S6: E5. The Power of Lab Space to Scale Deep Tech in Climate ft. Fahmida Khan (Prosemino)

In this episode, I speak with Fahmida Khan, Innovation Specialist from Prosemino, the UK's first climate tech venture builder with lab space, offering pre-seed capital, specialising in electrochemistry, hydrogen, energy storage and advanced materials.Across this series we will be discussing the challenges around scaling deep tech solutions within climate. I’ll be speaking to Investors, Founders, Venture Builders and other key ecosystem players all focused on scaling and commercialising groundbreaking, deep tech innovations.We will explore how to prepare for the challenges that deep tech companies often face around fundraising, scaling, team building and commercialisation; and we’ll hear from stories of those who have successfully scaled to Series A and beyond.Video versions of this and previous episodes are available here.2:08 - Fahmida’s journey from academia to venture building18:08 - How is Prosemino different to other venture builders?23:05 - Why Prosemino isn’t cohort based24:27 - What support is on offer around commercial aspects of business e.g. marketing, finance, commercialisation, business planning etc.?27:54 - Why have you chosen to invest in startups so early in their journey, unlike other venture builders who usually invest at the end of a cohort program?32:43 - Does Prosemino help with non-diluted funding?34:18 - What is the new Prosemino lab space like and what’s on offer?37:26 - What makes a business a good fit for Prosemino?42:23 - Are there common themes amongst the companies, ideas, founders or values that work with Prosemino?45:05 - How long are companies incubated for and what is the alumni relationship?48:44 - What improvements need to happen to help startups go further, faster?53:10 - Would it help if there were more academics in investment and investors working in academia?56:33 - How to join and contact Prosemino? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.