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As part of New York @techweeka16z, Newlab Brooklyn will showcase what founders are building across robotics, energy systems, critical materials, and industrial automation.

Expect prototypes, demonstrations, and conversations with the companies turning complex technologies into real-world systems.

🔗RSVP at the link in our bio.

As part of New York @techweeka16z, Newlab Brooklyn will showcase what founders are building across robotics, energy systems, critical materials, and industrial automation.

Expect prototypes, demonstrations, and conversations with the companies turning complex technologies into real-world systems.

🔗RSVP at the link in our bio.

As part of New York @techweeka16z, Newlab Brooklyn will showcase what founders are building across robotics, energy systems, critical materials, and industrial automation.

Expect prototypes, demonstrations, and conversations with the companies turning complex technologies into real-world systems.

🔗RSVP at the link in our bio.

As part of New York @techweeka16z, Newlab Brooklyn will showcase what founders are building across robotics, energy systems, critical materials, and industrial automation.

Expect prototypes, demonstrations, and conversations with the companies turning complex technologies into real-world systems.

🔗RSVP at the link in our bio.

As part of New York @techweeka16z, Newlab Brooklyn will showcase what founders are building across robotics, energy systems, critical materials, and industrial automation.

Expect prototypes, demonstrations, and conversations with the companies turning complex technologies into real-world systems.

🔗RSVP at the link in our bio.

As part of New York @techweeka16z, Newlab Brooklyn will showcase what founders are building across robotics, energy systems, critical materials, and industrial automation.

Expect prototypes, demonstrations, and conversations with the companies turning complex technologies into real-world systems.

🔗RSVP at the link in our bio.

“It wasn’t a choice between Detroit and New York. It has been Detroit from the beginning.”

For 120+ years, Michigan has been defined by the auto industry.

But now, that same concentration of big auto, engineering expertise, and manufacturing infrastructure -- that made the car affordable and accessible -- is being adapted to the next wave of innovation.

Leaders in Detroit aren’t worried about Detroit missing out on what’s next, they’re preparing the city to lead it.

The full roundtable drops Friday at 12 PM. Join us then.

Diode wants to help the US make hardware at the speed of software.

40 billion smart devices are projected to come online by 2030. Every single one, from iPhones to drones, needs a circuit board.

The problem? Designing those boards still takes months and the best designers are retiring. One mistake, and you're starting over. It's slow, expensive, and the US doesn't have the shared infrastructure to keep up with global competition.

So Diode built an open-source tool that turns circuit board design into code so AI can read it, check it, and build new designs in hours instead of days. One engineer. 100+ boards a year.

Hardware is finally catching up.

Meet the startups showcasing at Critical Mass Volume 5.

On June 3, in partnership with New York @techweeka16z, 10 Newlab member startups across carbon management, AI, aerospace, and advanced manufacturing will showcase the critical technologies they’re building at Newlab Brooklyn and deploying globally.

Expect prototypes, demonstrations, and conversations with the founders turning complex technologies into real-world systems.

See the full lineup below at the link in our bio.

Meet the startups showcasing at Critical Mass Volume 5.

On June 3, in partnership with New York @techweeka16z, 10 Newlab member startups across carbon management, AI, aerospace, and advanced manufacturing will showcase the critical technologies they’re building at Newlab Brooklyn and deploying globally.

Expect prototypes, demonstrations, and conversations with the founders turning complex technologies into real-world systems.

See the full lineup below at the link in our bio.

Meet the startups showcasing at Critical Mass Volume 5.

On June 3, in partnership with New York @techweeka16z, 10 Newlab member startups across carbon management, AI, aerospace, and advanced manufacturing will showcase the critical technologies they’re building at Newlab Brooklyn and deploying globally.

Expect prototypes, demonstrations, and conversations with the founders turning complex technologies into real-world systems.

See the full lineup below at the link in our bio.

Meet the startups showcasing at Critical Mass Volume 5.

On June 3, in partnership with New York @techweeka16z, 10 Newlab member startups across carbon management, AI, aerospace, and advanced manufacturing will showcase the critical technologies they’re building at Newlab Brooklyn and deploying globally.

Expect prototypes, demonstrations, and conversations with the founders turning complex technologies into real-world systems.

See the full lineup below at the link in our bio.

Meet the startups showcasing at Critical Mass Volume 5.

On June 3, in partnership with New York @techweeka16z, 10 Newlab member startups across carbon management, AI, aerospace, and advanced manufacturing will showcase the critical technologies they’re building at Newlab Brooklyn and deploying globally.

