Podcasts about Deep tech

What if the biggest threat to the world's energy infrastructure is something you can't even look at? Dr Chiraz Ennaceur, CEO and Co-founder of Cambridge-based CorrosionRADAR, joined James and Faye for one of our most compelling conversations to date - a masterclass in deep tech entrepreneurship, customer-led product development, and building a global business from a genuinely unglamorous industrial problem.Corrosion costs the global economy an estimated $3 trillion every year, and by 2030, replacing corroded steel is projected to account for up to 9% of greenhouse gas emissions. CorrosionRADAR tackles one particularly stubborn variant: corrosion under insulation (CUI), where the very material designed to protect industrial pipelines and vessels creates the perfect conditions for hidden decay."We are the doctor of things rather than the doctor of people. We go, we look, we diagnose, and we find solutions to make sure that things are running in a safe way."The company's sensor technology - including what it claims is the world's longest CUI sensor at 50 metres - installs beneath insulation and feeds real-time data into its Clarity software platform, delivering granular risk assessment without ever needing to remove the insulation itself.Key highlights from the episode:The founding story: Chiraz worked at TWI (The Welding Institute) for a decade before leaving in 2016 to pursue the entrepreneurial dream she'd had since her PhD in France. A two-weekend programme for female entrepreneurs gave her the confidence to act. The Cranfield connection: CorrosionRADAR is a spinout from Cranfield University, where co-founder Dr Prafull Sharma developed the core electromagnetic guided radar technology that underpins the product.Capital efficiency: The company has raised $14 million across multiple rounds - modest by deep tech standards - because it prioritised paying customers from day one. First customer signed within six months of founding. First investor secured in the same year.Who's backing them: Aramco Ventures - the investment arm of the world's largest oil company - started as a customer and became an investor. ADNOC and Chevron are also in the customer base.The team: CorrosionRADAR now employs nearly 50 people across Cambridge, the Middle East and a growing US operation, including newly appointed CMO Steve Tongish, previously of IQGeo, RealVNC and AVEVA.What's next: Three strategic pillars - moving from predictive to autonomous AI (powered by an in-house engine called Hakima), global expansion, and positioning for the new build energy transition market.The founder's advice to founders:"Don't wait for a perfect product. Go and find your early adopters - the ones happy to try something that isn't 100% working. Because there is a huge difference between your nice, clean lab and the crude places where this technology actually gets used."This is a rare window into what disciplined, customer-obsessed deep tech company building actually looks like. CorrosionRADAR didn't chase the AI hype cycle or raise money it didn't need. It built hardware when everyone said to avoid hardware, stayed focused on five key customers when it could have spread thin, and turned a niche industrial problem into global market leadership.If you're building in the industrial IoT, energy tech or sensor space - or you're an investor trying to understand what genuine product-market fit looks like in enterprise deep tech - this episode is essential listening.Headline sponsor Holden Polestar Produced by Cambridge TV #CamTechPod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Berlin gehört zu den wichtigsten Startup-Standorten Deutschlands. Doch die Gründerszene verändert sich: Während die frühen Berliner Startup-Jahre stark von E-Commerce geprägt waren, entstehen heute neue Chancen rund um Deep Tech und KI. Der Wandel zeigt sich auch bei der Finanzierung und in der Zusammenarbeit zwischen Wissenschaft und Wirtschaft. Sonja Seubert spricht mit Laura Möller, Gründerin und CEO der Startup Factory JUNI, und Christian Segal, Vertriebsleiter Digitalwirtschaft bei der Berliner Sparkasse, darüber, was Gründerinnen und Gründer heute brauchen und wie Berlin seine vorhandenen Stärken besser nutzen kann. Ein wichtiger Hebel liegt im Weg von der Forschung in den Markt. Berlin und Brandenburg verfügen über eine starke Wissenschaftslandschaft, doch Patente und Know-how finden teilweise nur langsam ihren Weg in junge Unternehmen. Eine Folge über Berlins Potenzial als Standort für die nächste Generation technologiegetriebener Unternehmen.

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Jamie Gull is an engineering and deep tech thought leader focused on venture building, innovation, and translating aerospace-driven thinking into scalable technologies that shape the next wave of industrial and scientific advancement. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. The most successful people balance exploration with commitment; keep your opportunities open, but stay focused long enough to develop real expertise. 2. Deep tech thrives where difficult problems exist. The greatest opportunities often come from solving challenges that others avoid because they require patience, capital, and technical excellence. 3. Nothing is truly future-proof. The key to long-term success is continuously solving evolving problems and being willing to reinvent your own solutions before someone else does. Check out Jamie's website - Wave Function Ventures Sponsors HighLevel - The ultimate all-in-one platform for entrepreneurs, marketers, coaches, and agencies. Learn more at HighLevelFire.com. Nexus Install - Have a high-ticket offer? Nexus Install builds you a custom LinkedIn prospect booking system designed to generate more quality sales calls. Email JLD at John@EOFire.com to learn more.

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In this episode of the fAQ podcast, Tai-Danae Bradley sits down with Janet Faakye, a neuroscientist and project manager at SandboxAQ, to explore the critical intersection of deep tech, project management, and science communication.Janet's path is a masterclass in following your curiosity. She discusses her transition from studying psychology in Ghana to earning a PhD in neuroscience in the US. Listeners will get a crash course in her graduate research on vascular aging and how senescent cells behave like infectious "zombies" in the brain. Janet also discusses her experience of making the transition from academia to industry, the art of context-switching when talking to different stakeholders, and the valuable lesson of learning to boldly speak up for your own accomplishments. Whether she is translating complex concepts for the public, running global tech initiatives, or dreaming of a worldwide food tour, Janet's authentic approach to life and science is truly contagious.LinksLearn more about SandboxAQ's Scholarship Program here: https://www.sandboxaq.com/company/scholarships Connect with Janet on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janet-faakye-ph-d-pmp About this podcastThis podcast is hosted by Tai-Danae Bradley and features the stories of amazing people working in science and technology at SandboxAQ and beyond. All curious humans are invited to join!Want to get in touch? Write us at faq-podcast@sandboxaq.comFor previous episodes, check out https://www.youtube.com/@sandboxaq

This week Ivy Slater, host of Her Success Story, chats with her guest, Ann Cloyd. The two talk about building a technology solutions company from the ground up, the importance of authentic leadership and long-term relationships in business, and navigating the challenges and surprises of being a woman leader in the tech industry—all while delivering innovative IT services and fostering a supportive, growth-oriented culture at Deep Tech. In this episode, we discuss: How Ann Cloyd transitioned from audio engineering into owning a technology solutions company, recognizing her knack for business and relationship-building along the way. What challenges Ann faced as a woman leader in a male-dominated tech industry, and what surprised her most about the journey, such as the lack of women applicants and unexpected joys like revisiting construction job sites. When support systems, friends, mentors, and family come into play, sharing ideas out loud helps shape and validate the next steps in business growth. Why trusting herself and being authentic, choosing blue jeans and a blazer instead of conforming to a more traditional image—helped Anne build stronger client relationships and business growth. How Deep Tech's approach of meeting clients where they are, rather than pushing predetermined solutions, builds long-term trust and value. Ann Cloyd is the Owner and CEO of DeepTech, a technology solutions provider renowned for its over 25-year commitment to client success. What began in 1999 as a focus on hands-on technology support has blossomed into a partnership model, positioning DeepTech as the integral technology partner for over 200 businesses. As the proud owner of a woman-led enterprise,  Ann Cloyd  is deeply invested in fostering diversity and empowering women within the Information Technology space, frequently sharing her insights at Women in Tech events and actively engaging in continuous industry learning. She leads a dedicated team of over 30 professionals, driven by the belief that the pursuit of the right solution fundamentally drives real results for their loyal client base. As the Owner and CEO of DeepTech, a New York City-based Technology Solutions Provider,  Ann Cloyd  brings over 25 years of proven expertise in delivering reliable, technology-driven solutions that foster business growth. Since founding DeepTech, her mission has been to cultivate lasting client relationships, serving not just as a vendor, but as a dedicated business partner, a comprehensive technology department, and a trusted strategic advisor. Ann Cloyd's journey in the tech industry began in 1999 with hands-on implementation, evolving into a leadership role focused on strategic business development. As the proud head of a woman-owned business, she is deeply committed to advancing women in IT, championing diversity and inclusivity, and frequently shares her insights at Women in Tech events. Her dedication to continuous learning is evident through her active participation in industry conferences, peer networks, and professional development initiatives. Today,  Ann Cloyd leads a talented team of over 30 professionals, supporting a growing client base of more than 200 organizations nationwide, some of whom have been trusted partners for over two decades. On a personal level, her passion for gardening profoundly influences DeepTech's culture, cultivating an environment rooted in growth, meticulous care, and attentiveness. This philosophy, along with core values of client-first service, leading with kindness, and unwavering honesty, guides her leadership and fosters genuine connections within her team and with every client. Website: https://deeptechinc.com/ Social Media Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anncloyd/      

