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A new lens for evaluating deep-tech founders and startups
Deep-tech startups and the Japanese concept of ikigai — a philosophy for finding fulfillment — might seem like strange bedfellows. But after years as a deep-tech investor, and before that as an entrepreneur, I've found that this popular framework is surprisingly useful when thinking about what makes a deep-tech venture truly work. Ikigai is often visualized as four intersecting circles: what you love, what you're good at, what the world needs and what you can be rewarded for.
As Tech Reaches Compute Limits, Quantum Computing Must Work - EE Times
//php echo do_shortcode('[responsivevoice_button voice="US English Male" buttontext="Listen to Post"]') ?> Google’s quantum computing breakthrough with Willow at the end of last year, followed by advancements by both Microsoft and Amazon already this year, has prompted nearly every technology luminary to predict a timeline for practical quantum computing. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was one of the first to weigh in on the quantum horizon.
Humanoid robots promise a multi-trillion-dollar market, but pose challenges Original
As an early investor in Agility Robotics, now one of the world’s leading manufacturers of humanoid robots, I’ve watched as humanoids have evolved from a fascinating concept to reality over the past five years.
Trump’s plans to kill EV subsidies signal a new era of climate tech Darwinism
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Trump’s plans to kill EV subsidies signal a new era of climate tech Darwinism
A few weeks after an election win, the Trump transition team’s plan to kill the $7,500 consumer tax credit on EVs has already surfaced. Although this type of climate-focused subsidy cut was widely rumored, the news still sent Tesla and Rivian shares lower. It’s a critical inflection point for the climate tech sector, which must evolve quickly from being subsidy-dependent to delivering standalone business value. Moving forward, solutions need to be better, cheaper, or lighter—not just greener.
Trump’s plans to kill EV subsidies signal a new era of climate tech Darwinism
Now In November 2019, when an epidemic of measles was killing children and babies in Samoa, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — who in recent days became Donald Trump’s pick to lead the department of Health and Human Services — sent the prime minister of Samoa at the time a four-page letter. In it, he suggested …
Deep tech exits: Not just science fiction anymore
These industries lead the way Since reaching lofty, all-time highs in 2021, startup exits have hit all-time lows over the last 12 months as interest rates skyrocketed, access to cheap money dwindled, and opportunities to cash out dried up. The first half of 2023 saw the lowest combined exit value for U.S. companies and venture capital investors in about 15 years, according to PitchBook data.
Deep tech exits: Not just science fiction anymore
Nearly 10 years after 43 students disappeared, families say they will look “until the last beat” of their hearts. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Wednesday (6th December 2023) that the crime rate has decreased significantly and conviction rates increased more than 100 per cent due to improved law and order situation in the state.
Guest commentary: The next frontier of EV innovation: The powertrain
Batteries have owned the public's mind share when it comes to boosting performance and decreasing the cost of electric vehicles. And for good reason. The battery accounts for roughly half the total cost of an EV. Batteries have been undergoing significant innovations in recent years with startups such as QuantumScape and Ample looking into solid-state lithium batteries and modular designs. To Continue Reading... Subscribe and get unlimited access to articles, videos, and more.
Die Perspektive eines VC auf Deep-Tech-Fundraising im 1. Quartal 2023 • >
Karthee Madasamy ist geschäftsführender Gesellschafter bei MFV-Partnerein Deep-Tech-orientiertes Venture-Unternehmen. Wie fast jeder In anderen Sektoren sah sich Deep Tech im Jahr 2022 mit erheblichem Gegenwind konfrontiert. Als die Zinssätze in die Höhe schossen, wurden Deep-Tech-Deals, die von Natur aus mehr Kapital erfordern als andere Arten von Softwareunternehmen, für viele VCs und ihre LPs weniger attraktiv als Investitionen mit geringerem Risiko.
A VC’s perspective on deep tech fundraising in Q1 2023
Karthee Madasamy is the managing partner at MFV Partners, a deep tech-focused venture firm. Like nearly every other sector, deep tech faced significant headwinds in 2022. As interest rates skyrocketed, deep tech deals, which inherently take more capital than other kinds of software businesses, became less attractive to many VCs and their LPs than lower-risk investments.
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Karthee Madasamy Contributor Share on Twitter Karthee Madasamy is the managing partner at MFV Partners, a deep tech-focused venture firm. Karthee Madasamy is the managing partner at MFV Partners, a deep tech-focused venture firm.
Op-ed | Despite tech reset, the space economy is here to stay
The global space industry is expected to eclipse $1 trillion over the next few decades. And while casual onlookers sometimes express skepticism of this rapid growth — often due to their disdain for the billionaires in the captain’s chair of the industry’s most prominent players — the venture industry is clearly enticed by how space technologies can power the global economy. In that sense, the Kármán line has never been more illustrious for space entrepreneurs and investors.
Software won’t solve the climate crisis: Deep tech investment is needed
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Software won’t solve the climate crisis: Deep tech investment is needed
Did you miss a session from MetaBeat 2022? Head over to the on-demand library for all of our featured sessions here. In 2011, Marc Andreessen famously wrote that “software is eating the world,” predicting that software companies would disrupt nearly every industry. His prescient projection has held true over the past decade. Software has had a widespread impact, ushering in dramatic efficiencies in business, transforming healthcare, and introducing countless conveniences into our daily lives.
Semiconductor Startups – Are they back? - Semiwiki
Semiconductor startups used to rule the roost in Silicon Valley. The very name, Silicon Valley, comes from the birth of the semiconductor industry in the San Francisco bay area 60+ years ago. Large percentage of venture financing used to go to semiconductor startups, even as recently as 15 years ago. As a chip designer doing startups in the late ‘90s and early 2000s in the San Francisco bay area, I felt as if there was a semi startup on every street corner. Not so much in the last 10 years.
Apple HomePod Mini gets HomeKit Bluetooth within your reach - and your budget
The Bluetooth Conundrum Bluetooth low energy (BLE) smart home devices can make outfitting your smart home easier. BLE is low power, so a small battery can power wireless motion detectors, door or window sensors, water leak detectors, temperature probes, air quality monitors, physical buttons or dimmers, and many other convenient devices for a long time.
How machines seeing the world is changing the world they see
Vision is one of the most important senses we have as human beings — it is said almost two-thirds of our brain’s processing power is dedicated to vision and vision-related functions. It’s what kept our ancestors alive in the Stone Age and it’s what keeps us safe while driving or crossing a busy road.
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