As part of New York Climate Week, this SOSV Deep Tech Live features Fervo Energy founder Tim Latimer in conversation with Duncan Turner, General Partner at SOSV and Managing Director of HAX.

Join us for an in-depth discussion about Latimer’s Fervo and the remarkable advances in geothermal energy that promise to enhance much-needed, carbon-free baseload power on the grid.

📍🏙️ Broadcast live from our IndieBio NY event space in Manhattan, this is next installment of 𝑺𝑶𝑺𝑽 𝑫𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉 𝑳𝑰𝑽𝑬, our video podcast series, where we explore the frontiers of Deep Tech with the world’s leading technologists, founders, and researchers.

All episodes are available on Youtube, Apple, Spotify and wherever else you get your content.

And if you're getting ready to launch a deep tech startup, get in touch!

👉 https://sosv.com/programs/

🧬 Deep tech isn’t just AI and quantum computing — it includes 𝐬𝐲𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲, 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐦𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬, 𝐂𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐏𝐑, 𝐥𝐚𝐛-𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝, and more. These technologies are reshaping the inputs and outputs of both our 🌱 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 and 🏥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬.🔥

Get ready for a 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 with Robert Lustig, M.D., M.S.L., one of the world’s most 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 on 𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡, 𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, and 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲.

In this one-on-one 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐭 brought to you by 𝐒𝐎𝐒𝐕, Dr. Lustig joins Mohan Iyer (𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫, 𝐒𝐎𝐒𝐕 & 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫, IndieBio) to unpack:

🍭 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐬𝐮𝐠𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐫𝐚-𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐣𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 — 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬

🧠 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 — 𝐛𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫, 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞

⚙️ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐧, 𝐥𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐲𝐬𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

💊 𝐁𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐋𝐏-𝟏: 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐚 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬?

📢 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲, 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜?

📚 A professor emeritus of pediatrics at UCSF and 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫 (Fat Chance, The Hacking of the American Mind, Metabolical), Dr. Lustig’s work bridges 𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠-𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡, and 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐜𝐲.

His viral lecture “𝐒𝐮𝐠𝐚𝐫: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡” is one of the most viewed non-music videos ever released on YouTube — 𝟐𝟓𝐌+ 𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐬

🎥💡 Don’t miss this 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐞 into the 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲, and 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 that could help 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 — and 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞.

🌍📍🏙️ Broadcast live from our IndieBio NY event space in Manhattan, this is next installment of 𝑺𝑶𝑺𝑽 𝑫𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉 𝑳𝑰𝑽𝑬, our video podcast series, where we explore the frontiers of Deep Tech with the world’s leading technologists, founders, and researchers.

All episodes are available on Youtube, Apple, Spotify and wherever else you get your content.

And if you're getting ready to launch a deep tech startup, get in touch!

👉 https://sosv.com/programs/

In this episode of Deep Tech LIVE, SOSV and Women Moving Markets present: “Commercializing Deep Tech for Industrial Resilience.” SOSV General Partner Katie Hoffman sits down with Dr. Vanessa Chan, former Chief Commercialization Officer at the U.S. Department of Energy and now Vice Dean of Innovation at Penn Engineering, and Dr. Susan Schofer, Chief Science Officer at HAX and Partner at SOSV.

The conversation dives into the real-world roadmap for deep tech startups, from lab to market, and all the things you should’ve learned in your PhD program, but didn’t. 

Tune in for insights on:

🔹 Why Adoption Readiness Levels (ARLs) may be the most important framework you’ve never heard of

🔹 How public-private partnerships are unlocking billions—and how startups can get a better seat at the table

🔹What it takes to win over the market when you’re buried deep in the value chain

🔹 And how paths that started in academia can lead to industry, government and venture capital - with stops at QVC and The Today Show along the way.

From hydrogen hubs to industrial resilience, this episode is a masterclass for anyone involved in the Deep Tech Ecosystem and interested in the keys to commercialization.

Check out this fascinating conversation between SOSV General Partner Pae Wu and Steve Isakowitz, CEO of the Aerospace Corporation, a leading architect for the nation’s space programs, operating in the civil, national security and commercial realms. 

In this episode, Pae Wu talks with Isakowitz about his illustrious career, which spans 𝐍𝐀𝐒𝐀, where he helped open the door to the commercialization of space, to 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜, where he raised $𝟏 𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧, to government jobs at the OMB and DOE, to his current role helming Aerospace. 

Isakowitz shares unique perspectives on:

- The unparalleled demands of space tech

- The rapid evolution in the category, where startups are breaking barriers

- Whether the future of space innovation will depend more on software than hardware

- How asymmetric technologies and commercial space are reshaping global conflicts

- And where the next massive opportunities for space startups will be.

From billion-dollar government contracts to Silicon Valley startups rewriting the rules, this episode reveals how the new space race is reshaping innovation, national security, and our daily lives on Earth.

"Startups, Space, and Boundless Frontiers," with Steve Isakowitz, on SOSV Deep Tech LIVE.