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In this episode of Investor Connect, we welcome Dave Blivin, founder and managing director of Cottonwood Technology Fund, who shares how he invests at the intersection of science, capital, and commercialization to turn hard technologies into real companies. Dave explains Cottonwood's focus on early-stage deep tech across areas such as photonics, advanced materials, sensors, med tech, energy, robotics, and advanced manufacturing, with a regional emphasis on the US Southwest and an expansion into Northwest Europe through partners in the Netherlands. He outlines Cottonwood's approach of leading rounds, taking board seats, and writing larger early checks (often around $2M within $2–$4M pre-seed syndicates) to fund prototypes and recruit business leadership, while leveraging a strong corporate venture network for diligence and follow-on rounds. Dave also discusses how he evaluates patent-based innovation with little prior art, why people and fundraising matter as much as working technology, challenges with national lab commercialization, common deep tech pitching mistakes, insights on building ecosystems outside Silicon Valley, and why renewed demand for hard tech is rising alongside AI-driven infrastructure needs. Visit Cottonwood at www.cottonwood.vc/ Reach out to at www.linkedin.com/company/cottonwood-technology-fund/ and on x.com/cottonwoodvc ________________________________________________________________________ For more episodes from Investor Connect, please visit the site at: http://investorconnect.org Check out our other podcasts here: https://investorconnect.org/ For Investors check out: https://tencapital.group/investor-landing/ For Startups check out: https://tencapital.group/company-landing/ For eGuides check out: https:/_/tencapital.group/education/ For upcoming Events, check out https://tencapital.group/events/ For Feedback please contact info@tencapital.group Please follow, share, and leave a review. Music courtesy of Bensound.

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Join Rutvika Acharya Olofsson, Co-Founder and CEO of Caplyzer, for a candid exploration of deeptech venture building in an era obsessed with fast software iteration. In a market where artificial intelligence enables founders to build, package, and monetize software products in a matter of hours, hardware deeptech faces a fundamentally different reality: multi-year R&D cycles, physical supply chain constraints, and high capital intensity. Drawing from her international career as an aerospace engineer leading product strategy across Sweden, the US, Liechtenstein, and Singapore—as well as her experience building and closing her first startup, MOAI—Rutvika shares why software speed cannot replace physical infrastructure when it comes to solving humanity's largest industrial challenges.

40 Nuances de Next revient le 27/08 ! Et en attendant le prochain épisode, on vous propose de (re)découvrir l'épisode de Cosimo Prete, cofondateur de C.S.T ! Bonnes vacances !Comment rendre un document infalsifiable… avec un simple mouvement de poignet ?C'est l'obsession de Cosimo Prete avec C.S.T (Crime Science Technology), une deeptech française qui développe des technologies de sécurité pour documents d'identité et billets de banque : encres, effets optiques, le tout vérifiable à l'œil nu. Derrière ce geste banal : une guerre silencieuse contre la fraude documentaire.Mais l'histoire ne commence pas en startup. Cosimo voulait être archéologue : enquêter sur les traces, lire ce que les autres ne voient pas. Cette méthode l'emmène à la police scientifique. Et l'entrepreneuriat arrive plus tard, non comme un rêve de “boîte”, mais comme une nécessité : dépasser le cadre, résoudre, transgresser.Sa signature : la couleur comme technologie. Jouer avec les molécules, puis réussir l'étape que beaucoup sous-estiment : industrialiser. Passer du labo à l'usine, avec une rigueur qui ne pardonne pas. Et convaincre les plus exigeants — États, institutions, acteurs souverains — dans un monde où “pitcher” ne suffit pas : il faut prouver, encore et encore. “La confiance se gagne par goutte, se perd par litre.”Et puis Cosimo partage aussi ses doutes plus personnels.La solitude du mandataire social,les masques qu'on empile pour tenir : dirigeant, père, conjoint.La peur sourde de la mauvaise décision — celle qui ne raye pas un slide, mais abîme des gens.Il parle aussi de ce décalage intime : quand l'ascenseur social te change de décor sans te donner le mode d'emploi.Un podcast conçu par FeuilleBlanche, producteur de médias, podcasts et récits stratégiques pour les marques.À vos écouteurs

Timestamps:00:34 – What Daphne Technology Does04:09 – From the Navy to Physics to Switzerland12:41 – When the Original Business Model Disappeared31:50 – Scaling Too Early42:23 – The Catch With Strategic InvestorsThis episode is part of the⁠⁠ Swisspreneur Scale-up Circle ⁠⁠content, our curated community of Swiss Series A + founders and operators where you can get operator grade insight.Episode description:Mario Michan is the founder of Daphne Technology, a Swiss deeptech company working on emissions reduction for hard-to-abate industries. The company started with a strong technology, but Mario quickly learned that building the product was only one part of the challenge. Scaling it meant dealing with slower sales cycles and financing pressure that does not wait politely in the background.In this episode, Mario talks about the moments that shaped Daphne Technology's growth, including a $6 million grant that went into limbo overnight. He also looks back on the decision to scale the team before the product was fully ready to sell. At the time, it made sense. Later, it became one of the lessons he would not forget.The conversation gives a very honest look at industrial deeptech from the inside. Market interest can be high, but revenue can still take a long time to arrive. Strategic investors can help a lot, but they also bring their own dynamics when the company needs to pivot. ‍Don't forget to give us a follow on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linkedin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Youtube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠so you can always stay up to date with our latest initiatives. That way, there's no excuse for missing out on live shows, weekly giveaways or founders' dinners.

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Most people assume serious AI silicon can only be built by a giant, in the cloud, burning hundreds of millions of dollars. Ravi Annavajhala did the opposite. Kinara built two AI chips for under $50M, 90% of it out of Hyderabad, and sold to NXP, one of the world's largest semiconductor companies for $307M,  all cash. It's one of the largest deep tech exits India has seen, and one of the least talked about.In this episode, Vikram Vaidyanathan sits down with Ravi to take apart how it actually happened, and what it says about where AI is heading next.You'll hear: 1. Why the disruption playbook that minted the NAND-flash exits is the same one that explains Kinara's sale to NXP 2. The clearest plain-language explanation of training vs. inference you'll find, and why inference is moving off the cloud and onto the edge3. The four reasons edge beats cloud: cost, latency, privacy, reliability 4. How you actually shrink a frontier model to run on a chip: distillation, compression, purpose-built retraining 5. Why India's real AI edge isn't talent or capital, but the industrial data sitting in its factories — and why it can't afford to become a "data colony" 6. Ravi's distinction between frugal and cheap, and why low cost has stopped meaning low capability▶ If you're building, investing in, or just tracking India's deep tech story, this is the episode to watch.About Intelligent Indians Intelligent Indians is Z47's thesis podcast on the people building India's technology future, for builders, operators, and investors who want the operator's view, not the press-release version.

