Running Two Deep Tech Businesses: A 10-Year R&D Firm and a 1-Year AI Startup

Queen's Building 1.18 LT, University Walk, Bristol City, BS8 1TR

GDG on Campus University of Bristol - Bristol, United Kingdom

Join us for a talk with physicist, technologist, and serial entrepreneur Robert Sugar, who has been building companies for over 20 years.

Oct 5, 5:00 – 6:00 PM (UTC)

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About this event

Join us for a talk with physicist, technologist, and serial entrepreneur Robert Sugar, who has been building companies for over 20 years. Starting his entrepreneurial journey as the founder of a video game studio, he will share the realities of managing two deep tech ventures at completely different stages of the startup lifecycle today.

He will discuss steering his decade-old R&D firm, Urban Hawk, alongside scaling a new AI startup that uses simulations and deep tech to help manufacturers save money and improve efficiency.

When: Monday 5th October, 18:00 - 19:00

Where: Queens Building 1.18 LT

 

How to get there:

1)      Go in the main entrance of Queen’s Building (opposite Royal Fort Gardens, on Tankard’s Close)

2)      Once through the UCard gates, turn right and immediately go up the stairs

3)      Go right, past Pugsley and continue straight through the doors

When

When

Monday, October 5, 2026
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM (UTC)

Speaker

  • Robert Sugar

Organizers

  • Zuhayr Damji

    Co-lead

  • Mikail Jazli

    University of Bristol

    Co-lead

  • Karolis Jokubauskas

    Partnerships and Engagements Director

  • Cathy Chow

    Marketing Director

  • Shahirah Shahri

    Marketing Director