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:
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
-
16:00 – Startups only. Pitch refinement with key operators
19:00 – Aperitivo with informal dinner for all
-
09:00 – 10:00 Breakfast & Opening
10:00 – 12:30 Introductions of Startups
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 14:30 Enrolment vs Sales
14:30 – 17:00 Reverse office hours
17:20 – 18:00 Sceptics Table
18:00 – 18:30 Solo Time
18:30 – 19:00 Aperitivo + Art Tour
19:00 – 20:30 Live Cooking + Dinner
20:30 – Late Fireside Chat with Key Advocates
-
08:00 – 09:00 Optional Cold Plunge in the Lake
09:00 – 10:30 Breakfast & Opening on Tech Sovereignty
10:30 – 12:30 Debate & Collaborative Derisking
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 15:00 Breakout Sessions
15:00 – 16:00 Keynote
16:00 – 18:00 Debate & Future Collaborations
18:00 – 19:00 Downtime
19:00 – 19:30 Champagne Reception
19:30 – Late Dinner Party
-
09:30 – 11:00 Casual Brunch & Deal Rooms
11:00 – Closing
11:30 + Departures
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 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
contact us
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