What the Lab Can't Tell You About Scale

Welcome back to Deep Tech Catalyst! We’re opening this new chapter of the podcast by sitting down with Mohammad Doostmohammadi, founder and CEO of pH7 Technologies.

We explored his unique journey as a Deep Tech entrepreneur and unpacked real-world lessons from building the first R&D engine and the team around it through market validation, capital strategy, and the path to industrial scale.

Conversation Highlights

00:42 - Introduction

06:56 - Why Deep Tech hiring is about vision, not just technical skill

08:50 - Why the techno-economic model should keep evolving as the company learns

12:41 - Why market validation should start before the company does

16:17 - Why the right market insight can change the competitive picture

17:49 - How to build a capital stack around the realities of Deep Tech scale-up

20:30 - Why non-dilutive capital matters in a capital-intensive journey

23:14 - What’s next for pH7 Technologies

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About the Guest

Mohammad Doostmohammadi is the Founder and CEO of pH7 Technologies, with over 15 years of experience in mineral extraction, metal recovery, and industrial processing. A serial entrepreneur, he has led the development of five processing plants worldwide, from R&D through commercialization. His leadership focuses on advancing innovative, commercially viable technologies that improve industrial efficiency and environmental performance.

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BEYOND THE CONVERSATION

Strategic Insights from the Episode

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