Building Deep Tech Ventures from Day Zero

Every deep tech company starts years before anyone calls it one. A result in a lab, an engineer who can’t stop thinking about a problem, a handful of people willing to bet on it before there’s a product, a team or a term sheet.

This is the part of the story that rarely gets told. Join us for a behind-the-scenes conversation about building companies at the earliest stage: what it takes to get from research to incorporation to first funding, what goes wrong, and what the people who’ve done it wish they’d known.

What to expect

A fireside conversation with CFT and an academic founder on the unglamorous work of building early

A look behind the curtain at CFT: how we find, shape and build ventures, what’s in the pipeline, and what’s coming next

Time to talk: drinks and conversation with founders, academics, operators and investors

Who it’s for

Academics and technology transfer teams with research that deserves to become a company

Operators and future CEOs considering leading a deep tech venture from day one

Angels and investors who want to see how early-stage ventures are built and where their capital goes

Capacity is limited, so please RSVP.

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