• The potential of nuclear power to provide abundant, inexpensive energy with minimal environmental impact.

• Kugelmass emphasizes nuclear energy's efficiency and reduced environmental cost compared to traditional energy sources. He addresses common criticisms of nuclear energy, particularly focusing on the exaggerated concerns about radiation and the real challenges of cost and time to delivery.

• The conversation also touches on regulatory hurdles and the need for innovation in nuclear technology deployment.

• Kugelmass advocates for a future where nuclear energy significantly contributes to solving global energy demands sustainably, in a future where humanity will need 10 times the amount of today's energy to afford everyone the lifestyle of today's most developed countries.

The video of this episode and more can be found online at sosvclimatetech.com.

Speakers

• Bret Kugelmass, Chief Executive Officer, Last Energy

Moderator

• Candice Ammori, Founder and CEO, Climate Vine

Credits

• Producer: Ben Joffe 

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• Intro Music: EL Waili

• Keywords: #deeptech #venturecapital #climatetech #vc #robotics #lifesciences #biology #hardware #startups #innovation #technology #frontiertech #hardtech #energy #decarbonization

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• They emphasize the importance of early engagement with startups, strategic alignment with corporate goals, and the necessity for startups to understand their market and competition.

• They highlight the challenges of scaling up technology in the climate sector, particularly the capital intensity and longer timelines associated with hardware innovations.

• They advise startups on navigating corporate structures and leveraging intellectual property effectively.

• The conversation underscored the evolving role of corporate venture capital in fostering innovative climate technologies and the collaborative approach required to drive significant advancements in decarbonizing industries.

The video of this episode and more can be found online at sosvclimatetech.com.

Speakers

• Brandon Middaugh, Senior Director, Climate Innovation Fund, Microsoft

• Taehong Huh, Managing Partner, GS Futures

• Adity Sharma, Principal, Honda Innovations

Moderator

• Dr. Pae Wu, CTO, IndieBio; General Partner, SOSV

Credits

• Producer: Ben Joffe 

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• Intro Music: EL Waili

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• The challenges and methodologies of impact assessment.

• The role of legislation in Europe

• The correlation between high impact and high returns.

• Perspectives on setting impact KPIs.

• The influence of investors on startups.

• The complexities of attributing impact across the value chain.

The video of this episode and more can be found online at sosvclimatetech.com.

Speakers

• Agnes Svensson, Chief Impact Officer, Norrsken VC

• Jessica Burley, Investor, Planet A

• Elena Stark, Impact Associate, AENU

• Morgan Sheil, Head of Impact, World Fund

Moderator

• Hampus Jakobsson, General Partner, Pale Blue Dot

Credits

• Producer: Ben Joffe 

• Podcast Summary: Written by gpt-4-turbo, edited by Ben Joffe

• Intro Voice: Cloned voice of Ben Joffe by ElevenLabs 

• Intro Music: EL Waili

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• The challenges and opportunities in the sector, noting a decrease in deal counts but robust fundraising, with venture capital and private equity firms holding significant "dry powder."

• The scrutiny in Series B and C funding rounds, the faster pace of seed and pre-seed investments, and the impact of recent economic uncertainties on investor behavior.

• The importance of building large, profitable companies to combat climate change.

• The role of technology in bridging the commercialization gap.

• The need for new investment structures to support CapEx-heavy projects.

• The global scope of climate tech, emphasizing the need for local partnerships in emerging markets and the potential influence of U.S. elections on the investment climate.

The video of this episode and more can be found online at sosvclimatetech.com.

Speakers

• Christina Karapataki, General Partner, Breakthrough Energy

• Duncan Turner, Managing Director, HAX; General Partner, SOSV

• Shuo Yang, General Partner, Lowercarbon Capital

Moderator

• Tim de Chant, Senior Climate Reporter, TechCrunch

Credits

• Producer: Ben Joffe 

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• Intro Music: EL Waili

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• Antora Energy is electrifying heavy industry with thermal energy storage and raised over 200 million dollars in funding.

• Ponec explains that industrial heat accounts for a significant portion of global emissions, primarily from fossil fuels.

• Antora Energy initially explored various energy storage solutions before developing thermal batteries, leveraging cheap and abundant renewable energy sources.

• These batteries efficiently store and provide heat, aiming to replace fossil fuel dependency in industries.

• The conversation also covers the economic and safety aspects of thermal batteries, their integration into industrial applications, and the potential expansion into high-temperature processes like cement and steel production.

The video of this episode and more can be found online at sosvclimatetech.com.

Speaker

• Andrew Ponec, Co-founder and CEO, Antora Energy

Moderator

• Casey Crownhart, Climate Reporter, MIT Technology Review

Credits

• Producer: Ben Joffe 

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• The conversation focused on leveraging technology to reduce waste and emissions in the fashion industry.

• Beth highlighted unspun's on-demand manufacturing model that minimizes fabric waste and promotes efficient production.

• Gilberto discussed SMARTEX's use of advanced technology to enhance quality control and reduce defects in textile manufacturing.

• Onur emphasized GOZEN's development of new materials that offer sustainable alternatives to traditional textiles.

• The panel also touched on the challenges of scaling sustainable practices and the role of government regulation in promoting industry-wide sustainability.

The video of this episode and more can be found online at sosvclimatetech.com.

Speakers

• Beth Esponnette, Chief Product Officer and Chair, unspun

• Gilberto Loureiro, CEO & Co-Founder, SMARTEX

• Onur Eren, Co-Founder, GOZEN

Moderator

• Sabriya Stukes, PhD, Partner, SOSV; Chief Scientific Officer, IndieBio NY

Credits

• Producer: Ben Joffe 

• Podcast Summary: Written by gpt-4-turbo, edited by Ben Joffe

• Intro Voice: Cloned voice of Ben Joffe by ElevenLabs 

• Intro Music: EL Waili

• Keywords: #deeptech #venturecapital #climatetech #vc #robotics #lifesciences #biology #hardware #startups #innovation #technology #frontiertech #hardtech #energy #decarbonization

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• Form Energy's advancements in energy storage, with their unique iron-air battery technology designed for multi-day energy storage, which is more cost-effective and durable than traditional lithium-ion batteries.

• How this technology supports the integration of renewable energy sources into the grid, enhancing reliability and reducing costs.

• How Form Energy, which has raised close to a billion dollars, is shifting from R&D to manufacturing and preparing for large-scale production and deployment, with plans to expand into European markets by 2026.

• The broader impact of the Inflation Reduction Act and the potential of such technologies to significantly contribute to global energy transitions.

The video of this episode and more can be found online at sosvclimatetech.com.

Speakers

• Mateo Jaramillo, CEO and Co-Founder, Form Energy

Moderator

• Ben Joffe, Partner, SOSV

Credits

• Producer: Ben Joffe 

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• Intro Music: EL Waili

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• Span has developed a smart panel that helps homeowners integrate new devices and manage their electricity use.
• Quilt is building an aesthetically pleasing residential electric heating and cooling system.

They discuss the challenges of expanding the grid and the confusion homeowners face when transitioning to electrification. They also mention the importance of building relationships with contractors and the impact of the Inflation Reduction Act, which provides subsidies for electrification. Both speakers express their excitement about the future of electrification.

This conversation is moderated by Emily Pontecorvo, Staff Writer at Heatmap. The video of this episode and more can be found online at sosvclimatetech.com.

Speakers

• Paul Lambert, Co-Founder and CEO, Quilt
• Arch Rao, CEO, Span

Moderator

• Emily Pontecorvo, Staff Writer, Heatmap

Credits

• Producer: Ben Joffe 
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• Pano AI developed a solution for active wildfire detection using cameras and satellite feeds.
• Kayrros use of satellite imagery to provide independent data for financial institutions, insurance companies, and government regulatory bodies.
• Gaia AI uses satellite technology to measure greenhouse gas emissions, biomass, and biodiversity. He also mentions their focus on timber companies and connecting them to the carbon market.

