Deep Tech​

“Deep tech is being heralded as the 4th wave of innovation.”​
“Of all the innovation waves, it promises to be the most transformational. The greatest our world has ever seen. The great wave.”
-Boston Consulting Group

​What is Deep Tech?

Deep technology, or hard tech, is a category of startup companies that develop new products based “on scientific discovery or meaningful engineering innovation”
​Their express objective is to provide technology solutions based on substantial scientific or engineering challenges. These challenges require lengthy R&D and large capital investment before successful commercialization.
​The underlying scientific or engineering problems generate valuable intellectual property.



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​The time required to move from basic science to applicable technology in deep tech exceeds the development time of startups based on widely available technology (i.e. “shallow tech” such as mobile apps, websites, and e-commerce services).
​The demand for large early-stage funding for R&D and prototype development and the lengthy life cycle of deep tech startups forces them to abandon established funding progressions.

​Why do Deep Tech?

Here's ​some advantages of Deep Tech over Shallow Tech.
Higher Barriers to Entry
Due to the amount of initial resources needed, few players attempt to pursue deep tech as opposed to shallow tech.

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Fewer competitors and Greater Differentiation
By the time deep tech is market-ready, there are usually no serious competitors in the same technology. Conversely, shallow tech must compete with the many other variants and clones that arise due to its comparative ease of development.
Larger Multipliers
Being both new and fundamental, deep tech has broader applications and deeper markets, outstripping returns from shallow tech.
Foundational IP
Inventing a new field and owning the underlying IP offers serious competitive advantage over both early movers & later copycats.

Our Innovations

​Learn about our deep technologies at QuarkStar that we are developing.​


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Innovations​​​

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​MFAH