Seattle DTW Investor Summit

Join Silicon Valley Bank & Barclo & Perkins Coie for Seattle's first Deep Tech Week Investor Summit!

Join us for networking and a conversation with the venture community on raising for deep tech startups. The conversation will be moderated by Brooke Borseth, Investor at FUSE, alongside notable deep tech investors at Boost VC, Ubiquity Ventures, UNION Labs, and Roadster Capital.

Meet our presenters:

Sunil Nagaraj

Sunil Nagaraj is the Founding Partner of Ubiquity Ventures, a seed-stage fund investing in deep tech categories from agri-tech and robotics to space, healthcare, and smart hardware. Known for a nerdy and early approach, he backs technical founders before their categories have reached the rest of the market. Before founding Ubiquity, Sunil was a partner at Bessemer Venture Partners, where he made early bets on Rocket Lab, Auth0, and Zapier. His investments have produced over $60B in combined market cap across six unicorns, including Ubiquity Ventures-backed Halter and Loft Orbital.

Derek Brown

Derek Brown serves as Head of Finance at Boost VC, where he leads investments in frontier technologies and early-stage startups. With a deep background in the crypto and Web3 ecosystems, he has guided numerous portfolio companies from inception through successful scaling and exits. He is known for his forward-looking thesis on sci-fi technologies, frequently exploring the intersections of artificial intelligence, blockchain, and spatial computing.

Nate Williams

Nate Williams is a venture capital investor, entrepreneur, and Founder & Managing Partner of UNION (Union Labs _Union Peak), an early-stage DeepTech fund investing at the intersection of Physical AI, Climate_Resilience, PropTech, and intelligent systems.

Previously, Nate served as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Kleiner Perkins and has made over 40 early-stage investments since 2014, including companies acquired by Databricks, Oura, Intuitive Surgical, and Medtronic. Beyond investing, Nate brings extensive operating experience across startup, growth, and turnaround environments, with CXO roles at August Home, Motorola Mobility (Google), and 4Home, contributing to multiple successful exits.

Brooke Borseth

Brooke Borseth is an investor at FUSE, focusing on early-stage investments in AI applications and infra, as well as space and physical AI. Previously, Brooke was an investor at Moneta Ventures, an early-stage venture firm based in California. She holds a degree in Economics and Data Analytics from Santa Clara University.

Ryan Else

Ryan Else is Managing Partner of Roadster Capital, a $5M deep tech seed fund backing engineering-driven founders modernizing the American industrial base. An operator turned investor with 15+ years spanning enterprise sales, industrial markets, and frontier technologies, Ryan brings proven deal sourcing and operational expertise. His portfolio companies have collectively raised $1.5B+ in follow-on capital.

*Please note before registering*

This Deep Tech Week is expected to be oversubscribed, and attendance is by approval. By registering, you'll receive updates from our team about your registration and waitlist status regardless of outcome. If approved to attend, you'll also receive event communications and follow-ups from participating hosts and sponsors.

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