In this installment of their recurring roundtable, Jacob, Ari, and Rob dig into the accelerating Chinese open-source model race, debating whether Kimi K3 has actually closed the gap with the US frontier or just looks like it has, and whether distillation fully explains China's progress. That opens into the messier fight over open-weight models generally, with the group dissecting the backlash against Anthropic's stance and asking whether powerful open models are inherently dangerous or actually a necessary part of collective defense. They connect this directly to the Fable ban episode as a possible preview of a coming frontier-model licensing regime, then turn to the OpenAI and Hugging Face security incident as a landmark, publicly legible moment of autonomous AI causing real-world harm. From there the conversation shifts to business strategy: how much value are companies actually handing over to frontier labs by building on their APIs, and what does the Grok and Cursor data advantage really tell us about the future value of real-world usage data versus purchased training data. They close with a rapid-fire tour of the news cycle, covering SSI's mysterious $5B raise, the rumored Stripe and OpenRouter acquisition, Google's continued underperformance despite structural advantages, and OpenAI's leadership speculation, plus a reflection on venture's swing back toward deep tech and physical infrastructure.   (0:00) Intro (2:41) China's Open Source Models Catch Up (7:42) Does Distillation Explain China's Rise? (13:54) The Geopolitical Risk of Chinese AI Models (20:28) Should the Government Restrict Open Models? (22:06) What Are the Labs Really Learning From You? (29:22) Future of Government Regulation (40:50) The OpenAI-Hugging Face Hack (47:59) Grok, Cursor, and the Value of Real Data (56:52) SSI and OpenRouter (1:02:52) Venture Capital's Return to Deep Tech (1:05:16) Quickfire With your host: @jacobeffron - Managing Director at Redpoint

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Avadain CEO Brad Larschan joins Chris Lustrino to discuss the company's effort to commercialize one of the most promising materials in advanced manufacturing: graphene. Brad explains what makes graphene so powerful, why it has been difficult to manufacture at scale, and how Avadain is working to create a technical pathway for large, thin, defect-free graphene production. The conversation explores the potential applications of graphene across aerospace, drones, critical minerals, building materials, energy storage, and other industrial use cases. Brad also outlines Avadain's capital-light strategy of licensing its production technology to established chemical and advanced materials companies rather than manufacturing graphene itself. Chris and Brad discuss the company's pilot plant, commercialization risks, recently completed $5 million crowdfunding raise, and long-term vision for building recurring royalty revenue from graphene production.

TRACKLIST : Lamat - Up high Rob Duke & Max Cohle - Dress code Giorgio Mauilini - Raw jungle ccrew (Daniele Casa remix) Jason Timothy - Direktor (Everdom remix) Marina Karamarko - Call me Bonaventti - Risk off Saoi - Origin Alfij - Stuffy Julio All - Emergency Terje Saether & Robert Solheim - Consuela Fedotov - Fabrikarbeiter (Galvino remix) Peter Zherebtsov - Futurist

This week on Swimming with Allocators, returning guest Chris Schelling of Aksia joins Earnest Sweat and Alexa Binns to unpack how AI, private markets, and the wealth channel are evolving. They discuss where AI may already be in bubble territory, how it's reshaping SaaS, services, and investment processes (including AI “agents” on investment committees), and why some SaaS and low-value information services are most at risk. Chris explains Aksia research-driven approach across private equity, private credit, real assets, and hedge funds, and shares why he's skeptical of layered SPV “sandwiches” and headline-driven fear around private credit. The conversation explores the democratization of alternatives for wealthy clients, the role of content as a strategic edge for allocators, challenges in structuring venture access products, and why early-stage technical venture and quantum computing are compelling. Chris closes with advice for newer professionals: in a world of AI tools, differentiated relationships, networks, and deep domain expertise matter more than ever. Also, Nick Cassin explains how Sidley's secondary practice spans multiple asset classes and deal types, highlights the growing role of secondaries in venture (including GP‑leds and LP trades), and shares how Sidley's breadth, commercial mindset, and experience help clients navigate complex liquidity and continuation vehicle structures. Highlights from this week's conversation include: Chris Schelling Returns & Aksia Career Move (0:13) Why To Be Skeptical of AI Valuations & Bubbles (2:26) How AI Is Reshaping SaaS, Services, and Credit (6:48) Using AI for Diligence, Memos, and Investment Committees (11:29) Behavioral Coaching and Training Analysts With AI (15:06) SPVs, SPV “Sandwiches,” and 2008-Style Layering Risk (19:58) Checklist Ideas for Evaluating SPVs and Access Claims (29:24) How Mega RIAs Are Building Private Markets Platforms (36:38) Strategic vs Tactical Allocations Across Private Markets (41:38) Product Diversity Needed Across RIAs and Client Segments (44:08) Segmenting Venture: Seed, Growth, and Late Stage Dynamics (47:52) Crystal Ball on Venture, Deep Tech, and Quantum Computing (49:39) Skills for Young Investors: Networks, Relationships, and Domain Expertise (54:22) Where To Read Chris's Research and Writing (55:13) Aksia is a global private markets investment advisory and research platform with deep expertise across private equity, private credit, real assets, and hedge funds. The firm advises institutional investors globally and also manages discretionary capital through customized funds-of-one, co-investment vehicles, fund-of-funds, and wealth-oriented private markets solutions. Aksia is known for its open architecture model, broad GP relationships, and rigorous diligence culture across alternative assets. Sidley Austin LLP is a premier global law firm with a dedicated Venture Funds practice, advising top venture capital firms, institutional investors, and private equity sponsors on fund formation, investment structuring, and regulatory compliance. With deep expertise across private markets, Sidley provides strategic legal counsel to help funds scale effectively. Learn more at sidley.com. Swimming with Allocators is a podcast that dives into the intriguing world of Venture Capital from an LP (Limited Partner) perspective. Hosts Alexa Binns and Earnest Sweat are seasoned professionals who have donned various hats in the VC ecosystem. Each episode, we explore where the future opportunities lie in the VC landscape with insights from top LPs on their investment strategies and industry experts shedding light on emerging trends and technologies.  The information provided on this podcast does not, and is not intended to, constitute legal advice; instead, all information, content, and materials available on this podcast are for general informational purposes only. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TRACKLIST : Juan Rodriguez & Caroline Posada - EFX CL-ljud - Raised Marco Bottari - Deep deep Djosh - La danza Lewis. - The world Litex - Vessel Even Midnight - Katana Klartraum - Grinsekatze (Patrick Chardronnet remix) Andres Fernandez - Don't speak Sebastian Eric - Layout (Entoniu & Agape remix) JuzeL - Marte Kikuya - Nighttime castle

TRACKLIST : Kikuya - Hydro Maarka - Moorow island bux (Somesan remix) Lyand - Give it up Stillill - Lowtech Ivan Oliva & Ernest Oh - Beat to beat Roger Martinez - Oversoul Badador - Ceres Atlantium - Magnetism Noetic Curve - Der Frage (Doni Di Vitto remix) Pepe Mateos - This game Rhem - Tentant Lancaster - Armadillo

Warum fällt es deutschen Startups so schwer zu skalieren? Können Deutsche schlecht gönnen? Und wie könnte der Staat sinnvolle Anreize setzen, dass Vermögende mehr in Deeptech investieren? Unser Host Thomas Ramge spricht mit Prof. Dr.-Ing. Achim Kampker, Produktionswissenschaftler an der RWTH Aachen und Co-Gründer von Streetscooter.

