Deep Tech Leaders is an executive search firm that recruits C-suite leaders for Deep Tech startups focused on the Lab to Market journey. The firm advises entrepreneurs and investors in the Advanced Computing, Industrial, and Medical Technology sectors.

Deep Tech Leaders

Deep Tech Leaders is an executive search firm that recruits C-suite leaders for Deep Tech startups on the Lab to Market journey. It provides advisory services to entrepreneurs and investors in the Advanced Computing, Industrial, and Medical Technology domains.

Deep Tech Leaders | 1,491 followers on LinkedIn. Recruiting leadership teams and boards for advanced science &amp; engineering startups. | Deep Tech Leaders recruits executives and boards for some of the world’s most innovative Deep Tech start-ups.  We are one of the leading UK &amp; European Deep Tech executive search firms, and the only one to exclusively support Deep Tech companies on the Lab-to-Market journey.  Headquartered in London, we work with Deep Tech companies and investors from across the Advanced Computing, Industrial and Medical sectors.

Recruiting leaders for Deep Tech start-ups. Talking Lab-to-Market journeys.

Chris Reichhelm

John Kelly

Interim Director, Executive Search Consultant, Non-Executive Director, Governor / Trustee

Siân James

What is the most undervalued skill within Deep Tech companies? According to this week’s guest, it’s management! In this episode of The Deep Tech Leaders Podcast, serial entrepreneur Chris Perkins joins host Chris Reichhelm to discuss how balancing technical innovation with strong management discipline helped him scale two companies to acquisition. From biofuels to digital PCR, discover how getting management right (I can’t believe we even have to write this – but we do!) drives success in Deep Tech. Listen here: https://lnkd.in/eHWkSjfe #TechnologyAndManagement #DeepTech #StartupManagement #TheDeepTechLeadersPodcast #LeadershipInTech

Exciting news for our client, FluoRok ! They’re being highlighted in Sifted ’s ‘7 Oxford-based startups to watch,’ a prestigious list curated by investors from Octopus Ventures , Parkwalk Advisors , and Kindred Capital VC . Great to see CEO Gabriele Pupo and the FluoRok team recognised for their pioneering approach to safer, local, and sustainable fluorochemicals! Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ecNjxxP8 #FluoRok #OxfordStartups #Sifted #VentureCapital #InnovativeChemistry #SustainableManufacturing #ChemicalInnovation #Fluorochemicals

I had the opportunity to sit down with Chris Reichhelm for his Lab to Market Leadership podcast the other day. We discussed some of the key challenges to transitioning a technology from academia into a startup, and we focused on three of the most important lessons: 1) listening to customers and understanding the problem you are solving for them is much more important than technology or business ideas; 2) to make the most of really smart technical talent, your organization needs to value management as a skill, particularly at the middle management level; and 3) startup companies should be focusing on tangible problems that customers are grappling with right now rather than trying to go after huge, but nebulous, problems. Chris has a great series with a whole bunch of other (more accomplished and better spoken!) leaders than me, so take a listen to those, too, if you like the one he did with me! https://lnkd.in/gP85tpZS

Chris Perkins

Congrats, Passion and motivation, plus clear goals are key factors for a sustainable and financiable environment (business and life wise). There is a lot of to do to reach as much as clinicians and patient as possible with medical device and solution that bring more precision for better decisions . Proud that we Sysmex Italy are doing it together with you over the very beginning in 2012.

Tommaso Cardani

Some episodes feel like they’ve been building for awhile. This was one of those. This week I was joined by Chris Perkins , an American entrepreneur with 2 Deep Tech exits under his belt – one in biofuels / energy and the other in medical diagnostics. Our ‘starter course’ was around the critical shift in mindset that’s required for academic- or research-focused founders when they join a start-up. Chris highlighted 3 parts of this. 1. Getting comfortable not having all the answers – a big challenge, especially for the academically successful. 2. How the key to success lies less with your research and more with your ability to solve your customer’s problems. At DropWorks, Chris’ medical start-up, 90% of what they thought their platform should be was eventually stripped away when they eventually figured out what customers wanted. 3. Appreciating that ‘good enough’ is often better than ‘perfect’. Start-up leadership is very different from academic research. Founders therefore need to be clear with themselves and others around where they can add the most value and how they want to be spending their time. But our ‘main course’ was around what Chris feels is the most undervalued skill in Deep Tech start-ups – management. We overvalue technical invention and technical brilliance, and we undervalue the importance of management – the art/science of getting complex things done. I couldn’t agree more. If we want to have a thriving Deep Tech industry in this country, we need thriving Deep Tech companies – those that generate lots of revenue and make a profit. The key to realising this may not lie so much in technical brilliance, but in better management, which is a separate skill. There is a lot of food for thought in this episode. Enjoy.

