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Deep Checks is for deeptech startups—any company that makes something physical, e.g. materials, chemicals, robots, sensors, vehicles, and so on. In other words, not pure software. We also don't accept pharmaceutical drugs—but all other biotech is encouraged.

Want help putting your pitch together? Read our Fundraising Guides.

  • We guarantee we go through every deck. Decks are typically reviewed within 2 weeks. If you make it in, interested VCs contact you directly. They each write $250K-$5M checks.
  • As long as your valuation is $25M or below, apply at any stage—pre-incorporation, pure idea, prototype, post-accelerator, revenue—no time is too early.
  • There is no program to attend and no equity to give up. We simply get you the correct intros to VCs who actively invest in your niche space.
  • A key benefit of Deep Checks is we get you in front of many investors at the same time. This is meaningful—when multiple investors are interested at once, that gives you leverage to negotiate a higher valuation and to close your round quicker. We give you the experience of a demo day without having to go through an accelerator and give up equity.
  • We don't just share your deck with investors; we also spend hundreds of hours summarizing why each startup is so interesting, then we reach out to our VCs who are your best fit. Because of how much time we put in, Deep Checks is more effective than cold emailing VCs.
  • Separate from our VCs, Deep Checks itself can optionally invest $200K into the best startups who submit each month—if the founders want the extra capital from us. There are also a handful of valuable surprises you'll get if you make it into a batch: resources you will not find anywhere else, and community events with other scientific founders.
Questions? Contact decks@deepchecks.vc. Application form last revised in March, 2026.

Why Deep Checks? The anti-accelerator.

Versus an Accelerator

No equity taken. Exists to benefit the community. And yet you still get a demo-day like experience of meeting many VCs (if they're interested).

You give up 7%+ of your company. That's significant for a capital-intensive hardware company that needs another $50M to scale.

Efficient. It takes 1 minute to apply, and batches go out every 3 weeks.

Most applications are ignored. You're married to a 3+ month program in order to reach demo day.

Tailored. Our entire network is scientists and engineers. We understand your niche sector.

Mentors are often ex-SaaS founders who don't understand science nor supply chains.

Agriculture
Batteries
Biotech
Chips
Climate (Hardware)
Defense
Energy
Food
Hardware
Medtech (Hardware)
Materials
Robotics
Space
Transportation (Hardware)
Quantum (Hardware)
Agriculture
Batteries
Biotech
Chips
Climate (Hardware)
Defense
Energy
Food
Hardware
Medtech (Hardware)
Materials
Robotics
Space
Transportation (Hardware)
Quantum (Hardware)
Who are you?
First Name
Company name
What are you building?
Sector

We can make extensive introductions for each of the supported sectors below. We do not support pure software startups nor pure pharmaceutical startups.

  
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General Partner, Humba Ventures
Made my first investment into a deepchecks.vc company this week!
It's so awesome to see a ton of great deep tech founders and investors converging in one place.
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Partner, Homebrew
Founders building in deep tech - there's nowhere better to share your info and get connected with the best VCs for you...
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Managing Partner, Necessary Ventures
Deep Checks is the most efficient way for founders to get in front of great deep tech VCs and angels.

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