DEEPTECH
DONE
RIGHT
DEEPTECH
DONE
RIGHT
ABOUT
I
I
focus on DeepTech.
am technical and commercial.
help clients make better decisions.
am independent.
am Australian.
work globally.
focus on DeepTech.
am technical and commercial.
help clients make better decisions.
am independent.
am Australian.
work globally.
ADVISORY THESIS
The outsized returns live where DeepTech is done right — and doing it right often comes down to judgment. That’s what I’m known for.
Most advisors sit on one side — deeply technical or purely commercial. But the decisions that really matter are made in the space in between. That’s where I live.
I’m curious. Is the science robust? Does the technology matter commercially? Which games are worth playing? What will it take to win? Who decides? These are just some of the questions worth asking.
I help CEOs and their venture teams turn DeepTech into commercial results. I help investors in DeepTech make sense of what they’re looking at. And I help others who care about commercialising DeepTech to index on the things that really matter.
I take on a very small number of engagements at any time, work swiftly, and go deep on each.
You work with me, not a team of associates. Every engagement I commit to has my attention.
I’m independent. I have no product to sell and no fund to fill. My only job is to sharpen your judgment.
ADVISORY THESIS
The outsized returns live where DeepTech is done right — and doing it right often comes down to judgment. That’s what I’m known for.
Most advisors sit on one side — deeply technical or purely commercial. But the decisions that really matter are made in the space in between. That’s where I live.
I’m curious. Is the science robust? Does the technology matter commercially? Which games are worth playing? What will it take to win? Who decides? These are just some of the questions worth asking.
I help CEOs and their venture teams turn DeepTech into commercial results. I help investors in DeepTech make sense of what they’re looking at. And I help others who care about commercialising DeepTech to index on the things that really matter.
I take on a very small number of engagements at any time, work swiftly, and go deep on each.
You work with me, not a team of associates. Every engagement I commit to has my attention.
I’m independent. I have no product to sell and no fund to fill. My only job is to sharpen your judgment.
Ventures & INVESTORS
Ventures
Provide perspectives on venture potential.
Surface the inflection points that matter.
Create commercialisation pathways.
Identify exit options.
Inform decisions.
Open the right doors.
Investors
Make sense of the technology.
Assess the core team.
Get a handle on key markets and channels.
Surface major opportunities and key risks.
Help map out viable investment options.
Ventures & INVESTORS
Ventures
Provide perspectives on venture potential.
Surface the inflection points that matter.
Create commercialisation pathways.
Identify exit options.
Inform decisions.
Open the right doors.
Investors
Make sense of the technology.
Assess the core team.
Get a handle on key markets and channels.
Surface major opportunities and key risks.
Help map out viable investment options.
Ventures & INVESTORS
Ventures
Provide perspectives on venture potential.
Surface the inflection points that matter.
Create commercialisation pathways.
Identify exit options.
Inform decisions.
Open the right doors.
Investors
Make sense of the technology.
Assess the core team.
Get a handle on key markets and channels.
Surface major opportunities and key risks.
Help map out viable investment options.
Recent Experience
Davi La Ferla
Davi La Ferla
Scientist
Founder
Director
Investor
Advisor
Scientist
Founder
Director
Investor
Advisor
TESTIMONIALS
01 /
From our very first conversation through to partnering, Davi has been insightful, intentional, and deeply engaged. He brings a level of thoughtfulness and strategic clarity that’s rare - connecting dots others often miss and helping us see our work through sharper, more compelling frames. His ability to quickly grasp complex ideas and translate them into clear, compelling narratives has made him an increasingly important part of our development - and beyond all of that, he’s simply an amazing human to work with.
01 /
From our very first conversation through to partnering, Davi has been insightful, intentional, and deeply engaged. He brings a level of thoughtfulness and strategic clarity that’s rare - connecting dots others often miss and helping us see our work through sharper, more compelling frames. His ability to quickly grasp complex ideas and translate them into clear, compelling narratives has made him an increasingly important part of our development - and beyond all of that, he’s simply an amazing human to work with.
01 /
From our very first conversation through to partnering, Davi has been insightful, intentional, and deeply engaged. He brings a level of thoughtfulness and strategic clarity that’s rare - connecting dots others often miss and helping us see our work through sharper, more compelling frames. His ability to quickly grasp complex ideas and translate them into clear, compelling narratives has made him an increasingly important part of our development - and beyond all of that, he’s simply an amazing human to work with.
02 /
Davi has a clear investment thesis and sees through the matrix. He seeks to deeply understand the fundamentals of the game and is passionate about helping founders to not only play the game well, but to win big. Davi's technical background and scientific insight enable him to quickly feed data into the game and suggest new strategic options for value creation. His mind seems to operate on a frequency and wavelength that helps us in problem solving. Since Davi became involved, our thinking has elevated from the possible, to the feasible ... to the inevitable.
