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There is no | 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, | If you think this page can be improved or updated, join the conversation at [[Talk:What is Deep Tech]]. | ||
== Simple Test == | == A Simple Test == | ||
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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If the answer is yes, | If the answer is '''yes''', you're likely looking at Deep Tech. | ||
==More considerations== | ==More considerations== | ||
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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 | ||
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. | |||
Latest revision as of 08:19, 26 November 2025
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, join the conversation at Talk:What is Deep Tech.
A Simple Test
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? |
If the answer is yes, you're likely looking at 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
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.