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Deeptech, & Getting Your First Paying Customers with Pearse Coyle (#9)
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Pearse Coyle, a founder, and investor from Ireland goes in-depth about the state of startup funding in Europe, the barriers that deep tech startups face when transferring from academia to the market, and his secret sauce for helping tech founders validate their ideas early on.
We also touch on the important but often overlooked source of funding for startups, Revenue through avenues like Paid Pilots. Pearse explains why you should always try to aim for a paid pilot as well as some tips for closing those deals.
βοΈ____ ABOUT PEARSE COYLE ____βοΈ
Pearse Coyle is a founder and investor from Dublin, Ireland with an extensive background in computer science and innovative technology.
He has been the founding CEO, first investor, or first head of sales in 11 tech ventures, 6 of which have gone on to scale and/or successful exit.
He founded Deeptech Seed Fund, a venture capital firm, in 2018 together with Tom Burniece who is based in San Jose, California.
Deeptech Seed Fund is a multi-stage investor that invests early in new ventures in Europe that have achieved a significant breakthrough in technology/science and now wish to exploit a global commercial opportunity.
They invest only in ventures that have come through one of their partner incubator programs.
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Deeptech Seed Fund
https://www.deeptechseedfund.com/
Connect with Pearse Coyle
https://www.linkedin.com/in/pearsecoyle/
Innovation and Commercialisation of University Research (ICURe) pilot programme (UK based)
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/icure-evaluation-of-pilot-programme
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