Drive TLV's FastLane program completes 11th cohort with five deep-tech startups
The Tel Aviv-based hub selected the companies - Thermagix, OASIX, DataDudes, AIRS ML and Skygrid - from over 400 applicants for a six-month commercialization program that included roadshows across Europe and the United States.
Drive TLV has completed the 11th batch of its FastLane program, concluding a six-month journey in which five early-stage startups worked toward market validation across industrial AI, energy technology, compute and infrastructure.
Established in 2017, the hub works alongside startups and global corporations on technology commercialization. FastLane, its flagship program, provides early-stage startups with access to market validation at a very early stage: a process in which companies stress-test their core assumptions through direct engagement with global industry.
Startups in the 11th batch traveled to Paris, Munich, Atlanta, and Detroit for structured meetings with corporate partners and investors. Corporate partners involved in the program include Afifi Group, Hertz, Honda, Ituran, John Deere, Mayer Group, Michelin, Novelis, NXP, Sona Comstar, TotalEnergies, and Wheels. One company from the current batch, AIRS ML, is already participating in John Deere's collaborator program as a result of connections made during FastLane.
The 11th batch reflects two parallel shifts underway in the industry: the growing demand for energy and cooling infrastructure to support AI, and the rise of physical AI.
Thermagix converts low-temperature waste heat into clean electricity and cooling with outstanding heat flux capability, using Phase-Change ThermoacousticsPAT (PCTA).
OASIX delivers DualThermal energy storage and AI-driven control that turns heating and cooling systems into intelligent, cost-saving infrastructure.
DataDudes provides AI-based manufacturing intelligence that predicts outcomes and recommends actions before losses occur, helping ensure consistent, high-quality production.
AIRS ML processes high-frequency industrial data directly at the edge, enabling continuous monitoring of machine behavior and early detection of anomalies that were previously impossible to capture due to data limitations.
Skygrid Engineering is rethinking compute infrastructure by leveraging idle electric vehicles as distributed processing nodes, offering a new model for scalable compute.
"The most important thing for founders, before turning a concept into a product, is validating with real market players whether it solves a real problem," said Daniel Levy Corry, CEO of Drive TLV. "When a founder sits across from John Deere, Michelin, or TotalEnergies and gets direct feedback on their assumptions, that is priceless value that is extremely hard to get anywhere else at such an early stage."
The 11th batch brings the total number of startups that have gone through FastLane to 74 since its establishment, joining a growing list of alumni that includes Hailo, UVeye, Foretellix, NoTraffic, and Addionics.
