Analysis

April 14, 2023

Deeptech ideas VCs want to be pitched

Deeptech is no exception to the current slowdown — but VCs are still keen on the space. Here are 5 gaps in the market they'd like to see filled


Sadia Nowshin

6 min read

Elena Bou, executive board member at EIT InnoEnergy

Deeptech startups in Europe raised $2.9bn in Q1 this year — the industry’s slowest quarter since Q3 of 2020 and indicative of a wider slowdown for European tech. 

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Rubina Singh, deeptech investor at Octopus Ventures
Rubina Singh, deeptech investor at Octopus Ventures
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Philine Huizing, principal at Insight Partners
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Mikael Johnsson, cofounder and general partner at Oxx
Mikael Johnsson, cofounder and general partner at Oxx
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Sadia Nowshin

Sadia Nowshin was a reporter at Sifted covering foodtech, biotech and startup life. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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