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MIT Sloan Professor & Director of the MIT Laboratory for Financial Engineering, Andrew Lo, returns to the San Francisco Bay Area for an exclusive session on one of the most complex frontiers of modern finance — how to fund the next generation of deep-tech innovation.
Part II of MIT Club of N.California Fin-Track: (mitcnc.org/finance)
Financial Engineering Series
Financing Deep Tech
Deep-tech ventures — from artificial intelligence and robotics to quantum computing, biotechnology, and climate technology — are redefining the boundaries of human progress. Yet, these companies often face a fundamental funding mismatch: long development cycles, uncertain commercialization paths, and capital intensity that challenge the conventional VC model.
In this talk, Professor Lo shares frameworks that blend financial engineering, portfolio theory, and real-world innovation strategy to help both investors and founders rethink risk and return in deep tech.
Links:
Event Listing: https://alumcommunity.mit.edu/networks/events/147613
Professor Andrew W. Lo: https://alo.mit.edu
MIT Club of Northern California Fin-Track: mitcnc.org/finance
Hosts:
MIT Sloan Club of Northern California / Romel Somavat, MIT MBA
MIT Club of Northern California's Fin-Track / Jason R Escamilla, MIT MBA
Goldman Sachs / Zoe Abbott Boyd, MIT MBA
MIT Sloan Professor & Director of the MIT Laboratory for Financial Engineering, Andrew Lo, returns to the San Francisco Bay Area for an exclusive session on one of the most complex frontiers of modern finance — how to fund the next generation of deep-tech innovation.
Part II of MIT Club of N.California Fin-Track: (mitcnc.org/finance)
Financial Engineering Series
Financing Deep Tech
Deep-tech ventures — from artificial intelligence and robotics to quantum computing, biotechnology, and climate technology — are redefining the boundaries of human progress. Yet, these companies often face a fundamental funding mismatch: long development cycles, uncertain commercialization paths, and capital intensity that challenge the conventional VC model.
In this talk, Professor Lo shares frameworks that blend financial engineering, portfolio theory, and real-world innovation strategy to help both investors and founders rethink risk and return in deep tech.
Links:
Event Listing: https://alumcommunity.mit.edu/networks/events/147613
Professor Andrew W. Lo: https://alo.mit.edu
MIT Club of Northern California Fin-Track: mitcnc.org/finance
Hosts:
MIT Sloan Club of Northern California / Romel Somavat, MIT MBA
MIT Club of Northern California's Fin-Track / Jason R Escamilla, MIT MBA
Goldman Sachs / Zoe Abbott Boyd, MIT MBA