Expect prototypes, demonstrations, and conversations with the founders turning complex technologies into real-world systems.

See the full lineup below at the link in our bio.

Meet the startups showcasing at Critical Mass Volume 5.

On June 3, in partnership with New York @techweeka16z, 10 Newlab member startups across carbon management, AI, aerospace, and advanced manufacturing will showcase the critical technologies they’re building at Newlab Brooklyn and deploying globally.

Expect prototypes, demonstrations, and conversations with the founders turning complex technologies into real-world systems.

See the full lineup below at the link in our bio.

Meet the startups showcasing at Critical Mass Volume 5.

On June 3, in partnership with New York @techweeka16z, 10 Newlab member startups across carbon management, AI, aerospace, and advanced manufacturing will showcase the critical technologies they’re building at Newlab Brooklyn and deploying globally.

Expect prototypes, demonstrations, and conversations with the founders turning complex technologies into real-world systems.

See the full lineup below at the link in our bio.

Meet the startups showcasing at Critical Mass Volume 5.

On June 3, in partnership with New York @techweeka16z, 10 Newlab member startups across carbon management, AI, aerospace, and advanced manufacturing will showcase the critical technologies they’re building at Newlab Brooklyn and deploying globally.

Expect prototypes, demonstrations, and conversations with the founders turning complex technologies into real-world systems.

See the full lineup below at the link in our bio.

Meet the startups showcasing at Critical Mass Volume 5.

On June 3, in partnership with New York @techweeka16z, 10 Newlab member startups across carbon management, AI, aerospace, and advanced manufacturing will showcase the critical technologies they’re building at Newlab Brooklyn and deploying globally.

Expect prototypes, demonstrations, and conversations with the founders turning complex technologies into real-world systems.

See the full lineup below at the link in our bio.

Meet the startups showcasing at Critical Mass Volume 5.

On June 3, in partnership with New York @techweeka16z, 10 Newlab member startups across carbon management, AI, aerospace, and advanced manufacturing will showcase the critical technologies they’re building at Newlab Brooklyn and deploying globally.

Expect prototypes, demonstrations, and conversations with the founders turning complex technologies into real-world systems.

See the full lineup below at the link in our bio.

Meet the startups showcasing at Critical Mass Volume 5.

On June 3, in partnership with New York @techweeka16z, 10 Newlab member startups across carbon management, AI, aerospace, and advanced manufacturing will showcase the critical technologies they’re building at Newlab Brooklyn and deploying globally.

Expect prototypes, demonstrations, and conversations with the founders turning complex technologies into real-world systems.

See the full lineup below at the link in our bio.

Meet the startups showcasing at Critical Mass Volume 5.

On June 3, in partnership with New York @techweeka16z, 10 Newlab member startups across carbon management, AI, aerospace, and advanced manufacturing will showcase the critical technologies they’re building at Newlab Brooklyn and deploying globally.

Expect prototypes, demonstrations, and conversations with the founders turning complex technologies into real-world systems.

See the full lineup below at the link in our bio.

Meet the startups showcasing at Critical Mass Volume 5.

On June 3, in partnership with New York @techweeka16z, 10 Newlab member startups across carbon management, AI, aerospace, and advanced manufacturing will showcase the critical technologies they’re building at Newlab Brooklyn and deploying globally.

Expect prototypes, demonstrations, and conversations with the founders turning complex technologies into real-world systems.

See the full lineup below at the link in our bio.

Southeast Asia’s ocean sustains over 700 million people—and Asia Pacific produces 89% of the world’s aquaculture. Yet less than 30% of the region’s ocean is formally protected. Overfishing, habitat degradation and data gaps continue to undermine effective ocean management, while monitoring vast stretches of coastline remains costly and labor-intensive.

Closing the gap between knowledge and action requires innovation that can make conservation faster, cheaper and scalable.

Today, The Nature Conservancy, YKAN and Newlab announced three cutting-edge pilots selected through the Global Ocean Innovation Challenge—an initiative to accelerate technology solutions that address critical bottlenecks in ocean conservation.

From autonomous monitoring to AI-driven fisheries management, these technologies aim to close the gap between protection goals and real-world enforcement. Insights from these pilots will inform opportunities for scaling global ocean conservation work.

Learn more about the Global Ocean Innovation Challenge: 🔗nature.org/goic

@blurgsai @blueoasis.tech @nature_org
#havocai

#OceanInnovation #BlueEconomy #ClimateAction #Biodiversity #ConservationTech #SoutheastAsia #AsiaPacific #OceanProtection

Applications are now open for the 2026 Creative Residency at Michigan Central Art and @newlab Detroit.