The conversation touches on the challenges and opportunities in their respective industries. It is moderated by Devin Coldewey, Writer at TechCrunch. The video of this episode and more can be found online at sosvclimatetech.com.

Speakers

• Peter McHale,Co-Founder and CEO, Gaia.ai
• Sonia Kastner, CEO and Founder, Pano AI
• Antoine Rostand, President and Co-Founder, Kayrros

Moderator

• Devin Coldewey, Writer, TechCrunch

Credits

• Producer: Ben Joffe 
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They also touch on the relationship between science and investment in their respective firms, the need for diverse expertise, and the transition from academia to investing. Overall, they emphasize the importance of combining technical knowledge with market understanding to make informed investment decisions in the field of climate tech.

This conversation is moderated by Tim DeChant, Senior Climate Reporter at TechCrunch+. The video of this episode and more can be found online at sosvclimatetech.com.

Speakers

• Ken Caldeira, Senior Scientist, Breakthrough Energy
• Clea Kolster, Partner and Head of Science, Lowercarbon Capital
• Susan Schofer, HAX, Partner & Chief Science Officer

Moderator

• Tim DeChant, TechCrunch+, Senior Climate Reporter
• Credits
• Producer: Ben Joffe 
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They discuss the benefits and challenges of raising funds from category-specific climate tech firms. They also talk about the most exciting spaces in agriculture, buildings, and oceans, as well as the state of the climate tech funding market. The speakers emphasize the importance of specialized underwriting, pattern recognition, and the need for realistic valuations in the climate tech sector. They also highlight the opportunities presented by the Infrastructure and CHIP Acts.

This conversation is moderated by Katie Fehrenbacher, Climate Tech Reporter at Axios. The video of this episode and more can be found online at sosvclimatetech.com.

Speakers

• Rob Leclerc, Founding Partner, AgFunder
• Greg Smithies, Partner, Fifth Wall
• Kate Danaher, Managing Director, S2G Ventures Ocean Fund

Moderator

• Katie Fehrenbacher, Climate Tech Reporter, Axios

Credits

• Producer: Ben Joffe 
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This conversation is moderated by Sierra Peterson, Founding Partner, Voyager VC. The video of this episode and more can be found online at sosvclimatetech.com.

Speakers

• Nat Bullard, Partner, Bloomberg NEF
• Mark Taylor, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer, CTVC

Moderator

• Sierra Peterson, Founding Partner at Voyager VC

Credits

• Producer: Ben Joffe 
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They discuss Iceland's potential as a hub for carbon removal technologies and climate tech. They highlight Iceland's commitment to renewable energy sources and its strong government support for global climate solutions. They also discuss the advantages of Iceland's agile innovation ecosystem and its willingness to pilot and deploy climate technologies quickly. The speakers emphasize the importance of collaboration and experimentation in scaling climate solutions.

This conversation is moderated by Ben Joffe, Partner at SOSV. The video of this episode and more can be found online at sosvclimatetech.com.

Speakers

• Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir, Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Iceland Government
• David Helgason, Transition Labs, Climate Investor

Moderator

• Ben Joffe, SOSV, Partner

Credits

• Producer: Ben Joffe 
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This conversation is moderated by Alex Wilhelm, Editor in Chief at TechCrunch. The video of this episode and more can be found online at sosvclimatetech.com.

Speakers

• Laurie Menoud, Founding Partner, AtOne
• Stephanie Dorsey, Founding Partner, E2JDJ
• Corinna Chen, Partner, Material Impact
• Dr. Pae Wu, SOSV General Partner, IndieBio CTO

Moderator

• Alex Wilhelm, TechCrunch, Editor in Chief

Credits

• Producer: Ben Joffe 
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Three founders of AgTech startups discuss their innovative solutions in the fields of climate resilient crops, bio fertilizer, and water harvesting.

Brendan from Avalo explains how machine learning is used to identify desirable traits in plant genomes. Franco from Puna Bio discusses the use of extreme microbes to create bio fertilizer. Dr. Ramadan Borayek from Drip AI explains the passive technology behind their hydro panel that harvests water from the air. The founders also discuss the challenges of raising funds and the importance of investing in deep tech solutions to cope with growing food in challenging climate conditions.

This conversation is moderated by Marina Schmidt, Founder and Editor in Chief, Red to Green Solutions. The video of this episode and more can be found online at sosvclimatetech.com.

Speakers

• Brendan Collins, Co-Founder, CEO, Avalo
• Franco Martinez Levis, CEO and Co-Founder, Puna Bio
• Ramadan Borayek, CTO, Co-Founder, Drip.ai

Moderator

• Marina Schmidt, Founder and Editor in Chief, Red to Green Solutions

Credits

• Producer: Ben Joffe 
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They discuss Solugen’s progress in fundraising and building infrastructure, as well as its focus on developing climate-neutral and climate-negative chemicals. They talk about the industrial uses of Solugen’s products, such as disinfecting water in agriculture and industrial water treatment. They also discuss the climate impact of its chemicals and their goal to replace 30% of US chemical demand with domestically bio-manufactured alternatives. Finally, they touch on the challenges of scaling bio manufacturing and the need for regulatory support.

The video of this episode and more can be found online at sosvclimatetech.com.

Speakers

• Dr. Gaurab Chakrabarti, Co-founder & CEO, Solugen
• Dr. John Cumbers, Founder and CEO, SynBioBeta

Credits

• Producer: Ben Joffe 
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Eric from Upside Foods emphasizes the need for access to public funds and international harmonization of regulatory policies. Deniz from Prolific talks about the importance of reducing costs and increasing yields in order to compete with factory farming. Last, Philip from OSI Group mentions the role of traditional meat companies in providing sustainable options and the importance of clear and accurate labeling. They also discuss the need for transparency and independent validation of safety and nutritional data. The discussion closes with ideas on the future of meat consumption and the potential for innovation to address climate change.

This conversation is moderated by Larissa Zimberoff, Journalist and Author of Technically Food: Inside Silicon Valley's Mission to Change What We Eat. The video of this episode and more can be found online at sosvclimatetech.com.

Speakers

• Eric Schulze, VP Global Regulatory and Public Policy, UPSIDE Foods
• Deniz Kent, Co-founder & CEO, Prolific
• Philip Bronstein, Senior Vice President Global Food Safety and Quality Assurance, OSI Group

Moderator

• Larissa Zimberoff, Technically Food: Inside Silicon Valley's Mission to Change What We Eat, Author

Credits

• Producer: Ben Joffe 
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This conversation is moderated by Jonathan Shieber, Founder, Investor & Journalist. The video of this episode and more can be found online at sosvclimatetech.com.

Speakers

• Coppelia Marincovic, Partner, Solvay Ventures
• Daniel Griffis, Managing Director, ADM Ventures
• Lisa Coca, Partner, Toyota Ventures

Moderator

• Jonathan Shieber, Founder, Investor & Journalist

Credits

• Producer: Ben Joffe 
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Marie from Wavemaker emphasizes the need for startups to drive adoption and change behavior, while James from Africa Climate Ventures highlights Africa's potential for leapfrogging to non-emitting technologies and carbon removal. Anjali from Avaana Capital discusses India's young population and high rate of technology adoption as key factors in driving climate tech solutions. Last, Matias from GridX focuses on the need to change means of production and the potential for breakthrough solutions in agriculture and health.

This conversation is moderated by Ben Joffe, Partner at SOSV. The video of this episode and more can be found online at sosvclimatetech.com.

Speakers

• Marie Cheong, Founding Partner, Wavemaker
• James Mwangi, Founder and CEO, Africa Climate Ventures
• Anjali Bansal, Founding Partner, Avaana Capital
• Matias Peire, Founder and CEO, GridX

Moderator

• Ben Joffe, Partner, SOSV

Credits

• Producer: Ben Joffe 
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This conversation is moderated by Matt Myers, Founder & General Partner of Climate Tech Circle. The video  of this episode and more can be found online at sosvclimatetech.com.

