Inside Hard2beat

A VC take on the photonic chip market, from Moore’s Law limits to AI data center power use – and where ambitious founders can build enduring companies.

Raising money for a deeptech startup is tough — long R&D, tricky IP, high risk. Here’s how to build a 10-slide deck that shows your edge and vision.

I invest in hardware. I split my time between factory floors and investment committees, so I see how money works in the real world. The last decade in robotics tells a clear story: Robotics has broken its curse-of-growth loop and is compounding on real deployments.

Neuromedical has developed VGuard, a non-invasive method that has demonstrated significant improvements in cognitive function in Alzheimer’s patients in clinical trials.

DefendEye is developing autonomous dual-use UAV systems for both civil and military markets.