Some episodes feel like they’ve been building for awhile. This was one of those. This week I was joined by Chris Perkins , an American entrepreneur with 2 Deep Tech exits under his belt – one in biofuels and the other in medical diagnostics. Our ‘starter course’ was around the critical shift in mindset that’s required for academic- or research-focused founders. Chris highlighted 3 parts of this. 1. Getting comfortable not having all the answers – a big challenge, especially for the academically successful. 2. The key to a successful start-up does not lie with your research. It lies in your ability to solve your customer’s problems. At DropWorks, Chris’ medical start-up, 90% of what they thought their platform should be was eventually stripped away when they figured out what customers wanted. 3. Appreciating that ‘good enough’ is often better than ‘perfect’. Start-up leadership is very different from academic research. Founders therefore need to be clear with themselves and others around where they can add the most value and how they want to be spending their time. But our ‘main course’ was around what Chris feels is the most undervalued skill in Deep Tech start-ups – management. We overvalue technical invention and technical brilliance, and we undervalue the importance of management – the art/science of getting complex things done. I couldn’t agree more. If we want to have a thriving Deep Tech industry, we need thriving Deep Tech companies – those that generate lots of revenue and make a profit. The key to realising this may not lie less in technical brilliance and more in better management. There is a lot of food for thought in this episode. Enjoy.

💷📊🤔Lots to digest following today’s Budget. Some early highlights from a Research & Innovation perspective: ✅ Total government investment in R&D rising to record allocation of £20.4bn in 2025/26 ✅ DSIT R&D budget rising to £13.9bn for 2025/26 financial year (real terms increase compared to 2024/25) ✅ Core research funding increasing to at least £6.1bn in 2025/26 to offer real terms protection to UKRI and research base ✅ At least £25m in 2025-26 to launch a new multi-year R&D Missions Programme 💡 I am especially pleased to see continued support for innovation, including adoption: ✅ Innovation Accelerators extended for a year in Glasgow City Region, Greater Manchester and West Midlands ✅ Up to £37m of funding for an extension to Made Smarter Innovation ✅ At least £40 million over 5 years for proof-of-concept funding and support for spinouts ✅ Cross-government Review of Technology Adoption for Growth, Innovation and Productivity to be led by Government Chief Scientist and National Technology Advisor Dave Smith 👏🏽 Congratulations to those who worked hard to achieve a positive settlement for R&I despite the pressures. Now onto phase 2 of the Spending Review! 🚀 https://lnkd.in/daVYRUNC #Budget2024 #ResearchAndInnovation

Hayaatun Sillem

Beyond Aero secures $44M to electrify aviation with hydrogen-powered aircraft! Giant Ventures leads their largest early-stage investment, co-leading Beyond Aero ’s Series A with Bpifrance to make zero-emissions flight a reality. Led by CEO Eloa Guillotin , Beyond Aero has already secured $1 billion in demand for 108 hydrogen-electric aircraft and achieved France’s first manned hydrogen-electric flight. With fuel cell technology producing only water as a byproduct, Beyond’s aircraft will achieve five times the range of battery-powered models—transforming the business aviation sector, the most CO2-intensive per passenger. The journey is backed by Initialized Capital , Airbnb’s Nathan Blecharczyk , Dropbox’s Arash Ferdowsi , and sports legend Raphaël Varane . 🌍✈️ Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gsr2Hf24 #HydrogenElectric #AviationInnovation #CleanAviation #DeepTech

In this thought-provoking piece by Sifted , Mimi Billing delves into the challenges facing European Deep Tech startups as they strive to scale up. Mario Draghi’s recent report highlights an urgent need for up to €800 billion in annual investment to keep Europe competitive in emerging technologies. Without this funding and more streamlined support, Europe risks lagging behind the US and China, where companies have stronger backing for growth. European founders are calling for faster, clearer government support to foster a tech ecosystem that supports startups not just in early innovation but also in scaling. With companies like Heart Aerospace and FREYR Battery shifting key operations to the US, the need for robust support in Europe is clear. Can Europe create the right environment to make big bets and take risks? Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/ePQkgtDM #DeepTech #Innovation #EuropeanCompetitiveness #ScalingStartups #ClimateTech

We're excited to see British startup Wayve now testing its advanced autonomous driving technology in the US! With a new office in Silicon Valley and on-road trials in San Francisco and the Bay Area, Wayve is focused on developing AI-powered Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) to enhance safety and convenience for drivers around the world. Follow their journey: https://lnkd.in/gVAJksBa #DeepTech #EmbodiedAI #AutonomousVehicles #MobilityInnovation #AI

DEEP

COM:DEEPTECHLEADERS

Deep Tech Leaders