STEM Founders and Investors Speed Dating
We introduce a sector-focused matching format that brings founders and investors together through shared technical context and domain expertise, combining short, focused exchanges with open networking. The room is structured around four key deep-tech sectors, each hosted by a specialist investor, creating a space where conversations quickly move from introduction to substance and participants engage based on genuine alignment.
Founders are encouraged to prepare a short flash pitch for the speed matching session.
An Oxonian herself, Theresia is a lead investor in pre-seed and seed rounds who tech that moves - from chips and material optimisation via robotics, manufacturing, drones, maritime and beyond. LEAP4 comprises 140+ industry leaders from the large European OEMs, all eager to support bold founders taking the leap. She also founded xWAVES, a pro bono organisation connecting female founders and researchers at OxBridge, Imperial and select Ivy League schools with female investors on both sides of the Atlantic.
Sectors structure:
Biotech & Healthcare: Biotech, therapeutics, gene editing, synthetic biology, bio-manufacturing, neurotech & brain-computer interfaces
Energy, Climate & Materials: Energy systems (batteries, nuclear, fusion), carbon capture, hydrogen, advanced materials & chemistry
Machines & Industrial Systems: Robotics, autonomy, drones, advanced manufacturing, space tech (launch, satellites, in-space infrastructure)
Quantum, Compute & AI: AI models, infrastructure, chips, AI for science (bio, materials, physics), quantum computing & sensing, advanced simulation
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