# Webinar : Scaling Hard Tech with Airthium and BlueShift! | Airthium (YC S17)

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- Published at: 2026-11-02 20:49:01 UTC
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## Author
Franck Lahaye

## Subject
Airthium (YC S17)

## Content
🚀 What do rocket engines and industrial heat pumps have in common?More than you might think!I recently joined Sascha Deri, CEO of bluShift Aerospace, on Episode 12 of their Throttle Up podcast to discuss the challenges of building and scaling hardware startups.While bluShift is developing innovative rocket propulsion systems and Airthium is working to decarbonize industrial heat with high-temperature heat pumps, we face many of the same challenges: Turning breakthrough technologies into commercially viable products Balancing engineering innovation with market realities Navigating the capital-intensive journey from prototype to commercialization Learning when to persevere and when to pivot Both Airthium and BluShift are currently raising capital on Wefunder, and we thought this would be a great opportunity to bring our investor communities together and share some of the realities of building deep-tech companies.🎙️ Watch the podcast here: https://hubs.la/Q04CRCzV0📅 Join us for a live webinar on November 12 at 3 PM ET!Sascha and I will continue the conversation, diving deeper into the economics of our technologies, the markets we're targeting, and what it takes to bring ambitious hardware innovations to market.Whether you're already an investor, considering investing, or simply curious about the opportunities and challenges in deep tech, we'd love to have you join us.👉 Register for the webinar: https://hubs.la/Q04CRCKL0Thank you to the bluShift team for hosting us!