Welcome to PDTI

Andrew Piskadlo

Guilds

03 min

What PDTI is, why we exist, and what we’re building first.

PDTI is a nonprofit incubator and accelerator built for deep tech—work that needs engineering time, validation, and credible execution.

We provide shared infrastructure, targeted capital, and execution support so teams can ship a real MVP without giving away their IP.

Pre‑alpha is about building the foundation: governance, partner pathways, and the shared playbooks we’ll reuse across future launches.

If you’re building deep tech and you value evidence over hype, apply.

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Credo: Why We Built Pioneering Deep Tech Institute

Briefings

Credo | 8 Minutes

Credo: Why We Built Pioneering Deep Tech Institute

Why we built Pioneering Deep Tech Institute — a founder-aligned deep-tech incubator that keeps ownership with the builders. Andrew Piskadlo on stewardship over extraction, the cycle we're breaking, and the first anchor that proved the model. Utah 501(c)(3) since 2022. Concept to MVP in 12-18 months. No IP capture.

May 13, 2026

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President & CEO of PDTI Andrew Piskadlo