SOSV Deep Tech LIVE

In this episode of SOSV Deep Tech Live, we sit down with tech visionary and investor Eric Ries, bestselling author of The Lean Startup, to tackle a problem that is quietly ticking beneath the surface of the entire innovation ecosystem.   Fifteen years ago, Eric rewired how the world builds startups. Today, he’s back with a new book, Incorruptible, targeting an entirely different kind of broken sys...

🎥  Moore’s Law isn't dying—it’s changing. In this episode of SOSV Deep Tech Live, we sit down with semiconductor legend  Dr. Rick Gottscho , Retired Head of Products and CTO of  Lam Research , to unpack the past, present, and highly disruptive future of chip manufacturing. Without plasma, Moore's Law would have stalled decades sooner. It remains the foundational technology enabling the et...

At our latest  SOSV Deep Tech Live , we sat down with a panel of world leaders in plasma to explore ​how plasma is quickly becoming one of the most important…and misunderstood..forces shaping the future of semiconductors, clean manufacturing, advanced materials, and of course, clean energy. While much of today’s AI conversation centers on LLMs that help us write and design, the truly transformativ...

Fusion energy has long been called the “holy grail” of clean power because in theory it’s cheap, abundant, clean, and safe. Yet despite 100+ years of scientific research and billions in investment, the profound engineering challenges associated with fusion-based power are far from settled. 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐢𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐲, 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔.𝐒. 𝐃𝐎𝐄’𝐬 Princeton Plasma Physics Labor...

Geothermal energy is one of the most promising solutions to the surging energy. ☄️ But drilling to the super hot rock many miles down is a vexing technical challenge and is one reason why geothermal provides <1% of global electricity. 📽️ Our next 𝐒𝐎𝐒𝐕 𝐃𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄  features Carlos Araque (CEO, Quaise Energy ) and Duncan Turner (General Partner, SOSV & Managing Director, SOSV HAX ), explor...

Tune in April 9th for a fascinating live conversation between Quaise Energy's CEO Carlos Araque and SOSV GP Duncan Turner - livestreaming on YouTube and LinkedIn (details below)Geothermal energy is one of the most promising solutions to the surging energy. ☄️ But drilling to the super hot rock many miles down is a vexing technical challenge and is one reason why geothermal provides less than 1...

If your only customer is "humanity," you don't have a business. And if you’re working with a global energy incumbent, you need more than great tech. On this episode of SOSV Deep Tech LIVE , we’re talking about how industrial systems actually work. This is the practical, behind-the-scenes path from promising science to full-scale deployment. Tune in for this fireside chat with Dr. Sus...

As part of New York Climate Week, this SOSV Deep Tech Live features Fervo Energy founder Tim Latimer in conversation with Duncan Turner , General Partner at SOSV and Managing Director of HAX . Join us for an in-depth discussion about Latimer’s Fervo and the remarkable advances in geothermal energy that promise to enhance much-needed, carbon-free baseload power on the grid. 📍🏙️ Broadcast live from...

🧬 Deep tech isn’t just AI and quantum computing — it includes 𝐬𝐲𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲, 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐦𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬, 𝐂𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐏𝐑, 𝐥𝐚𝐛-𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝, and more. These technologies are reshaping the inputs and outputs of both our 🌱 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 and 🏥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬.🔥 Get ready for a 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 with Robert Lustig , M.D., M.S.L., one of the world’s most 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 on 𝐦𝐞...

In this episode of Deep Tech LIVE, SOSV and Women Moving Markets present: “Commercializing Deep Tech for Industrial Resilience.” SOSV General Partner Katie Hoffman sits down with Dr. Vanessa Chan , former Chief Commercialization Officer at the U.S. Department of Energy and now Vice Dean of Innovation at Penn Engineering, and Dr. Susan Schofer , Chief Science Officer at HAX and Partner at SOSV. The...

Check out this fascinating conversation between SOSV General Partner Pae Wu and Steve Isakowitz, CEO of the Aerospace Corporation, a leading architect for the nation’s space programs, operating in the civil, national security and commercial realms.  In this episode, Pae Wu talks with Isakowitz about his illustrious career, which spans 𝐍𝐀𝐒𝐀, where he helped open the door to the commercialization of...

Coming up on the next episode of SOSV Deep Tech LIVE... There’s no deep tech tougher than space tech—and no commercialization frontier more vast than what lies beyond the Kármán line. In a one-on-one conversation, 𝐀𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐄𝐎 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐈𝐬𝐚𝐤𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐳 joins 𝐃𝐫. 𝐏𝐚𝐞 𝗪𝐮 (SOSV GP & IndieBio CTO) to explore: ✨ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 – tackling extreme radiation, zero gravity, and mind-boggling...

Welcome to SOSV Deep Tech Live , where we explore the frontiers of Deep Tech with the world’s top technologists, founders, and researchers. Our moderators are the general partners of SOSV , “the First Check in Deep Tech,” a venture dedicated to human and planetary health. In this premiere episode - “From the IRA to 'Drill Baby Drill.' What Now?” - we dive deep into the policies and politic...

Tune in for the premiere episode of SOSV Deep Tech LIVE: “From the IRA to 'Drill Baby Drill.' What Now?” featuring Princeton’s Dr. Jesse Jenkins on the energy transition Moderating the conversation, Katie Hoffman, SOSV General Partner and member of our HAX program team along with Duncan Turner, SOSV GP and Managing Director of our HAX Program  The conversation with Dr. Jenkins could not co...