What happens when the instinct to help a struggling company is exactly what prevents the strongest companies from succeeding? Venture capital forces investors to make decisions that can feel deeply uncomfortable: stop rescuing the weakest, concentrate scarce capital behind the most promising, and accept that most investments will fail.Deep tech intensifies this conflict. Investors must commit capital while the technology remains unproven, customers are still uncertain and the eventual exit may be more than a decade away. The wrong team, an inflated valuation or a fund timeline that does not fit the technology can destroy an otherwise promising company.Joško Bobanović, Partner at Sofinnova, explains how experienced investors make these decisions without ever receiving complete information. He reveals why people matter more than patents, why founders must start selling before they have a product and why investors should support management from the back seat—without trying to drive the company themselves.Beginning with a destructive storm Joško predicted but could not prevent, the conversation develops into a practical guide to risk, patience and capital allocation. It also confronts Europe's central deep-tech challenge: the continent produces exceptional science, but without sufficient scale-up capital, specialist investors and corporate buyers, much of the value will be created elsewhere.WHAT LISTENERS CAN EXPECT TO LEARNWhy successful venture investing requires resisting the instinct to rescue struggling portfolio companiesHow investors make consequential decisions with partial information—and recognize when it is time to stop researchingWhy the team, storytelling and customer conversations can matter more than exceptional technology aloneHow inflated valuations, ten-year fund structures and limited exit opportunities affect deep-tech companiesWhat Europe must change to scale its best companies instead of watching them industrialize elsewhereBEST QUOTES(00:20:04) “The nature of venture capital decisions is very counter to human instincts.” — Joško Bobanović(00:41:05) “Investment in a startup is like a marriage that is predetermined with a divorce at some point in time in the future.” — Joško Bobanović(00:54:25) “Nothing validates what you're doing better than cash.” — Joško Bobanović(00:57:35) “A B team will probably destroy exceptional technology, but an A team will make a success even of average technology.” — Joško Bobanović(01:56:22) “Otherwise we become a museum. And I don't think we want to be a museum.” — Joško BobanovićTIMESTAMPS(00:00:00) Why Venture Capital Fights Human Instinct(00:03:08) The Storm Joško Predicted but Could Not Stop(00:09:11) How the Early Internet Changed Access to Opportunity(00:16:49) If You Do Not Play, You Cannot Win(00:20:04) Why Investors Must Resist the Rescue Instinct(00:29:33) Scientists Must Learn to Decide with Partial Information(00:35:58) Can Founders Make Themselves Replaceable?(00:41:05) A Marriage with a Predetermined Divorce(00:47:45) Why Storytelling Is a Critical Deep-Tech Skill(00:52:03) Start Selling from Day One(00:57:03) Why Venture Capital Is a People Business(01:00:11) Investors Belong in the Back Seat(01:10:50) Better Decisions Require Broader Comparisons(01:18:00) When a Higher Valuation Becomes Dangerous(01:27:15) Why Every Venture Investment Needs 10× Potential(01:37:29) Deep Tech's Missing Exit Opportunities(01:45:05) Why VCs See IPOs as a Necessary Evil(01:52:49) Europe's Scientific Strength and Scale-Up Weakness(02:05:01) What Europe Gets Wrong About Failure(02:13:13) Get Involved Instead of Complaining from the SidelinesFollow Beginner's Mind for long-form conversations on leadership, capital, technology, and the people shaping what comes next. Ranked in the global top 10% of all podcasts, named #1 Deep Tech Podcast in 2025, and #8 Deep Tech Podcast in 2026Send us Fan Mail Join Christian Soschner for expert coaching. 50% Off - With 35+ years in deep tech, startups/scaleups, and public companies, Christian offers power video sessions. Elevate strategy, execution, and leadership. Book Now.Support the showJoin the Podcast Newsletter: Link

TRACKLIST : Daniele Aloisi - Analog Lavy & Vincenzo Lella - No needed Hayden Atkins - Shake it The Fellas & Guzty - It's just a dream Yulito Lamua - So crazy Arwan & Victor suarez - Don't stop Mike Haley - Bring it back Tulvan - WGD Andre Dimune & Sebaztiano - Seduction Dubphone - Drums need lovin Paons - Loss of C Toka. - Bedou

TRACKLIST : Dani Sinergia - Tonino Le Monteiro - Time tunnel Nestor Neven - Easily Roberth Grob - My art Alex.G - See you Mike Jaguar & Marcelo Garzozi - The police Kenny Ground - Next stop Anastasis - Bob's advice Daniel Levak - Just a litte (Carbon remix) Kemba - Fatigue Sokur & Martin Luciuk - S'il vous plait Ozgur Uzar & HKNC - Planet Tatuin

Everyone Has the Same AI Tools Now. So where's the Moat?In this episode of Tank Talks, host Matt Cohen sits down with Jacob Jackson, partner at Julian Capital and founder of Deep Checks. A physicist turned SaaS founder turned deep tech investor, Jacob brings a unique perspective on the shifting landscape of venture capital. He shares his personal journey from developing MRI techniques at UBC to founding MedStack, and why he made the full-circle pivot back to backing companies building real, hard technology.Jacob offers a frank assessment of the defensibility crisis in software, explains why AI is democratizing superpowers across every industry, and makes the case that deep tech offers faster exits and higher unicorn density than its reputation suggests. He also breaks down how Julian Capital supports founders with growth and go-to-market muscle, and why the team behind the idea matters more than ever in today's market.Whether you're a founder building hardware, an investor looking for the next generation of venture returns, or just trying to understand where technology is headed, Jacob Jackson delivers the kind of straight talk that cuts through the hype.Why Software's Moat Is Gone (04:00)* Jacob's firsthand experience building MedStack, where Amazon, Google, and Azure built competing products almost overnight* Why the defensibility crisis in SaaS is making it harder than ever for new companies to get off the ground* The shift from competing on product to competing on capital and go-to-marketRedefining Deep Tech: What Everyone Gets Wrong (06:44)* The biggest misconception: that deep tech requires 20-year fund cycles* How SpaceX-style private market liquidity proves milestone-based exits work* Why the hottest sector of the year is never where the biggest company gets seededHow AI Accelerates Hardware Development (08:23)* AI as a democratizing force that makes everything faster and more competitive* From CAD design to patent strategy: how AI is becoming a founder's essential tool* The commoditization of vertical robotics and what it means for defensibilityBuilding Moat in Deep Tech: Talent, Networks, and Network Effects (10:30)* Why network effects and talent density matter more than patents alone* How to pull the “ladder up” behind you as you scale* Incumbents vs. upstarts: why everyone has access to the same tools nowThe Rise of Deep Checks (18:01)* How Deep Checks became the world's largest network of deep tech founders and VCs* The platform that helps founders run a tight, accelerated fundraising process* Over $100 million deployed and 5,000+ founders submitted in just two yearsWhat Jacob Looks for in Founders (24:50)* The 50/50 split between team and idea* Why obsession and speed matter more than business experience* How to spot the founders who will learn to sell, recruit, and negotiateFrontier Tech vs. Deep Tech (29:20)* Why Julian Capital backs “picks and shovels” companies in spaces like fusion and quantum* The importance of market pull and meaningful near-term milestones* Why a 20-year fund cycle makes financial math nearly impossibleThe Data That Surprised Everyone (32:58)* Deep tech exits are 25% faster with more unicorns per dollar invested* Why historical data shows deep tech outperforming software* The role of capital flooding and dilution in venture returnsAbout Jacob JacksonJacob Jackson is a partner at Julian Capital and the founder of Deep Checks, the world's largest network of deep tech founders and VCs. A physicist by training, Jacob pivoted from academic research to founding MedStack, a privacy and security SaaS platform, before returning to his engineering roots as an investor. He now backs founders building hardware and tackling the world's hardest problems. Jacob is known for his data-driven approach, obsession with team quality, and candid takes on the future of venture capital.Connect with Jacob Jackson on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonlovekingsett?originalSubdomain=caVisit Julian Capital's website: https://www.julian.capital/Submit to Deep Checks: https://www.deepchecks.vc/Connect with Matt Cohen on LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/matt-cohen1Visit the Ripple Ventures website: https://www.rippleventures.com/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tanktalks.substack.com

