Alex Piskunov

Alex Piskunov is a deep tech investor focused on financing companies that require long technical development cycles before they can reach commercial scale. Through his investment work, he supports science based and industrial technology businesses as they move from research and pilots to customer adoption and revenue. His firm backs and advises deep tech companies across areas such as climate, energy, materials, advanced manufacturing, and other capital intensive sectors where founders must prove both technical performance and market demand.

On The Grove, Piskunov appeared in “The Funding Valley: How Deep Tech Gets Funded” to explain how deep tech companies can survive the difficult stretch between early validation and bankable commercial traction. He discussed how founders can think beyond standard venture capital, using a mix of equity, debt, grants, project finance, and other financial instruments as their risks change over time. The conversation focused on pilot projects, technology de-risking, customer proof, and the financing gaps that often appear before a company is ready to scale through revenue.