Scaling the Hard Stuff: Lessons from Tough Tech Founders

​Innospark Ventures and Breakout Ventures invite you to join us during Tough Tech Week for a conversation on building and scaling deep tech companies. Wednesday, October 29th at 8:30 am we will be hosting a breakfast and panel discussion with founders who are navigating the challenges of translating breakthrough tech into enduring businesses. 

​Tough Tech startups sit at the intersection of world-changing science and engineering and hard-to-scale markets. From long R&D cycles and higher capital requirements, these companies face unique hurdles on the path from lab to market. And yet, when built well, they have the potential to define entire industries. 

​Our panel of tough tech founders will share lessons learned from their own journeys, including how to stay capital efficient in resource-intensive industries, strategies for attracting and retaining the specialized talent required to build these companies, and ways AI and computational tools accelerate their development and scale.

​Tough Tech Panelists:

• ​Ignacio Galiana, CEO of Verve Motion

• ​Jasmina Aganovic, CEO of Arcaea

• ​Jacob Grose, CEO of Copernic Catalysts

​This event is part of Tough Tech Week, and is designed for founders, operators, and investors who want to better understand what it takes to scale “the hard stuff.”