Conversations
Why Deep Tech Needs Human-Centric Design with Strange Ventures’ Tara Tan
Tara Tan is founder and general partner at Strange Ventures, an early-stage fund investing in inventor-CEOs building the future of computing.
Daniel Oberhaus
Daniel is the founder of HAUS, a PR and creative agency that specializes in deep tech startups. He is the author of two books for MIT Press: Extraterrestrial Languages (2019) and The Silicon Shrink (2025).
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Investing lessons from West Point to The Apprentice with Moonshots Capital’s Kelly Perdew
Kelly Perdew is co-founder and managing general partner of Moonshots Capital, an early-stage VC firm investing in extraordinary leadership.
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Investing in Pre-Seed Deep Tech with Boost VC’s Gus Domel
Gus Domel is a Principal at Boost VC, a venture firm investing in pre-seed deep tech startups.
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Silent aerospace propulsion with Whisper Aero’s Ian Villa
Ian Villa is COO and co-founder of Whisper Aero, an aviation and aerospace company developing ultra-quiet and electric propulsion systems for aircraft, drones, and other air-moving applications.
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Busting deep tech myths with Bison Ventures’ Caleb Appleton
Caleb Appleton is partner at Bison Ventures, a VC firm investing in early-stage frontier technology companies focused on creating healthier people and a healthier planet.
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Taking drone manufacturing technology into space with Orbital Composites’ Amolak Badesha
Amolak Badesha is the CEO and co-founder of Orbital Composites, a company building autonomous systems, from tactical drones to reentry heat shields, that reshape how aerospace hardware gets built.
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Helping deep tech defense startups go hypersonic with Lavrock Ventures’ Alex Poulin
Alex Poulin is a partner at Lavrock Ventures, a VC fund investing in founders solving the most critical problems at the intersection of software, deep tech, and national security.
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Building a startup ecosystem across Europe’s borders with DeepTech Alliance’s Thomas Klem Andersen
Thomas Klem Andersen is Executive Director of the DeepTech Alliance, an association of European entrepreneurship hubs connecting founders with international investors to develop science-based innovation.
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Investing in Europe’s emission-reducing scientists with Zero Carbon Capital’s Max Werny
Max Werny is a Venture Associate at Zero Carbon Capital, a deep tech climate fund backing founders across Europe with transformative scientific innovations that reduce costs and emissions.
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Beaming solar power from space with Virtus Solis’ John Bucknell
John Bucknell is CEO and founder of Virtus Solis, a company building the world’s first space-based solar power energy generation system to directly compete with conventional and renewable sources.
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Defensible industrial investing with Steel Atlas’ Cameron Porter
Cameron Porter is co-founder and general partner at Steel Atlas, a VC fund investing in the software and hardware that is re-shaping the industrial economy.
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Solving Civilizational Challenges with New Founding’s Joshua Clemans
Joshua Clemans is a venture partner at New Founding, a venture capital fund building and backing companies solving core problems shaping the future.