MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. – October 19, 2016 – Singularity University (SU), a global community using exponential technologies to tackle the world’s biggest challenges, today announced its strategic brand refresh, driven by the meaningful and measurable impact achieved by the benefit corporation in the “tech for good” space, its broadening international scope, and plan forward to create a more abundant future for all.
SU’s new tagline, “Be Exponential,” serves as a call to action for its global community of entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, development organizations, governments, investors, and academic institutions, as well as broader society to build breakthrough solutions to humanity’s biggest challenges through the use of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, robotics, and digital biology.
“During the next 30 years, humanity will encounter some of the greatest transitions any generation has ever had to face. Technological disruption is reshaping every part of our lives...every business, every industry, every society, even what it means to be ‘human.’ By leveraging exponential technologies, we now have the opportunity to solve humanity’s biggest challenges,” said Rob Nail, CEO and Associate Founder of SU. “To maximize our ability to achieve meaningful and measurable impact, it is important that our brand be reflective of our widening international scope, and the expanding role of our community in our growth. We are broadening our focus on actively building a learning and innovation platform that creates the opportunity for more people to access the tool set, resources and network needed to accelerate global impact.”
Since its founding in 2008 by Ray Kurzweil and Peter H. Diamandis, SU has expanded in Silicon Valley and grown to 50 global chapters run by an alumni network from 110+ countries.
Key milestones include:
Companies coming through SU’s ecosystem include: Made in Space, a space manufacturing company developing technologies necessary for humanity to become a multi-planetary civilization; Getaround, a peer-to-peer car-sharing company that enables people to rent cars by the hour; Matternet, a provider of autonomous drone logistics systems for urgent deliveries such as those during disaster relief; Modern Meadow, a company using biofabrication to grow nature’s materials with living cells instead of animals; X2AI, an emotional conversational AI which administers therapy; and Field Ready, a nonprofit venture providing 3D printed humanitarian supplies in the field.SU’s initiatives include educational programs, conferences, innovation workshops, corporate and startup accelerators, social impact programs, and online news and content. Participants report transformational experiences that shift their worldview and mindset and inspire them to take action.
The brand refresh includes the new messaging, positioning, and narrative to better reflect Singularity University’s vision, as well as a new company logo, visuals, and website, which can be found here: www.su.org.
Please visit SU’s Impact Dashboard for examples of impact initiatives and our latest impact metrics.
ABOUT SINGULARITY UNIVERSITY
Singularity University (SU) is a global community using exponential technologies to tackle the world’s biggest challenges. SU’s learning and innovation platform empowers individuals and organizations with the mindset, skillset, and network to build breakthrough solutions that leverage emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, robotics, and digital biology. With our community of entrepreneurs, corporations, development organizations, governments, investors, and academic institutions, together the community has the necessary ingredients to create a more abundant future for all.
The mission of Singularity University is to educate, inspire, and empower leaders to apply exponential technologies to address humanity's grand challenges. To achieve this mission, SU offers educational experiences, summits, innovation labs, accelerator programs, social impact projects, and thought leader resources to a diverse audience including entrepreneurs, executives, corporations, academic institutions, investors, NGOs, and governments.
Headquartered at NASA Research Park in Silicon Valley, SU has an active alumni network in more than 110 countries committed to using exponential technology to foster positive change in the areas of environment, security, health, education, energy, food, prosperity, water, space, disaster resilience, shelter, and governance.A certified benefit corporation, SU was founded in 2008 by renowned innovators Ray Kurzweil and Peter Diamandis with program funding from corporate founders including Google, Deloitte, Genentech, and Autodesk.
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