vcIQ: Deep Tech Founder Session

Description

​vcIQ Founder Sessions is a curated, small-group conversation series designed to give founders direct access to leading venture investors in specific sectors.

​Each session brings together 2 to 3 active investors and a room of 15 to 20 founders for an interactive off-the-record discussion focused on how capital actually moves within the category. This is not a panel, and there are no formal presentations. The format is conversational, candid, and founder-driven.

​This session is hosted during DC Deep Tech Week.

​We will be joined by:

• ​Michael Luciani, Juniper VC

• ​Frank Taylor

​They will share perspectives from the front lines of deep tech investing, including:

• ​What is actually getting funded right now, and where investors have pulled back

• ​How they underwrite technical risk before the science is fully settled

• ​What counts as traction before revenue, and how non-dilutive capital factors in

• ​Whether venture timelines actually fit the technology, and what that means for how you raise

• ​Where real defensibility comes from in deep tech

• ​The mistakes deep tech founders make when they pitch like software founders

​Founders will have the opportunity to ask direct questions, pressure test positioning, and engage in open discussion with investors actively deploying capital in the space.

​Space is highly limited to maintain discussion quality. We will not be able to accommodate everyone but look forward to bringing together a strong and relevant group to the conversation.