Speakers

• Jamie Alexander, Director, Drawdown Labs
• Eugene Kirpichov, Co-Founder and Executive Director, WorkOnClimate
• Anshuman Bapna, Founder, Terra.do

Moderator

• Matt Myers, Founder & General Partner, Climate Tech Circle

Credits

• Producer: Ben Joffe 
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This conversation is moderated by Maria Gallucci, Senior Reporter at Canary Media. The video of this episode and more can be found online at sosvclimatetech.com.

Speakers

Raffi Garabedian,CEO and Co-Founder, Electric Hydrogen

Dr. Seonghoon Woo, Founding CEO, Amogy

Natasha Kostenuk, Founder/CEO, Ayrton Energy

Moderator

Maria Gallucci, Senior Reporter, Canary Media

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This conversation is moderated by Casey Crownhart, Climate and Energy Reporter at the MIT Technology Review. The video of this episode and more can be found online at sosvclimatetech.com .

Speakers

Kemp Gregory, CEO and Co-Founder, Renewell

Claudio Spadacini, CEO and Founder, Energy Dome

Ramya Swaminathan, CEO, Malta

Moderator

Casey Crownhart, MIT Technology Review, Climate and Energy Reporter

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This conversation is moderated by Duncan Turner, SOSV General Partner and HAX Managing Director. The video of this episode and more can be found online at sosvclimatetech.com.

Speakers

Mohammad Farahani, Co-Founder and CEO, Seppure

John O'Donnell, Co-Founder and CEO , Rondo Energy

Khorcheska Batyrova, Co-Founder and CEO, OzoneBio

Moderator

Duncan Turner, SOSV General Partner and HAX Managing Director

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They highlight the shift in business models, the need for private investment, and the importance of addressing safety concerns. The speakers express optimism about the future of nuclear energy and emphasize the importance of collaboration in achieving clean and sustainable energy systems.

This conversation is moderated by Shannon Bragg-Sitton, Director of the Integrated Energy and Storage Systems Idaho National Laboratory.

The video of this episode and more can be found online at www.sosvclimatetech.com.

Speakers

Bret Kugelmass, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Last Energy

Mikal Boe, Chairman and CEO, Core Power

Stefano Buono, CEO, NewCleo

Moderator

Shannon Bragg-Sitton, Director, Integrated Energy & Storage Systems Idaho National Laboratory

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This conversation is moderated by Andy Gollach, Principal at HAX, SOSV’s startup program focused on hard tech.

The video of this episode and more can be found online at www.sosvclimatetech.com.

Speakers

Dave Snydacker, CEO and Founder, Lilac Solutions

Renee Grogan, Co-Founder and Director, Impossible Metals

Jon Vardner, CEO, co-Founder, Still Bright

Moderator

Andy Gollach, Principal, SOSV

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They discuss the recent FDA approval of Upside Foods and their expansion into Illinois. They talk about the significance of Chicago as the birthplace of meat production and the preservation of humanity's love for meat. They also discuss the products they will be making at the facility, such as chicken sandwiches, burritos, and salads. They highlight the importance of supply chains and lowering costs through scalable technologies. Last, they mention the transformative nature of cultivated meat and the challenges this emerging industry faces in scaling up..

The video of this episode and more can be found online at www.sosvclimatetech.com.
 

Speakers

Dr. Uma Valeti, CEO and Founder, UPSIDE Foods

Po Bronson, SOSV General Partner and IndieBio SF Managing Director

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Keywords: #deeptech #venturecapital #climatetech #vc #robotics #lifesciences #biology #hardware #startups #innovation #technology #frontiertech #hardtech

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Vinod Khosla emphasizes the importance of focusing on major areas of carbon reduction and advises founders and investors to tackle large problems in the climate space and be patient. They also discuss various technologies and approaches, including fusion, geothermal, and AI, and express optimism about the potential for impact.

The video of this episode and more can be found online at sosvclimatetech.com.

Speakers

Vinod Khosla, Founder, Khosla Ventures

Sean O'Sullivan, Managing General Partner and Founder, SOSV

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Speakers

Dr. Jesse Jenkins, Princeton University ZERO Lab, Assistant Professor and Macro-scale Energy Systems Engineer

Robinson Meyer, Founding Executive Editor, Heatmap

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This conversation is moderated by Kim Zou, Co-Founder of the climate tech media and research company CTVC. The video of this episode and more can be found online at SOSV climatetech.com

Speakers

Doug Schultz, COO, Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations

Scott Jacobs, CEO and Co-Founder, Generate

Dr. Lara Pierpont, Director, Early Climate Infrastructure, Prime Coalition

Moderator

Kim Zou, Co-Founder, CTVC

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The panelists emphasize the need for innovation, cost reduction, and long-term commitments to drive the growth of the carbon removal industry. Finally, they highlight the potential of advanced market commitments and the importance of workforce development in this field.

The conversation is moderated by Candice Ammori, Founder of The Climate Vine.
The video of this episode and more can be found online at SOSV climatetech.com

Speakers

Peter Reinhardt, CEO and Co-Founder, Charm Industrial

Shashank Samala, CEO and Co-Founder, Heirloom

Brian Baynes, CEO, Verdox

Moderator

Candice Ammori, Founder, The Climate Vine

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• The need to remove trillions of tons of CO2 from the atmosphere and the potential for large-scale carbon removal.

• The role of different technologies and markets in carbon utilization, such as the production of alternative proteins and other valuable products.

• The importance of partnerships with corporate players and the challenges of scaling up their technologies.

• Their hope for a climate-positive future, citing advancements in gene sequencing, cheaper gene sequencing, and the increasing interest and involvement of people in the climate career movement.

This conversation is moderated by Jonathan Shieber, Founder, Investor and Journalist. The video  of this episode and more can be found online at sosvclimatetech.com.

Speakers

• Josh Santos, CEO, Noya

• David Tze, CEO, NovoNutrients

• Dr. Clea Kolster, Director of Science, Lowercarbon Capital

Moderator

• Jonathan Shieber, Founder, Investor and Journalist

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• Gates mentions the need for patience and the potential for high returns in climate tech investments.

• He also emphasizes the need for government involvement and the importance of investing in hard-to-abate sectors.

• The conversation ends with Gates expressing excitement about the agriculture space in climate tech.

Bill Gates is interviewed by Amy Harder, Executive Editor of Cipher, a media focused on climate tech backed by Breakthrough Energy. The video of this episode and more can be found online at sosvclimatetech.com.

Speaker

• Bill Gates, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Author, How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need

Moderator

• Amy Harder, Executive Editor, Cipher by Breakthrough Energy

Credits

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In this episode, Daniel Månsson, a clinical psychologist and CEO of Flow Neuroscience (a SOSV portfolio company), explains how they are bringing the first medication-free depression treatment to the home of patients.

This podcast is hosted by Benjamin Joffe (@benjaminjoffe), Partner at SOSV, a global early stage fund focused on deep tech. SOSV runs multiple accelerator programs including HAX (hard tech) and IndieBio (new biotech).To hear about new episodes, sign up to the newsletter or follow us on twitter at @LabToMarket or @SOSV.

For other resources covering digital health, check out SOSV’s videos on our YouTube channel.

OVERVIEW

Our conversation covers:

• The origins of Flow Neuroscience.
• How they created the first certified at-home device to treat depression using tDCS.
• The impact of Covid-19 on mental health.
• The technology spectrum of mental health, from wellness apps to invasive brain stimulation.
• The brain stimulation alphabet soup: ECS, TMS, tDCS and DBS.
• What Apple, Google, but also Amazon and Elon Musk’s Neuralink are doing.
• Other startups in mental health diagnostics or treatment for anxiety, stress, depression and more.
• The current push for remote patient monitoring and treatment.
• The role of regulators to ensure both a positive effect of treatment and the safety of patients.
• What’s ahead for Flow and their current expansion plans.

