Best Benjamin Joffe Podcasts (2025)

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s04e07 - Nuclear SMR - Has the technology’s moment finally arrived? 55:31

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In this discussion from SOSV's 2024 EarthDay+ sessions (Apr 22-26, 2024), Bret Kugelmass, the CEO and co-founder of the nuclear fission startup Last Energy, which focuses on developing small nuclear reactors, talks about: The potential of nuclear power to provide abundant, inexpensive energy with minimal environmental impact. Kugelmass emphasizes n…

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s04e06 - CVCs Doubling Down on Climate, with Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund, GS Ventures and Honda Innovations 1:00:12

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In this panel discussion from SOSV's 2024 EarthDay+ sessions (Apr 22-26, 2024) moderated by Dr. Pae Wu of IndieBio and SOSV, corporate venture capitalists Brandon Middaugh from Microsoft's Climate Innovation Fund, Taehong Huh from GS Futures, and Aditya Sharma from Honda Innovations discussed their strategies for investing in climate tech startups.…

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s04e05 - Should VCs Measure and Attribute Climate Impact, with Norrsken VC, Planet A, AENU, World Fund and Pale Blue Dot 1:04:17

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In this panel discussion from SOSV's 2024 EarthDay+ sessions (Apr 22-26, 2024) focused on measuring and attributing climate impact and moderated by Hampus Jakobsson of Pale Blue Dot, investors from various climate tech-focused funds discussed the importance of impact measurement in startups and investment decisions. The challenges and methodologies…

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s04e04 - After the Tumble: Climate VC In 2024 With Breakthrough Energy, Lowercarbon and SOSV 53:44

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In this panel discussion from SOSV's 2024 EarthDay+ sessions (Apr 22-26, 2024) moderated by Tim De Chant, Senior Climate Reporter at TechCrunch, panelists Christina Karapataki from Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Shuo Yang from Lowercarbon Capital, and Duncan Turner from HAX and SOSV discussed the current state and future of climate tech venture capi…

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s04e03 - Keeping the Heat On: Antora Energy’s Thermal Batteries Plan to Solve For Industrial Heat 57:39

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In this discussion from SOSV's 2024 EarthDay+ sessions (Apr 22-26, 2024), Andrew Ponec, Co-founder and CEO of Antora Energy, discusses with Casey Crownhart, Climate Reporter at MIT Technology Review, the challenges and innovations in industrial heating. Antora Energy is electrifying heavy industry with thermal energy storage and raised over 200 mil…

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s04e02 - Dressing for Climate Success: Three Startups Decarbonizing Fashion, with unspun, Smartex and Gozen 1:00:26

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In this panel discussion from SOSV's 2024 EarthDay+ sessions (Apr 22-26, 2024) moderated by Dr. Sabriya Stukes, Chief Scientific Officer at SOSV's IndieBio New York program, founders Beth Esponnette of unspun, Gilberto Loureiro of SMARTEX, and Onur Eren of GOZEN discussed innovative approaches to sustainable fashion. The conversation focused on lev…

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s04e01 - Can Form Energy meet the rapidly growing demand of grid-level, long-duration energy storage? 1:01:13

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In this discussion from SOSV's 2024 EarthDay+ sessions (Apr 22-26, 2024), the CEO and co-founder of Form Energy, Mateo Jaramillo, talks about: 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 batter…

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s03e23 - Our New Relationship With Electricity at Home with Span and Quilt 27:21

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In this discussion from the 2023 SOSV Climate Tech Summit (Sept 26-27, 2023), the founders of Span and Quilt talk about the electrification of homes. 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 syst…

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s03e22 - Taking Climate's Measure: Fire, Emissions and Sequestration with 33:11

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In this discussion from the 2023 SOSV Climate Tech Summit (Sept 26-27, 2023), three startup founders discuss the importance of climate data and measurement. 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 …

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s03e21 - Scientists at Venture Funds with Breakthrough Energy, Lowercarbon Capital and SOSV's HAX 31:52

