Welcome to SOSV Deep Tech Live, where we explore the frontiers of Deep Tech with the world’s top technologists, founders, and researchers. Our moderators are the general partners of SOSV, “the First Check in Deep Tech,” a venture dedicated to human and planetary health.

In this premiere episode - “From the IRA to 'Drill Baby Drill.' What Now?” - we dive deep into the policies and politics of the energy transition with Dr. Jesse Jenkins, a world-renowned expert in energy systems modeling, grid decarbonization, and U.S. climate policy.

A professor at Princeton University, co-host of Shift Key, and Leader of Princeton’s Zero Lab, Dr. Jenkins has been described by Time Magazine as "the scorekeeper for American efforts to transition to clean energy,” and “the wonkiest and most effective of the number crunchers…”

Moderating the conversation, SOSV General Partners Duncan Turner and Katie Hoffman—leaders of HAX, SOSV’s Hard Tech program.

Together, they unpack some of the most critical questions of our time:

• What did the Biden administration’s climate push really accomplish?
• How have the Trump administration’s policies already changed everything?
• Where has investment in clean energy created unstoppable momentum, and where could uncertainty and funding freezes send things off the rails?

We also explore:

• How the AI boom is reshaping electricity demand
• Why “drill, baby, drill” could unintentionally spark a geothermal renaissance
• Whether tariffs and trade policies will help or hinder America’s industrial future, and
• How startups can survive and thrive in these uncertain times.

From the bottlenecks stalling clean energy deployment to the hidden power of public utility commissions, this episode is packed with insights for anyone following the high-stakes battle over energy dominance, climate action, and deep tech innovation.

“From the IRA to 'Drill Baby Drill.' What Now?” with Dr. Jesse Jenkins, on SOSV Deep Tech LIVE…