Other References

• ECT: electroconvulsive therapy ('shock therapy'). ECT was invented in Italy in the late 1930s. Psychiatrists had already discovered that inducing seizures could relieve symptoms of mental illness (Source: Psychology Today). ECT remains the single most effective therapy for treatment-resistant cases of depression and some cases of bipolar affective disorder and schizophrenia. Today, it is a widely accepted treatment for serious mental disorders and is taught and practiced at hospitals throughout the world. It is estimated that one million people receive ECT annually (Leiknes, Schweder, & Høie, 2012). (Source: Psychology Today).
• TMS: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a noninvasive procedure that uses magnetic fields to stimulate nerve cells in the brain to improve symptoms of depression. TMS is typically used when other depression treatments haven't been effective. Source: Mayo Clinic.
• tDCS: transCranial Direct Current Stimulation. tDCS is currently the only brain stimulation technique that doesn’t require a physician prescription, and can be used in the privacy of one’s own home. Due to the simplicity of the technology, tDCS can be incredibly affordable. While the FDA has not yet approved tDCS for medical use, tDCS devices have been publicly available as experimental kits for nearly a decade.
• DBS: — Deep Brain Stimulation. Deep brain stimulation involves implanting electrodes within certain areas of your brain. These electrodes produce electrical impulses that regulate abnormal impulses. Source: Mayo Clinic.
• DSM-5: Fifth update of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders by the American Psychiatric Association (APA). Describes all different diagnosis in the mental health field.
• Updated FDA regulations regarding Remote Patient Monitoring in the wake of Covid-19

• First, it is one of the most polluting due to its use of chemicals (polyester, dyes, etc.), large amounts of water, long-distance logistics, and waste (defective products and unsold inventory that ends up burnt or in landfills.
• The Covid-19 pandemic put pressure on both retail and supply chains.
• In this episode, we talk with Alex Chan, Co-Director of The Mills Fabrica about the industry’s growing appetite for innovation.

This podcast is hosted by Benjamin Joffe (@benjaminjoffe), Partner at SOSV, a global early stage fund focused on deep tech. SOSV runs multiple accelerator programs including HAX (intelligent hardware) and IndieBio (life sciences).

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OVERVIEW

In this conversation, we talk about:

• The growing interest of the fashion and textile industry for deep tech to improve productivity, reduce its environmental impact, and build more resilient supply chains.
• Examples of solutions for digital fabrication, on-demand and local production (including 3D printing).
• New and sustainable biomaterials,
• Technologies for defect prevention or waste recycling.
• Finally, we discuss strategies and resources for startups to successfully engage with the apparel industry.

REFERENCES MENTIONED

Startups

Disclosure: SOSV, TheMills and Nan Fung portfolio companies are marked. The Mills Fabrica is an LP in SOSV IV.

• Algalife (The Mills): Textile pigments and fibers from algae — TheMills.
• AlgniKnit: algae-derived, biodegradable yarns and textiles — SOSV.
• Bolt Threads: Sustainable Fashion Biomaterials and Fabrics — Nan Fung.
• Evrnu: Novel engineered fiber made from discarded clothing — TheMills
• Huue (fka Tinctorium): Sustainable, petroleum-free indigo dyes — SOSV, TheMills.
• Kniterate: digital desktop knitting machine — SOSV.
• Mango Materials: Biopolymers from methane — TheMills
• MycoWorks: Mushroom-based leather — SOSV.
• Presso: Dry-cleaning and disinfection robot — SOSV.
• Renewcell: Technology for fabric recycling — TheMills
• SmarTex: Real-time defect detection for textile production — SOSV.
• Unspun: On-demand, custom jeans from 3D body scans — SOSV, TheMills.

Other References

• Fashion for Good (Amsterdam): Platform for sustainable fashion innovation
• Global Change Award: Back by the non-profit H&M Foundation to make the entire fashion industry circular.
• Shima Seiki: A global leader in knitting machines.
• Techstyle Innovations: Report by TheMills Fabrica.
• Covid-19: Reconstructing the Apparel Value Chain: Report by TheMills Fabrica.

RECENT EPISODES

15. The State Of Robotics (Fady Saad, MassRobotics)

14. How Khosla Ventures Invests In Deep Tech ( Kanu Gulati and Rajesh Swaminathan)

13. Australia's Deep Tech Ambitions (Phil Morle, Main Sequence Ventures)

12. Funding Science Fiction That Works (Habib Haddad & Calvin Chin, E14 Fund of MIT Media Lab)

11. How to Select Industrial Partners (Robert Gallenberger, btov Partners)

RESOURCES ON DEEP TECH

• DeepTech Investing Report by Different
• The Dawn of the Deep Tech Ecosystem by Hello Tomorrow and BCG
• Deep Tech Investors Mapping by Hello Tomorrow
• Deep Tech Trends Report, Hardware Trends Reports and Hardware Investment Outlook by SOSV

This podcast is hosted by Benjamin Joffe (@benjaminjoffe), Partner at SOSV, a global early stage fund focused on deep tech. SOSV runs multiple accelerator programs including HAX (intelligent hardware) and IndieBio (life sciences).

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OVERVIEW

Robotics often conjures images of giant factories or sci-fi dystopias. But what is the reality beyond the hype and fear?

Fady Saad is a former engineer who got exposed to cutting edge technologies of DARPA, NASA, the NSF and the AirForce. He grew a passion for robotics and founded MassRobotics in Boston as a robotics ‘escalator’ to help companies commercialize their innovations.

• It is now a cluster of 350 robotics companies, 50 resident startups and 40 strategic partners.
• They advise 150 VC firms, as well as investment banks, PE funds and corporates like GM and Lockheed Martin.

In this conversation, the most important takeaway is that robotics today is vastly different from 10 years ago. We also discuss:

• The nature of robots,
• The power of complex systems and emerging properties,
• The difficulty of finding viable business applications,
• Why we have a Roomba instead of a two-armed Rosey,
• Trends, Acquisitions (over $8 billion in 2019), Failures,
• The legacy of Willow Garage,
• How to apply lean startup to robotics,
• What successful companies do beyond tech skills and raising capital.

For other episodes covering robotics, listen to our podcasts with Robert Gallenberger (btov Partners), Kelly Chen (DCVC) and John Ho (Anzu Partners).

RECENT EPISODES

14. How Khosla Ventures Invests In Deep Tech — Kanu Gulati and Rajesh Swaminathan

13. Phil Morle (Main Sequence Ventures) on Australia's Deep Tech Ambitions

12. Habib Haddad and Calvin Chin (E14 Fund of MIT Media Lab) on Funding Science Fiction That Works

11. Robert Gallenberger (btov Partners) on How to Select Industrial Partners

RESOURCES ON DEEP TECH

• DeepTech Investing Report by Different
• The Dawn of the Deep Tech Ecosystem by Hello Tomorrow and BCG
• Deep Tech Investors Mapping by Hello Tomorrow
• Deep Tech Trends Report, Hardware Trends Reports and Hardware Investment Outlook by SOSV

This podcast is hosted by Benjamin Joffe, Partner at SOSV, a global early stage fund focused on deep tech. SOSV runs multiple accelerator programs including HAX (intelligent hardware) and IndieBio (life sciences). To hear about new episodes, sign up to the newsletter or follow us on twitter at @LabToMarket.

OVERVIEW

Kanu Gulati and Rajesh Swaminathan are Investment Partners focused on deep tech at Khosla Ventures. The firm was founded by Vinod Khosla -- co-founder of Sun Microsystems (acquired by Oracle for US$7.4 billion in 2009) and former General Partner at Kleiner Perkins -- with the goal of ‘Reinventing Social Infrastructure with Technology’, to elevate the entire planet’s quality of life without destroying it.