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In this discussion from the 2023 SOSV Climate Tech Summit (Sept 26-27, 2023), three scientists working at notable venture funds: Clea Kolster, Partner and Head of Science at Lowercarbon, Ken Caldeira, Senior Scientist at Breakthrough Energy and Susan Schofer, Partner and Chief Science Officer at SOSV’s HAX program, discuss the importance of having …

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s03e20 - Better Call the Specialist: VCs in Climate Verticals with AgFunder, Fifth Wall and S2G Ventures Ocean F 31:14

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In this discussion from the 2023 SOSV Climate Tech Summit (Sept 26-27, 2023), we feature three speakers: Rob Leclerc, Founding Partner at AgFunder, Kate Danaher, Managing Director at S2G Ventures Ocean Fund, and Greg Smithies, Partner at Fifth Wall. They discuss the benefits and challenges of raising funds from category-specific climate tech firms.…

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s03e19 - Climate Tech Analysts: Taking the Temperature with Bloomberg NEF, CTVC and Voyager VC 21:06

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In this discussion from the 2023 SOSV Climate Tech Summit (Sept 26-27, 2023), two analysts and an analyst-turned-VC discuss the need for innovative solutions in sectors such as renewable power, transportation, and hard-to-abate industries. They also discuss the potential for growth in climate tech and the importance of research and funding in drivi…

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s03e18 - Iceland: Ice, Fire, and Climate Tech with Iceland's Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation and Climate Investor 26:48

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In this discussion from the 2023 SOSV Climate Tech Summit (Sept 26-27, 2023), we feature Iceland’s Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Innovation, and David Helgason, co-founder and former CEO of software unicorn Unity, and the founder of a climate-focused venture capital firm called Transition and an initiative called Transition Labs. They …

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s03e17 - First Checks for Big Ideas with AtOne Ventures, E2JDJ, Material Impact and SOSV / IndieBio 36:27

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In this discussion from the 2023 SOSV Climate Tech Summit (Sept 26-27, 2023), four investors discuss the importance of early stage funding and the need for startups to show traction and progress. They also highlight the potential of untapped sectors such as cement and agriculture in driving climate tech innovation. The conversation touches on the r…

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s03e16 - Heat-Proof Ag: How Will We Grow Food On A Hotter Planet with Avalo AI, Puna Bio and Drip AI 27:27

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In this discussion from the 2023 SOSV Climate Tech Summit (Sept 26-27, 2023), 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 Bi…

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s03e15 - Solugen: Reinventing The Means Of Production, With Enzymes 24:40

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In this interview from the 2023 SOSV Climate Tech Summit (Sept 26-27, 2023), Dr. Gaurab Chakrabarti, Co-founder and CEO of Solugen, a company specializing in sustainable chemicals, is interviewed by Dr. John Cumbers, Founder and CEO of SynBioBeta. They discuss Solugen’s progress in fundraising and building infrastructure, as well as its focus on de…

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s03e14 - Science, Scale, Markets, and Big Meat: The Future of Alt Proteins with UPSIDE Foods, Prolific and OSI Group 33:32

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In this panel from the 2023 SOSV Climate Tech Summit (Sept 26-27, 2023), three experts discuss the future of meat and the challenges faced by the cultivated meat industry. 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 re…

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s03e13 - How Corporate VCs Invest In Climate Tech with Toyota Ventures, Solvay Ventures and ADM Venture 30:05

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In this panel from the 2023 SOSV Climate Tech Summit (Sept 26-27, 2023), three corporate investors, from Toyota Ventures, Solvay Ventures and ADM Ventures discuss their mandates as investors in the climate space and how they prioritize investments. Toyota Ventures looks at technologies and solutions for emissions reduction, removal, and adaptation …

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s03e12 - Climate Tech Investing In The Global South with Wavemaker, Africa Climate Ventures, Avaana Capital and Gri 35:56

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In this panel from the 2023 SOSV Climate Tech Summit (Sept 26-27, 2023), four investors based in emerging markets discuss the importance of the global south in addressing climate change and the opportunities for climate tech in their respective regions. Marie from Wavemaker emphasizes the need for startups to drive adoption and change behavior, whi…

