How to Find the Right Deep Tech Co-Founder
Most deep tech companies don’t fail because the science doesn’t work. They fail because the founding team doesn’t.
Picking a co-founder is a bigger decision than picking an investor, a hire, or a business partner. Yet most scientists and engineers limit their options: a classmate, lab mate, a friend of a friend.
Join SOSV and Entrepreneurs First for a candid one-hour conversation on how to find the right deep tech co-founder, and how to know when you’ve found them.
What we will cover
Why co-founder fit matters
What technical founders get wrong about the “business” co-founder, and vice versa
How to find a co-founder when you have a project, and when you don’t
How to evaluate fit fast, and the red flags to watch for
Who this is for
Solo founders looking for a technical or commercial co-founder
Scientists and researchers thinking about commercializing their work
Engineers, operators, and execs who want to join a deep tech startup as a founder, but haven’t found the right project yet
No project or affiliation with SOSV is required.
Speakers
Alice Bentinck, Co-founder and CEO, Entrepreneurs First
Riam Kanso, Founder and CEO, Conception X
Others to be announced
About Entrepreneurs First
Entrepreneurs First pioneered the "talent investing" model and helped form and back 500+ companies.
Its portfolio is now valued at over $16B.
About Conception X
Conception X is a not-for-profit organization that backs PhD researchers building deep tech companies from their research.
It has supported 700+ scientists from 92 universities, who have created 205 companies representing £1B+ in value.
About SOSV
SOSV is a global early-stage VC with $1.5B+ AUM.
It has funded 800+ deep tech startups with its unique model of in-house experts, labs and support.
Find Your Co-founder
This session is the warm-up for SOSV’s free, virtual Deep Tech Co-Founder Search event on November 9-13.
300+ founders and aspiring co-founders across AI, robotics, biotech, energy, climate, materials, semiconductors, space, and more will meet 1:1 in double opt-in, 20-minute meetings, with or without an existing project.
Register at: https://sosv.com/announcing-sosvs-vc-founder-deep-tech-co-founder-search-nov-9-13/
Hosted by SOSV as part of The Engine’s Tough Tech Week.