🟢 DeepTech Investment: Catalyst for Scientific Breakthroughs

​This event is part of The Drop 2024. To attend, you must have a ticket to The Drop. Apply for a Drop 2024 ticket.

​Session Overview: Why, when and how should investors consider big bets?

​According to our study, deeptech investments are less likely to fully fail in a VC’s portfolio of mixed technology companies. And deeptech investments are the driving force behind transformative change across industries towards a net zero economy. At the same time, those science-based startups still lack growth capital in Europe to fully scale. We want to discuss deeptech startups' challenges and potential positive examples for successful companies to learn from the front runners. Join us to explore the forefront of technological advancement and connect with industry leaders shaping the future of innovation.

​Key Questions:

• ​Ecological Leverage: Aside from nuclear fusion, what other technologies offer significant ecological leverage and potential environmental benefits?

• ​Innovative Financing: What are successful examples of first-of-a-kind financing for science-based innovations, specifically involving grants and venture debts?

• ​Exit Strategies: What are exit strategies for DeepTech startups besides IPO?

• ​Any examples?

​Who should attend? Everyone with a bold vision to build a company based on scientific breakthroughs.