27 Best Deep Tech Podcasts to Listen to (2026)

Valley of Depth is a podcast about the technologies that matter — and the people building them. Brought to you by Arkaea Media, the team behind Payload (space), Ignition (nuclear energy), and Tectonic (defense tech), this show goes beyond headlines and hype. We talk to founders, investors, government officials, and military leaders shaping the future of national security and deep tech. From breakthrough science to strategic policy, we dive into the high-stakes decisions behind the world's hardest technologies. more

The TechSurge: Deep Tech VC Podcast explores the frontiers of emerging tech, geopolitics, and business, with conversations tailored for entrepreneurs, technologists, and investment professionals. Presented and hosted by the Celesta Capital team. Send feedback and show ideas to ****@celesta.vc. Each discussion delves into the intersection of technology advancement, market dynamics, and the founder journey, offering insights into the vast opportunities and complex challenges ahead. Episode topics include AI, data center transformation, blockchain, cyber security, healthcare innovation, VC investment trends, tips for first-time founders, and more. Tune in to hear directly from Silicon Valley leaders, daring new founders, and visionary thinkers. Past guests include Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan, Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra, VC investor Vinod Khosla, and executive leaders from OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, and other leading tech companies. New episodes release every two weeks. Visit techsurgepodcast.com for more details and to sign up for our newsletter and other content! more

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Utopia or dystopia? It's up to us.In the 21st century, powerful technologies have been appearing at a breathtaking pace—related to the internet, artificial intelligence, genetic engineering, and more. They have amazing potential upsides, but we can't ignore the serious risks that come with them.Brave New Planet is a podcast that delves deep into the most exciting and challenging scientific frontiers, helping us understand them and grapple with their implications. Dr. Eric Lander, president and founding director of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, is a geneticist, molecular biologist, and mathematician who was a leader of the Human Genome Project and for eight years served as a science advisor to the White House for President Obama. He's also the host of Brave New Planet, and he's talked to leading researchers, journalists, doctors, policy makers, activists, and legal experts to illuminate how this generation's choices will shape the future as never before.Brave New Planet is a partnership between the Broad Institute, Pushkin Industries, and The Boston Globe's Opinion team. more

Machine learning and artificial intelligence are dramatically changing the way businesses operate and people live. The TWIML AI Podcast brings the top minds and ideas from the world of ML and AI to a broad and influential community of ML/AI researchers, data scientists, engineers and tech-savvy business and IT leaders. Hosted by Sam Charrington, a sought after industry analyst, speaker, commentator and thought leader. Technologies covered include machine learning, artificial intelligence, deep learning, natural language processing, neural networks, analytics, computer science, data science and more. more

Join Lukas Biewald on Gradient Dissent, an AI-focused podcast brought to you by Weights & Biases. Dive into fascinating conversations with industry giants from NVIDIA, Meta, Google, Lyft, OpenAI, and more. Explore the cutting-edge of AI and learn the intricacies of bringing models into production. more

A show that brings you closer to the cutting edge in computer architecture and the remarkable people behind it. Hosted by Dr. Suvinay Subramanian , who is a computer architect at Google in the Systems Infrastructure group, working on designing Google's machine learning accelerators (TPU), and Dr. Lisa Hsu who is semi-retired and works part-time in Reality Labs Research at Meta on optics and display technologies for AR. more

'Deep in Tech' with Anastasi is your insider look at what's next in technology - from next-gen computing to AI. We dive deep into the tech and companies shaping the future.Hit follow to stay ahead — and thanks for listening. more

Deep tech conversations with key innovators in AI, robotics, and smart matter ...

Machine Minds - the minds behind the machines! This is the show where we dive deep into the intricate worlds of robotics, AI, and Hard Tech. In each episode, we bring you intimate conversations with the founders, investors, and trailblazers who are at the heart of these tech revolutions. We dig into their journeys, the challenges they've overcome, and the breakthroughs that are shaping our future. Join us as we explore how these machine minds are transforming the way we live, work, and understand our world.  more

Where deep tech meets capital in pursuit of planetary abundance. Each episode features the investors and founders solving the hardest problems in climate, energy, industry, materials, and the built world. Host Sera Tajima, angel investor, explores how solutions get funded from pre-seed to scale, how the tech works, and how we leverage technology to consciously solve humanity's most pressing challenges. more

Blueprints for Builders and Investors Hosted by Christian Soschner From pre-seed to post-IPO, every company—especially in deep tech, biotech, AI, and climate tech —lives or dies by the frameworks it follows. On Beginner's Mind, Christian Soschner uncovers the leadership principles behind the world's most impactful companies—through deep-dive interviews, strategic book reviews, and patterns drawn from history's greatest business, military, and political minds. With over 250 interviews, panels, and livestreams, the show ranks in the Top 10% globally—and is recognized as the #1 deep tech podcast. With 35+ years across M&A, company building, board roles, business schools, ultrarunning, and martial arts, Christian brings a rare lens: What it really takes to turn breakthrough science into business—how to grow it, lead it, and shape the world around it. 🎙 Expect each episode to deliver: Founder & Investor Blueprints : How breakthrough technologies scale from lab to IPO Historical & Biographical Frameworks : Timeless playbooks from the world's great builders Leadership & Communication Mastery : Tools to inspire, persuade, and lead at scale Whether you're building the next biotech success, investing in AI, or leading a climate tech company through hypergrowth—this podcast gives you the edge. Listen in. Apply what matters. Build companies that last. 📬 Join the newsletter & community: https://lsg2g.substack.com/ more

