What is Deep Tech - Revision history

C: /* A Simple Test */

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A Simple Test

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	If you’re trying to decide whether a project qualifies as deep tech, start with this simple question:		If you’re trying to decide whether a project qualifies as deep tech, start with this simple question:

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			''Does this work go beyond standard product development with meaningful scientific discovery, advanced engineering, or original research?''
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	There is no ~~standardised~~ definition of Deep Tech. This page provides a shared understanding ~~of what Deep Tech is~~ for the purposes ~~of this wiki~~.		There is no universal definition of Deep Tech. This page provides a shared understanding for the wiki's purposes.

	If you think this page can be improved or updated, ~~we invite you to~~ [[Talk:What is Deep Tech]] ~~to discuss~~.		If you think this page can be improved or updated, join the conversation at [[Talk:What is Deep Tech]].

	== A Simple Test ==		== A Simple Test ==

	~~For~~ a ~~quick test on a subject's relevance to~~ deep tech, ~~ask the following~~ question:		If you’re trying to decide whether a project qualifies as deep tech, start with this simple question:

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	If the answer is yes, ~~this project is deep tech~~.		If the answer is '''yes''', you're likely looking at Deep Tech.

	==More considerations==		==More considerations==

C: /* Common features of deep tech startups */

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Common features of deep tech startups

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	* Intellectual property protection (i.e. patents) for core technologies		* Intellectual property protection (i.e. patents) for core technologies
	* PhD-level expertise as part of the startup team or as advisory		* PhD-level expertise as part of the startup team or as advisory
	~~These~~ are just helpful markers. A startup may have none of these features but still be recognised as Deep Tech.		The above are just helpful markers but are neither definitive or exhaustive. A startup may have none of these features but still be recognised as a Deep Tech startup.

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Editorial

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	If you think this page can be improved or updated, we invite you to [[Talk:What is Deep Tech]] to discuss.		If you think this page can be improved or updated, we invite you to [[Talk:What is Deep Tech]] to discuss.

	== Simple Test ==		== A Simple Test ==

	~~Ask~~ the following question:		For a quick test on a subject's relevance to deep tech, ask the following question:

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C: Initial draft of this page

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Initial draft of this page

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There is no standardised definition of Deep Tech. This page provides a shared understanding of what Deep Tech is for the purposes of this wiki.

If you think this page can be improved or updated, we invite you to [[Talk:What is Deep Tech]] to discuss.

== Simple Test ==

Ask the following question:

{| class="wikitable"; background:#f8f9fa;"
| style="padding:1em;" | ''Does this work go beyond standard product development with meaningful scientific discovery, advanced engineering, or original research?''
|}

If the answer is yes, this project is deep tech.

==More considerations==

===Usage of the term===
The term Deep Tech is almost exclusively used by the startup and venture industry. There is an implicit understanding deep tech refers to a startup or a research project with commercialisation goals.

===Level of technical innovation===
Deep Tech was initially coined to differentiate a sub-sector of the Tech industry, which was dominated by internet, mobile, or Software-as-a-Service solutions. Deep Tech referred to innovative solutions that went beyond incremental improvements to products or business models. Put a different way, these solutions had '''scientific or engineering breakthroughs''', with the potential to disrupt industries or solve longstanding problems in industries.

====Common features of deep tech startups====
Providing an objective criteria for the level of technical innovation necessary for Deep Tech recognition is impossible. However, the level of technical expected often means a deep tech startup has:
* Technology arising from work done in tertiary research institutions, such as universities or corporate R&D
* Intellectual property protection (i.e. patents) for core technologies
* PhD-level expertise as part of the startup team or as advisory
These are just helpful markers. A startup may have none of these features but still be recognised as Deep Tech.