After nearly a decade of investing in deep tech, it comes as no surprise that most investors know very little about how to support deep tech companies. Many simply adopt the same mantra from their software investments and hope it sticks: give founders money and stay out of their way. Though, if we’re being honest,Continue reading “Supporting deep tech founders the right way, pt 1”
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To pause or not to pause, that IS the question
We are nowhere near ready for the misuse of these new technologies. But that doesn’t mean a pause will work, or even be entirely possible.
3 Ways to succeed as a robotics company trying to commercialize
Is there really a viable path for these robotics companies to triumph in a world where software is eating up every opportunity in its wake?
2023 will be a recording breaking year for VC
VC investments and valuations plummeted in 2022. Here’s what that means for 2023:
Venture capital geopolitics and China, pt. 2
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Venture capital geopolitics and China, pt. 1
This period of uncertainty is a time to understand the issue in deeper detail so that we can make the right decisions should the global geopolitical climate take a turn for the worst.
Where is the money when the money is everywhere?
Venture capital is on track to register its largest fundraising year on record despite the market correction.
Katerra paved the way for a better solution
Why Katerra became a master of none, and what the winning solution will actually look like.
Why the end of the Ukraine-Russia war won’t end the global food shortage
Perhaps the answer to our food shortage lies in solving a simple, though still difficult, engineering problem: the ability to pick and harvest crops at speed and efficiency with minimum downtime.
A new price tag: Are you paying too much to buy in?
In this day and age, it’s not about not paying more. It’s about finding a company that does better with more capital.