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The Realignment

433 | Adam Hammer: Funding and Scaling the Breakthrough Tech America Needs to Win the 21st Century

Nov 30, 2023
Adam Hammer, President and Co-Founder of Roadrunner Venture Studios, discusses America's lag in developing deep tech, opportunities in quantum science, space, energy, and clean tech. Talks about New Mexico as an innovative hub and the venture studio model of funding deep tech. Also emphasizes the role of government in promoting innovation and the importance of taking risks in the workplace.
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  • Roadrunner Venture Studios takes a unique venture studio approach to drive deep tech innovation in the US.
  • Roadrunner aims to bridge the gap between breakthrough research and market demand to create disruptive companies.

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Building Ecosystems for Deep Tech Innovation

Roadrunner Venture Studios, a new fund, is focused on building ecosystems and innovation engines to drive deep tech innovation in the US. They are taking a unique venture studio approach, partnering with founders, scientists, and researchers to launch and build new companies. The goal is to create disruptive businesses in under-leveraged regions across the country, starting in New Mexico. By combining research insights from universities and labs with real-world commercialization opportunities, Roadrunner aims to de-risk and scale these technologies.

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