We work with founders building deep technology — where the science or engineering might not work. Opportunity Evaluations are invitation-based. If you have an invitation, start the evaluation. If not, send Peter three lines on LinkedIn: what you're building, your stage or evidence, and the technical risk that might make it fail.
Every venture carries market risk: will anyone buy this? Deep tech carries technology risk as well: can this actually be built, at performance, at cost, at scale?
Not sure which side you're on? Send Peter the three-line test on LinkedIn. The filter is deliberately human before it becomes a system workflow.
For 20 years this screening has been a conversation with Peter. Now AI handles the groundwork — intake, framing, sourced research, first drafts — so senior advisers spend their time where it counts: the judgment calls, the hard issues, the introductions. You get the rigour of a senior partner without waiting months for a slot.
For founders with an invitation. Start the opportunity screen, request a Commercialisation Report, or engage for specific advice. If you do not yet have an invitation, ask Peter on LinkedIn with the three-line test.
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Christo Partners works through three progressive phases. Most founders will not cross every gate — that is the design.
A structured version of Peter's opportunity screen. Mobile-verified founders receive one free opportunity evaluation. Further evaluations and tools are fee-based.
A full Commercialisation Report followed by ongoing advisory. Lead-advised by Peter Christo with a select adviser network. AI handles breadth — research, drafting, sourcing. Humans handle judgment.
After a final investment-readiness screen and a mandate agreement with the founder, opportunities are syndicated to the CP capital network — venture funds, family offices and grant programmes across our relationship network.
Deep tech is technology where the science or engineering might not work. It carries technology risk as well as market risk — and that is the risk most advisers and generalist investors cannot assess. It is the one we are built for.
Sovereign and dual-use capability. Our team holds appropriate Australian Government security clearances for sensitive engagements.
Edtech and the commercialisation of university and research-sector intellectual property.
Founders pay for a clear, honest read. Advisers are paid for work delivered. Capital partners get deal flow that's already been screened. Everyone in the chain is aligned around the same thing: telling the truth about the opportunity early, so good ventures move faster.
Industry Growth Adviser. Founder of multiple Australian ventures. Sessional lecturer in entrepreneurship and innovation at RMIT University. Host of the Entrepreneurship.AU podcast. Twenty-plus years across fintech, digital assets, defence-adjacent innovation, and commercialisation. View profile →
LinkedIn is still the simplest path. If you prefer the form, verify your email with a one-time code first — it keeps the rubbish out and gives Peter a clean thread to reply to.