Devika Thapar
@DeeThapar
serving scientist founders with knowhow, first check funding and lab space @wilbe_science. http://www.wilbe.com
Finally get to share what we have been working on! In 3 years & with a whole lot of sweat + community of Fellows we have developed a novel playbook for commercialising science. Scientists, welcome to Wilbe.com the first full-stack platform where we come to excel.
the best scientists often leave for these reasons - if you're exploring life beyond academia, check out @wilbe_science
I went into academia to search for truth. I left learning how to write safe grants, avoid controversy, and serve bureaucrats.
Academia runs on grant writing, not science. And the longer you stay, the more you forget there’s a difference.
Last night in Cambridge! Full house, buzzing with curious minds, scientist-founders (new + seasoned), and conversations that went way past closing time. Huge thanks to everyone who came, see you again soon!
What if matter could think? We’re building the Liquid Brain to sense and design functional materials inspired by biomimicry. Looking for a curious material scientist to join the journey at apoha.com Job Post: linkedin.com/jobs/view/4262… #MaterialScience #Biomimicry…
Join us in Cambridge, UK, on July 8 as we explore how science-based ventures raise capital and how that process plays out differently in Europe and the US. Speakers sharing their insights: @dawajarhaz of @creasallis, Ismail Sami of Molyon, and @jonno_evans of @IQ_Capital_Fund
Builders powered by AC and pancakes today 🧊🥞 IDEALondon: cool space, warmer vibes. See for yourself: buff.ly/wg8WL5K #CanadaDay #FounderSpace #CoworkingSpace
captures the now
you’re starting to see this in the current cohort of entrants to the valley. when all status & relationship are digital mediated, appearance and substance decohere aggressively; the nice car, the funding round, having a product, is only useful insofar as you can post about it.…
if only 🙃
IBM Watson was just inches away from being the dominant AI platform If only they had 10X engineers, compute, data, AI, Demis, Ilya S, Noam S, Andrej K, Dario, Sam A, & $100B of GPU they'd have dominated this era One of those, "if only history were slightly different" moments
Big news: we’re kicking off the search for ARIA’s next CEO. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to lead one of the most ambitious orgs in science and tech. 1/8
I wanna meet people who can shoot, produce, and edit a reel within an hour…
Filters are just the beginning. Zohran is the director of a Hype House first and politician second. From what I can tell, his team can shoot, produce, and edit a reel within an hour. That means there is about a ~60 minute lag time between when he appears in public, shaking…
Nothing worth building takes less than 5 years. It’s years of physical, mental, and emotional endurance. While first-time founders chase milestones, second-timers build systems to stay sane. Joined by Sean Gourley, founder and former CEO of @primer_ai
Okay, let me get this straight... 1. You have 1-click n8n, Zapier, and Lindy AI agent templates to automate your content, outreach, research, reporting, anything. 2. You can clone your voice with 5 seconds of audio. 3. You can run billion-parameter AI models on your laptop for…
hosting a late night cafe in london (inspired by @FedericoNoemie) with @monty10x this friday DM for an invite :)
We’ve been running San Francisco’s clandestine Late Night Coffeeshop for nearly a year!
The first (of hopefully many) ever @sxswlndn edition was a blast! Big congrats to the organising team and all the founders who pitched – especially the winners from Neu Health, Mimicrete and @XARlabs!
The World Bank has lifted its ban on funding nuclear. A new era is here.
great read for all first time founders working on big missions heart that many good things came from that one evening @shak @soundboy
2/ For the detailed story read this: ianhogarth.com/blog/2025/6/11…