• Over the past 15 years, KV has raised over $5B across 6 funds and invested in about 400 startups including Impossible Foods, Rocket Lab, DoorDash, OpenAI and many more. 
• They invest mostly at early stage — signing checks ranging from a few hundred $k, up to $50 million — and without shying away from the high technical risk of deep tech.

After an introduction and examples from KV’s portfolio, the conversation goes into:

• Why it is crucial to prioritize risks and retire them in the right order.
• The 12 different technologies that can move the needle for the climate crisis.
• Their approach to detecting startups from centers of excellence.
• What sectors KV focuses on, including climate tech, hyperlocal and bio-manufacturing, hardware acceleration for AI, and more.
• What investment and operating partners do.
• How they support their portfolio in particular with recruiting (white paper). Vinod Khosla even calls himself a ‘glorified recruiter’!
• How conviction, immersion, patience and staying power matter more than a PhD to start investing in deep tech.
• How more engagement between financial and corporate VCs, building more forums and reducing inefficiencies in the deep tech ecosystem could help.

PREVIOUS EPISODES

• Phil Morle (Main Sequence Ventures) on Australia's Deep Tech Ambitions
• Habib Haddad and Calvin Chin (E14 Fund of MIT Media Lab) on Funding Science Fiction That Works
• Robert Gallenberger (btov Partners) on How to Select Industrial Partners
• Xavier Duportet (Eligo Bioscience & Hello Tomorrow) on Science Entrepreneurship
• Deep Tech Startups vs. Covid-19, with IndieBio, Khosla Ventures and 50 Years
• Eric Rosenblum (Tsingyuan Ventures) on Chinese Founders in the US
• Overview of Deep Tech Investment, Based on the Report by Different
• Sota Nagano (Abies Ventures) on Japan’s Deep Tech Scene
• Seth Bannon (Fifty Years) on Solving Global Problems
• Kelly Chen (DCVC) on Investing in Old School Industries
• Manish Singhal (pi Ventures) on India’s Deep Tech Scene
• John Ho (Anzu Partners) on Breakthrough Industrial Tech
• Matt Clifford (EF / Entrepreneur First) on Investing in Talent and Pre-Product

RESOURCES ON DEEP TECH

• DeepTech Investing Report by Different
• The Dawn of the Deep Tech Ecosystem by Hello Tomorrow and BCG
• Deep Tech Investors Mapping by Hello Tomorrow
• Deep Tech Trends Report, Hardware Trends Reports and Hardware Investment Outlook by SOSV

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Are there ways to accelerate that transformation? Australia set up Main Sequence Ventures (@mseqvc) as a AU$240M (about US$170M) deep tech fund backed by the CSIRO and private investors, to target that opportunity notably in domains such as ag-tech, synthetic biology, quantum and space (the CSIRO is the Australia’s federal government agency responsible for scientific research).

This podcast is hosted by Benjamin Joffe, Partner at SOSV, a global early stage fund focused on deep tech. SOSV runs multiple accelerator programs including HAX (intelligent hardware) and IndieBio (life sciences). To hear about new episodes, sign up to the newsletter or follow us on twitter at @LabToMarket.

For other episodes on foreign deep tech ecosystems, check out India and Japan.

OVERVIEW

In this episode, Phil Morle (@philmorle), partner and long-time pioneer of the country’s startup scene (wikipedia), explains the commonalities he found between entrepreneurs and scientists, how the fund extended its investment domains and helps compress development timelines.

He closes with thoughts on the tough year it has been with fires, drought and Covid, and how returns and impact now go hand in hand, from responding to new threats, feeding the planet, to delivering healthcare at scale.

Before Main Sequence Ventures, Phil had three lives:

• He spent a decade as a theatre director, learning how to create things from scratch.
• Another decade with startups including as CTO of Kazaa — the then-dominant P2P file-sharing service,
• And another as the founder of Australia’s first Silicon Valley-style startup incubator, called Pollenizer, where he also advised numerous organizations including the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) on setting up their own incubators.
• He was then tapped by the CSIRO to set up a fund to support the translation of Australian research into commercial applications, including the output of CSIRO’s 3,500 scientists.

Among the lessons learned:

• How he got scientists to grow an entrepreneurial mindset.
• How to look for early proof points for the whole company.
• How spending too long in the science exclusively sends weak signals into the market.
• How deal creation is more valuable than mere deal assessment and de-risking.
• How they designed a plant-based meat company, assembled a team, and got a product to market in 9 months only.
• How bridge-building between scientific domains, business expertise and geographies is crucial to startup success.
• How Covid-19 has lit a fire in the innovation ecosystem.

PREVIOUS EPISODES

• Habib Haddad and Calvin Chin (E14 Fund of MIT Media Lab) on Funding Science Fiction That Works
• Robert Gallenberger (btov Partners) on How to Select Industrial Partners
• Xavier Duportet (Eligo Bioscience & Hello Tomorrow) on Science Entrepreneurship
• Deep Tech Startups vs. Covid-19, with IndieBio, Khosla Ventures and 50 Years
• Eric Rosenblum (Tsingyuan Ventures) on Chinese Founders in the US
• Overview of Deep Tech Investment, Based on the Report by Different
• Sota Nagano (Abies Ventures) on Japan’s Deep Tech Scene
• Seth Bannon (Fifty Years) on Solving Global Problems
• Kelly Chen (DCVC) on Investing in Old School Industries
• Manish Singhal (pi Ventures) on India’s Deep Tech Scene
• John Ho (Anzu Partners) on Breakthrough Industrial Tech
• Matt Clifford (EF / Entrepreneur First) on Investing in Talent and Pre-Product

RESOURCES ON DEEP TECH

• DeepTech Investing Report by Different
• The Dawn of the Deep Tech Ecosystem by Hello Tomorrow and BCG
• Deep Tech Investors Mapping by Hello Tomorrow
• Deep Tech Trends Report, Hardware Trends Reports and Hardware Investment Outlook by SOSV

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This podcast is hosted by Benjamin Joffe, Partner at SOSV, a global early stage fund focused on deep tech. SOSV runs multiple accelerator programs including HAX (intelligent hardware) and IndieBio (life sciences). To hear about new episodes, sign up to the newsletter or follow us on twitter at @LabToMarket.

For another episode covering Boston & Cambridge’s deep tech ecosystem, check out John Ho (Anzu Partners) on Breakthrough Industrial Tech.

INTRODUCTION

There is a bit of mystery shrouding the MIT Media Lab. If you’ve watched the movies Minority Report or Disney’s Big Hero 6, if you’ve used a touch screen, an e-reader, AR/VR devices, or played the game Guitar Hero, you’ve been touched by innovations from the Media Lab and its alumni.

The Media Lab is especially renowned for its interdisciplinary research. Its departments have names such as molecular machines, synthetic neurobiology or tangible media (if you stick until the end of the podcast, you will hear about a very curious project mixing wearable computing, emotions sensors and video).

In this episode, Habib and Calvin describe:

• The journey that brought them to create the E14 Fund in 2013 (and why it’s named this way).
• The importance of the community built around the Media Lab and the fund.
• How they work with founders, supporting them sometimes years before it’s a startup ready for investment,
• What differentiates the best founders from others,
• What simple question you can ask founders to determine their ability to navigate both the short and long term,
• How deep tech startups can be both less capital intensive, and more capital efficient than many think,
• Why attracting, training and keeping foreign scientific talent in the US matters,
• We end with some ideas on how to grow the investment in deep tech, and why this sector inevitably matter a great deal.

REFERENCES MENTIONED

• E14 Fund
• MIT Media Lab
• Figur8: musculoskeletal health analysis. Founder: Nan-Wei Gong
• OPT Industries: Computational manufacturing platform for functional materials. Founder: Jifei Ou
• ThurWave: 3d imaging with mm waves. Founder: Matt Reynolds.
• Whiplash: a movie about drums, and much more.

