition in November 2026 focuses on innovations that bridge the gap between artificial intelligence and the physical world.

A select few deep-tech, robotics, and embodied AI startups gather with key advocates and investors.


This Salon goes beyond facilitating introductions. We foster the relationships that will underpin the embodied systems and intelligent robotics advancing the physical world.

This cohort will move the needle.


  • "The salon concept pioneered by my friends Daniel and Tanmay harkens back to the origins of the Enlightenment and the gatherings that sparked and nurtured the intellectual curiosity behind the scientific revolution. This model is the Davos of the future."

    Shahram Seyedin-Noor Founder and Managing Partner Civilization Ventures, San Francisco

  • "The format was excellent, the group was exceptional, and the whole event felt thoughtful, intimate, and genuinely inspiring. It's impressive what you've done with the place and the quality of everything. I left with the sense that this kind of gathering could become very meaningful over time if it continues to evolve and connections deepen, resulting in real progress."

    Maria Marinova, Ph.D. Scientific Director at The Thalion Initiative

  • "Inbetween Tyrolean mountains, on a small lake, the refreshing Salon concept has been re-invented. Bringing humans together over meals, wine, and sincere discussions has been a recipe to build trust since the beginning of time, and in an era that is dominated by superficial interactions, events like this matter even more."

    Dr. Max Unfried Scientific Director at The Thalion Initiative

  • “The RISE Longevity Venture Salon stands out as a unique forum connecting leading voices in longevity research, venture capital, and innovation at a beautiful location. The conversations were insightful, forward-looking, and centered on accelerating meaningful progress in healthy aging. It was an inspiring meeting and I was honored to participate.”

    Dr. Morten Scheibye-Knudsen Associate Professor University of Copenhagen, co-chair, ARDD 2026 Conference

The SALON:

A Departure

from the Ordinary

MERIT OVER MARKETING. A curated circle of initiators hosted with a culture for strong relations, value building and making the future happen.

THE PURPOSE To accelerate the deployment of kinetic intelligence into the material economy. Dealflow becomes the natural outcome of an aligned ecosystem.

RELATIONSHIP-FIRST PROGRAMMING No back-to-back keynotes. Our schedule focuses on deep-dive roundtables, shared meals, and immersive social experiences. We replace the "elevator pitch" with meaningful discourse that uncovers the true merit of a founder and the strategic value of an investor.

NO STAGES. NO SPECTATORS. We eliminate the performative theater of traditional tech conferences. Founders do not pitch from stages to a passive crowd; they engage in unhurried, peer-level roundtables alongside those who allocate capital and shape policy. You are not here to be viewed but to build alliances.

CURATED EXCELLENCE This is not a broad-net conference. True acceleration requires systemic alignment beyond just capital. We bring a high-signal circle of key advocates, sovereign policy makers, and institutional enablers together with hand-picked startups and defining investors in an intimate setting. By removing the traditional silos between innovators, allocators, and regulators, we establish the cross-sector trust necessary to activate frontier tech at scale.

COLLABORATORS

Markus Langes Swarovski

Reverdie GmbH - Family Office / SEGNALITA Ventures GmbH

Advisory Board


Markus Langes-Swarovski has held senior executive positions as well as various board seats within the Swarovski Group for many years. Currently he is on the Board of the Swarovski Family Holding/ Founder and Shareholder SEGNALITA Ventures GmbH / Reverdie GmbH

WHY PHYSICAL AI


The Next Paradigm Shift. Artificial Intelligence is stepping out into the real world. We are witnessing the transition from generative software to Embodied AI. The next decade of technology will be defined by intelligent robotics, spatial computing, and AI-driven hardware—transforming physical labour, logistics, SECURITY and infrastructure.

We are bypassing conventional noise to forge the decisive relationships and co-investments required to put European technological sovereignty on the road today.

TECH SOVEREIGNTY This rapid technological evolution coincides with a period of severe geopolitical realignment. For the European Union, the development of physical AI is more crucial than commercial growth; it is a foundational requirement for technological sovereignty, supply security, and industrial resilience.