In the Engineered-Mind podcast, Jousef Murad is talking to researchers, scientists and engineers and how their work is shaping the world around us. The podcast covers topics around engineering, artificial intelligence, technology and more to inspire and educate people all around the world. more

Emerging and future technologies and the trends that they are linked to will be covered on this podcast. From the more obvious tech like: AI, Robotics, Autonomous Vehicles, and The Metaverse. To less well known disruptors like: Brain-Machine Interfaces, CBDC's, Internet of Bodies, Smart Dust, Animal Human Chimeras, 4D Printing, Under The Skin Surveillance, Bio Computers and much more. A vision of what the future may hold will be painted to alleviate some of our collective Future Shock so we can make better decisions for tomorrow. Website: https://futuretechandforesight.com/ more

Deep Tech Germany is Startuprad.io™'s podcast on AI startups, robotics, deep tech, frontier innovation, research commercialization, and venture capital in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and the broader European startup ecosystem. Hosted by Joe Menninger, the show provides regular analysis and founder interviews on how scientific breakthroughs become venture-backed companies — from artificial intelligence and robotics to quantum computing, semiconductors, photonics, biotech, climate tech, space tech, advanced manufacturing, and industrial automation. Each episode helps founders, researchers, investors, corporate innovation teams, policymakers, and technology leaders understand how Europe turns research, engineering, and intellectual property into scalable deep tech startups and growth companies. Topics regularly covered include: • AI startups, machine learning, and industrial AI in Europe • Robotics, automation, and advanced manufacturing • Deep tech startups and frontier innovation in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland • Quantum computing, semiconductors, photonics, and next-generation computing • Biotech, medtech, healthtech, climate tech, and materials innovation • Space tech, defense tech, and dual-use technology startups • Research commercialization, university spin-offs, IP, and technology transfer • Venture capital, startup funding, grants, and growth financing for deep tech companies • European innovation policy, industrial strategy, and tech sovereignty Deep Tech Germany is designed for people building, funding, commercializing, or analyzing Europe's next generation of science-based startups and deep tech scale-ups. The podcast is part of the Startuprad.io™ network — Europe's Voice on Startups, VC, Innovation & Growth. Explore the European Startup Knowledge Graph: https://www.startuprad.io/post/knowledge Explore our AI / LLM visibility hub: https://www.startuprad.io/llm Partner with Startuprad.io™: https://www.startuprad.io/become-a-partner Discover all Startuprad.io™ links: https://linktr.ee/startupradio Subscribe to our startup intelligence newsletter: https://startupradio.substack.com/ Read show notes, founder interviews, and startup analysis: https://www.startuprad.io/blog/ more

The world was built by people not different from you. We interview founders, operators and engineers, to show you they're just like you. Hosted by Ilir Aliu. more

Learn every week from global investors, founders, and experts how to turn your scientific discoveries into investable Deep Tech startups. At The Scenarionist, we connect the dots across science, capital, and industrial execution by tracking the patterns, inflection points, and market shifts that matter most, every week. Subscribe to our newsletter and Join 2,900+ Deep Tech founders, investors, and operators 👉 thescenarionist.com/welcome more

The Hardtech Podcast pulls back the curtain on the bold ideas, design challenges, and engineering breakthroughs behind today's most innovative hardware products — and the people who make them happen. From first sketch to final build, we dive deep into the minds shaping the future of physical tech. more

Hundreds of thousands of researchers around the world are working to improve life and address imminent threats to humanity. Often, the research ends up in the 'Scientific valley of death' in the form of publications and patents that never see the light of the day. Welcome to 'Lab to Startup' a podcast aimed at showcasing the effort needed to translate lab research to startups. The show has two main goals: 1. Sharing the stories of those scientists and engineers who have successfully founded startups based on the research at university and national labs. 2. Highlighting the resources and tools needed to help those aspiring to launch startups in the deeptech space. We also want this show to be a way to communicate those technology development stories to the general public (taxpayers funding the research) in the hope that they will continue to support such research and startups. About the host Naresh Sunkara, Ph.D. is a chemical biologist, entrepreneur and the founder and Executive Director of the Berkeley Postdoc Entrepreneurship Program at the University of California, Berkeley. He has been running this program for the past ten years that has helped graduate students and postdocs at UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and at several other universities in the US. He was previously a postdoc at UC Berkeley developing lipid nanoparticles for delivery of mRNA based drugs targeting viruses and cancers. more