PREVIOUS EPISODES

• Robert Gallenberger (btov Partners) on How to Select Industrial Partners
• Deep Tech Startups vs. Covid-19, with IndieBio, Khosla Ventures and 50 Years
• Eric Rosenblum (Tsingyuan Ventures) on Chinese Founders in the US
• Overview of Deep Tech Investment, Based on the Report by Different
• Sota Nagano (Abies Ventures) on Japan’s Deep Tech Scene
• Seth Bannon (Fifty Years) on Solving Global Problems
• Kelly Chen (DCVC) on Investing in Old School Industries
• Manish Singhal (pi Ventures) on India’s Deep Tech Scene
• John Ho (Anzu Partners) on Breakthrough Industrial Tech
• Matt Clifford (EF / Entrepreneur First) on Investing in Talent and Pre-Product

RESOURCES ON DEEP TECH

• DeepTech Investing Report by Different
• The Dawn of the Deep Tech Ecosystem by Hello Tomorrow and BCG
• Deep Tech Investors Mapping by Hello Tomorrow
• Deep Tech Trends Report, Hardware Trends Reports and hardware investment outlook by SOSV

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This podcast is hosted by Benjamin Joffe, Partner at SOSV, a global early stage fund focused on deep tech. SOSV runs multiple accelerator programs including HAX (intelligent hardware) and IndieBio (life sciences). To hear about new episodes, sign up to the newsletter or follow us on twitter at @LabToMarket.

For other episodes covering industrial investments, check out Kelly Chen (DCVC) on Investing in Old School Industries and John Ho (Anzu Partners) on Breakthrough Industrial Tech.

ABOUT ROBERT AND BTOV

Robert Gallenberger loves industrial technologies.

• A former BMW engineer, MBA from London Business School and BCG consultant, he became a VC over a decade ago, and has mostly focused on industry startups ever since.
• He is now a Partner in charge of the €100M Industrial Technologies Fund at btov  (Twitter: btovPartners), an early stage European VC firm managing over €500M.

Founded 20 years ago as 'brains to ventures', and early investors in deep tech companies such as Volocopter (raised €118.2M) and OrCam (raised $86.4M), btov also built a network of 250 Private Investors to support their portfolio.

In this episode, Robert talks about:

• His transition from industry to investment,
• His vision on the opportunities in the sector (including 3D printing and the reinvention of supply chains in a post-covid world).

He also shares:

• His approach to investment in industry 4.0,
• Practical insights on how startups can avoid wasting time with the wrong industrial partners,
• What could be done to grow the ecosystem.

PREVIOUS EPISODES

• Deep Tech Startups vs. Covid-19, with IndieBio, Khosla Ventures and 50 Years
• Eric Rosenblum (Tsingyuan Ventures) on Chinese Founders in the US
• Overview of Deep Tech Investment, Based on the Report by Different
• Sota Nagano (Abies Ventures) on Japan’s Deep Tech Scene
• Seth Bannon (Fifty Years) on Solving Global Problems
• Kelly Chen (DCVC) on Investing in Old School Industries
• Manish Singhal (pi Ventures) on India’s Deep Tech Scene
• John Ho (Anzu Partners) on Breakthrough Industrial Tech
• Matt Clifford (EF / Entrepreneur First) on Investing in Talent and Pre-Product

RESOURCES ON DEEP TECH

• DeepTech Investing Report by Different
• The Dawn of the Deep Tech Ecosystem by Hello Tomorrow and BCG
• Deep Tech Investors Mapping by Hello Tomorrow
• Deep Tech Trends Report, Hardware Trends Reports and hardware investment outlook by SOSV

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I was impressed by the production quality and general vibe; I’ve attended every year since then, and it only got better (trivia: on that day, I also remember meeting another man who talked about embracing tech entrepreneurship. He shook everyone’s hand on his way to the stage, where he was speaking right before me. Can you guess who that was?).

ABOUT XAVIER AND HELLO TOMORROW

Now, Xavier Duportet turned out to be more than the founder of what is probably the world’s largest deep tech event. He’s also a synthetic biology PhD with an unusual path:

• He was born in France, grew a passion for insects (especially ants — he hosts a colony of leaf-cutter ants from Trinidad in his office) that lead him to an internship in a genetics lab at age 12, which ignited his passion for science.
• Fast forward a few years, after a first startup attempt, he earned his PhD across multiple labs including a stay at MIT which had a profound effect on his mindset and understanding of ecosystems.
• He came back to France and became a catalyst in the emerging deep tech community by founding in 2011 a non-profit called Hello Tomorrow to bring together scientists, investors and corporates. Today, the event is — afaik — the largest deep tech conference in the world and highlights every year 500 of the top early stage startups. The next summit will take place in Paris and online in October 2020.
• In 2018, he co-founded Deeptech Founders, a 6-months program that already helped hundreds of global scientists and engineers to accelerate their startup projects.
• Today, he is the founder of Eligo Bioscience, a biotech startup using CRISPR to create a new class of biotherapeutic agents to selectively intervene on the microbiome. Eligo raised $27.4M from French and US investors including Khosla Ventures and Seventure Partners.
• Finally, Xavier has been selected as a World Economic Forum Pioneer and Young Global Leader, as well as one of the top innovators under 35 by MIT.

OVERVIEW

• In this episode, Xavier shares ideas about science entrepreneurship and the importance of a product-driven mindset.
• We also discuss how co-founders need be complementary, and combine technology with storytelling and networks to succeed.
• Finally, he shares his hopes about deep tech’s ability to solve critical problems that digital alone can’t solve, and the importance of accessible role models to support this mission (his historical role model could be called ‘the Edison of biology’ — here is one of his key patents).

REFERENCES MENTIONED

• Eligo Bioscience, Xavier’s startup developing new therapies for the microbiome.
• Deeptech Founders, a training program for global founders.
• Hello Tomorrow, organizers of the largest deep tech event in the world.
• Tim Lu, Associate Professor of Biological Engineering and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT
• The Story of Louis Pasteur. A documentary from 1936 on this unique science entrepreneur.
• A brief history of Genentech, the first publicly-owned biotech company (IPO in 1980 thanks notably to its groundbreaking synthetic insulin).

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• Each of the three funds (Fifty Years, Khosla Ventures, SOSV) published an impressive list of their relevant portfolio startups.
• IndieBio even made a call to fund Covid-fighting startups as part of its newly launched NYC program.
• Here are the full video and slides.
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This podcast is hosted by Benjamin Joffe, Partner at SOSV, a global early stage fund focused on deep tech with over $700m under management. SOSV runs multiple accelerator programs, including HAX (intelligent hardware) and IndieBio (life sciences).

Episode Overview

This recording has 3 parts:

• Part 1: Some non-biotech solutions, from 3D printing to robotics,
• Part 2, VCs present solutions from their portfolio (mostly biotech),
• Part 3: Q&A.
   

The speakers are:

• Seth Bannon, Founding Partner at Fifty Years,
• Alex Morgan, MD PhD, Partner at Khosla Ventures,
• Jun Axup, PhD, Partner at IndieBio (SOSV).
   

Introduction & Moderation:

• Benjamin Joffe, Partner at SOSV
• Julie Wolf, PhD, Communications Director at IndieBio NYC (SOSV)
   

Thanks to our speakers for their insights and to our audience for great questions! Speakers can be contacted at Twitter: Jun Axup (@junaxup, @indbio, @SOSV), Alex Morgan (@genomicsdoc or @khoslaventures) Seth Bannon (@sethbannon or @fiftyyears). Some of the remaining questions are on Twitter for further discussion.

