Pesu Venture Labs

They invest in deep tech and innovation companies (IoT, Automation, AR/VR, quantum computing, AI/ML, personalized medicine) and category creators that transform academic programs, with particular emphasis on ventures created by students and early-stage entrepreneurs from academic backgrounds.

Check Size

$10K - $200K

Stages

Pre Seed, Seed

Focus Areas

Ai Ml, Hardware, Robotics

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Investment Thesis

PESU Venture Labs operates as a venture studio focused on enabling students, researchers, and entrepreneurs to build high-impact deep tech ventures with global market opportunities. Their philosophy combines funding with execution and acceleration capabilities, positioning themselves as hands-on co-founders who provide comprehensive support from idea stage through company creation. They aim to answer foundational questions: ‘Can entrepreneurship fund research & scholarships?’ and ‘Can we create a funnel of fundable deep tech companies that are category creators for the existing VC ecosystem?’

What Sets Them Apart

University-integrated venture studio model combining academic access with venture funding
Founder-friendly terms with no LP, dragalong, tagalong, or special rights
Integrated support model: 'We act like your cofounders and bring in team, expertise, mentoring, capital and infrastructure'
Focus on supporting students without requiring academics to be sacrificed - 'Academic flexibility & timing'
Career Insurance and comprehensive support addressing founder concerns ('loans/bills to pay', 'masters to do')
Portfolio emphasis on 'Category Creators' rather than incremental solutions
Deep tech requirement as core differentiator rather than use case focus