Max Bautin’s Post

It is not often #deeptech companies grab non-tech news headlines, today Nyobolt got plenty. And yes, they can do 0-100pc in sub 6 mins and these batteries are not just -or even foremost- for consumer EVs, but also robots, industrial equipment and tools. https://lnkd.in/eqEpzzcm

Proud for IQ Capital Ed Stacey to have worked with Foundries.io since Ser A and great to see another exit in 2024 - looks like tech M&A is starting to pick up again.

Wolfson College Grand Finale is today!

Sadly, in some capital intensive areas EU still finds it too hard to compete. Five AI https://lnkd.in/e2UDqZeT

A lot of criticism of Softbank/VisionFund over the last few years.. Lots of their big bets have of course gone pear-shaped; ironic that one of the very few #deeptech deals they did, ARM, is now worth more than $110B. And - this is net of $4.7B they have already realised at IPO.. Of course not 'liquid' as they hold 90%+/in lock-up and can change with market sentiment - yet.. it is not just proof UK/Europe can indeed grow $100B+ deeptech companies - but also just how far correct deeptech thesis can go.

Great to share thoughts on the successes and challenges of the European #deeptech ecosystem and see the Nordic #deeptech developing so well!

“Broadly, they find that scientific breakthroughs from public institutions “elicit little or no response from established corporations” over a number of years. A boffin in a university lab might publish brilliant paper after brilliant paper, pushing the frontier of a discipline. Often, however, this has no impact on corporations’ own publications, their patents or the number of scientists that they employ, with life sciences being the exception. And this, in turn, points to a small impact on economy-wide productivity.” The methodology seems to be completely missing the impact of spin-off companies (generating billions for the universities and the public purse through taxes, jobs, multiplier in economy etc), or indeed even direct licensing to the corporates 🤦