Resources

• Video and slides of the event.
• 50Y companies tackling the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 
• Khosla Ventures’ entrepreneurs are responding with amazing diversity to COVID-19 solutions for society’s needs
• Top SOSV Startups Combatting COVID-19
• IndieBio Coronavirus Initiative

Previous Episodes

• Eric Rosenblum (Tsingyuan Ventures) on the Chinese Tech Diaspora Opportunity 
• Overview of Deep Tech Investment, Based on the Report by Different
• Sota Nagano (Abies Ventures) on Japan’s Deep Tech Scene
• Seth Bannon (Fifty Years) on Solving Global Problems
• Kelly Chen (DCVC) on Investing in Old School Industries
• Manish Singhal (pi Ventures) on India’s Deep Tech Scene
• John Ho (Anzu Partners) on Breakthrough Industrial Tech
• Matt Clifford (EF / Entrepreneur First) on Investing in Talent and Pre-Product

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• Prior to co-founding Tsingyuan Ventures, Eric graduated from Harvard, worked at BCG then got an MBA at MIT and worked as a management consultant and serial entrepreneur in China for 14 years.
• Eric was one of the rare foreign co-founders of multiple tech startups during China’s early Internet wave, and his ventures led to 2 exits (M&As for ChinaNOW and SmartPay).
• Coming back to the states, he then worked at Google and Palantir before co-founding Tsingyuan Ventures with former members of the TEEC Angel Fund.
• TEEC started as a network of Tsinghua University alumni (Tsinghua Entrepreneur & Executive Club  (Tsinghua is like the MIT + Harvard of China) and wrote the first checks in 5 unicorns: Ginkgo Bioworks, Carta, Quanergy, Plus.ai, Zoom, and about 160 tech startups.
• While it is a US fund, the Tsingyuan name reflects its focus and strategy by combining part of the Tsinghua (清) name and ‘source/origin’ (源).

Some context

This episode is particularly timely following the recent ‘Proclamation on the Suspension of Entry as Nonimmigrants of Certain Students and Researchers from the People’s Republic of China’ by the White House.

According to the Department of Homeland Security, in the 2018–19 academic year, there were enrolled at U.S. universities:

• 272,470 undergraduate and graduate students from China.
• 84,480 were in a graduate-level STEM program.

These restrictions are focused on students coming from mainland universities associated with the army, but might impact the ‘intellectual balance of trade’ that had been so favorable to the US so far.

Episode Overview

In this episode, we discuss:

• The early days of China’s tech scene and the waves of Chinese PhDs in the US, to highlight the upcoming surge in opportunities, particularly with the many applications of AI at scale.
• The intellectual balance of trade, and the value of this asset for the US.
• The role of non-state actors like Google, Baidu or Alibaba as talent factories.
• The 10-year lag between the moment a foreign student comes for a few years and starts a company, and why he believes we’re still just seeing the upswing of the wave.
• China’s advances with regulation, local support and public acceptance of technology for the new wave of data-driven startups.
• Analogies with basketball and pingpong to compare the impact and legacy of drafting outstanding talent into a system, and the risks of making the talent trade balance less favorable to America.
• How cross-border talent will be key to create more truly global champions from the US.

References Mentioned

• Eric mentions successful companies founded by the Chinese diaspora (including Guitar Hero, Nvidia, Zoom, etc.) More here.
• In addition to cross-border, Eric makes the case for cross-disciplinary investments here.

Last, here are Eric's all-time favorites, that also happen to be very timely:

• Taylor Branch’s series on MLK Jr. Starting with “Parting the Waters”.
• Robert Caro’s series on Lyndon Johnson. Starting with “The Path to Power”.
• (his most recent read): The Fire is Upon Us (about the epic debate between William F Buckley Jr and James Baldwin). Also in video.

Previous Episodes

• Overview of Deep Tech Investment, Based on the Report by Different
• Sota Nagano (Abies Ventures) on Japan’s Deep Tech Scene
• Seth Bannon (Fifty Years) on Solving Global Problems
• Kelly Chen (DCVC) on Investing in Old School Industries
• Manish Singhal (pi Ventures) on India’s Deep Tech Scene
• John Ho (Anzu Partners) on Breakthrough Industrial Tech
• Matt Clifford (EF / Entrepreneur First) on Investing in Talent and Pre-Product

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• They recently completed a remarkable DeepTech Investing Report based on more than 150 interviews with VCs, LPs and other stakeholders.
• The report was funded by Schmidt Futures, a philanthropic vehicle created by former Google & Alphabet Chairman Eric Schmidt and his wife Wendy to “advance society through technology, inspire breakthroughs in scientific knowledge, and promote shared prosperity”.

Prior to Different, Leslie and Mack had diverse experiences including founding and investing in tech companies, and running investment workshops around the world.

This podcast is hosted by Benjamin Joffe, Partner at SOSV, a global early stage fund focused on deep tech. SOSV runs multiple accelerator programs including HAX (intelligent hardware) and IndieBio (life sciences).

Episode Overview

In a recent podcast with Joe Rogan, Elon Musk said:

This seems especially true in deep tech.

In this episode, we discuss:

• How scientific entrepreneurs are under-capitalized relative to the market and relative to their own potential.
• What are the causes of this capital gap.
• How media and others have trained VCs and LPs to look for, and expect unicorns, outliers and outsized multiples.
• The optics problem of science vs. software startups with LPs and banks.
• How most deep tech funds partners don’t have PhDs, but rely on networks on experts.
• How — since when asked about a startup potential, 3 PhDs will give you 3 different answers — the job of investors is to figure out which one to  believe.
• How talent is spread out geographically more than we might expect, and how deep tech startups do not only come from universities.
• The challenge of training or complementing scientists with business skills, particularly in ecosystems without a critical mass of business talent.
• How LPs suffer from network bias when picking VC funds, and why only a minority is able to vest new deep tech funds, thinking ‘I don’t know how to know if they know what they’re doing’.
• Why, within the ‘alternative assets’ class, deep tech funds combine the highest risk, highest fees, longest terms, but also how delivering superior returns require new approaches, and how Covid-19 demonstrates that we need deep tech more than ever.
• How deep tech startups differ from FMCG or SaaS companies, and why investors might have to custom-design KPIs for each company.
• How looking outside of tech helps think differently about tech.

References Mentioned

• Different and their DeepTech Investing Report
• Abstract: The Art of Design (Netflix)
• The World’s Most Extraordinary Homes (Netflix)
• The Colors of History: How Colors Shaped the World (book)
• Pepper: A History of the World’s Most Influential Spice (book)
• The Mote in God’s Eye (sci-fi book)
• Ubongo: a leading edutainment company based in Tanzania.

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• Abies Ventures invests in Japan and abroad in industrial tech,
• But also opportunistically in multiple sectors including advanced sensors, space tech and life sciences.

Prior to Abies, Sota studied in the US and Italy, worked on Wall Street. He then co-founded an automotive engineering startup named GLM, which Financial Times called Japan’s Tesla, and which he took public for $1.5B in 2017.

This podcast is hosted by Benjamin Joffe, Partner at SOSV, a global early stage fund focused on deep tech with over $700m under management.

• SOSV runs multiple accelerator programs, including HAX (intelligent hardware) and IndieBio (life sciences).
• SOSV is also investing in Japan, via our hardware accelerator program HAX. We opened an office in Tokyo in 2019 with the support of Sumitomo, one of our key Japanese LPs.

Episode Overview

In this episode, we discuss:

•  Sota’s journey to deep tech investment,
• The competitive advantages of Abies thanks to their broad industry network.
• The most promising deep tech sectors in Japan and the opportunities for exits, notably with fast IPOs.
• Finally, Sota shares his thought about the cost of failure in Japan, and the parallels he sees between Japan’s tech sector and the situation described in Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged.

