TechSurge: Deep Tech Podcast

TechSurge: Deep Tech Podcast

Celesta Capital | Deep Tech Venture Capital Firm

Episodes 35
Avg. Duration 49m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.6 (39)
Since Jul 2024
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Every 2 Weeks
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Episodic
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73%
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About This Podcast

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 by Celesta Capital, and hosted by Founding Partners Nic Brathwaite, Michael Marks, and Sriram Viswanathan. Send feedback and show ideas to [email protected]. 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 investor Vinod Khosla, former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi, the Global Head of McKinsey, and executive leaders from Microsoft, OpenAI, 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!

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S2E8 In-Orbit Manufacturing, AI Data Centers, and the New Space Economy with MIT’s Ariel Ekblaw

Jun 02, 2026 1h 28m

For most of human history, space has been a place we visited. The next chapter may be about building there.For decades, space was the domain of governments, astronauts, and science fiction. Today,…

S2E7 The U.S. – China Deep Tech Arms Race

May 21, 2026 47m

For years, the United States told itself a reassuring story: China could manufacture and copy, but it couldn't innovate. That story is no longer credible. From DeepSeek's compute-efficient AI model…

S2E6 Rare Earth Rush: Strategic Minerals and Tech's New Resource Wars

May 07, 2026 57m Transcript

For thirty years, the United States largely ignored critical minerals. We mined less, processed less, and stockpiled less — while China quietly built the most dominant mineral supply chain in modern…

S2E5 The US Crypto Awakening

Apr 16, 2026 56m Transcript

For years, crypto policy in the United States was defined less by clear rules than by the threat of enforcement. Startups and institutions building in the space operated in a gray zone: no clear…

S2E4 Pixels to Intelligence: The Next Era of Imaging

Apr 07, 2026 51m Transcript

Digital imaging is so ubiquitous today that it’s easy to forget how improbable it once was. In this episode of TechSurge, guest host Nic Brathwaite sits down with Dr. Eric Fossum, inventor of the…

S2E3 Sovereign AI Stacks: The New Strategic National Resource

Mar 19, 2026 1h

As artificial intelligence becomes a strategic capability for nations as well as companies, questions of governance, safety, and geopolitical competition are moving to the forefront. In this episode…

S2E2 Governing AI Before It Outpaces Us: Safety for Critical Infrastructure

Mar 05, 2026 57m

As generative AI systems move from novelty to infrastructure, questions of safety, trust, and governance are becoming urgent. In this episode of TechSurge, host Sriram Viswanathan is joined by Dr.…

S2E1 India: The Next Tech Global Superpower?

Feb 19, 2026 1h 20m

As global supply chains fracture, AI reshapes productivity, and technology becomes a core instrument of national power, India is making an ambitious push to redefine its role in the world economy…

S2 TechSurge: Season 2 Trailer

Feb 12, 2026 1m Trailer

TechSurge returns for an all-new season exploring the forces reshaping the future of deep tech, where breakthrough innovation meets real-world market dynamics. In season 2, we dive deeper into the…

S1E25 Season 1 Finale: Risks, Rewards, and Realities of Open vs. Closed AI

Jul 01, 2025 26m

In TechSurge’s Season 1 Finale episode, we explore an important debate: should AI development be open source or closed? AI technology leader and UN Senior Fellow Senthil Kumar joins Michael Marks for…

S1E24 Betting Early on Zoom, Canva, and Crypto: Inside the Playbook of Visionary Solo VC Bill Tai

Jun 18, 2025 1h 2m

Legendary technologist and investor Bill Tai joins our latest episode for a wide-ranging conversation spanning decades of Silicon Valley innovation. Bill shares his remarkable journey from being…

S1E23 Blueprint for an AI Future: OpenAI Chief Economist on How AI Will Shape the Global Economy

Jun 05, 2025 52m

Will AI displace more jobs than it creates? How can the U.S. win the AI race? How can AI benefits be evenly distributed across businesses and society?We explore these questions and more as Sriram…

S1E22 Inside Nokia’s Strategy: CSTO Nishant Batra on Telecom’s Future, Brand Reinvention, and Betting on Bell Labs

May 22, 2025 47m

In this episode of TechSurge, host Sriram Viswanathan sits down with Nishant Batra, Chief Strategy and Technology Officer at Nokia, for a deep dive into the evolving landscape of telecom and wireless…

S1E21 Leading Through Chaos: John Chambers on Tariffs, Cyber Threats, & the AI Supercycle

May 08, 2025 39m

Competition, growth, tariffs, hacks, AI – what does it take to be an effective leader today? John Chambers, former CEO and Executive Chairman of Cisco and founder of JC2 Ventures, joins TechSurge…

S1E20 China, Funding Cuts, & Campus Controversy: Is U.S. Tech Leadership Falling Behind?

Apr 24, 2025 42m

MIT President Emeritus Dr. Rafael Reif joins host Michael Marks for a discussion about the state of U.S. competitiveness in technology, university research funding, current immigration policy, and…

S1E19 Inside Microsoft's Trillion Dollar Playbook with Chief Strategy Officer Bobby Yerramilli-Rao

Apr 10, 2025 47m

Bobby Yerramilli-Rao, Chief Strategy Officer at Microsoft, joins TechSurge host Sriram Viswanathan to offer a rare glimpse into the strategic playbook of one of the world’s most powerful tech…

S1E18 Scaling the AI Era: Next-Gen Data Storage Solutions with Pure Storage CEO Charlie Giancarlo

Apr 01, 2025 59m

In this episode of TechSurge, host Sriram Viswanathan sits down with Charlie Giancarlo, Chairman and CEO of Pure Storage, to discuss the evolution and future of data storage in the digital age.…

S1E17 Why AI Isn't Ready to Make Medicines

Mar 13, 2025 41m

Many in venture capital and biopharma are anointing artificial intelligence the savior of drug discovery—but what can AI actually do?In this eye-opening episode, Michael Marks sits down with Mike…

S1E16 Understanding the Elegant Math Behind Modern Machine Learning

Feb 27, 2025 1h 14m

Artificial intelligence is evolving at an unprecedented pace—what does that mean for the future of technology, venture capital, business, and even our understanding of ourselves? Award-winning…

S1E15 21st Century Warfare: The Nexus of Technology, Economy, & National Security

Feb 13, 2025 45m

With global economic alliances shifting and new threats emerging, will the U.S. maintain its dominance in an increasingly complex world? From chips to cyberterrorist threats to cryptocurrency,…

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