What if early-stage Deep Tech investing could be completely reimagined? Keong Chan, Managing Director of Out The Back Ventures, has spent five years building one of the most unique investment approaches in the industry - operating from Perth, Australia, whilst building relationships with leading universities and national laboratories across four continents.

Rather than waiting for deals to come to them, Out The Back Ventures proactively identifies breakthrough research and helps incorporate it into companies from the earliest stages. This conversation explores their syndicated investment model, the hidden innovation opportunities in nuclear technology, and why the future of computing will require fundamental shifts beyond silicon CMOS.

Keong reveals how naive questioning, startup-level energy, and genuine relationship building can unlock opportunities that traditional VCs miss, from Oak Ridge National Lab to Oxford University.

Essential listening for Deep Tech investors, university technology transfer officers, and anyone interested in how breakthrough research becomes world-changing companies.

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