TDK Ventures hosted an event on <strong>AI Data Center Energy Innovation Night</strong> on <strong>Wednesday, September 10th, 2025,</strong> from 5:30 – 8:00 PM PT at their office in San Jose. The event brought together next-gen energy startup founders, top investors, and hyperscaler executives to discuss two of the most urgent challenges shaping AI infrastructure: cutting "time-to-power" for new builds and shifting toward next-generation power architectures. The panel featured a lineup of industry experts: <ul> <li><strong>Khizar Zia,</strong> AI Infrastructure Planning Lead at Google</li> <li><strong>Elana Lian,</strong> Partner at Dell Technologies Capital</li> <li><strong>Cameron Dales,</strong> Co-Founder at Peak Energy</li> <li><strong>Brian Dow,</strong> CEO at Ampersand</li> </ul> The discussion was moderated by <strong>Hannah Coutand,</strong> Product Marketing & Strategy Director, DGX Cloud at NVIDIA.