This year’s program includes two fellowship tracks: Art + Technology, supported by the John S. and James L. @knightfdn, and Art + Health, in partnership with @henryfordhealth.

Four fellows will be selected in total. Each will receive a $30,000 unrestricted award, access to fabrication facilities, mentorship, and the chance to work inside an innovation ecosystem shaped by artists, technologists, and civic partners.

Applications are open April 13th through May 10th at 11:59pm EST. A virtual Open House takes place April 30th from 6:30pm-8:00pm.

Link in bio for details and to apply.

Applications are now open for the 2026 Creative Residency at Michigan Central Art and @newlab Detroit.

This year’s program includes two fellowship tracks: Art + Technology, supported by the John S. and James L. @knightfdn, and Art + Health, in partnership with @henryfordhealth.

Four fellows will be selected in total. Each will receive a $30,000 unrestricted award, access to fabrication facilities, mentorship, and the chance to work inside an innovation ecosystem shaped by artists, technologists, and civic partners.

Applications are open April 13th through May 10th at 11:59pm EST. A virtual Open House takes place April 30th from 6:30pm-8:00pm.

Link in bio for details and to apply.

Applications are now open for the 2026 Creative Residency at Michigan Central Art and @newlab Detroit.

This year’s program includes two fellowship tracks: Art + Technology, supported by the John S. and James L. @knightfdn, and Art + Health, in partnership with @henryfordhealth.

Four fellows will be selected in total. Each will receive a $30,000 unrestricted award, access to fabrication facilities, mentorship, and the chance to work inside an innovation ecosystem shaped by artists, technologists, and civic partners.

Applications are open April 13th through May 10th at 11:59pm EST. A virtual Open House takes place April 30th from 6:30pm-8:00pm.

Link in bio for details and to apply.

When there is no playbook, you create it.

Michigan Central is a 20-acre campus for innovators to build, design, scale, and compete. With our founding partner @Newlab, we are preparing Detroiters to be at the forefront of developing new technologies.

Watch the full roundtable at the link in bio.

@Femology founder @MeaganWard leads Michigan Central and @Newlab's second roundtable discussion. Hear from leaders who are pushing boundaries in the mobility and robotics industries, and if you're not already in Detroit, this conversation will convince you otherwise.

Featuring:

Ana Healander, Co-Founder, Airspace Link
Albane Dersy, Co-Founder, InBolt
Justine Johnson, Chief Mobility Officer, State of Michigan
Achsha Jones, CEO & Co-Founder, TripSlip

✨ The full roundtable drops Friday at 12 PM.✨

When a fast-moving company hits a production constraint, the answer shouldn’t be a six-week overseas lead time.

@groundedrvs was one of the first companies to join Newlab in Detroit when we launched with @michigancentraldetroit. In the years since, they’ve scaled from early camper van prototypes into electric specialty vehicles serving medical, trades, and food and beverage markets. Most recently, they’ve been developing a fleet of mobile dental vans in partnership with @colgateus .

This project required a redesigned vehicle platform with precision-machined custom components beyond the scope of their in-house machining capabilities in their Detroit workspace. Overseas manufacturing could not meet the delivery deadline.

So Grounded connected with Newlab’s Product Realization team for support. The outcome: the team produced the custom components in under two days, helping Grounded complete their build and deliver the fleet to Colgate on schedule.

This is what shared infrastructure means for early-stage critical technology startups. Speed to market. Speed to scale. Stay tuned for more startup stories from Newlab.

When a fast-moving company hits a production constraint, the answer shouldn’t be a six-week overseas lead time.

@groundedrvs was one of the first companies to join Newlab in Detroit when we launched with @michigancentraldetroit. In the years since, they’ve scaled from early camper van prototypes into electric specialty vehicles serving medical, trades, and food and beverage markets. Most recently, they’ve been developing a fleet of mobile dental vans in partnership with @colgateus .

This project required a redesigned vehicle platform with precision-machined custom components beyond the scope of their in-house machining capabilities in their Detroit workspace. Overseas manufacturing could not meet the delivery deadline.

So Grounded connected with Newlab’s Product Realization team for support. The outcome: the team produced the custom components in under two days, helping Grounded complete their build and deliver the fleet to Colgate on schedule.

This is what shared infrastructure means for early-stage critical technology startups. Speed to market. Speed to scale. Stay tuned for more startup stories from Newlab.

When a fast-moving company hits a production constraint, the answer shouldn’t be a six-week overseas lead time.

