Deep Checks Presents
The Deeptech
Summit
Free admission. The world's top deeptech investors. The mental models and sector intelligence you need to invest in deeptech.
Speakers
The speakers who built the playbook.
The leading deeptech funds share how they find and pick winners
Ali Tamoseb
DCVC
Shaun Maguire
Sequoia Capital
Alice Brooks
Khosla Ventures
Mike Annunziata
Also Capital
Charly Mwangi
Eclipse
Clay Dumas
Lowercarbon Capital
Will Coffield
Riot Ventures
Amber Yang
Lightspeed
Shawn Xu
Lowercarbon Capital
Leo Polovets
Humba Ventures
Christian Keil
a16z
Peter Walker
Carta
Julian Shapiro
Julian Capital
Joe Wilson
Undeterred
AGENDA
What We're Covering
Two-day online event · Panels, keynotes, interactive rooms
1
Mental models for evaluating deeptech startups across diligence, sector expertise, and macro trends.
2
Hear directly from investors who've navigated technical DD on breakthrough science.
3
Connect with leading and emerging deeptech fund managers.
DAY ONE | May 20, 2026
1:00–1:30 PM
The State of Deeptech Funding
A birds' eye view of deeptech funding trends: capital allocated, follow on rates, valuations, and more.
Peter Walker
Peter Walker
1:30–2:00 PM
The Art of Technical Due Diligence
How to perform technical DD across domains. Analyzing engineering vs scientific risk.
Alice Brooks
Alice Brooks
2:00–2:45 PM
The Space Economy
Perspectives on the future of space.
Mike Annunziata
Mike Annunziata
Will Coffield
Will Coffield
2:45–3:30 PM
The Reindustrialization Round Table
Manufacturing, Defense, and Critical Inputs
Shaun Maguire
Shaun Maguire
DAY TWO | May 21, 2026
1:00–1:30 PM
Why Deeptech, Why Now?
The macro case for hard tech: industrial policy tailwinds, defense spending, onshoring, energy transition, and more.
Leo Polovets
Leo Polovets
Christian Keil
Christian Keil
1:30–2:10 PM
Energy and Climate Tech
Investing in the energy transition: fusion, grid-scale storage, carbon capture, and the path to decarbonization.
Shawn Xu
Shawn Xu
Clay Dumas
Clay Dumas
2:50–3:20 PM
Chips and Compute
The semiconductor supply chain, custom silicon, and the infrastructure powering the AI era.
Amber Yang
Amber Yang
Ali Tamoseb
Ali Tamoseb
3:20–4:00 PM
Robotics and Automation
From warehouse floors to surgical suites: the next wave of autonomous systems.
Joe Wilson
Joe Wilson
Charly Mwangi
Charly Mwangi
About the Summit
Deeptech is rising as a top sector in venture - but investing at the frontier requires a particular skillset.
The technical risk is more daunting and real-world constraints lead to barriers to scale.
The Deeptech Summit brings together top investors to share exactly how they think, evaluate, and win.
A two-day summit event—a masterclass in deeptech investing, built specifically for deeptech (and deeptech curious) VCs.
Curated by
The world's largest deeptech funding platform
1000s
of submissions
$100M+
Fundraised