DeepThoughts: The World's First Deep Tech Tracker ??

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The World's First Deep Tech Tracker ??

After two years of research, we have launched this week State of The Future, a tracker for the most important technology trends with scores and predictions!

This labor of passion combines nearly two years of work, researching over 100 emerging technologies and developing a framework to assess a technology’s potential based on six factors: viability, novelty, impact, drivers, adoption, and timing. We use our framework to assess whether a technology is under- or overrated, and share a prediction for 2030 – so you can put us on the spot and challenge our thinking!?

From quantum hardware, large language models, vertical farming, and brain-computer interfaces all the way to acoustic computing – if it’s deep tech, you will find it here.

Subscribe to Lawrence’s new substack blog to stay up to date with summaries, news, and interviews we add to the tracker on a daily(!) basis.

Reminder to founders ??

If you're a founder or know a founder building something big, we’d love to speak to you! Reach out at?[email protected]

VC Becomes More Data-Driven ??

Andre’s recent report on the Data-Driven VC Landscape made it clear that adopting a data-driven approach has become increasingly important (thanks for featuring Lunar on the list of top data-driven VC firms!).?

At Lunar, we are all in on a tech-first approach to VC, and our very own Morris has written the perfect introductory guide for individuals, solo GPs, and microfunds who want to embark on the journey of becoming more data-driven:

The Minimal Viable VC Datastack: Move from Spreadsheets to SQL in less than 1h

Must read if you’re interested in building a technical minimal viable product (MVP) to kickstart your data-driven transformation and set up a basic data stack using modern cloud-native tools.

Interesting Reads ??

Ben Mildenhall, Research Scientist at Google and Co-inventor of Neural Radiance Fields (NeRFs) on the State of the Neural Rendering, Generative AI, and the Metaverse – One of our most recent interviews on State of the Future; We're adding new interviews daily about everything from nuclear fusion to algae fuel and more.

8 Trends Shaping the Future of Computing in 2023 – Since the spring of 2020, our associate Benjamin has interviewed more than 50 startup founders for his Future of Computing blog. Now he has summarized the eight major trends shaping the future of computing today.

How sodium could change the game for batteries: Cheaper batteries might be on the horizon – MIT Technology Review about the future of batteries – lithium-ion batteries still have the lead, but sodium batteries are catching up quickly. Read on State of the Future why lithium metal batteries are overrated.

Fun Stuff???