Icehouse looks to deep tech for strong returns

There's a big difference between working on a good idea in the lab and taking it to the world, says Icehouse Ventures' chief executive, Robbie Paul.He should know. As head of New Zealand's largest and most active investor at the startup business stage, his job is to sort the commercially viable wheat from the chaff.The first thing to look for was the pedigree of the founders. Did they have unique perspectives on a problem or unique insights from working in an industry?"From there, if they have those sorts of intellectual founda...