Insights for Climate Tech, Deep Tech, and Frontier Tech Founders
Practical writing on venture fundraising, SBIR grants, and what it actually takes to build a climate tech, deep tech, or frontier tech company based on real experiences.
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About this Blog
Building for 2075 is a publication by Gliding Ant Ventures for deep tech founders navigating venture capital, government grants, and the long game of company building. We cover SBIR strategy, fundraising mechanics, co-founding models, and founder wellbeing — written bywritten by PhDs who have founded and co-founded deep tech companies.
About the Authors
Jared Silvia, PhD, has worked in the energy and materials sector for over 15 years, as a consultant at McKinsey & Company, Director of Product Management and Marketing at Doosan GridTech, and CEO and Co-founder of BlueDot Photonics. He is now a Partner at Gliding Ant Ventures, where he co-builds climate tech, deep tech, and frontier tech companies with technical founders from science and engineering backgrounds. He has a PhD in Chemistry from MIT.
Virginia Emery, PhD, has worked in the advanced biology and agriculture sector for over 10 years. Virginia was the founder and CEO of Beta Hatch, a first-of-a-kind, sustainable waste-to-value agtech company developing technology ranging from CRISPR to robotics. She is now a Partner at Gliding Ant Ventures, where she works with companies in biotech, marine energy, machine learning, and space technologies. She earned a PhD in Biology from UC Berkeley.