This week on Swimming with Allocators, Alexa and I welcome Wes Panek, Head of Fund Investing at Astera Institute, for a conversation on deep tech fund investing.
Deep tech is one of the areas where the normal venture playbook can break down. The timelines are different. The technical risk is different. The talent networks are different. And the best opportunities often require investors to understand both scientific ambition and institutional constraints.
Wes brings an unconventional path and a thoughtful lens to how allocators can back deep tech managers with more clarity, patience, and conviction.