@groundedrvs was one of the first companies to join Newlab in Detroit when we launched with @michigancentraldetroit. In the years since, they’ve scaled from early camper van prototypes into electric specialty vehicles serving medical, trades, and food and beverage markets. Most recently, they’ve been developing a fleet of mobile dental vans in partnership with @colgateus .

This project required a redesigned vehicle platform with precision-machined custom components beyond the scope of their in-house machining capabilities in their Detroit workspace. Overseas manufacturing could not meet the delivery deadline.

So Grounded connected with Newlab’s Product Realization team for support. The outcome: the team produced the custom components in under two days, helping Grounded complete their build and deliver the fleet to Colgate on schedule.

This is what shared infrastructure means for early-stage critical technology startups. Speed to market. Speed to scale. Stay tuned for more startup stories from Newlab.

When a fast-moving company hits a production constraint, the answer shouldn’t be a six-week overseas lead time.

@groundedrvs was one of the first companies to join Newlab in Detroit when we launched with @michigancentraldetroit. In the years since, they’ve scaled from early camper van prototypes into electric specialty vehicles serving medical, trades, and food and beverage markets. Most recently, they’ve been developing a fleet of mobile dental vans in partnership with @colgateus .

This project required a redesigned vehicle platform with precision-machined custom components beyond the scope of their in-house machining capabilities in their Detroit workspace. Overseas manufacturing could not meet the delivery deadline.

So Grounded connected with Newlab’s Product Realization team for support. The outcome: the team produced the custom components in under two days, helping Grounded complete their build and deliver the fleet to Colgate on schedule.

This is what shared infrastructure means for early-stage critical technology startups. Speed to market. Speed to scale. Stay tuned for more startup stories from Newlab.

When a fast-moving company hits a production constraint, the answer shouldn’t be a six-week overseas lead time.

@groundedrvs was one of the first companies to join Newlab in Detroit when we launched with @michigancentraldetroit. In the years since, they’ve scaled from early camper van prototypes into electric specialty vehicles serving medical, trades, and food and beverage markets. Most recently, they’ve been developing a fleet of mobile dental vans in partnership with @colgateus .

This project required a redesigned vehicle platform with precision-machined custom components beyond the scope of their in-house machining capabilities in their Detroit workspace. Overseas manufacturing could not meet the delivery deadline.

So Grounded connected with Newlab’s Product Realization team for support. The outcome: the team produced the custom components in under two days, helping Grounded complete their build and deliver the fleet to Colgate on schedule.

This is what shared infrastructure means for early-stage critical technology startups. Speed to market. Speed to scale. Stay tuned for more startup stories from Newlab.

When a fast-moving company hits a production constraint, the answer shouldn’t be a six-week overseas lead time.

@groundedrvs was one of the first companies to join Newlab in Detroit when we launched with @michigancentraldetroit. In the years since, they’ve scaled from early camper van prototypes into electric specialty vehicles serving medical, trades, and food and beverage markets. Most recently, they’ve been developing a fleet of mobile dental vans in partnership with @colgateus .

This project required a redesigned vehicle platform with precision-machined custom components beyond the scope of their in-house machining capabilities in their Detroit workspace. Overseas manufacturing could not meet the delivery deadline.

So Grounded connected with Newlab’s Product Realization team for support. The outcome: the team produced the custom components in under two days, helping Grounded complete their build and deliver the fleet to Colgate on schedule.

This is what shared infrastructure means for early-stage critical technology startups. Speed to market. Speed to scale. Stay tuned for more startup stories from Newlab.

Critical Mass is one of the ways we open the doors at Newlab and show what founders are actually building.

Across our locations, the series brings together the people building critical technology across energy, mobility, manufacturing, and robotics, giving the community a chance to see the work up close.

If you’ve joined us so far, thank you for being part of it. And if you haven’t made it yet, you’re in luck. We have two more Critical Mass gatherings coming this June, one in Brooklyn and another in Detroit.

Stay tuned.

Critical Mass is one of the ways we open the doors at Newlab and show what founders are actually building.

Across our locations, the series brings together the people building critical technology across energy, mobility, manufacturing, and robotics, giving the community a chance to see the work up close.

If you’ve joined us so far, thank you for being part of it. And if you haven’t made it yet, you’re in luck. We have two more Critical Mass gatherings coming this June, one in Brooklyn and another in Detroit.

Stay tuned.

Critical Mass is one of the ways we open the doors at Newlab and show what founders are actually building.

Across our locations, the series brings together the people building critical technology across energy, mobility, manufacturing, and robotics, giving the community a chance to see the work up close.

