Deep Tech

Trained as a quantum scientific researcher, Kris Kaczmarek shifted his career focus to venture capital, excited by what a quantum-focused funds were building.

The ongoing shift from big, expensive military assets like battleships and fighter jets to smaller, more agile and less costly ones positions Anduril and other venture-backed companies to win more government and commercial contracts and draw more capital from investors.

Mismatched valuation expectations are impeding defense tech acquisitions.

AI, robots, secondaries, climate, women-led funds and data centers were the topics of most interest to Venture Capital Journal readers in 2024.

Without additional deep tech growth capital, Europe risks standing on the sidelines as other countries harvest its fruits of innovation, writes Krish Ramadurai of Harmonix Fund.

Early commercial prospects help some deep tech start-ups skirt fundraising woes.

Biofire, which is making a gun that can only be discharged by its owner, has raised $14 million in Series A funding.

With a backdrop full of pressing issues facing the world today, the space for deep tech entrepreneurs to grow their companies into transformative solutions is perhaps greater than it's ever been, writes Karthee Madasamy of MFV Partners.