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Growth Summit

Moment Energy&#8217;s COO and Co-founder, Sumreen Rattan, took us through how this company is tackling the challenge of transitioning to sustainable energy by repurposing EV batteries.

Sumreen Rattan, COO and Co-Founder, Moment energy, on centre stage during day one of Web Summit Vancouver 2025 at Vancouver Convention Centre in Vancouver

Powering change with second life batteries

Merrill discussed how teams can safely carry the explosion of code changes through deployment and meaningfully collaborate with each other and AI agents to achieve more, informed by Graphite’s own workflows and journey to product-market fit.

Merrill Lutsky, CEO and Founder, Graphite, on centre stage during day two of Web Summit Vancouver 2025 at Vancouver Convention Centre in Vancouver

AI code drives scale. Can you keep up?

Russ d’Sa, CEO of LiveKit, chronicled the journey of how an open source project turned into an infrastructure platform powering voice and video AI for the biggest AI products in the world including ChatGPT.

Russ D'sa, Founder, LiveKit, on centre stage during day one of Web Summit Vancouver 2025

The accidental AI company

Lin Qiao, CEO &amp; Co Founder, Fireworks AI, discussed the enterprise shift towards compound AI systems over single models, and how these systems are driving innovation across industries.

Lin Qiao, CEO & Co Founder, Fireworks AI, on Centre stage during day three of Web Summit 2024

The solution to AI scale is compound AI systems

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Meet fast-growing companies that joined in 2025

Early-stage startups face unique challenges, from securing initial funding and building investor confidence to developing go-to-market strategies and driving lean, sustainable growth. Navigating these early hurdles requires strategic clarity, disciplined execution, and a sharp understanding of what it takes. Founders are increasingly focused on efficient models, early traction, and long-term resilience as they build from the ground up.

Startups entering hypergrowth face a new set of operational and strategic challenges as they rapidly expand their teams, customer base, and infrastructure. 
From building scalable processes and culture to navigating global expansion, capital efficiency, and org design, companies must balance speed with sustainability to maintain momentum and avoid growing pains.

Hypergrowth and scaling

In times of economic uncertainty, how can startups navigate a challenging funding landscape? Learn from those who have successfully raised funds through traditional VC investment, as well as those who have explored alternative routes.

The funding landscape

Web Summit celebrates the emerging companies that prioritise purpose and strive to make a positive impact beyond the profit line. Join top founders and CEOs as they discuss how to use and build tech for good.

Purpose and profit

When your business isn’t working, adaptability becomes paramount. Learn about the power of business reorganisation directly from high-growth company executives as they discuss the key to pivoting towards success.