As more funding flows into deep tech to address difficult global problems like climate change, PhD entrepreneurs coming out of Europe’s top universities and labs are increasingly turning their research into companies. French spinout Diamfab, founded in 2019, is one example. Its co-founders, CEO Gauthier Chicot and CTO Khaled Driche, both PhDs in nanoelectronics and […]
With backing from NATO Innovation Fund, OTB Ventures will invest $185M into European deep tech
Not a day goes by without some confirmation that deep tech is on the rise in Europe — and public and private capital investors are here for it. Latest case in point, OTB Ventures, which closed a $ 185 million fund to invest in deep tech in Europe that it will mostly deploy at the […]
As European dynamism gathers momentum, Elaia and partners double down with new deep tech fund
Deep tech is on the rise in Europe, fueled in part by the match between AI and a local flavor of math excellence. But it’s also benefiting from a growing community, public support and increasing amounts of funding. Elaia‘s third deep tech seed fund, DTS3, is an example: “It is double the size of the […]
Thai BL “Deep Night” Gains Attention For Allegedly “Copying” A Fourth-Generation Group’s Choreography
BLs (Boys’ Love) have become more popular, and even in Korea, more have been released with top celebrities starring in them. It seems like K-Pop has influenced a particular BL. Netizens recently noticed that a new Thai BL called Deep Night incorporated an iconic K-Pop dance into one of their episodes. The series follows the son […]
Compete or cooperate? Five deep tech investors opt for shared gain over sharp elbows
The prisoner’s dilemma is a classic thought experiment that explores how people can collaborate for mutual gain — or how one might screw the other over for a lesser reward. Can you guess which outcome venture capital might resemble? A group of Boston investors wishes it were different. This week, a group of five venture […]