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Deep Tech Investment Secrets: What Top VCs Do Differently - Part 1
Venture is in the midst of a âhard modeâ reset: capital is more selective, holding periods are longer, and scalability has shifted from code to concrete.
Strategic patterns used by leading deep tech investors to get better deals, faster access, and lower downstream risk.
Dear Friends,
Hereâs the tape this week: capital continued to migrate toward the intersections where software disciplines physical processesâfactory floors, grid edges, certified materials, and evidence-driven healthcare. AI remains the accelerant, but the checks are increasingly tied to bankability, pathways to procurement, and measurable IRR rather than demos or one-off pilots.
Industrial AI is edging from âanalyticsâ toward closed-loop operations. GREĂâs âŹ650K pre-seed may look modest, but wiring multi-site camera networks and on-prem systems into a single operational surface for safety and efficiency is a meaningful capability step. GoodShipâs $25M Series Bâpreempted by Greenfieldâvalidates freight orchestration as a durable category: coordinating carrier networks and pricing through tariff volatility is a P&L story, not a dashboard.