Is the UK backing its deep-tech founders?
The UK is not short of talent or ideas. What is missing is domestic capital with the conviction to back these companies as they scale.
By Dr Ben Miles
Is the UK doing enough to help its deep-tech founders build and scale?
That was the focus of a great discussion with the Curation Collective, alongside Nick Finegold, Stanley Fink and Katie Ramsey.
The UK clearly isn't short of talent or ideas, and is home to some of the most ambitious deep-tech companies.
What's still missing is enough domestic capital with the conviction to back these companies as they scale.
Until that changes, it's not surprising that many founders will keep looking to the US for the support they need.
At Empirical Ventures, we're trying to address that gap.
