{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/62dfcddf4f4d8b00124d226a/6abc0570e1bd8d0f19a3e0e4?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The (UK) Deep Tech Playbook","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62dfcddf4f4d8b00124d226a/1791218483251-ad5c77e1-93a5-4e0c-b84a-5cf5bc7954ae.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>From Cambridge Tech Week 2026: The (UK) Deep Tech Playbook</p><p><br></p><p>The UK has the research, talent and capital to create category defining deep tech companies. The missing piece is a more connected system that turns breakthrough science into globally scaled businesses while keeping more of the economic value in the UK.</p><p><br></p><p>In this Cambridge Tech Podcast panel, Joanne Hosker of Northern Gritstone is joined by Tom Adeyoola, Executive Chair of Innovate UK, Bradley Jones, founder and CEO of ThatRound, Owen Thompson, CEO of Cambridge Future Tech, and Dr Christina Yan Zhang, CEO of The Metaverse Institute. Together, they unpack the practical shifts needed to make the UK a stronger launchpad for founders building in fields such as quantum, AI, climate technology and advanced engineering.</p><p><br></p><p>The conversation challenges a familiar assumption: that UK deep tech lacks capital. The panel argues that the issue is less about the total amount of money available and more about how confidently investors understand technical risk, how effectively funding connects with founders, and how incentives keep high value companies rooted in the UK.</p><p><br></p><p>What you will hear</p><ul><li>Why the UK’s world class science base needs stronger commercial pathways, not just more research funding</li><li>How founders can adapt their pitch for different markets while keeping a genuinely global ambition</li><li>Why early stage deep tech must be evaluated differently from software businesses with immediate revenue</li><li>What investors look for when product market fit is still emerging, including defensibility, market access, resilience and coachability</li><li>How government procurement could become a major growth engine for UK innovation</li><li>Why employee ownership, exited founders and angel reinvestment can create a more circular capital ecosystem</li><li>Where US expansion makes sense, and why a UK research and development base can remain strategically valuable</li></ul><p><br></p><p>This is a sharp, practical listen for founders, investors and operators who want to help build the next generation of UK deep tech leaders.</p><p><br></p><p>Headline sponsor Holden Polestar</p><p>Produced by Cambridge TV</p><p>#CamTechPod</p>","author_name":"James Parton & Faye Holland"}