deep tech
6 statements across 6 episodes · 3 bullish · 1 bearish · 6 people on the record · first statement Sep 1, 2017 by Tim Harris · across every show →
Everything said about deep tech, oldest first
Sep 1, 2017
Harris: Deep tech startups must build discrete saleable products during R&D
“If you can build a business that is sustainable from a revenue standpoint, and then grows from a revenue standpoint in deep tech the same way that you would in any other business, you can still build that deep technology, but you have to fill it, figure it out…”
Oct 18, 2017 positive
Arbesman: VCs can succeed in deep tech by avoiding naive cross-domain analogies
“Yes, I do think so. As long as we're really just not stepping too naively from one domain to another, and we recognize essentially both the promise and perils of analogizing from one complex system to another. So as long as we do this with open eyes, I think w…”
Apr 16, 2018 negative
Very Few Dedicated Seed Funds Lead Rounds in Deep Tech
“Yeah, there's certainly a lot more capital and deep tech at the venture and the growth stages of investing. So let's say series a and beyond, which is really fantastic news for us at refactor, but we haven't seen many dedicated seed funds in these areas, espec…”
Oct 1, 2020
Boyle: Deep Tech Is Easier to Fund at Seed and Series B
“It's a lot easier to invest in seed in series B than it is to invest in A, and there's a reason for that, and that's because a lot of the companies I work with are deep tech companies, or they're engineering driven, and there is little traction at the A, so th…”
Jul 29, 2024 positive
Asparouhov: Future VCs will be hard tech polymaths, not SaaS analysts
“I think what you will see is the, you know, sort of profile of investors start to change. You need these very sort of broad polymaths that can, you know, sort of get up to speed across biotech, material science, aerospace, et cetera, more so than people whose,…”
Apr 7, 2026 positive
Hassabis: Distance from Silicon Valley enables the deeper thinking required for deep tech
“And then the final thing is maybe being a bit away from the valley. There is some disadvantage in that. You're not plugged into the network and the gossip and the latest trends and vibes and all of these things. We're a little bit out of it here, but it does, …”