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​Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs Industry Snapshot: DeepTech

​Join us in Austin to learn why investors are increasingly leaning into DeepTech startups, the ventures built on substantive scientific or engineering innovation, often originating from breakthroughs in fields like AI, robotics, materials science, energy, biotech, and aerospace. These companies are typically defined not just by long R&D cycles and high capital intensity, but by their defensibility: proprietary technology, technical moats, and the potential to reshape entire industries. While they may face slower commercialization and adoption curves, they also offer outsized impact and the possibility of category-defining outcomes.

Hear from voices spanning DeepTech entrepreneurship, venture capital, and academia as they unpack where the real opportunities and bottlenecks are emerging today.

Hosted by the Texas Chapter of Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs, part of the Stanford Alumni Association, this event is part of the Industry Snapshots series designed to explore sectors undergoing meaningful transformation.

Who Should Attend
This event is open to anyone interested in understanding the future of innovation, not just Stanford affiliates, angels, or entrepreneurs. If you're an operator, investor, student, researcher, or simply curious about where frontier technologies are heading (and how they get funded and scaled), you’ll find this valuable. Especially relevant for those looking to engage with DeepTech either professionally or as a learning opportunity.

Agenda
- Opening remarks from Antler
- Lay of the Land in DeepTech from Alec Walker, President of Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs Texas Chapter
- Panelist introductions
- Panel session moderated by Antler’s Jake O’Shea
- Audience Q&A
- Networking session

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​About Our Host:

​Antler — Antler is an early-stage venture capital firm with a focus on inception stage founders and a community of resident tech entrepreneurs and operators. Residents are immersed in a community with everything they need to build and scale at lightning speed. For more information on Antler and to apply to become a resident : https://www.antler.co/location/us