Our Team
Antti Heikkilä
CEO & Founding Partner
Sevi Tuominen
VP, Ventures
Gonca Kara
Head of Projects & Ecosystems
Júlia Albert Varela
Head of Research & Innovation Projects
Mika Tala
Chief Research Officer
Martín Vieira
Innovation Funding Strategist
Benjamin Abela
Communication Specialist
Mikael Secomandi
Jr. Commercialization Strategy Consultant
Stephanie Scicluna
Administrative Coordinator
200+
Deep Tech Innovations Worked On
€100m+
Funding Acquired
50+
Jobs Created
OUR MISSION
Building the Next
Wave of Deep Tech Companies
Our mission is to turn breakthrough science into market-shaping companies. We partner with researchers, founders, and investors to bridge the gap between discovery and deployment, accelerating technologies from lab prototype to commercial success. We exist to ensure world-changing innovation doesn’t stall, but scales.
OUR WHY
Because Discovery is
Only the First Step
Too many high-potential technologies never make it past the lab. Not because they lack impact, but because they lack the business model, funding strategy, or team required to reach the market. We exist to change that. Deep Tech Foundry was built to unlock commercial traction for world-class research and give breakthrough ideas the infrastructure they need to thrive.
OUR VALUES
The Deep Tech
Foundry Way
We believe in rigorous science, strategic execution, long-term partnership, and honest ambition. We champion founders, respect research, and build with purpose, not hype. Every company we back reflects our core values: evidence-driven decisions, meaningful impact, and the conviction to scale ideas that matter.
