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Ideas alone can’t change the world. It takes grit. In this podcast, Siemens sits down with startup founders, ecosystem partners and more in a quest to get to the bottom of what makes startups (and the people in them) tick. At Siemens, we understand the struggles of early-stage startups. Let us remove the barriers on your startup journey by helping you transform your engineering ideas into real, marketable products with industry-leading software solutions. Join the Siemens Startups Program to grow your startup to its full potential. Want to get in touch? Reach out here.Siemens Digital Industry Software
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  • From SpaceX Launch Pads to Nuclear Power Plants: Ben Kellie’s Mission to Make Clean Energy Affordable

    From SpaceX Launch Pads to Nuclear Power Plants: Ben Kellie’s Mission to Make Clean Energy Affordable
    Mar 26 2026
    What if the nuclear industry's biggest problem has nothing to do with the reactor itself? And what happens when a SpaceX veteran decides he's the one to fix it? What you’ll discover today… (00:00) From a bush pilot in Alaska to building SpaceX launch pads to reshaping nuclear infrastructure. (06:10) Understanding the market and customer-driven innovation. (08:45) A bold new approach to nuclear energy innovation. (12:05) Financing future growth and sustainability: Flexible models for growth. (15:00) The reality and challenges of starting a start-up. (18:00) Lessons from a sabbatical and the importance of reflection. (22:30) The importance of patience in startups. (25:00) Building customer trust in a skeptical market- winning over early adopters. (28:00) Navigating regulatory challenges early (29:25) The learning curve of transitioning from aerospace to nuclear (30:20) Balancing innovation with industry responsibility (33:30) How to build trust with investors (36:00) How to deal with doubts, fears, and keeping the momentum going in a startup. (37:20) The impact of fatherhood on leadership and managing stress as a founder (40:25) Applied Atomics’ vision of the future More about the episode Ben Kellie is not a nuclear scientist. He’s an infrastructure builder. He spent years at SpaceX leading the launch pad construction at Vandenberg and running the landing barge programme day to day — learning what it actually takes to push complex, high-stakes infrastructure into the world. When he left to found The Launch Company, he bootstrapped it, served every major venture-backed rocket company, and exited on his own terms. Then he took two years off to think. What he found, after long walks and deep dives into advanced fuels, carbon sequestration and the future of industry, was a single blocker: the lack of affordable, firm, zero-emission baseload power. That insight became Applied Atomics — a company now just 13 months old, with a reactor licence in hand, a plant design at 60%, a digital twin running real-time plant physics from a Pelican case, and signed customer letters of intent. Applied Atomics is not waiting to perfect the reactor. It is vertically integrating well-understood, high-heritage nuclear technology with new control systems and a supply chain built for actual deployment. If you are a founder, investor, or operator in hard tech, energy, or infrastructure, this episode is a blueprint for how to move fast without losing discipline — and why the most powerful innovation is sometimes a better process, not a better reactor. Connect with us Peng-Sang Cau LinkedIn Website Ben Kellie LinkedIn Website
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    45 m
  • The Robot That Comes to Your Car: Inside Kiwi Charge’s Vision for Scalable EV Charging

    The Robot That Comes to Your Car: Inside Kiwi Charge’s Vision for Scalable EV Charging
    Feb 6 2026
    Abdel Ali, founder and CEO of Kiwi Charge, shares how broken EV charging becomes when you don’t control the parking space, electrical capacity, or building ownership. Instead of accepting the limitation, he built a radically different solution: mobile, robot-based EV chargers that bring power directly to parked vehicles. What you’ll discover today… (04:20) Why EV charging in multi-tenant buildings is one of the biggest bottlenecks in EV adoption (05:30) The real cost problem with fixed chargers—and why 80% of installation spend isn’t value-adding (09:30) Subscription vs pay-per-use: rethinking the EV charging business model (12:30) How one robot can replace up to 30 Level-2 chargers using AI and scheduling (15:30) Building a robotics startup without an engineering background (17:50) From pilots to partnerships with developers and automakers (21:25) How SmartTO supports hard-tech founders through long development cycles (29:50) De-risking hardware startups with pilots, living labs, and digital twins (35:10) The hardest lessons learned scaling a physical, infrastructure-driven company (36:50) Advice for founders tackling climate and infrastructure problems (41:00) Kiwi Charge’s vision for EV charging five years from now More about the episode In this episode of Siemens Pioneers: Startups from Dream to Reality, host Pang Cau sits down with Abdel Ali, founder and CEO of Kiwi Charge, and Paulina from SmartTO, a Toronto-based mobility incubator supporting hard-tech innovation. Kiwi Charge is tackling one of the least glamorous—but most critical—challenges in the EV ecosystem: charging in existing buildings. Rather than retrofitting parking garages with costly fixed infrastructure, Kiwi Charge uses autonomous mobile robots that navigate parking lots and charge vehicles overnight. The result is a flexible, scalable, and capital-efficient alternative that works within today’s electrical constraints. Abdel shares how his background in venture capital shaped a market-first approach—validating willingness to pay before committing to expensive hardware development. Paulina offers a behind-the-scenes look at how incubators like SmartTO help founders de-risk deep-tech ideas through mentorship, applied research, living labs, and digital twins. If you’re building in climate tech, infrastructure, robotics, or any hardware-heavy space, this conversation offers practical insights into turning constraints into competitive advantage. Connect with us Peng-Sang Cau LinkedIn Website Abdel Ali LinkedIn Website Dr. Paulina Karwowska-Desaulniers LinkedIn
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    44 m
  • From Spider-Man to Spidey Tek: How Roberto Velozzi is Spinning the Future of Sustainable Materials

    From Spider-Man to Spidey Tek: How Roberto Velozzi is Spinning the Future of Sustainable Materials
    Oct 31 2025
    What if Spider-Man’s web were real? For Roberto Velozzi, founder and CEO of Spidey Tek, that question turned into a lifelong pursuit, and eventually, a business. What you’ll discover today… (02:10) The “aha moment” that turned science fiction into science fact (05:00) Early adopters and investors who believed before mass production (06:30) Scaling spider silk using an alfalfa-based production platform (11:40) Partnerships, fundraising, and the $5 million scale-up plan (18:00) The power of building the right team and leadership under pressure (18:50) Refugee roots, resilience, and redefining what “hard” really means (19:50) Advice for scientists and engineers building hard-tech startups (23:30) The five-floor elevator pitch that sums up Spidey Tek’s trillion-dollar potential More about the episode Originally from El Salvador, Roberto’s journey from comic-book fan to biotech innovator has been anything but ordinary. After decades of research, his team discovered how to produce spider silk proteins at scale—creating a material that’s stronger than steel, lighter than carbon fiber, and completely biodegradable. In this episode, Roberto shares how Spidey Tek went from lab experiment to a company attracting attention from aerospace giants, automotive manufacturers, and materials science firms across the world. With a production model built on alfalfa plants and partnerships that remove traditional manufacturing barriers, Spidey Tek stands at the edge of a sustainable-materials revolution. If you’re an investor, innovator, or anyone fascinated by nature-inspired technology, this conversation is a masterclass in turning impossible science into scalable impact. Connect with us Peng-Sang Cau LinkedIn Website Roberto Velozzi LinkedIn
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    27 m
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