DeepTechMX
Mexico deep tech: CONACYT's co-ownership IP requirement blocked US/EU VC investment, no university tech transfer capacity, and ChatGPT increased pressure to differentiate from software AI
Years-long decline before final shutdown · Fatal mistake: Mexico deep tech (materials science): CONACYT (national research council) had 8,000+ researchers but $0 commercialization budget. IPN and UNAM had no tech transfer office capacity. Mexico IP law required government co-ownership of CONACYT-funded inventions. US and EU VCs refused to invest in Mexican IP without US or EU holding entity structure. ChatGPT commoditized software AI, increasing pressure on hardware differentiation.