About Frontiers
Frontiers is Phase Capital's annual gathering of founders, investors, scientists, and healthcare leaders at the intersection of tech, bio, and data science.
Our Story
Frontiers is Phase Capital's annual summit. We bring together 250 founders, investors, scientists, and healthcare leaders for two days of curated programming, structured networking, and honest conversation.
The conference has grown from 150 attendees in year one to a cap of 250. We keep it intentionally small. Every structural decision, from roundtables to an invitation-only VIP reception, exists to create the conditions for real relationships and real business.
Now in its fourth year, Frontiers has become the place where the earliest signal in the ecosystem surfaces, where founders meet partners before decisions are made, and where capital and science meet on equal footing.
What We Believe
Capped at 250 attendees. Scarcity keeps every conversation worth having.
No pitching, no selling, no badges that signal hierarchy. Just people who can move things forward.
Roundtables, curated introductions, and an invitation-only VIP reception create the conditions for real business.
2026 Recap
Frontiers 2026 convened February 19-20 in Nashville. Two days on where biotech, AI, and life science capital are heading.
170+
Attendees
51+
Cities represented
$27B+
AUM in the room
24
Facilitated roundtables
2
Astronauts on stage
3
Pitch showcase blocks, 15 startups
Conference Themes
The conversations that defined two days in Nashville.
The opening investor panel gave attendees a candid read on what is being funded, which modalities are breaking through, and how the financing environment is reshaping company formation. Led by Xontogeny and RA Capital.
A NASA Mission Commander and a physician-astronaut joined Rhodium Scientific on stage to examine how microgravity environments are opening new biological research pathways and commercial opportunities.
Form Bio, March Health, Brown Advisory, and Vanderbilt unpacked where AI is delivering real biological insight today, how teams decide what to build versus partner, and what the next generation of tools actually looks like.
Memorial Sloan Kettering, MD Anderson, Sarah Cannon, Mayo Clinic, and Rush Medical Center shared what it actually takes for a startup to get a yes from a major institution.
“We go to many different conferences, and this is the one that was most memorable and least tiring. Thank you for being so thoughtful putting this together.”
Frontiers 2026
The founders, investors, scientists, and operators who shaped the 2026 conversation.
Executive Director, Belmont Data & AI Collaborative; Professor of Computer Science
Belmont University
Chief Operating Officer, Thomas F. Frist, Jr. College of Medicine; Vice President for Strategic Operations
Belmont University
Frontiers 2026
Facilitated market-mapping conversations, led by these operators and investors.
Frontiers 2026
All 15 companies in the 2026 showcase have raised capital.
Day in the Room
7:30 – 8:30 AM
8:30 – 8:45 AM
8:45 – 9:00 AM
9:00 – 9:20 AM · Opening Keynote
9:20 – 10:00 AM · Panel
10:20 – 11:00 AM · Panel
Part I – Introducing the Space Industry. Part II – Meet an Astronaut and the Company Leading the Charge.
11:00 – 11:20 AM
11:20 – 12:00 PM · Panel
12:00 – 1:00 PM
1:00 – 1:40 PM · Curated Roundtables
Facilitated tables that turn Frontiers conversations into real-time market maps across investment, science, clinical strategy, and commercialization.
Roundtable Leads
1:40 – 2:00 PM
2:00 – 2:20 PM · Afternoon Keynote
2:20 – 3:00 PM · Panel
3:00 – 3:20 PM
3:20 – 3:40 PM · Case Study
3:40 – 4:20 PM · Panel
4:20 – 4:50 PM · Closing Keynote
5:00 – 7:00 PM
Networking, hors d'oeuvres, wine tasting, and live music.
7:00 – 9:00 PM
Self-assembled small group dinners at some of Nashville's premiere restaurants.
8:00 – 9:00 AM
9:00 – 9:45 AM
Moderated by Gracie Francis (Caduceus Talent).
Presenting founders
9:45 – 10:00 AM
10:00 – 10:45 AM
Presenting founders
10:45 – 11:00 AM
11:00 – 11:45 AM
Presenting founders
12:00 – 1:30 PM
2:00 – 5:00 PM
Rest, recuperate, and take self-guided tours through Nashville.
5:00 – 8:00 PM
Afterparty at Acme Feed & Seed heated rooftop bar on Nashville's historic Broadway.
Featured Foundation
Frontiers 2026 was proud to partner with a Nashville-based nonprofit working at the intersection of healthcare access and innovation.
The Jordan Thomas Foundation provides high-quality prosthetic care, community, and advocacy so that children and teens with limb loss or limb difference can live active, healthy, and self-defined lives. They fund customized prosthetic devices through age 18, surround families with a caring network of peers and professionals, and fight for insurance and policy changes that recognize limbs are not a luxury.
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