SOSV Deep Tech LIVE is our new video podcast exploring the frontiers of Deep Tech with the world’s top technologists, founders, and researchers.

Coming up on the next episode of SOSV Deep Tech LIVE...

There’s no deep tech tougher than space tech—and no commercialization frontier more vast than what lies beyond the Kármán line. In a one-on-one conversation, 𝐀𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐄𝐎 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐈𝐬𝐚𝐤𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐳 joins 𝐃𝐫. 𝐏𝐚𝐞 𝗪𝐮 (SOSV GP & IndieBio CTO) to explore:

✨ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 – tackling extreme radiation, zero gravity, and mind-boggling speeds 🚀

📈 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐲 – where startups are breaking barriers 🌌

🤝 𝐀𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞’𝐬 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐬 – bridging the gap between private innovation & government needs 🛰️

This promises to be a fascinating conversation! 𝐈𝐬𝐚𝐤𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐳’𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐍𝐀𝐒𝐀, where he helped open the door to the commercialization of space, to 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜, where he raised $𝟏 𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 and positioned the private space venture as a leader in space tourism and micro-gravity research.

At 𝐀𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞, a leading architect for the nation’s space programs, Isakowitz leads a team of more than 𝟒,𝟔𝟎𝟎 as they work alongside government and industry partners to 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 while nurturing the innovative technologies needed to further a new era of 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. This includes a strong focus on 𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 and helping drive 𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 coming out of the 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦.

💡 With 𝐩𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝐱, startups are unlocking new cosmic possibilities:

🌕 Permanent moon colonies

🚀 Human exploration of Mars

🌎 Advanced climate monitoring

🛰️ Giant space stations

💊 Zero-G pharmaceutical breakthroughs

Let’s talk 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞, 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡! 🌍➡️🌌

🌠 𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧-𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐡 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 on the 𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 and how 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.

#SpaceTech #DeepTech #Startups #Innovation #Aerospace #CommercialSpace

Welcome to SOSV Deep Tech Live, where we explore the frontiers of Deep Tech with the world’s top technologists, founders, and researchers. Our moderators are the general partners of SOSV, “the First Check in Deep Tech,” a venture dedicated to human and planetary health.

In this premiere episode - “From the IRA to 'Drill Baby Drill.' What Now?” - we dive deep into the policies and politics of the energy transition with Dr. Jesse Jenkins, a world-renowned expert in energy systems modeling, grid decarbonization, and U.S. climate policy.

A professor at Princeton University, co-host of Shift Key, and Leader of Princeton’s Zero Lab, Dr. Jenkins has been described by Time Magazine as "the scorekeeper for American efforts to transition to clean energy,” and “the wonkiest and most effective of the number crunchers…”

Moderating the conversation, SOSV General Partners Duncan Turner and Katie Hoffman—leaders of HAX, SOSV’s Hard Tech program.

Together, they unpack some of the most critical questions of our time:

• What did the Biden administration’s climate push really accomplish?
• How have the Trump administration’s policies already changed everything?
• Where has investment in clean energy created unstoppable momentum, and where could uncertainty and funding freezes send things off the rails?

We also explore:

• How the AI boom is reshaping electricity demand
• Why “drill, baby, drill” could unintentionally spark a geothermal renaissance
• Whether tariffs and trade policies will help or hinder America’s industrial future, and
• How startups can survive and thrive in these uncertain times.

From the bottlenecks stalling clean energy deployment to the hidden power of public utility commissions, this episode is packed with insights for anyone following the high-stakes battle over energy dominance, climate action, and deep tech innovation.

“From the IRA to 'Drill Baby Drill.' What Now?” with Dr. Jesse Jenkins, on SOSV Deep Tech LIVE…

Tune in for the premiere episode of SOSV Deep Tech LIVE: “From the IRA to 'Drill Baby Drill.' What Now?” featuring Princeton’s Dr. Jesse Jenkins on the energy transition

Moderating the conversation, Katie Hoffman, SOSV General Partner and member of our HAX program team along with Duncan Turner, SOSV GP and Managing Director of our HAX Program 

The conversation with Dr. Jenkins could not come at a more critical moment. The Trump administration is overturning most of the Biden renewable energy agenda and promising to “drill baby drill.” At the same time, there is no disputing the fast rising demand for electricity, our badly outdated transmission grid, the huge momentum in nuclear and geo-thermal, and the worsening impact of climate change. How much did Biden accomplish, and how will markets and politics ultimately shape Trump’s policies? We’re eager to hear from Dr. Jenkins on those topics and much more.

This is the first in SOSV’s new Deep Tech LIVE event series, which features top technologists, researchers, and founders working on the frontiers of deep tech. The events will be live-streamed online and available later on-demand.

“From the IRA to 'Drill Baby Drill.' What Now?” - On Deep Tech LIVE, from SOSV

Tune in to the live stream on LinkedIn Live February 20 at 6pm ET

More about SOSV and our HAX and IndieBio programs