Raise & Exit Podcast: Episode 29 - Why Patents Matter Building a Defensible Deep Tech Company with Erik Braund

🚀 Why Patents Matter in Deep Tech 🧠📜 | Erik Braund | Raise & Exit Podcast Ep 29 🎙️ In this episode of the Raise & Exit Podcast, we go deep into a conversation most founders avoid: patents and intellectual property and why that’s a mistake. For the first time on the show, a former client steps out from under NDA to share the real, unfiltered journey of building a deep tech company where invention, not hype, is the foundation. Edgar sits down with Erik Braund, Founder of Katmai, to unpack what it truly takes to turn a bold vision into defensible technology and how patents can become a real moat when you’re taking on global markets. We explore: 📜Why patents are often misunderstood and dangerously underused by founders 🧪The difference between idea-driven startups and invention-driven companies 🛡️How IP changes investor conversations when raising capital 🌍What it means to build technology that enables the future of remote and hybrid work 👥Why availability, presence, and culture matter more than endless Zoom meetings 📈Lessons from five years of building, filing, failing, and finally scaling deep tech. This is a technical, commercial, and strategic conversation about raising capital, protecting innovation, and building companies that last. If you’re a founder, investor, or operator thinking about defensibility, moats, and real innovation, this episode is for you. 🔔 Subscribe for more conversations on raising, scaling, and exiting meaningful companies.