#8 Massimo Portincaso on the deep tech investment paradox

This episode is with the former Partner & Managing Director and Co-Leader of the Deep Tech unit at BCG, Chairman at Hello Tomorrow, author, deep tech investor & advisor Massimo Portincaso. Massimo has studied the deep tech landscape internationally like no other. As a co-leader of BCG’s „Deep Tech Mission“ he has gained an extraordinary rich perspective on emerging technologies, those startups building businesses out of them as well as investors helping to grow deep tech ventures. In partnership with Hello Tomorrow, Massimo has published several reports on deep tech related topics, such as: Nature Co-Design, Deep Tech - The Great Wave of Innovation as well as The Deep Tech Investment Paradox. All of them are true thought leadership and based upon outstanding analyses of the international ecosystem.

In our conversation, Massimo shares his view on what constitutes deep tech and why now is the time for the big wave of deep tech ventures. In particular, we discuss the most relevant findings from the Deep Tech Investment Paradox report: why venture capital needs to get back to its roots, how the investment game needs to change in order to help deep tech ventures being built and grow as well as why the limited partners are key for making this change happen. Massimo also tells us what technologies excite him the most and why it is up to all of us to discuss how we want to implement them in our everyday lives.

In case you want to read the report yourself, here is the link: https://hello- tomorrow.org/bcg-the-deep-tech-investment-paradox/

You should also follow his thought leadership & work via The Antidisciplinarian:

https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/the- antidisciplinarian-6635292802584457216/