Choosing the right deep tech fund manager: 4 essential questions for investors and founders
To master deep tech investing, a VC fund manager must understand market opportunities that are growing in size and at a rate that cannot be ignored.
A venture fund maintaining some allocation for follow-on investments is not unheard of. But should VCs do this?
At the Series A stage, VCs want to know that they can pump money into a product that will start going into the market.
Software investors must (re)learn these 3 ideas before getting into deep tech
Traditional VCs are still stuck with their now low-margin businesses, unable to move forward and invest in the next big thing: deep tech.
While there’s no one right way to go about fundraising, there are a few wrong ways — and failure is a wonderful teacher.
Just as a customer pilots the product, companies should pilot their most important hires whenever possible.
Big problems make room for big returns, and while I don’t presume to have a silver bullet solution, here are three ways deep tech founders can ensure their time in…
Invest in Earth’s biggest problems to save the planet and turn a profit
The bigger the impact, the bigger the problem — and likely the bigger the market opportunity and financial return. Impact is where the problems are.
Investment in construction automation is essential to rebuilding US infrastructure
One of the greatest problems facing the construction industry remains a lack of labor, making automation a necessity for moving forward with ambitious national infrastructure projects.