Vitaly Sergeez Joins TEX-E Fellows for a Speaker Spotlight on Building and Leading in Energy Innovation

TEX-E Fellows will soon hear from Vitaly Sergeez, founder of Nanoborne, for a Speaker Spotlight focused on what it really takes to build, scale, and lead in today’s rapidly evolving energy and technology landscape.

This in-depth conversation will move beyond surface-level startup advice. Drawing from his journey as a founder—and his experience participating in the TEX-E accelerator—Vitaly will share practical insights on entrepreneurship, decision-making under uncertainty, and navigating complexity across sectors.

From Idea to Impact

Vitaly’s story is one many aspiring founders resonate with: identifying a meaningful problem, building a solution in the face of ambiguity, and learning how to adapt as markets, technologies, and partnerships evolve. Through Nanoborne, he has worked at the intersection of advanced technology and energy innovation—where technical excellence alone isn’t enough. Execution, partnerships, and strategic clarity matter just as much.

For TEX-E Fellows, this session offers more than inspiration. It provides a transparent look at:

• The realities of early-stage company building
• How to make high-stakes decisions with incomplete information
• When to pivot—and when to stay the course
• What scaling actually demands from a founder

Navigating a Changing Energy Landscape

Energy innovation is not a straight path. It requires collaboration across industry, academia, policy, and capital markets. Vitaly will speak candidly about navigating these intersections—how to build credibility, how to approach corporate partners, and how to align breakthrough ideas with real market demand.

For students exploring careers in energy entrepreneurship, this is a rare opportunity to hear firsthand how complexity becomes an advantage when approached with clarity and discipline.

Leadership with Impact

At its core, this Speaker Spotlight is about leadership. Not titles. Not hype. But the kind of leadership required to translate innovation into real-world outcomes.

Vitaly’s conversation will challenge Fellows to think critically about:

• The responsibility of founders in high-impact sectors
• Building resilient teams
• Leading through uncertainty
• Staying mission-driven while navigating growth

As TEX-E continues equipping the next generation of energy entrepreneurs, sessions like this remind us that innovation is not just about technology—it’s about people willing to lead boldly in moments of change.

We’re excited to welcome Vitaly Sergeez and look forward to the insights, questions, and conversations that will follow.

About Nanoborne

Nanoborne is a pioneering tech startup focusing on applied nanotechnology for the petroleum & geosystems industry. Nanoborne developed Nano-Surfactant Emulty®, a chemical used in proprietary Nano-Emulsion Technology ESN®, a subsurface flow-control agent designed to manage the fluid dynamics. The industry’s problems Nanoborne solves are (1) excess water production; (2) hydrocarbons recovery incompleteness; and (3) environment contamination. Nanoborne's nanotechnologies applications span over many sectors within subsurface engineering. The sectors include the drilling and completions, wells workover, improved oil or gas recovery, carbon dioxide sequestration and geothermal wells. Nanoborne's technologies worldwide deployment enables more efficient and eco-friendly development of the subsurface resources, contributing to the industry's shift towards sustainability. Nanoborne's team is committed to transforming the industry with advanced nanotechnology.

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