Big Business Digs in to Deep Tech
13 Oct 2021
1 min.
Natixis CIB and the Boston Consulting Group have joined forces to conduct a unique survey on how European corporations engage with and invest in deep tech. By analysing more than 280 respondents, we came to the following conclusions:
- Deep tech is a wave that companies do not want to miss: the Covid-19 crisis acted as a catalyst as 78% have maintained or accelerated their investments since the pandemic. Technologies also appear critical to meet climate goals.
- Direct investment as well as indirect investment through CVCs and independent venture capital funds are expected to rise.
- AI, Blockchain and AR/VR technologies appear as the most relevant disruptors in the coming years: technology maturity and industry specificities drive the adoption.
- Implementing a digital transformation requires investing in people and partnerships at the same time.
- Beyond cryptocurrencies, corporations show a growing interest for real asset and security tokens.
"Beyond individual technologies, a critical success factor for deep tech is the ability of companies to integrate existing technologies into a highly reliable and certifiable system.
– Biotech Company Vice President
47%
of respondents monitor trends or connect with experts on tech developments with no current business applications
72%
of respondents consider Managing Change the main barrier to Deep Tech adoption
