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Every hardtech founder eventually discovers the same thing: Building the technology isn't the hardest part. Commercializing it is. That journey requires more than investment. It requires places to build, people who can open doors, and financing that matches the realities of hardware companies—not software companies. In my last article about hardtech investing, I hinted at the mHUB platform. And here is what that actually means. The answer isn't a building. It's a three-legged stool: ⚙️Infrastructure where physical technologies can actually be built and tested 🤝 Networks that accelerate commercialization instead of introductions 💰 Capital designed around the realities of hardware, not software Remove any one of those legs, and the system becomes unstable. This article breaks down why all three matter—and why we spendt the last decade building them together. Would you add anything to the framework? #hardtech #capital #Manufacturing #Innovation #mHUB #Chicago

Everyone wants to be a hardtech investor now. Over the past 18 months, coastal venture funds have updated thesis statements. Corporate innovation labs have launched advanced manufacturing initiatives. New accelerators have popped up around deep tech. And yes, the opportunity is real. But here's what's at stake: In hardtech, a founder can lose years—even their company—with the wrong partner. And when it comes to new arrivals in the space, they can't simply fund their way to institutional knowledge. When we founded mHUB nearly a decade ago, hardware startups had no home. No prototyping infrastructure. No community. No capital stack built for the realities of manufacturing, regulation, and commercialization. So we built all of it. The result? More than $2.5B raised, 1,852 products launched, 7,251 jobs created, and a growing portfolio of companies scaling from prototype to market. In this article, I outline why the physical AI moment is real and why the next decade of hardtech will belong to the ecosystems that were building long before it became fashionable. Do you agree? #hardtech #physicalAI #hardware #deeptech #venturecapital

For 250 years, American innovation has raised cities, fed the world, reached for the skies, and saved lives. Now, as we emerge from the digital revolution, the next chapter returns to the physical world. As the U.S. reindustrializes and competes to lead in AI, advanced manufacturing, energy, and other emerging technologies, success will depend on advancing the hardware, manufacturing systems, and critical infrastructure underpinning everything. For nearly a decade, mHUB has been building a platform for this moment. Combining infrastructure, capital, and expertise has allowed the next generation of great technologies to take shape here. They will transform how we manufacture, move, work, compute, heal, and power the future. To get this moment right, the nation must have a relentless focus on how these transformations benefit all. Happy 250th birthday, America. You got this! Learn more: mhub.org/about #America250 #250USA #USA250 #hardtech #Innovation #mHUB #manufacturing

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