TRACKLIST : Bee Lincoln - Simple mathematics Dani Sinergia - Contact to you Pirro - Ancient 51 2d.name - Keelon Wayne Madiedo - El grooverero (Alex Sounds remix) Ghertz - Still love my glock Cesare vs Disorder - Self service Matheiu - 32bit oddyssey Zenniv - No pierdas el tiempo James McGeehan & Yalan - Peaking Mrsch - Liquid vision Ethan Marin - Melowdrama

What happens when computing reaches the limits of classical physics?In this episode of Riding Unicorns, James and Hector sit down with Ashley Montanaro, Co-Founder & CEO of Phasecraft, one of Europe's leading quantum computing companies.Backed by Episode 1, Phasecraft is building the software and algorithms that will unlock the commercial potential of quantum computers. While much of the industry focuses on hardware, Ashley explains why the real breakthroughs will come from the software layer, and why better algorithms could be worth orders of magnitude more than incremental hardware improvements.The conversation explores what quantum computing actually is, why "quantum advantage" could become one of the defining technology milestones of the next decade, and how quantum and AI will work together to accelerate scientific discovery.Ashley also shares what it's really like building a deep tech company, how non-dilutive funding helped Phasecraft grow, and why the next generation of computing could transform industries ranging from energy and pharmaceuticals to materials science and cybersecurity.Topics Covered• What quantum computing actually is and why it matters • Why software may create more value than quantum hardware • The race towards practical quantum advantage • How quantum algorithms unlock problems classical computers cannot solve • The future of materials discovery, batteries, pharmaceuticals and chemistry • Why AI and quantum computing will reinforce each other • The cybersecurity implications of post-quantum computing • Building a deep tech company with long development cycles • Raising over £5m in non-dilutive funding through grants and government programmes • Commercialising frontier research before the market fully exists • Lessons from building one of Europe's leading quantum software companies • Why radically new computing architectures could define the next generation of technologyThis is a conversation about one of the most important technological revolutions still to come, why quantum computing is moving from theory to commercial reality, and what it takes to build a company at the frontier of science and software. 

In today's episode, India's listed startups are raising over Rs 25,000 crore through QIPs instead of returning to private markets. We explain why institutional fundraising is becoming the preferred route after IPOs. Plus, why Narayana Murthy's family office is doubling down on manufacturing, what Skyroot's success says about India's deeptech funding landscape, Cognizant's potential billion-dollar healthcare deal, and why Forward Deployed Engineers are emerging as India's highest-paid AI professionals.

TRACKLIST : 6th Borough Project - The deal Gastek, L.D.F. & Dmitri SFC - Iremember (Gary Romalis Electronix remix) Sean Biddle - Come on home (Toka remix) Alton Miller - Last one 1st (Life Recorder remix) D'Julz - Celestial DJ Swella - Letting you know Tuccillo - By myself Lauhaus & Mario Franca - For real (Augusto Gagliardi remix) Los Bastoneros - Minibump Bread&Butter - Talking heads Daniel Meister - Vogue Retrofract - Patience (BiG AL remix)

TRACKLIST : Aukin - Space station (Daniele Griffo remix) JP Elorriaga - Batango Domo - Juliet (Erdal Mauff remix) Lerio Corrado - Cluster Alessio Frino & Rone White - Let me know Alex Gamez & Alex Sounds - Indiana Milos Pesovic - Elements Nacho Marco - When you love Malia Nima - Flavor Hollowgram - Looney tunes Ernest Oh - Ego (Spega remix) Yamil - Inside you (Luixar KL remix)

TRACKLIST : Unknown Artist - Lunar S DB9 - Inferno DNKA - Voicemail Mike.D - Perla negra Pizzicatto - Kómaru Mark Inna - Odd plans Anuar Rendon - Help me Yahya - Adore (Ousseki remix) Dryclap - Candy adventure Anja D - Lightroom Thurman - Les souvenirs H&A - Urban day

From El Paso / Juárez, Day 1 family Ben Barrera returns to the show under his new alter ego, RAWMANTIC. Bringing a minimal, groovy, underground sound from the border, RAWMANTIC steps back into Frscko World Radio with a fresh identity and a new guest mix.RAWMANTIC (El Paso / Juárez)FRSCKO Guest DJ Set #56TRACKLIST:TBAFollow RAWMANTIC:Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/rawmantic.dj/Support the showThe world Is yours.

Sesh looks like a consumer brand. 8VC looks like the last fund that would back it. That mismatch is the fastest way to see what Austin is becoming.Sesh founder Max Cunningham and 8VC's Jake Medwell start with the logic that makes the deal make sense. Sesh holds a legal moat most competitors can't cross for years, and it earns software-like margins on a physical product. From there the conversation opens into a bigger question about where ambitious companies belong, and why more of them are choosing a city that now draws the founders and families betting on that future.Agenda00:00 What Sesh is06:05 Why 8VC backed a nicotine company10:44 Regulatory timing and the six-year door16:37 Software margins and owning the factory22:01 Who buys this and why the market is growing29:27 Why some companies need SF and others do not34:32 What Austin talent looks like now42:10 The Elon spillover and the coming IPO wave 48:37 Raising kids in the AI age55:07 Safety, schools, and what comes nextGuest LinksSesh: Max Cunningham, Website, X, Instagram8VC: Jake Medwell, Website, X -------------------Austin Next Links: Website, X/Twitter, YouTube, LinkedInEcosystem Metacognition Substack

In this episode of the fAQ Podcast, Tai-Danae Bradley sits down with Luca Ferrara, the General Manager for the AQNav team at SandboxAQ, to discuss his inspiring career trajectory, which began with a childhood in Orlando, Florida, and an early interest for the sciences. After experiencing some academic burnout in high school, he pivoted to speech and debate, eventually studying international relations and economics at Boston College. We discuss his journey from the trading floor at UBS to earning his MBA at the University of Chicago, and how a 20% project at Google led him to the cutting edge of quantum technology.We also discuss the world of magnetic navigation, where Luca explains how GPS systems are increasingly vulnerable to jamming and spoofing, and how his team is building resilient infrastructure by using highly sensitive quantum sensors to navigate using the Earth's magnetic field. Tune in to hear Luca's insights on filtering out extreme electromagnetic noise on an aircraft, his advice on seizing high-leverage career opportunities, and why he dreams of touring the world's remote islands on a mega yacht.LinksLearn more about SandboxAQ's AQNav team here: https://www.sandboxaq.com/solutions/aqnav Connect with Luca on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/luca-andrea-ferrara-83a03b38/ About this podcastThis podcast is hosted by Tai-Danae Bradley and features the stories of amazing people working in science and technology at SandboxAQ and beyond. All curious humans are invited to join!Want to get in touch? Write us at faq-podcast@sandboxaq.comFor previous episodes, check out https://www.youtube.com/@sandboxaq

