Building Conviction in Technical Startups: Insights from Deeptech Venture Network

How do early-stage investors build conviction in highly technical startups?

Last week, our investment team had the pleasure of attending the Deeptech Venture Network event at the Royal Academy of Engineering in London. Following a warm welcome by Anika H. at RAEng and Malaq-Neo Daniel from IP Group plc, Sam Hields, Partner in our London office, shared his thinking in a fireside chat. Sam walked through his approach to investing in highly technical software and robotics solutions, weighing exciting technologies against their commercial potential, and balancing deep expertise with humility.

OpenOcean is proud to back early-stage ventures across Europe, and we look forward to deepening our collaboration with RAEng's Enterprise Hub and other leading startup programmes. If you're building or investing in AI, data, and deeptech, we'd love to hear from you!

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