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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Investment opportunities in steel
The steelmaking industry accounts for about 8% of global CO2 emissions. What, if any, investment opportunities are there in the space?
The importance of empirical evidence for early-stage deeptech companies
Here are three must-have sections for when you’re compiling your empirical evidence:
How Does a Deep Tech Startup Differ From a “Normal” Startup?
In the world of Deep Tech, you can’t use the “move fast and break things” approach. On the bright side, neither can your competitors.
Deep Tech Awakening and How to Predict its Success: Part II
A critic of Deep Tech often claims that Deep Tech investment possesses such a high technology risk, the return is often unjustifiable. This premise fails to distinguish between the shade of grey within the maturity curve of each emerging technology. By understanding this particular nuance, we stand a significantly greater chance in predicting the success of a Deep Tech company.
Deep Tech Awakening and How to Predict Its Success: Part I
During the 2010’s, mobile Internet was experiencing its golden years.
The US started with 20% smartphone penetration and ended with over 70% and 250 million users. Uber roared. Airbnb IPO’ed at a $100+ billion valuation.
But for an investor, this is yesterday’s glory and that means it’s also someone else’s money.
So what’s next?
Invest in “Product-Ready” Technologies, Not Moonshots
At Creative Ventures, we often hear from our peers, “You seem really fearless about technical risk.” Ironically, this could not be further from the truth. We explicitly do not invest in technologies at Creative Ventures (even though we are a deep tech fund).