02 /
Davi has a clear investment thesis and sees through the matrix. He seeks to deeply understand the fundamentals of the game and is passionate about helping founders to not only play the game well, but to win big. Davi's technical background and scientific insight enable him to quickly feed data into the game and suggest new strategic options for value creation. His mind seems to operate on a frequency and wavelength that helps us in problem solving. Since Davi became involved, our thinking has elevated from the possible, to the feasible ... to the inevitable.
02 /
Davi has a clear investment thesis and sees through the matrix. He seeks to deeply understand the fundamentals of the game and is passionate about helping founders to not only play the game well, but to win big. Davi's technical background and scientific insight enable him to quickly feed data into the game and suggest new strategic options for value creation. His mind seems to operate on a frequency and wavelength that helps us in problem solving. Since Davi became involved, our thinking has elevated from the possible, to the feasible ... to the inevitable.
03 /
Working with Davi La Ferla has been a genuinely refreshing experience. His quality-over-quantity approach to startups creates a depth of engagement rarely seen in the industry. He goes beyond standard investment processes and focuses on aligning the values, goals, and long-term vision of all parties involved. His strategic insight and guidance, particularly in navigating complex and unfamiliar arenas, and his connections at the highest levels of industry and government, have been invaluable.
03 /
Working with Davi La Ferla has been a genuinely refreshing experience. His quality-over-quantity approach to startups creates a depth of engagement rarely seen in the industry. He goes beyond standard investment processes and focuses on aligning the values, goals, and long-term vision of all parties involved. His strategic insight and guidance, particularly in navigating complex and unfamiliar arenas, and his connections at the highest levels of industry and government, have been invaluable.
03 /
Working with Davi La Ferla has been a genuinely refreshing experience. His quality-over-quantity approach to startups creates a depth of engagement rarely seen in the industry. He goes beyond standard investment processes and focuses on aligning the values, goals, and long-term vision of all parties involved. His strategic insight and guidance, particularly in navigating complex and unfamiliar arenas, and his connections at the highest levels of industry and government, have been invaluable.
04 /
Davi La Ferla has been exceptional as an advisor and mentor. He has a strong read on current investor sentiment and a clear talent in helping you take something that is already good and polishing it until it really shines. His guidance has helped refine how we communicate value — not by changing the substance, but by sharpening the focus and improving how the story is told. As a first-time CEO, I’ve found his advice practical, grounded, and consistently useful. I would readily recommend Davi to founders looking to present their work at its best without losing authenticity.
04 /
Davi La Ferla has been exceptional as an advisor and mentor. He has a strong read on current investor sentiment and a clear talent in helping you take something that is already good and polishing it until it really shines. His guidance has helped refine how we communicate value — not by changing the substance, but by sharpening the focus and improving how the story is told. As a first-time CEO, I’ve found his advice practical, grounded, and consistently useful. I would readily recommend Davi to founders looking to present their work at its best without losing authenticity.
04 /
Davi La Ferla has been exceptional as an advisor and mentor. He has a strong read on current investor sentiment and a clear talent in helping you take something that is already good and polishing it until it really shines. His guidance has helped refine how we communicate value — not by changing the substance, but by sharpening the focus and improving how the story is told. As a first-time CEO, I’ve found his advice practical, grounded, and consistently useful. I would readily recommend Davi to founders looking to present their work at its best without losing authenticity.
05 /
Davi has been an incredibly valuable sounding board. He’s taken the time to deeply understand NextGen’s edge, and then pushed us to strengthen our position in practical ways. Davi’s guidance has directly shaped how we support our portfolio companies, and he’s been instrumental in connecting founders to decision makers in industry and supporting them in gaining valuable early traction with customers. He’s also shaped the ways we think about collaborating with universities and ecosystem partners at scale. Beyond strategy, we’ve worked closely as co-investors; evaluating opportunities, deploying capital and supporting founders together. I’ve learned much from Davi along the way.
05 /
Davi has been an incredibly valuable sounding board. He’s taken the time to deeply understand NextGen’s edge, and then pushed us to strengthen our position in practical ways. Davi’s guidance has directly shaped how we support our portfolio companies, and he’s been instrumental in connecting founders to decision makers in industry and supporting them in gaining valuable early traction with customers. He’s also shaped the ways we think about collaborating with universities and ecosystem partners at scale. Beyond strategy, we’ve worked closely as co-investors; evaluating opportunities, deploying capital and supporting founders together. I’ve learned much from Davi along the way.
05 /
Davi has been an incredibly valuable sounding board. He’s taken the time to deeply understand NextGen’s edge, and then pushed us to strengthen our position in practical ways. Davi’s guidance has directly shaped how we support our portfolio companies, and he’s been instrumental in connecting founders to decision makers in industry and supporting them in gaining valuable early traction with customers. He’s also shaped the ways we think about collaborating with universities and ecosystem partners at scale. Beyond strategy, we’ve worked closely as co-investors; evaluating opportunities, deploying capital and supporting founders together. I’ve learned much from Davi along the way.
DeepTech
done right
DeepTech
done right