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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. 

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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.

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Investing between improbable and impossible with Playground Global’s Rahul Meka

Rahul Meka is a venture investor at Playground Global, an early-stage deep tech venture capital firm investing in technical founders to transform ambitious ideas into high-impact businesses.

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Ultrasonic 3D Printing with MatterWave’s Alexandru Tiliță

Alexandru Tiliță is the co-founder and CEO of MatterWave, a company enhancing metal additive manufacturing with ultrasonic vibrations.

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Wireless Power Grids in Space with Star Catcher’s Andrew Rush

Andrew Rush is the co-founder and CEO of Star Catcher, a company building new ways to power satellites through energy grids in space.