🎙️ From Discovering Siri to Revolutionizing Industrial Biotechnology: Veronica Breckenridge's Vision for a Sustainable Future

In this fascinating episode, Veronica Breckenridge, founder and managing partner of First Bight Ventures, shares her remarkable journey from identifying transformative technologies at companies like Apple and Motorola to leading the charge in industrial biotechnology investment. Through the captivating story of how she discovered Siri at Stanford when it was just sitting on a shelf—and why Motorola couldn't capitalize on it while Apple did—Veronica reveals her unique ability to spot technological inflection points. Now she's applying that same crystal ball vision to industrial biotechnology, where she believes we're about to hit an exponential curve that will revolutionize how we make everything from polyurethane to chemicals, replacing petroleum-based manufacturing with biology-based processes that are better for humans and the planet.

✨ Key Insights You'll Learn:

• How Veronica discovered Siri technology at Stanford and why incumbents often can't adopt new innovations

• The three critical conditions needed for technological disruption to occur

• Why industrial biotechnology is about to hit its exponential growth inflection point

• How the cost of biology has dropped 100,000x while computing costs have also plummeted

• The transition from petroleum-based to biology-based chemical manufacturing

• Why 90% of chemicals currently come from petroleum and how that's changing

• How microplastics and toxic chemicals are driving corporate demand for alternatives

• Why Houston is the perfect hub for industrial biotechnology development

• The national security implications of chemical manufacturing and biotechnology leadership

• How to structure strategic partnerships between startups and established manufacturers

🌟 Veronica's Investment Philosophy:

• Focus on "drop-in" chemicals that replace existing petroleum-based products

• Target higher-value chemicals first before moving to commodity products

• Partner with established manufacturers who can provide industrial-scale expertise

• Leverage non-dilutive funding sources like DOD grants and strategic partnerships

• Build complete commercial roadmaps from lab to large-scale manufacturing

• Create an ecosystem connecting startups, strategics, and manufacturing experts

👉 Don't miss this masterclass in identifying technological disruption, the future of sustainable manufacturing, and how biology will become the foundation for a cleaner industrial revolution.

🔗 Connect with Veronica Breckenridge:

• Website: firstbight.com

• Email: [email protected]

• Sign up for newsletter on website for events and seminars

• Location: Houston, Texas

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