MITdesignX Demo + Pitch Day 2026   
Live Webcast  |  May 21, 2026  |  2:00 to 5:00pm EDT. 

 

Twelve new startups are launching from the 10th cohort of MITdesignX. Meet with the teams and see their new products and services. Get motivated by their pitches presentations.

We hope to see you on May 21

Aashray
Creating integrated student ecosystems through innovative dorm accommodations in India.

Apidae Forms

Robotic systems for assembling stay-in-place reinforced formwork for concrete construction.

 

 

Convoca
A SaaS platform that systematically captures, preserves, and analyzes community voices from public meetings, surveys, and engagement events, creating a searchable database that prevents data loss across listening and decision-making processes.

Guará Inc.
Creating a Build-to-Rent (BTR) Market in Brazil: Transforming how affordable housing is designed, built, and operated.

Illume
Discrete wearables that allow victims of human trafficking to subtly send their location to the nearest anti-human trafficking hotline.

JOIRA
A context-grounded AI system that gives LLMs a deep understanding of the physical and operational world of energy infrastructure.

SoftMetrics
A modular textile measurement toolkit that can perform a range of tests essential for evaluating textile quality and performance.

 

 

Synergy
Redesigning and redefining electric grid pylons and power line right-of-ways for community buy-in and future preparedness.

VISIBLE
Helping local governments and NGOs reduce the socio-demographic and territorial information gap in informal settlements using a territorial intelligence solution that gathers, analyzes, and predicts urban data in an interoperable way.

VisionRoad.AI
End-to-end, automated pavement intelligence platform that uses drone-based LiDAR and RGB imaging to assess pavement condition, surface distress, and marking retroreflectivity at airports.

WellSpace
An app that helps residents make small but meaningful improvements to their homes.

WoodSpray
Transforming sawmill waste such as sawdust into a sprayable, biodegradable structural paste.

 

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