Most deep tech startups don’t fail because the science doesn’t work, they fail because risk piles up unnoticed. In this post, I break down the five biggest risks every founder and investor should map from day zero, and share a practical framework to spot them before it’s too late.

There’s a myth that deep tech is “too early” or “too hard” for our region. I’ve found the opposite: Latin America has the scientific talent, the unmet needs, and the urgency to lead if we’re willing to back people solving real problems with real tech. For this, we also need to build the right kind of venture capital. One that’s more technical, more diverse, and more grounded in solving problems than just chasing trends and betting on the power law to work in order to get t