How can a company have the right numbers and still reach the wrong strategic conclusion?In 2017, Volkswagen's chief executive mocked Tesla as one of the “world champions of big announcements.” At the time, Volkswagen sold roughly eleven million cars a year, while Tesla sold fewer than eighty thousand. The facts supported the criticism, but the conclusion missed the change already underway.That moment explains why Elon Musk remains worth studying.Most public discussion focuses on his personality, political views, wealth, or communication style. This episode takes a different approach and examines the methods that allowed him to enter industries dominated by governments and large corporations, pursue ideas that initially appeared uneconomic, and force entire markets to reconsider what could be built.The starting point is Eric Jorgenson's The Book of Elon, which brings together more than two decades of Musk's interviews, speeches, podcasts, and public writing. Jorgenson has already done the first stage of the work by reducing a vast archive to the statements that best explain how Musk thinks about purpose, engineering, talent, production, and company building.Because the book is itself a quote summary, I treated it as raw material rather than as a conventional biography.I selected seven recurring principles and tested them against more than 25 years of my own company-building experience. That includes six years in public-market M&A and two decades building biopharma and medtech companies from Series A toward IPO across more than seven company journeys. I also draw on several Musk biographies, years of long-form podcast interviews, and his public writing on X.The result is not another biography, and it is not an argument that every founder should copy Elon Musk.It is a practical framework for founders, CEOs, board members, investors, scientists, and senior executives who build or finance hard companies.The central question is straightforward:What can you copy from Elon Musk without copying the personality?The episode examines why utility matters more than glory, why important companies often have to build before market permission arrives, and how first-principles thinking exposes opportunities that remain hidden when an industry accepts precedent as fact. It also explains why strong teams delete complexity before they automate it, why positive-sum founders enlarge markets instead of fighting over a fixed share, and why talent density matters more than headcount.The final principle brings everything together. A prototype may attract attention and capital, but the company only creates lasting value when it can produce, learn, improve, and scale faster than its competitors.This distinction matters in life sciences and deep tech, where strong science can still fail during translation. A molecule may work while manufacturing, clinical execution, reimbursement, financing, or commercialization remain underdeveloped. The same problem appears in industrial technology, energy, AI, and robotics, where an impressive demonstration can conceal a production system that will never support scale.Three statements from the book frame the discussion:“How many people you helped, and how much. That's the total utility.”“The most common mistake of smart engineers is to optimize a thing that should not exist.”“What really matters is the machine that builds the machines, the factory.”Taken together, the seven principles form a founder test.For investors, they provide a structured way to assess mission, judgment, cost discipline, team quality, and the ability to scale. For company builders, they offer practical questions that belong in financing discussions, board meetings, and leadership offsites.Are you building something useful enough to change customer behavior?Does the team reason from fundamental constraints, or does it repeat the industry's assumptions?Are you simplifying the company, or automating bureaucracy?Can the organization turn promising technology into a repeatable system that produces real customer value?Whatever your opinion of Elon Musk, dismissing the method because you dislike the man can become an expensive mistake. The personality remains optional, while the principles deserve serious examination.Choose one of the seven and bring it into your next board meeting.Chapters(00:00) Introduction: Why the market keeps underestimating Elon Musk(03:31) The Big Idea(08:13) Eric Jorgenson and why he is the right author(10:47) Lesson 1: Build for Utility, Not Glory(16:39) Lesson 2: Missionary Courage Beats Market Permission(21:28) Lesson 3: First Principles Reveal Hidden Upside(25:59) Lesson 4: The Algorithm: Delete Before You Optimize(31:09) Lesson 5: Grow the Pie: Reject Zero-Sum Thinking(35:57) Lesson 6: Talent Density Is the Company(40:54) Lesson 7: Production and Speed Are the Real Moat(45:46) The Seven Practical Takeaways(51:55) Personal Reflection, Critique, and ClosingSend us Fan Mail Join Christian Soschner for expert coaching. 50% Off - With 35+ years in deep tech, startups/scaleups, and public companies, Christian offers power video sessions. Elevate strategy, execution, and leadership. Book Now.Support the showJoin the Podcast Newsletter: Link

Gianni Cuozzo is founder and CEO at Exein. Exein is an OT and IoT security company providing enhanced endpoint monitoring, and the company has really hit its stride in the last couple of years having raised 100M euros in late 2025. As Gianni talks about in the episode, it's been a long journey. He started his career in the intelligence community like some of the other OT security greats like the founders of Dragos, Claroty, and Armis. But when he started Exein in 2018, the market was not yet ready for his product. He knew that the adoption of new generation, more capable OT devices would present new security tooling opportunities, and he was willing to be patient for that moment. In the episode we discuss OT security dynamics, market timing, positioning as deep tech vs cyber, and more.

A custom board that ran two thousand dollars five years ago now costs fifteen and ships in two weeks. That collapse is why a hundred teenagers flew to Austin to build in the physical world instead of code in the digital. The organization behind it is Zach Latta's Hack Club, the hackathon was created by seventeen-year-old Meghana Madiraju, and Blake Liberman of 021 Ventures is why it happened in Austin. The conversation ranges from how that collapse happened to what teenagers do with the agency it hands them, and turns sharper on what threatens it. Underneath the optimism is a real question about who controls the tools of creation, code, energy, and hardware.The Agenda00:00 What Hack Club Stasis Is 06:28 How Hack Club actually works 13:01 Why hardware, why now 18:05 The case against the credential machine 24:11 Agency and the pressure myth29:33 What's actually worth building 34:38 Open source is quietly closingGuest LinksHack Club021 Ventures -------------------Austin Next Links: Website, X/Twitter, YouTube, LinkedInEcosystem Metacognition Substack

TRACKLIST : Santi Dominguez - No lights Feddox - Daft The MoveZ - Circle White Off - XoXo Tatz & Chriz - Bad thinking Davide Marsala - 0097 Laydee V & Alinaqsam - Push it (Steve Kelley remix) Rkyv - Up is down (Rob Pearson remix) Pier Mood - Lost in time Tom Charlton - At midnight Javier Labarca - Coper Mich One - Feel the silent beat

À l'occasion des 10 ans de VivaTech, Patrice Duboé et Matthieu Deboeuf-Rouchon décryptent les grandes tendances qui marquent cette édition 2026. Entre souveraineté technologique, intelligence artificielle, robotique, spatial, quantique et deeptech, ils dressent le portrait d'un écosystème européen plus mature et plus ambitieux.Emission spéciale en partenariat avec Capgemini

Brett Hurt returns to Austin Next for the fourth time, more than any guest in the show's history, to argue that the hardest problem in front of us is psychological. Abundance is already on a clear technological path, and the thing most likely to stop us is the fear center we carried off the savannah. He walks through the four technologies he calls the Superfecta: AI, robotics, quantum computing, and brain-computer interfaces, and why they land together rather than in sequence. The stakes are the Great Filter and to make it through to abundance or destroy ourselves. His book lands June 23, and this conversation is the argument it rests on.Agenda0:00 Love is hard, fear is hijacked 10:21 Cooked food and broken business models 18:04 Mocktails, birth rates, and Bhutan 25:52 Moonshots and the James Webb sublime 30:42 Why aliens would be benevolent 36:13 The Superfecta changes everything 41:52 Capitalism, Chad, and abundance 51:40 Old Austin, wizards, and prophets 58:33 The nuclear math nobody wants 1:02:37 How the podcast made him hopeful 1:11:09 Open source wins the next hingeGuest Bio & LinksBrett Hurt: X, LinkedIn, Love Conquers Fear PodcastLove Conquers Fear: Humanity, AI, and the Age of Abundance for AllBrett Hurt is a serial tech entrepreneur, investor, and author. He works at the intersection of AI, leadership, and human values focusing on how society can harness exponential technologies with courage, ethics, and unity.Hurt most recently co-founded and led data-dot-world, which was acquired by ServiceNow on July 7, 2025. He previously co-founded Bazaarvoice (unicorn IPO) and Coremetrics (acquired by IBM). He also co-leads Hurt Family Investments, which is in 150 startups (12 unicorns) and 50 VC funds. He was named Austin's Best CEO (Legacy Award) and is also an Aspen Institute Henry Crown Fellow.Through his Love Conquers Fear holding company, platform, and podcast, Hurt explores how AI and emerging technologies can either amplify fear or help create broad-based human flourishing to eventually reach the Age of Abundance for All. Based in Austin, he's the author of three books and host of the Love Conquers Fear podcast, which has 60 episodes and counting. -------------------Austin Next Links: Website, X/Twitter, YouTube, LinkedInEcosystem Metacognition Substack

