Conversations

Escaping Deep Tech’s Valley of Death with Actuate Ventures’ Christopher Le

Christopher Le is managing partner at Actuate Ventures, a deep tech venture firm focused on space technology and providing “co-founders in a box” support to early-stage startups.

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Fusion power on the high seas with Maritime Fusion’s Justin Cohen

Justin Cohen is the founder of Maritime Fusion, a company developing compact tokamak fusion reactors specifically designed to power large vessels.

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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.

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Modular Fusion Reactors for the Private Sector with Realta Fusion’s Kieran Furlong

Kieran Furlong is the CEO and co-founder of Realta Fusion, developing compact, scalable and modular fusion reactors based on magnetic mirror technology.

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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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Microbial Power Plays with Integrated Dynamics’ Henry Markarian

Henry Markarian is the founder and CEO of Integrated Dynamics, a company using advanced fermentation technology to transform organic substrates into sustainable value chemicals.