THE MARKET Embodied AI is moving intelligence from software into the physical world. European robotics funding more than doubled in 2025 to around €1.45bn, Figure AI hit a $39bn valuation, and Physical Intelligence raised $600m at $5.6bn.

THE IMPACT By integrating AI with advanced hardware, we are driving actionable impact in society and the market, solving physical-world bottlenecks with a new frontier of intelligence and scale.

PROGRAM


Subject to minor changes.


The premium is not for how many speakers, startups and investors are in the room; it is for how few there are. High calibre, personal and unhurried.


INVESTORS


WE OFFER

  • Access to a screened pool of 15 highly vetted international Physical AI startups

  • Access to the RISE scouting network, LPs, and international deep tech pioneers

  • Detailed investor briefing of each startup two weeks prior to the event

  • Curated introductions, salon program, Tuesday aperitivo and dinner, Wednesday & Thursday all day / Friday brunch

  • 4 days of great hospitality - food & wine included

JOIN

  • Due to the cap of 15 investors, seats are allocated by invitation and application only. Acceptance is based on ecosystem alignment. To secure your place or request an introductory briefing, please email us.

STARTUPS


WHO SHOULD APPLY

  • Founders building at the cutting edge of Embodied AI, Next-Gen Robotics, Spatial Computing, and Autonomous Infrastructure.

  • Note: We are exclusively focused on R&D-driven science and deep tech. This event is not suitable for purely SaaS or consumer app brands without a physical/hardware AI component.

OFFER

  • Sit at the table as equal architects of the industry. Here you are a not a vettet asset but a founding peer.

  • 900 € (incl 20% VAT) per team member

  • Limited to 15 startups! The attention is yours. No hurry. No crowds.

  • Tuesday refining your pitch with experts

  • Tuesday evening event with sponsors, KOLs & partners

  • Wednesday, Thursday all day catering / Friday brunch

  • 4 days of great hospitality - food & wine included

  • Accommodation is not included. Feel free to reach out for recommendations!

YOUR APPLICATION MUST INCLUDE

  • Your company's vision and a clear definition of service or product in form of a non-confidential pitch deck

  • Your roadmap of next developments

  • How much are you looking to raise? How does the funding relate to your roadmap?

    We will get in touch within 3-4 days.

THE VENUE

A RISING GATHERING SPOT IN THE MIDST OF EUROPE


A salon calls for A SETTING that supports The kind of satisfying experience that leads to unforeseen relationships and developments.

This gathering is intentionally decoupled from the noise of major metropolises and embedded in a serene landscape.

THE LANSERSEE offers AN ARTS CLUB VENUE where sophistication meets the raw beauty of the Austrian Alps beside A PRIVATE LAKE.

  • The lake

  • Koi Bar - Thursday's venue for the sponsor & startup aperitivo / DINNER

  • The artloft - event venue

  • The artloft - event venue

  • keynotes

  • Real fire side chats by the lake

  • The artloft - event venue

THE ARTLOFT LANSERSEE


THE SETTING A 300m² loft filled with museum-quality art, set against the backdrop of the Lansersee lake and Tyrolean forests. It is an environment that commands presence and opens the mind.

THE HOSPITALITY Forget banquet catering. Expect an exceptional culinary experience with Japanese-inspired fusion from the Koi Bar Team, focused on delicious meals and warmhearted hospitality.

THE VIBE Informal elegance. The fresh alpine air and the secluded nature of the venue strip away the corporate facade, allowing for the kind of honest, high-level conversations that lead to cross-pollination, new knowledge and connections.

THE TEAM

Mag. Daniel Rhomberg

Owner Lansersee Estate, architect, computational design

Tanmay Gupta, PhD

Founder and Director, Oxbridge Frontier Intelligence

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PARTNERSHIPS / MEDIA / INSTITUTION / JOBS

Please reach out if you are interested in partnering, collaborating, reporting or being part of our growing team!

THE LANSERSEE ESTATE

Getting There

• Innsbruck airport: 25 minutes by car

• Innsbruck train station: 15 minutes by car / 25 minutes by bus

• Munich airport: 2 hours by car / train

• Vienna airport: 4 hours by car / train

AM LANSERSEE 75 / 6072 LANS / AUSTRIA