The End Effector

The End Effector is on a mission to inform and educate about how science-advantaged startups are changing the world. We provide analysis for investors, enterprises, and entrepreneurs. The End Effector is delivers informed perspectives on emerging technologies that your organization needs to smartly invest its resources – financial, human, intellectual. We are an independent subscription publication. We share impressions of our analysis via our free mailing list and social channels. Our deep analysis, reference library, and courses are available exclusively to our member-subscribers. If you are interested in sharpening your edge, join our mailing list and we will get you set up. Most of our work is for our members who are read-in, but we do provide a lot for the general public. Our upcoming Stories area will be open access. See what members enjoy. End Effector is an Independent research and advisory firm specializing in how frontier technologies translate “from lab to launch”. We publish based on primary research and expert input. We function like a forward-deployed Chief Advisor for Technology Strategy for our membership community of deep tech investors, entrepreneurs, and industry players. End Effector provides deeptech analysis for investors, enterprise players, entrepreneurs, and other members of the innovation ecosystem. We create bite-sized self-guided courses and certifications, videos, and a podcast. We also provide 1:1 advisory and consulting within the deeptech community. End Effector is different. Our net proceeds are allocated to STEM charities and initiatives to foster research and education. Joining End Effector is like contributing to a force multiplier or an organism’s growth: your membership will ultimately contribute to positive impact among a diverse pool of people and industries. End Effector provides a variety of materials such as articles, illustrations, videos, podcasts, and live virtual events showcasing industry and academic trailblazers. Every End Effector member is supported by our team to ensure a smooth deployment and continued value. We do the research so you don’t have to – or so you can get a great headstart on where to dive deeper for your own thesis development. Effective investing in new capabilities and new companies requires an educated perspective. We have developed investment theses for partners in risk capital, large enterprise, and national ‘moonshot’ initiatives. How do fresh-from-the-lab technologies enable new capabilities unlike what the world has ever seen? We bring a well-informed perspective on the “So what?” of what’s new and what matters. Our team has a history of delivering no-nonsense perspectives to venture investors, startup founders, and enterprise executives who are really busy making an impact.