Abstract:

Early-stage scientific breakthroughs rarely fail because of weak science; they do so because the path from lab to venture is not structured early enough. In this session, Maria Sansigre will address both sides of the equation: what investors look for in deep tech projects at very low technology/business-readiness levels, and how research teams can deliberately shape their projects into fundable spin-offs from the outset.

Short biography:

María is a former venture capital investor with an engineering background. She is an expert in energy transition and sustainable technologies and markets, with 20 years of experience. She has relevant knowledge of innovation, technology scale-up, and public & private access to financing. She is a founding partner of Ionica Partners, a one-stop shop specialised in industrial & deep tech for climate change, focused on the “hard side” of the energy & environment sectors.