DeepTech Unleashed is a podcast for DeepTech founders, from DeepTech founders hosted by Christian Noske. Inspired by the 'great convergence' and a new wave of entrepreneurs transforming the fields of robotics, AI, space tech, quantum, and more, DeepTech Unleashed explores the challenges and opportunities of building a DeepTech company. We talk candidly to some of the worlds most inspiring founders as they share their insights into every aspect of founder life, from enterprise sales to navigating complex regulation to international expansion, and their personal moments of DeepTech magic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. more

Join venture capital firm Prime Movers Lab as we dive deep into the most exciting advances in breakthrough science and technology with the founders, researchers, and prime movers who are working to transform billions of lives. more

Chai & Chips is where semiconductors and deep tech meet Indian ambition. We're here to educate, inform, and spark curiosity—through sharp insights, real conversations, and bold perspectives from leaders shaping the future of chips and deep tech. From India's semiconductor strategy to the explosive rise of AI chips, from the geopolitics of silicon to the ethics of supply chains, we go deep. We explore how deep tech is transforming EVs, healthcare, telecom, education, and defence—and talk to the people building, investing in, and regulating the ecosystem. This is the podcast for those who believe deep tech is not just a sector—but a national mission. About Us: Chai & Chips is India's go-to platform for honest, no-fluff conversations at the intersection of semiconductors, AI, and nation-building. Hosted by global tech executive Prakash Mallya , the podcast draws on over two decades of experience in the chip industry across India, Southeast Asia, and the US. Prakash's deep love for technology and passion for India shape thoughtful conversations on the forces driving innovation, industry, and the country's tech ambitions. As AI reshapes industries and supply chains are redrawn, chips have never been more critical to a country's self-reliance. But are we asking the right questions? With insights from the brightest minds around the world, we explore what it takes—and what history teaches us—to build a resilient deep-tech ecosystem in India that endures. Follow us for sharp takes, real stories, and a vision for a Deep Tech Nation. Twitter : @PrakashMallya LinkedIn : linkedin.com/in/prakash-mallya Contact : ****@gmail.com Timbre Media helps brands talk like people, not press releases. For over 15 years, we've been turning company culture and everyday work stories into engaging video, audio and written content that feels real, not rehearsed. We make sure your message actually connects. If you've got something to say, we'll help you say it in a way people want to hear. more

SOSV's new Deep Tech LIVE event series features top technologists, researchers, and founders working on the frontiers of deep tech. more

Massive SignalsFrom lab to market, deep tech is a long game, and the inflection points are everything. Massive Signals is a biweekly video podcast that dives into the pivotal moments shaping breakthrough ventures in AI, quantum, energy, defense, biotech, and beyond.Hosted by David Mandell and Ari Newman, each episode spotlights founders, investors, and researchers navigating the complex path from idea to impact. We explore the highs, the hard problems, and the unfiltered lessons. Expect real stories, practical insights, and behind-the-scenes perspectives on commercialization, funding strategies, and building the partnerships that make, or break, deep tech ventures.Who it's for:Deep tech founders, Series A/B investors, university labs, national research institutions, policymakers, and ecosystem champions who want to accelerate innovation in Colorado and across the country. more

Kitchen-table conversations with builders at the deep-tech AI frontier.No script. No filters. The reasoning behind the moves: what's working, what's not and why conviction beats consensus.For those building what doesn't have a manual.Deep-dives → https://deeptechdecoded.substack.com/ more

Space Terminal converses with founders building frontier infrastructure. Deep technical conversations on in-space manufacturing, quantum, physical AI, microgravity drug research, satellite systems, propulsion, and dual-use defense. Hosted for DARPA operators, defense contractors, venture capital GPs, semiconductor fabs, pharmaceutical R&D, and aerospace engineers. Topics: LEO platforms, ISS replacement strategies, microgravity manufacturing, orbital logistics, space-based solar, reentry systems, and frontier technology commercialization. more

Constructor Capital is a Switzerland-based early-stage venture capital firm investing in DeepTech, Software, and EdTech startups at Seed and Series A. Operating as the venture engine of the Constructor Group, the firm bridges frontier academic research with venture capital discipline, backing founders who transform scientific breakthroughs intoglobal businesses. Constructor Capital leverages a global network of universities, researchers, and operators to deliver scientific due diligence and hands-on support beyond capital.Each episode dives deep into the investment thesis, the science behind the hype, portfolio founders, and what it takes to build category-defining companies at the frontier of innovation. Whether you're an entrepreneur, technologist, investor, or simply curious about the future of computing, this is where science meets venture.Hosted by the general partners, the CMO at Constructor Capital with some special episodes hosted by the Constructor Group: Matthias Winter (McKinsey strategist with 20+ years in telecom infrastructure), Alex Fine (operator and M&A leader), Marie Lepske (deep tech investor with expertise in quantum and advanced materials) and Cláudio Meireles (ex Chaos, Makerpad with several startups founded over the last 20 years).Together, they've backed industry-defining companies including Lumai, Akhetonics, Gcore, QuEra, IonQ, and ID Quantique. more