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Startup Life

Raising, regulation and risk: What’s next for deeptech?

Wed 19 Feb 2025 / 12:00 - 13:00 (GMT), 13:00 - 14:00 (CET)

About the event

Deeptech startups are driving breakthrough innovations that could reshape the European tech scene and have a transformational impact on some of the biggest challenges facing our world today. But thanks to funding and commercialisation hurdles, and a complex regulatory landscape to navigate, deeptechs have faced a tough 12 months. So, how are founders preparing for 2025? Which sectors are VCs backing? Where do knowledge gaps remain? As well as AI hype, what other subsectors of deeptech show the most promise?

Date & Venue

Wed 19 Feb 2025 / 12:00 (GMT), 13:00 (CET)

Virtual (Zoom call)

We'll be discussing

  1. Trends: What’s shaping the future right now?
  2. Tough-to-raise environment: How to gain access to capital
  3. Bridging the gap: The areas requiring talent and expertise the most
  4. Government backing: How can UK startups leverage support?

Moderators & Speakers

Rebecca Gorman
Rebecca Gorman

Founder, CEO and Chief Technologist @ Aligned AI

Atif Syed
Atif Syed

CEO & Founder @ Wootzano

Estelle Godard
Estelle Godard

Vice President @ Promus Ventures

Simon Thomas
Simon Thomas

CEO @ Paragraf

Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet

Reporter @ Sifted