Driving Innovation
summary
Europe hosts working deep‑tech firms like Proxima Fusion, Marvel Fusion, ESA Aerospace and Plancq and institutions that spun out close to 200 companies from Max Planck, yet scaling stalls once startups hit about €50 million in capital because there are no larger growth funds. Problems are broken IP handovers, universities valuing publications over spinouts, and scarce patient capital 5–15 year horizons. Proposals include the state as early customer, specialized growth funds and pension or family office allocation.
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chapters (5)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:34Why are we not talking about Proxima Fusion
- 2:41Understanding the complexity of deep tech entrepreneurship
- 6:48What is deep tech
- 9:04State support