LTHM Podcast 853 – Diego ValleBack this week with Episode 853 mixed by Diego Valle.A high-energy underground session built around driving grooves, rolling rhythms, and trippy vocal edits. Moving through house, deep tech, tech house, and minimal house, this mix stays locked into forward momentum with deep textures and hypnotic movement throughout.Built for dark rooms, outdoor systems, and heads who like their music rhythmic, techy, and full of character.Featuring music from Mastiksoul & Undertow, Silat Beksi, Kevin Yost, Halo Varga, Lubelski, Raynow, Brunello, Hilel Lev, and more.track id/Mastiksoul & Undertow – Tribal Bounty (Gideon Jackson's Dred Tek Remix) [Yoda Records]Brunello, Hilel Lev – Apathy [Mellow Circus Records]Asphalt DJ – Double O [Double O]Silat Beksi – Do Or Donut [Cadenza]Kevin Yost – Don't Hate [TSOY]Halo Varga – Logan Squarae [Deep Steppe]77Mushrooms – Teeming (Ngls Remix) [Nazca]Unknown – Edgy [Digwah]Lubelski – Supernova [riff this]Milak – Liberer [brosh]Raynow – Ritmo [Cyclic Records]Raynow – Flight [Cyclic Records]Raynow – Touch Me [Cyclic Records]Listen + explore:https://linktr.ee/lthm_music

Austin's counterculture is still the ethos. The next chapter is what gets built on top of it. Karen Blashek, the editor-in-chief of Austin Home Magazine, took over a 21-year-old design publication with no editorial background and turned it into one of the city's most consequential platforms for naming what's already happening. We ask why Austin's design talent operates one neighborhood away from its tech talent and neither knows the other exists. What the city is telling people and the cultural infrastructure need to make it all compound: storytellers, convening spaces, named districts, and a  patronage layer.Agenda0:00 Austin Home as civic editing4:22 Why Austin lives outside15:04 Block parties and Old Sixth21:02 Personality vs. values27:07 Ground floors as infrastructure32:10 The public space czar idea37:01 Why Austin is a design capital41:01 Naming districts that exist45:07 Three roles every ecosystem needs53:37 If you don't tell the story, someone else will58:08 The patronage gap1:03:37 Rising stars, the talent leak1:09:50 Tech and culture flywheel1:15:40 Naming what's already hereGuest Bio and LinksKaren BlashekAustin Home MagazineGroundup IdeasCities and Ambition by Paul GrahamThe City That Lingers by Ryan PuzyckiTokyo is Reinventing the Downtown by Making More Than One by Richard FloridaKaren Zabarsky Blashek is Editor-in-Chief of Austin Home Magazine, a Hearst publication covering the intersection of architecture, interiors, development, and culture in one of America's fastest-evolving cities. She is also the founder of Ground Up, a creative studio for the built environment. Before returning to her native Texas, Blashek spent 13 years in New York where she led design for Kushner, one of the country's largest real estate developers with projects nationwide. -------------------Austin Next Links: Website, X/Twitter, YouTube, LinkedInEcosystem Metacognition Substack

In this episode of the Ardan Labs Podcast, Ale Kennedy talks with François Bitouzet, Managing Director of Viva Technology, about the forces shaping the future of technology and innovation. François shares his journey from studying in France to leading one of the world's largest technology and startup events, connecting entrepreneurs, investors, and industry leaders from around the globe.00:00 Introduction02:58 Education and Early Influences08:53 Early Career and Communication17:47 Communication in a Changing World32:25 Innovation and Technology42:40 Creativity and Marketing49:38 Leadership and Career Growth54:54 Adapting to Technological Change59:42 The Future of Events01:06:54 AI and Society01:11:20 Startups and Innovation01:15:35 Deep Tech and the FutureConnect with François: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fran%C3%A7ois-bitouzet-180a89/Mentioned in this Episode:Viva Technology: https://vivatechnology.comWant more from Ardan Labs? You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training, live events, or through our blog!Online Courses : https://ardanlabs.com/education/ Live Events : https://www.ardanlabs.com/live-training-events/ Blog : https://www.ardanlabs.com/blog Github : https://github.com/ardanlabs

In this episode of Tank Talks, Matt Cohen sits down with Aidan Madigan-Curtis, Partner at Eclipse, for a sharp conversation on physical AI, frontier tech, robotics, manufacturing, and the future of building in the real world. Aidan shares her unlikely path from a small mountain town in Penticton to Harvard, Bridgewater, Apple, Samsara, and now Eclipse, where she invests at the intersection of atoms and bits.She breaks down what factory floors taught her that most software-first founders miss, why physical AI is becoming one of the biggest venture capital opportunities of the next decade, and what the U.S. and Canada must understand about China's manufacturing advantage. From launching the first Apple Watch manufacturing lines to scaling Samsara's hardware operations and investing in autonomous excavation, robotics, energy, defense, and supply chain technology, Aidan brings a rare operator-investor perspective to one of the most important shifts happening in tech today.Buckle up to understand why the next wave of AI won't just live in software; it will reshape factories, robots, infrastructure, and the physical world around us.The Unlikely Path from Penticton to Harvard (00:04:25)Aidan shares the wild story of growing up in a tiny Canadian mountain town, applying to Harvard almost by accident, and nearly missing her acceptance letter because it sat undelivered in a PO box. She reflects on how community support, risk-taking, and a willingness to swing big shaped the rest of her career.Bridgewater, Systems Thinking, and Conviction Investing (00:09:00)Aidan explains how Bridgewater's fundamental, systematic approach to markets shaped how she evaluates venture opportunities today. She breaks down why Eclipse starts with deep theses, pressure-tests industries, and backs founders before the market fully understands where the world is going.The Factory Floor Lesson Every Founder Needs (00:17:27)Drawing from her time launching Apple Watch manufacturing lines, Aidan explains why the best founders must balance brutal honesty with extreme optimism. She argues that founders who get “high on their own supply” lose touch with reality, while founders without belief cannot rally a team to do the impossible.Why Physical AI Was the Bet Before It Was Cool (00:20:34)Aidan walks through her career pattern of choosing the “unsexy” path before it becomes obvious: Bridgewater before it was famous, Apple supply chain when software was eating the world, Samsara before industrial IoT was hot, and Eclipse before physical AI became a major venture category.China's “Vibe Manufacturing” Advantage (00:28:37)Aidan unpacks Eclipse's China Field Notes and explains what “vibe manufacturing” really means: a deeply layered, highly competitive, fast-moving manufacturing ecosystem that can turn ideas into physical products at extraordinary speed. She discusses China's compounding advantage in tooling, suppliers, human capital, robotics, and government-backed industrial competition.Where the U.S. Is Ahead and Behind in Robotics (00:37:18)Aidan breaks down the robotics race between the U.S. and China. She says the U.S. remains highly competitive in embodied AI, autonomy, and goal-oriented machine intelligence, but lags badly in manufacturing depth, actuators, magnets, physical iteration speed, and lower-level robotic control.The Robotics Data Problem (00:41:14)Aidan explains why video data alone is not enough to build general-purpose robotics. She discusses the need for proprioception, haptics, physics data, and real-world interaction data, plus why China's robotic data farms could become a major strategic advantage.Canada's Opportunity in AI, Energy, and Deep Tech (00:44:47)As a Canadian-born investor, Aidan lays out where Canada can win: talent attraction, smart immigration policy, abundant clean energy, AI infrastructure, university research, biotech, quantum, defense, and strategic government offtake. She argues Canada has the raw ingredients to become a major player if it moves with urgency.Eclipse's Interest in Canadian Founders (00:49:20)Aidan shares that Eclipse is already investing in Canada, including companies in Toronto and Vancouver, and is actively interested in deep tech and physical AI founders coming out of Canada's strongest ecosystems.About Aidan Madigan-CurtisAidan Madigan-Curtis is a Partner at Eclipse, where she invests in physical AI, robotics, manufacturing, energy, defense, supply chain, and frontier technology companies. Before Eclipse, she was an early executive at Samsara, helping scale the industrial IoT company from pre-product to public company. She previously worked on Apple's manufacturing team for the first Apple Watch and began her career at Bridgewater, where she developed a systems-thinking approach to markets and complex industries.Connect with Aidan Madigan-Curtis on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aidan-madigan-curtis/Visit the Eclipse website: https://eclipse.capital/Connect with Matt Cohen on LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/matt-cohen1Visit the Ripple Ventures website: https://www.rippleventures.com/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tanktalks.substack.com