If you’ve joined us so far, thank you for being part of it. And if you haven’t made it yet, you’re in luck. We have two more Critical Mass gatherings coming this June, one in Brooklyn and another in Detroit.

Stay tuned.

Critical Mass is one of the ways we open the doors at Newlab and show what founders are actually building.

Across our locations, the series brings together the people building critical technology across energy, mobility, manufacturing, and robotics, giving the community a chance to see the work up close.

If you’ve joined us so far, thank you for being part of it. And if you haven’t made it yet, you’re in luck. We have two more Critical Mass gatherings coming this June, one in Brooklyn and another in Detroit.

Stay tuned.

Critical Mass is one of the ways we open the doors at Newlab and show what founders are actually building.

Across our locations, the series brings together the people building critical technology across energy, mobility, manufacturing, and robotics, giving the community a chance to see the work up close.

If you’ve joined us so far, thank you for being part of it. And if you haven’t made it yet, you’re in luck. We have two more Critical Mass gatherings coming this June, one in Brooklyn and another in Detroit.

Stay tuned.

Critical Mass is one of the ways we open the doors at Newlab and show what founders are actually building.

Across our locations, the series brings together the people building critical technology across energy, mobility, manufacturing, and robotics, giving the community a chance to see the work up close.

If you’ve joined us so far, thank you for being part of it. And if you haven’t made it yet, you’re in luck. We have two more Critical Mass gatherings coming this June, one in Brooklyn and another in Detroit.

Stay tuned.

Critical Mass is one of the ways we open the doors at Newlab and show what founders are actually building.

Across our locations, the series brings together the people building critical technology across energy, mobility, manufacturing, and robotics, giving the community a chance to see the work up close.

If you’ve joined us so far, thank you for being part of it. And if you haven’t made it yet, you’re in luck. We have two more Critical Mass gatherings coming this June, one in Brooklyn and another in Detroit.

Stay tuned.

Critical Mass is one of the ways we open the doors at Newlab and show what founders are actually building.

Across our locations, the series brings together the people building critical technology across energy, mobility, manufacturing, and robotics, giving the community a chance to see the work up close.

If you’ve joined us so far, thank you for being part of it. And if you haven’t made it yet, you’re in luck. We have two more Critical Mass gatherings coming this June, one in Brooklyn and another in Detroit.

Stay tuned.

Critical Mass is one of the ways we open the doors at Newlab and show what founders are actually building.

Across our locations, the series brings together the people building critical technology across energy, mobility, manufacturing, and robotics, giving the community a chance to see the work up close.

If you’ve joined us so far, thank you for being part of it. And if you haven’t made it yet, you’re in luck. We have two more Critical Mass gatherings coming this June, one in Brooklyn and another in Detroit.

Stay tuned.

Welcome the newest Founder Fellows.

Now in its fifth year, the Founder Fellowship program amplifies underrepresented voices in critical technology. These 15 startups are reengineering our world: designing infrastructure that thinks, materials that matter, and systems that scale.

From climate-resilient cities and circular materials to physical-world AI and next-gen manufacturing, this cohort is transforming overlooked systems into adaptive, scalable solutions.

Meet the 2026 Newlab Founder Fellows:
Maeva Coste & Jennifer Laws - BioWraptor
Oskar Schortz & Marcus Comaschi - GyroPlant
Satpal Kaur - UnBOXED
Marcel Bock & Ashmin Varma - Enerclave
Shannen Kaylia Henry - @cocoafiber
Tyler Raciti & Chet Ellis - Volumes
Kevin Kong - Everstar
Brenna Boehman & Joanna Millstein - Adaptora
Marie Eric - @tasteetape
Ayna Arora - MorphoAI
Mohsen Zehtabchian & Igor Stavrulov - Amatec
Asfandyar Khan - Shuffle
Nicholas Raffa & Anthony Huvenne - @biomific
Suma Reddy - Gather
Omer Caylan & Yang Zhong - Carbion
(Names Listed in order that they appear (left to right, top to bottom))

You can’t build alone. The earliest days of a company require hustle, but scaling takes more than effort. Founders need backers, mentors, teams, partners, and a community that can sustain momentum as complexity grows.

Michigan Central’s 20-acre campus was developed to serve as a home for innovators in Detroit. Within that ecosystem, Newlab Detroit focuses on supporting critical technology founders with the prototyping facilities and infrastructure needed to move from early stages to real-world commercialization.

Learn more about how to apply for membership at Newlab or another Michigan Central program at the link in our bio.

The full roundtable drops Saturday at 12PM.