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s03e11 - The Earth is Hiring: Tackling the Talent Transition with Drawdown Labs, Work On Climate and Terra.do 31:49

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In this panel from the 2023 SOSV Climate Tech Summit (Sept 26-27, 2023), three founders of platforms promoting careers in climate discuss the misconception that climate jobs are only for scientists and activists and emphasize that climate jobs can be found in various industries. They also highlight the need for more skilled workers in the clean eco…

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s03e10 - Making The Hydrogen Value Chain Work with Electric Hydrogen, Amogy and Ayrton Energy 30:30

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In this panel from the 2023 SOSV Climate Tech Summit (Sept 26-27, 2023), the founders of three startups discuss the challenges and potential of the hydrogen value chain, particularly in terms of green hydrogen production. They highlight the importance of renewable electricity in producing truly green hydrogen and the need for collaboration and supp…

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s03e09 - The Missing Link: Grid-level Energy Storage with Malta, Energy Dome and Renewell 36:02

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In this panel from the 2023 SOSV Climate Tech Summit (Sept 26-27, 2023), three founders of startups involved in long-duration energy storage discuss the importance of such technologies in the changing grid and the need for new ways to store energy. Each speaker explains their company's technology and how it fits into the energy system. They also di…

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s03e08 - Re-inventing The Means Of Production for the Chemical Industry, Materials and Industrial Heat 29:53

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In this panel from the 2023 SOSV Climate Tech Summit (Sept 26-27, 2023), three startup founders discuss the industrial sector's focus on reducing carbon emissions and the challenges they face. Their technologies cover alternatives to various materials, and approaches to reduce energy consumption in the chemical industry and for the production of in…

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s03e07 - The Age of Small Nuclear Reactors with Last Energy, Core Power and NewCleo 32:28

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In this panel from the 2023 SOSV Climate Tech Summit (Sept 26-27, 2023), three founders of startups building small nuclear reactors discuss the development of advanced nuclear technologies and their potential in the energy landscape. They highlight the shift in business models, the need for private investment, and the importance of addressing safet…

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s03e06 - Greener Mining For Critical Minerals with Lilac Solutions, Impossible Metals and Still Bright 30:12

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In this discussion from the 2023 SOSV Climate Tech Summit (Sept 26-27, 2023), three startup founders discuss the importance of critical minerals in the energy transition and how their companies are working to secure access to these minerals. One focuses on lithium extraction from brine, another on refining copper ore with electricity, and the last …

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s03e05 - FDA and USDA-approved. When Will Upside's Cultivated Meat Reach Your Table? 19:46

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In this discussion from the 2023 SOSV Climate Tech Summit (Sept 26-27, 2023), Dr. Uma Valeti, founder of UPSIDE Foods, a pioneer in cultivated meat is in conversation with Po Bronson. Dr. Valeti trained as a cardiologist before turning his attention to sustainable meat production. Po Bronson is a general partner at SOSV and managing director of Ind…

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s03e04 - Vinod Khosla and SOSV's Sean O'Sullivan On Climate Investment 32:48

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In this discussion from the 2023 SOSV Climate Tech Summit (Sept 26-27, 2023), Vinod Khosla, Founder of Khosla Ventures and Sean O'Sullivan, Managing General Partner and Founder of SOSV discuss the time it takes for climate tech investments to mature and the potential for exponential growth in the future. Vinod Khosla emphasizes the importance of fo…

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s03e03 - The IRA One Year In, With Professor Jesse Jenkins from Princeton ZERO Lab 27:29

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In this conversation from the 2023 SOSV Climate Tech Summit (Sept 26-27, 2023), Professor Jesse Jenkins, director of the zero lab at Princeton University is interviewed by Robinson Meyer, Founding Executive Editor of Heatmap. They discuss the progress of the Inflation Reduction Act one year after its passing. They talk about the implementation of t…

