Exclusive showcase featuring AI-driven startups from MIT, Harvard, and beyond. Rapid-fire prototypes built in just one month to ambitious AI ventures, with 10 startup presentations.
View on LumaDEMO DAI 2025 was TNT's first dedicated AI startup showcase, bringing together the most promising AI-driven startups from MIT, Harvard, and the broader Boston ecosystem. The name — a play on "Demo Day" and "AI" — reflected the event's focus on artificial intelligence as the driving force behind the next generation of startups.
Ten startups presented to an audience of investors, mentors, and fellow founders. The presenting teams ranged from rapid-fire prototypes built in just one month to more mature AI ventures that had been in development for longer. Each team had a focused presentation slot followed by audience Q&A.
The event marked an early milestone for TNT's accelerator program and set the stage for the larger demo days and events that followed throughout 2025 and 2026.
DEMO DAI was conceived at a time when AI was rapidly transforming every industry. TNT saw an opportunity to give student founders building with AI a dedicated platform to showcase their work, connect with investors who understood the space, and get feedback from peers working on similar challenges.
Demo Days are a cornerstone of the TNT experience. At the end of each accelerator cohort, startups present their progress to the broader community. DEMO DAI 2025 was the first in what has become a regular series of showcase events.