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H e l s i n k i   -   S h a n g h a i




Exciting VC Investment Topics, May 2012



     Sami Lampinen, Inventure Oy
2011 facts
• 14 portfolio companies

• 470 employees

• EUR 70m in 2011 revenue

• Sales growth 55% in 2011

• 4% of revenue from Finland

• Finnish ownership +80%
Topic 1: Future materials & material
                 processing

•   From micro to nanoelectronics
     – from nano to molecular and atom –size materials

•   Carbon as a future source of materials, metals, semiconductors,
    transistors, energy storage

•   Processes for converting/transforming widely available existing
    materials (H2O, CO, Ag) into BigBang IPR

•   Converting, refining, reusing existing scarce material inventory
Topic 2: Automated society

•   From data capture to data analysis, to cloud storage and big data
•   From Big to AllData: Automated & assisted transactions using all
    the information available, everywhere, all the time.

    – 247 AllData on consumer behaviour, purchase &
      consumption, automated ordering, forecasting

    – Health sensoring, measuring, predicting your health and life.
      Advising on medication, preventing the worst.

    – Environmental modelling, energy & weather, pollution.
    – Traffic, logistics, waste
Topic 3: Life at Work / Workstyle

•   From Ctrl-Alt-Del to SaaS, Dropbox & SlideShare
•   From iPad access to Work at any location with any Device

    – Services and technologies enabling project based and virtual
      team based assignments, for multiple sets of employers
    – Multiple working environments and distributed tasks

    – Paid by $25 per hour to $0,03 per task or    or
    – Value based work with a bonus every hour?
    – Do social networks correlate to employee retention?
Innovation Money cycle

                       Innovations
Research
  Inventions
       Entrepreneurs                  Value
                                     growth

                        Wealth
                       creation
Radical Owner Actions for Finland
•   Extreme industry focus in capturing and securing globally
    leading technology research domains

•   Revolution of Finland into a Start-up haven with truly tropical
    entrepreneurial climate

•   Maximise the value creation and Wealth accumulation to Finnish
    entrepreneurs, owners & investors

•   Increase, nurture and capitalize on the Assets of Finland

•   Turbocharging the Innovation money cycle: Invest - Innovate –
    Grow – Exit.... Re-invest – Innovate – Grow – Exit....
Innovation vs. Money cycle

                        Innovations
Research
  Inventions
       Entrepreneurs                     Value
                                        Growth

                       Finland Wealth
                          Creation
Inventure – the leading early-stage investor in Finland


•    Full focus on commercializing innovations and early-stage technology
     companies

•    Funds under management +53 M€

•    Offices in Helsinki, Finland and Shanghai, China

•    Value creation strategy driven by lead investor responsibility, hands-on
     approach, and full investment capacity

•    Professional team with solid track record in the Nordic venture capital and
     with broad industrial network

•    Portfolio examples include Freespee, Silex Microsystems, Beneq, Thinglink,
     Rightware and Valon lasers
Inventure ecosystem
  Nanotechnology            Mobile & Media         IPR-rich
   Compotents                 Software            Cleantech


Investee companies        Investee companies   Investee companies




                              Customers
     Customers                                   Customers
3 P’s

•   People
     – Everything is people’s business

•   Product
     – Niche, scalable products
     – First mover advantage, disruptive technology, or explosive
       consumer appeal?

•   Passion
     – Real commitment
     – Positive energy and drive
3 T’s

•   Team
     – Are we backing the superstar or the team?
     – Our role as a VC?

•   Time
     – Reality. Don’t fund any business too early.

•   Targets
     – What do you measure, KPIs?
     – Where to focus and when?
3 E’s

•   Entry
     – Very significant for the VC
     – What is needed to reach the next level and when

•   Execution
     – Execution of the vision, strategy and expectations
     – Responsibilities of different team members

•   Exit
     – Crystal clear plan, or
     – Boost the disruption

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Inventure ICT presentation 2012 05 sami

  • 1. H e l s i n k i - S h a n g h a i Exciting VC Investment Topics, May 2012 Sami Lampinen, Inventure Oy
  • 2. 2011 facts • 14 portfolio companies • 470 employees • EUR 70m in 2011 revenue • Sales growth 55% in 2011 • 4% of revenue from Finland • Finnish ownership +80%
  • 3. Topic 1: Future materials & material processing • From micro to nanoelectronics – from nano to molecular and atom –size materials • Carbon as a future source of materials, metals, semiconductors, transistors, energy storage • Processes for converting/transforming widely available existing materials (H2O, CO, Ag) into BigBang IPR • Converting, refining, reusing existing scarce material inventory
  • 4. Topic 2: Automated society • From data capture to data analysis, to cloud storage and big data • From Big to AllData: Automated & assisted transactions using all the information available, everywhere, all the time. – 247 AllData on consumer behaviour, purchase & consumption, automated ordering, forecasting – Health sensoring, measuring, predicting your health and life. Advising on medication, preventing the worst. – Environmental modelling, energy & weather, pollution. – Traffic, logistics, waste
  • 5. Topic 3: Life at Work / Workstyle • From Ctrl-Alt-Del to SaaS, Dropbox & SlideShare • From iPad access to Work at any location with any Device – Services and technologies enabling project based and virtual team based assignments, for multiple sets of employers – Multiple working environments and distributed tasks – Paid by $25 per hour to $0,03 per task or or – Value based work with a bonus every hour? – Do social networks correlate to employee retention?
  • 6. Innovation Money cycle Innovations Research Inventions Entrepreneurs Value growth Wealth creation
  • 7. Radical Owner Actions for Finland • Extreme industry focus in capturing and securing globally leading technology research domains • Revolution of Finland into a Start-up haven with truly tropical entrepreneurial climate • Maximise the value creation and Wealth accumulation to Finnish entrepreneurs, owners & investors • Increase, nurture and capitalize on the Assets of Finland • Turbocharging the Innovation money cycle: Invest - Innovate – Grow – Exit.... Re-invest – Innovate – Grow – Exit....
  • 8. Innovation vs. Money cycle Innovations Research Inventions Entrepreneurs Value Growth Finland Wealth Creation
  • 9. Inventure – the leading early-stage investor in Finland • Full focus on commercializing innovations and early-stage technology companies • Funds under management +53 M€ • Offices in Helsinki, Finland and Shanghai, China • Value creation strategy driven by lead investor responsibility, hands-on approach, and full investment capacity • Professional team with solid track record in the Nordic venture capital and with broad industrial network • Portfolio examples include Freespee, Silex Microsystems, Beneq, Thinglink, Rightware and Valon lasers
  • 10. Inventure ecosystem Nanotechnology Mobile & Media IPR-rich Compotents Software Cleantech Investee companies Investee companies Investee companies Customers Customers Customers
  • 11. 3 P’s • People – Everything is people’s business • Product – Niche, scalable products – First mover advantage, disruptive technology, or explosive consumer appeal? • Passion – Real commitment – Positive energy and drive
  • 12. 3 T’s • Team – Are we backing the superstar or the team? – Our role as a VC? • Time – Reality. Don’t fund any business too early. • Targets – What do you measure, KPIs? – Where to focus and when?
  • 13. 3 E’s • Entry – Very significant for the VC – What is needed to reach the next level and when • Execution – Execution of the vision, strategy and expectations – Responsibilities of different team members • Exit – Crystal clear plan, or – Boost the disruption