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s03e02 - Funding First-of-a-Kind Projects with the DoE's Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations, Generate and Prime Coalition 32:44

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In this panel from the 2023 SOSV Climate Tech Summit (Sept 26-27, 2023), three experts discuss the topic of funding first-of-a-kind projects and the challenges and risks associated with it. They emphasize the importance of defining such projects and the need for different types of capital, such as government funding, venture capital, and philanthro…

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s03e01 - Carbon Removal with Charm Industrial, Heirloom and Verdox 32:39

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In this panel from the 2023 SOSV Climate Tech Summit (Sept 26-27, 2023), three founders of carbon removal startups discuss the importance of carbon removal in achieving sustainable goals and the challenges of scaling up carbon removal technologies. They also touch on the need for community engagement, permitting, and the creation of a market for ca…

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s01e02 - How to capture and use carbon dioxide emissions with Lowercarbon Capital, Noya and NovoNutrients 33:21

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In this discussion from the 2021 SOSV Climate Tech Summit (Oct. 20-21, 2021), two startup founders join a climate investor to discuss the importance of carbon capture and utilization in climate mitigation. They cover: The need to remove trillions of tons of CO2 from the atmosphere and the potential for large-scale carbon removal. The role of differ…

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s01e01 - Bill Gates: Creating the Next Tech Giants and Avoiding a Climate Disaster 24:01

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In this discussion from the 2021 SOSV Climate Tech Summit (Oct. 20-21, 2021), Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft and Breakthrough Energy Ventures, and Author of the best-selling book “How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need”, talks about climate tech investments and the challenges they pose compared to oth…

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LtM ep16 - The State Of Mental Health Tech, With Daniel Månsson, CEO of Flow Neuroscience 25:50

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Telemedicine and Mental health are hot topics, especially in those times of economic uncertainty and forced isolation. 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 i…

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LtM ep15 - How The Fashion and Textile Industry Is Embracing Technology, With Alex Chan, Director At The Mills Fabrica 28:25

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The fashion and textile industry is at a turning point. 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 chain…

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LtM ep14 - The State and Opportunities In Robotics, with Fady Saad of MassRobotics 42:25

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MassRobotics helps startups commercialize innovations in robotics. Its ecosystem includes 350 startups, 40 corporates and over 100 VCs, PEs and LPs they advise. In this episode, Fady Saad talks about trends, acquisitions, failures and what has changed over the past decade in robotics. It is a little crash course on the robotics market. This podcast…

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LtM ep13 - How Khosla Ventures Invests In Deep Tech, with Kanu Gulati and Rajesh Swaminathan 37:09

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Khosla Ventures (KV) has been an active investor in deep tech for 15 years. In this episode they share ideas on how they select sectors to invest in and prioritize and retire risk, how to best support startups, and what investors need to enter the deep tech field (hint: it's not a PhD). This podcast is hosted by Benjamin Joffe, Partner at SOSV, a g…

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LtM ep12 - Australia’s Deep Tech Ambitions With Phil Morle, Startup Pioneer and Partner at Main Sequence Ventures 36:17

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Getting innovation from lab to market is not an easy feat, and few countries do it well. Australia’s research output, for instance, punches way above its commercial applications (e.g. #10 in the SJR ranking and Nature Index). Are there ways to accelerate that transformation? Australia set up Main Sequence Ventures (@mseqvc) as a AU$240M (about US$1…

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LtM ep11 - Funding Science Fiction That Works From The MIT Media Lab, With Habib Haddad and Calvin Chin From The E14 Fund 49:15

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Habib Haddad and Calvin Chin are the Managing Partners of the E14 Fund, an early stage deep tech fund that invests exclusively in startups from the prolifically inventive MIT Media Lab community. This podcast is hosted by Benjamin Joffe, Partner at SOSV, a global early stage fund focused on deep tech. SOSV runs multiple accelerator programs includi…

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LtM ep10 - How to Select Industrial Partners with Robert Gallenberger, Partner at btov Partners 34:26