References Mentioned

• Mistletoe: Taizo Son’s global investment vehicle for the startup ecosystem.
• Euglena (Japan): $600m public company using ‘euglena’ (single cell flagellate eukaryotes) for food supplements, beauty care, biofuel and more. The stock peaked around $2 bln in 2013.
• Cyberdyne (Japan): the ominous-sounding $500m public company makes futuristic exoskeletons. The stock peaked over $3 bln in 2016.
• JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency): Japan’s NASA.
• Ultrasense Systems (USA): small ultrasound 3D sensors for next-generation UI.
• Algal Bio (Japan): a biotech startup that uses thousands of strains of algae to produce functional nutrients, fatty acid, and carotenoids that have applications in food products, cosmetics, medicine, and fuel.
• Pixie Dust (Japan): ultrasound array technology for control and interfaces, founded by Dr. Yoichi Ochiai (@ochyai on Twitter, with over 400k followers, on YouTube and video program on Newspicks, in Japanese). Raised $55.1 million.
• Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand
• Layer Cake, starring pre-007 Daniel Craig as a cool-headed drug lord.

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• Seth is a long-time advocate and campaigner, who turned to technology and investment to solve the world’s biggest problems around sustainability, food, and the digital divide.
• A graduate of Y Combinator, Seth was named twice to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for Social Entrepreneurship.
• Seth believes business will be about more than just profit (more here), and Fifty Years has supported a range of startups shaping the world for the better — from microbe engineering for sustainable chemistry, to small satellites for low-cost global internet coverage, to clean meat.

This podcast is hosted by Benjamin Joffe, Partner at SOSV, a global early stage fund focused on deep tech. SOSV runs multiple accelerator programs including HAX (intelligent hardware) and IndieBio (life sciences). SOSV and Fifty Years have co-invested in several companies mentioned in this podcast such as Memphis Meats (clean meat pioneer, raised $181m), Geltor (synthetic human collagen) and Catalog DNA.

Episode Overview

In this episode, Seth talks about:

• What prompted him to create a fund focused on the world’s biggest problems, and how its name relates to Winston Churchill’s prophetic 1931 essay titled Fifty Years Hence.
• How Silicon Valley needs to go back to its roots: focusing on technology to lift all sectors — including food, industry and healthcare — to the digital age.
• Why biology is having its ‘Internet time’.
• The challenges PhDs face when they become founders to translate their research.
• How magnetic, resourceful, resilient doers are founders with high potential.
• His approach to opportunistic investments in deep tech.
• Using publication research for initial technical due diligence in new domains.
• The benefits of portfolio network effects.
• Finally, we discuss the affects of the Covid-19 pandemic on venture, and the silver lining of how such an intense global events might give rise to major scientific advances in a compressed timeframe.

References Mentioned

• Fifty Years Hence, a 1931 essay by Winston Churchill
• The Fifty Years portfolio companies tackling Covid-19
• Memphis Meats: clean meat pioneer, raised $181m.
• Geltor: synthetic human collagen.
• Catalog DNA: DNA-based data storage.
• Astranis: smaller & low-cost satellites for global internet coverage.
• Star Trek: The Next Generation (7 Seasons on Netflix)
• Gödel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas Hofstadter

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Kelly is a China-born New Yorker now based in SF, who graduated from Columbia Engineering and Wharton with a focus on finance algorithms and manufacturing operations. She worked as a fixed income trader who started angel investing actively and eventually dived into venture capital. 

DCVC has invested in Agtech, Advanced manufacturing, biology and even space tech. Kelly focuses on the transformation of manufacturing, logistics and apply chain with automation and AI.

This podcast is hosted by Benjamin Joffe, Partner at SOSV, a global early stage fund focused on deep tech. SOSV runs multiple accelerator programs including HAX (intelligent hardware) and IndieBio (life sciences).

Episode Overview

In this episode, Kelly talks about:

• The opportunities offered by major demographic and labor shifts, with examples examples in the textile industry (SmarTex,  also a SOSV/HAX investment) and senior care.
• The appeal of 'old school' industries, where opportunities abound.
• Vertical vs Horizontal companies. In deep tech, vertical expertise is often part of the 'defensibility stack' alongside AI / deep learning algorithms and data sets.
• DCVC's unique network of 'equity partners', who support the firm with deal flow, expertise and business networks.
• How DCVC mixes thesis-driven and opportunistic investments.
• DCVC's approach for the due diligence of deep tech startups on both the technology and business sides.
• Finally, we close with some remarks on the Covid-19 situation for DCVC's portfolio and investment activity, as well as recommendations on how to deal with confinement and ramp up knowledge in deep tech.

References Mentioned

• Blue River Technology: ‘see and spray’ agtech robotics for weeding, acquired by John Deere for $305m
• SmarTex: AI-based computer vision to detect faults in fabric and improve yield  (note: also a SOSV / HAX portfolio company)
• SafelyYou: AI-based video detection for falls among elderly and dementia patients.
• Curative: an oral test for Covid-19, just received FDA’s emergency use authorization.
• Space tech investments: Rocket Lab (launchers for small sats), Planet (daily satellite imaging & insights using cubesats), Capella Space (Earth imagery using satellites equipped with radars).
• DCVC’s portfolio response to Covid-19
• Night on Earth: a Netflix series filming wildlife at night (note: the eponymous movie by Jim Jarmush is also a good pick!)

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This podcast is hosted by Benjamin Joffe, Partner at SOSV, a global early stage fund focused on deep tech. SOSV runs multiple accelerator programs including HAX (intelligent hardware) and IndieBio (life sciences).

In this episode, Manish talks about:

• The growing local deep tech scene
• How pi Ventures met over 1,100 companies over 3 years to make 11 investments
• The attractive opportunities in the market
• His approach to deep tech investment and 'bottom-up investing'
• The problem with asking experts who are naturally skeptical
• Why India is a great place to build healthcare startups
• The left shift of the flatter S-curve in deep tech
• The cultural shift in the acceptance of startups
• The emergence of global players Made in India.

Resources & Companies Mentioned:

• Manish's article on the Indian Deep Tech startup ecosystem (Medium)
• Pandorum Technologies: artificial cornea
• Niramai: non-invasive detection of breast cancer (coverage in Entrepreneur)
• Agnikul: low-cost space launchers (coverage in Inc42)
• Locus: supply chain decision-making engine
• Wysa: AI Chat for mental health that makes you feel heard
• Raybaby: advanced non-contact baby monitor that detects breathing
• Cradlewise: smart crib that detects wake-up and soothes the baby to sleep
• Unbox Robotics: robots for package sorting

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This podcast is hosted by Benjamin Joffe, Partner at SOSV, a global early stage fund focused on deep tech. SOSV runs multiple accelerator programs including HAX (intelligent hardware) and IndieBio (life sciences).

In this episode, John talks about:

• The reasons for their focus on industrial tech,
• Their approach to technical due diligence and market evaluation,
• His views on the Boston deep tech ecosystem and their belief in the value of geographic diversity.

He also dives into how Anzu supports its portfolio toward value creation milestones and capital efficiency to provide both runway and optionality.

Finally, he shares his thoughts on how the coronavirus epidemic is affecting deep tech, with examples from their portfolio such as .

To know more about Anzu Partners, check out their website, twitter and the coverage of the closing of their latest fund in January 2020 (Techcrunch).

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This podcast is hosted by Benjamin Joffe, Partner at SOSV, a global early stage fund focused on deep tech. SOSV runs multiple accelerator programs including HAX (intelligent hardware) and IndieBio (life sciences).

In this episode, you will learn about:

1. The Origins of Entrepreneur First

• The Role of Talent Networks
• How EF Helps Talent Create Companies
• Deep Tech is a Competitive Advantage
• Creating A Silicon Valley Bubble

2. Why Invest In Deep Tech

• Why Deep Tech Impact Today’s World
• How Entrepreneur First Can Invest Pre-Traction
• The Key To Building Winning Teams

3. The Lean Startup Way To Create Teams And Invest

• Community-Driven Due Diligence
• Investing In Early Stage Deep Tech
• Building New Capital Playbooks
• Ambitious Projects Have Better Chances

4. What’s Next for EF

Other Resources:

• Matt's newsletter 'Thoughts in Between'

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