The delta v name comes from the measure of a\u00a0change in velocity<\/a>, an analogy that\u2019s particularly apt this year, said\u00a0Trust Center managing director Bill Aulet.<\/p>\n \u201cTurn on a screen. Look anywhere around you. There are so many issues to be addressed right now,\u201d said Aulet. \u201cWe built a whole entrepreneurial ecosystem not to keep [startups] here but to send them out into the world to have tremendous impact.\u201d<\/p>\n The event encapsulates MIT\u2019s tradition of using innovation to confront urgent issues, said Richard Locke, the\u00a0John C Head III Dean of MIT Sloan, who listed health care, new manufacturing, artificial intelligence, and the creation of good-paying, highly skilled jobs as priorities.\u00a0<\/p>\n Here are the 22 startups confronting those issues.<\/p>\n AutoAce<\/a><\/p>\n AutoAce builds AI agents for car dealerships to automate repetitive tasks, such as booking appointments.\u00a0<\/p>\n Carbion<\/a><\/p>\n Carbion is developing a proprietary thermochemical process that converts biomass into battery-grade graphite, providing customers with a domestic low-carbon source of cost-competitive graphite.<\/p>\n Clima Technologies<\/a><\/p>\n Clima is developing an AI-assisted virtual building engineer to help commercial buildings operate more efficiently.<\/p>\n Cognify<\/a><\/p>\n Cognify is developing an Al-driven design intelligence tool to streamline UX testing.<\/p>\n Durability<\/a><\/p>\n Durability uses computer vision and AI to analyze athletes\u2019 movements to predict potential health risks and offer training plans for rehabilitation or injury prevention.<\/p>\n eggPlan<\/a><\/p>\n EggPlan is piloting a fertility service that offers egg freezing with a money-back guarantee, using its\u00a0eggPlanIQ blood test to determine eligibility.<\/p>\n Forma Systems<\/a><\/p>\n Forma is creating generative optimization software to build code-compliant, fabrication-ready designs that reduce construction costs and carbon emissions for manufacturers.\u00a0<\/p>\n Gees<\/a><\/p>\n Gees is designing an at-home, saliva-based sensor that tracks female hormones and symptom patterns to help women manage conditions such as polycystic ovary syndrome.<\/p>\n Ground3d<\/a><\/p>\n Ground3d is creating a digital tool for crowdsourcing hyperlocal environmental data, such as weather events, to improve climate resilience planning.<\/p>\n GrowthFactor<\/a><\/p>\n GrowthFactor is developing an AI-powered real estate analysis platform to help commercial retailers identify high-revenue locations.<\/p>\n Kira<\/a><\/p>\n Kira is building technology to minimize wastewater and desalinate drinking water.<\/p>\n Kyma<\/a><\/p>\n Kyma is developing an AI-powered medical engagement platform that tracks patient behavior through wearables and alerts physicians to health trends, prompting proactive intervention.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Entrepreneurship Development Program<\/p>\n In person at MIT Sloan<\/p>\n Register Now<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n LNK Energies<\/a><\/p>\n LNK is refining decarbonization technologies for sustainable, heavy-duty hydrogen transportation.<\/p>\n Mendhai Health<\/a><\/p>\n Mendhai is developing a digital fitness platform to address female pelvic floor dysfunction.<\/p>\n Nami<\/a><\/p>\n Nami is creating reusable drinkware cleaning stations for high-traffic areas such as airports and offices.<\/p>\n Pancho<\/a><\/p>\n Pancho is piloting an AI platform that allows independent restaurants to compare prices, centralize ordering, and streamline workflows.<\/p>\n Qadence<\/a><\/p>\n Qadence uses smartphone data to assess fall risk and offer personalized mobility guidance for older adults.<\/p>\n Sensopore<\/a><\/p>\n Sensopore is developing diagnostic devices for patients to self-test for common illnesses, connect to telehealth, and get prescriptions shipped to their home.\u00a0<\/p>\n Spheric Bio<\/a><\/p>\n Spheric Bio is generating a personalized medical implant inside patients\u2019 hearts to reduce stroke risk in people with atrial fibrillation.<\/p>\n Tapestry<\/a><\/p>\n Tapestry is creating an AI tool to pre-vet attendees at major industry events, to help sales customers optimize meetings and network more effectively.<\/p>\n![\"Various](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/colorful-lightbulbs-sq_0.jpg\")
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