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Few VC funds focus on deep tech in industry, and few investors have a strong industrial background. Robert Gallenberger at btov Partners is one of those rare people. He invests across Europe where he sees an industrial renaissance based on the combination of fresh tech talent with industry veterans, and making use of the strong industrial base part…

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LtM ep9 - Xavier Duportet of Eligo and Hello Tomorrow on Science Entrepreneurship and Founding World's Largest Deep Tech Community and Event 47:15

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First, let’s state that I have been a fan of Xavier since I was first invited to speak about hardware startups at his Hello Tomorrow Global Summit in 2016. Hello Tomorrow is a #deeptech community, and its Summit is the largest deep tech event in the world, featuring yearly 500 global startups. I was impressed by the production quality and general v…

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LtM [SPECIAL] - Deep Tech Startups vs Covid-19 with Khosla Ventures, Fifty Years and SOSV 45:52

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This is a a live panel ran by SOSV to introduce and discuss solutions funded by some of the most active investors in deep tech startups fighting Covid-19. 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 o…

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LtM ep8 - The Chinese Tech Diaspora Opportunity, with Eric Rosenblum, Managing Partner at Tsingyuan Ventures 36:54

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Eric Rosenblum is a Managing Partner at Tsingyuan Ventures, an early stage US fund with over $100m under management. They believe in the opportunity of cross-border and cross-discipline investments and focus primarily on US-based science startups founded by the Chinese tech diaspora. Prior to co-founding Tsingyuan Ventures, Eric graduated from Harv…

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LtM ep7 - The State of Investment in Deep Tech with Leslie Jump and Mack Kolarich from Different 59:50

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Leslie Jump is the CEO and Mack Kolarich the CPO of Different, an organization that helps institutions and family offices discover, analyze, diligence, and select venture capital funds. 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 Schm…

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LtM ep6 - Sota Nagano, Partner at Abies Ventures, on Japan's Deep Tech Scene 23:33

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Sota Nagano is a Partner at Abies Ventures, a $40m early stage deep tech fund based in Tokyo backed by Taizo Son, a billionare active tech investor, and younger brother of Masa, creator of the famous Vision Fund. Abies Ventures invests in Japan and abroad in industrial tech, But also opportunistically in multiple sectors including advanced sensors,…

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LtM ep5 - Seth Bannon, Founding Partner at Fifty Years on How Science Startups Build the Future 53:57

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Seth Bannon is the Founding Partner of Fifty Years, a $50m early stage deep tech fund. 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 Soc…

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LtM ep4 - Kelly Chen, Partner at DCVC on Investing in Old School Industries and Fundamental Demographic and Labor Shifts 35:57

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Kelly Chen is a Partner at DCVC — a US-based venture fund founded in 2011 that raised $725 million in November 2019 to invest mostly in deep tech. 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 …

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LtM ep3 - Manish Singhal, Managing Partner of Pi Ventures on India's Deep Tech Scene 34:11

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Manish Singhal is the founding partner of pi Ventures, a $30 million early stage deep tech fund based in Bangalore. Before founding Pi Ventures in 2016 as one of the very first AI-focused funds, he has worked for over 2 decades in R&D, product and general management roles in global companies creating video technologies and consumer electronics, inc…

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LtM ep2 - John Ho, Partner at Anzu Partners on Investing In Industrial Technologies 31:02

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John Ho is a Partner at Anzu Partners, a US-based $190 million venture capital and private equity fund focused on breakthrough industrial technologies. John is a Computer Science and Electrical Engineering PhD from MIT, and long-time Bostonian, who worked in industry and management consulting. This podcast is hosted by Benjamin Joffe, Partner at SO…

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LtM ep1 - Matt Clifford, Cofounder of Entrepreneur First on Investing in Deep Tech the Lean Startup Way 41:15

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Matt Clifford is the co-founder and CEO of Entrepreneur First. EF helps create deep tech startups by attracting exceptional talent, and having them go through a unique program to create teams, identify real problems, and fund the most promising ones. SOSV has funded several EF graduates (and likely more to come). This podcast is hosted by Benjamin …