Follow me @samirkaji for my thoughts on the venture market, with a focus on the continued evolution of the VC landscape.Welcome back to another episode of Venture Unlocked, the podcast that takes you behind the scenes of the business of venture capital.In this episode, I'm joined by three deep tech investors and friends of the show, Nate Williams, Sunil Nagaraj, and Guy Perelmuter, for a roundtable on the state of deep tech and the changing venture landscape. We dig into what deep tech really means today, why it's suddenly attracting so much capital, and how economics, government tailwinds, and AI as a “killer app” have pulled these once niche technologies into the mainstream. We also explore the growing concentration of capital in a handful of hyperscale winners, the tension between consensus vs. non-consensus investing, and what all of this means for emerging managers, LPs, and founders operating at the zero-to-one stage.Thanks for listening to another episode of Venture Unlocked. I hope you enjoyed this conversation with Nate, Sunil, and Guy. If you'd like to get Venture Unlocked content straight to your inbox, go to ventureunlocked.substack.com and sign up, or head over to Apple Podcasts or Spotify and subscribe. Thanks again for listening.Nate Williams is the Founder and Managing Partner of DeepTech seed firm UNION (Union Labs, Union Peak VC funds) and formerly served as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR) at Kleiner Perkins focusing on vertical “Physical AI” opportunities across Climate/Resilience, PropTech, and Mobility. Nate has made over 40 early-stage investments, including Urban Sky, Butlr, Antimatter (acquired by Databricks), Proxy (acquired by Oura), Ruby Robotics (acquired by Intuitive Surgical) and Klue (acquired by Medtronic). Before transitioning to full-time VC, Nate built a track record as a hands-on operator with senior leadership roles across startup, growth, and turnaround stages, culminating in successful exits for 4Home (to Motorola, 2010), Motorola Mobility (to Google, 2012), Motorola Home (to ARRIS, 2013), and August Home (to Assa Abloy, 2017). Earlier in his career, Nate was an Analyst in the Digital Home Group at Intel Corp. Nate holds an MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management and a Bachelor's degree in Comms from the University of Connecticut.Sunil Nagaraj is the Founder and Managing Partner of Ubiquity Ventures, a seed-stage venture firm investing in “software beyond the screen,” including robotics, AI, industrial automation, and frontier technologies. Prior to founding Ubiquity, Sunil spent over a decade at Bessemer Venture Partners, where he invested in companies across cloud computing, developer tools, and emerging technologies. He is widely recognized for his early conviction in deep tech and infrastructure-driven innovation before it became mainstream in venture capital.Guy Perelmuter is the Founder and Managing Partner of GRIDS Capital, a venture firm focused on deep tech, AI, and advanced industrial technologies. With a background spanning engineering, technology, and investing, Guy has built his career around backing highly technical founders tackling complex global problems. He is known for his insights into the convergence of AI, infrastructure, and industrial transformation, as well as his emphasis on technical depth and long-term value creation in venture investing.Timestamps:Topics in this conversation include:* Definition of Deep Tech by Technical Prowess and Advanced Engineering (2:51)* Hardcore Technology, Difficulty to Build, and Hardware Misconceptions (3:51)* Drivers Of Deep Tech Tailwinds: Maturing Technologies and Government Push (6:12)* Excess Investor Interest After SpaceX and Other Breakout Successes (9:18)* Historical Analogy to Electrification and AI as New Infrastructure Layer (14:43)* Need For Specialized Deep Tech Expertise and New VC Org Structures (19:36)* Schizophrenic Risk-on Behavior and King-making of Consensus Winners (22:08)* Why Normal M and A and IPO Outcomes Still Matter For Smaller Funds (26:53)* Fund Proliferation, New Managers, and What Will Prove Transient (28:49)* Access Capital, Hollywood-ization of Venture, and Coming Bust Risks (33:34)* Consensus Growth Obsession, 10x Expectations, and Metric Distortions (38:02)* How Seed Managers Adapt and Curate Downstream Capital for Portfolios (41:01)* Founder-led Investor Selection and Power Shifting To Specialist Seed GPs (44:53)* Myths About VC Impact, Trend Surfing, and Overstated GP Influence (48:18)* Final Thoughts and Takeaways (53:11)Follow me @SamirKaji and give me your insights and questions with the hashtag #ventureunlocked. If you'd like to be considered as a guest or have someone you'd like to hear from (GP or LP), drop me a direct message on X. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ventureunlocked.substack.com

Peter Carlsson is Co-founder and former CEO of Northvolt, the European battery manufacturing company that raised more than $13 billion to build a homegrown battery supply chain for Europe, before filing for bankruptcy at the end of 2024. Before Northvolt, Carlsson spent more than a decade at Ericsson building global supply chains and later served as VP of Supply Chain at Tesla during the launch of the Model S. In this live episode of Inevitable from the AENU Summit in Berlin, Carlsson reflects on the rise and fall of Northvolt, the realities of competing with China's electro-industrial stack, and what Europe still gets right in manufacturing and innovation. Peter breaks down why batteries became strategically essential to Europe, what operational challenges slowed Northvolt's scale-up, and how changing EV markets, policy shifts, and financing pressures compounded those problems. Carlsson also mentions his new ventures: Aris Machina, an agentic operating system for manufacturing and Sonder Labs, a sodium-ion battery company focused on building chemistry and supply chains less dependent on China. He talks about AI-driven manufacturing, industrial automation, battery geopolitics, and where Europe can still compete in the next generation of energy and hardware systems.  Episode recorded on April 28 2026 (Published on May 19, 2026).  In this episode, we cover:  (0:00) What happened at Northvolt (2:33) Takeaways from Ericsson and Tesla on factory operations (5:52) Why Europe needed a battery champion like Northvolt (7:01) Northvolt's strategy (8:47) The fall of Northvolt (12:23) The decision Peter wishes he had made differently (15:46) Was Northvolt's chemistry bet a mistake? (17:29) Sonder Labs: The promise of sodium-ion batteries (21:42) Can Europe still compete with China in batteries? (24:05) Aris Machina: AI agents for manufacturing operations (27:31) How AI changes factory productivity and the labor market (29:05) Data sovereignty, AI infrastructure and software challenge (32:35) Industrial automation, precision manufacturing, and fusion (34:48) Where Europe still wins (36:01) Final thoughts on Europe's industrial future Enjoyed this episode? Please leave us a review! Share feedback or suggest future topics and guests at info@mcj.vc.Connect with MCJ:Cody Simms on LinkedInVisit mcj.vcSubscribe to the MCJ Newsletter*Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant