Co-founding for Deeptech development: it starts with an idea

Interview with Futuremaker: Salvatore Minetti Part II

Our understanding of Deeptech is that its kernel is science

Introduction: Incrementalism is the norm in most venture financing with much of the funding going into software applications. Following the shock of the internet bubble pop, most investors steered clear of early-stage financing and played safe by deploying their capital in later rounds after the products have been proven by customer acquisition and sales momentum.

Incubation services have been rudimentary with modest financing of accelerators at an early stage. Entrepreneurs bear much of the risk and fend for the expertise they need for the venture.

In the second part of the interview with Salvatore Minetti, Kishore Jethanandani explored deep-tech investments and what it entails for risk management in venture development.

Interview

FuturistLens: What is your understanding of Deeptech? Does it span software, analytics, and hardware or is it limited to software? The applications, such as lead generation, that you have funded appear to be familiar. What makes you characterize them as Deeptech?

SM: Our understanding of Deeptech is that its kernel is science. The applications, such as lead generation by one of our ventures…